Press Release
Platinum A' Design Award in Digital and Electronic Device Design Goes to R8s Series TV Mini LED Device by Konka Industrial Design Team
The international grand jury of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Konka Industrial Design Team for digital and electronic device design
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COMO, Italy, April 18, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that R8s Series TV Mini LED Device by Konka Industrial Design Team, designed for KONKA Industrial Design Team for Shenzhen Konka Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., has been granted the Platinum A' Design Award in the Digital and Electronic Device Design category. The result belongs to the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Platinum A' Design Award Explained
The Platinum A' Design Award is recognized for honoring designs that stand at the forefront of creativity and innovation. It is the highest accolade bestowed by the A' Design Awards, acknowledging works that blend remarkable innovation with impactful societal contributions. These designs not only showcase exceptional artistic and technical proficiency but also highlight their creators' commitment to advancing the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Recipients of this award are celebrated for their role in shaping the aesthetics and trends of our time, contributing significantly to the enhancement of quality of life and promoting sustainable development.
About R8s Series TV Mini LED Device
R8s Series TV is a MiniLED television designed for home viewing. Round speakers are placed on both sides, creating a repeating visual rhythm. The rear shell is flat, so the television can be hung on a wall like a framed picture. A dual-chamber subwoofer shaped like a vinyl record is fitted to the back shell. The ultra-narrow front frame is made of aluminum alloy with brushed, sandblasted, high-gloss cut and anodized finishes. MiniLED technology provides precise light control and improved contrast for a more immersive viewing experience.
About Konka Industrial Design Team
Founded in 1980, KONKA is a company based on consumer electronics business, supported by "technology + investment control" composite capabilities, to upgrade to strategic emerging industries, expand to industrial real estate business, and provide Internet and supply chain service business.
Award Record
Konka Industrial Design Team is a winner of 6 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2021 - 2022 to 2024 - 2025 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Digital and Electronic Device Design Award
The A' Consumer Electronics Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good consumer electronics designs by leading brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to consumer electronics designers, consumer electronics brands, consumer electronics manufacturers and electronic product manufacturers from all countries. Entries typically include smartphones, laptops, televisions, cameras, headphones and smartwatches. Awarded consumer electronics designs are published at https://desingers.org/design-category/consumer-electronics
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://desingers.org/168163
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/168163
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!168163
- Laureate Profile: https://desingers.org/d/326698
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.konka.com
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- R8s Series TV Mini LED Device
- Function
- Mini LED Device
- Category
- Digital and Electronic Device Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Electronics & Appliances
- Colors
- Black, Saddle Brown, Dark Salmon, Sienna and Dark Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- KONKA Industrial Design Team for Shenzhen Konka Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Konka Industrial Design Team
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Platinum A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2024 - 2025
- Design ID
- #168163
Credits
- Team
- Wenfang Xu, Yongze Zhou, Baoxing Liu and Xiaozhen Chen
- Image Credits
- IP / COPYRIGHT / IMAGE / PHOTO / SOUND / VIDEO CREDITS**: PATENTS/COPYRIGHTS: Copyright © 1980-2021 KONKA.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The R8s series MiniLED TV featured speakers on both sides to achieve better sound quality. The rear shell is flattened, allowing the TV to be hung like a decorative painting, integrate into any environment. In terms of design, the circular design of the speakers on both sides creates a visually appealing sense of recurrence. Additionally, the rear shell is equipped with a Vinyl record shaped dual-chamber subwoofer, and the ultra-narrow full-metal frame ensures durability, making it a practical and highly ornamental work of art. There are also various installation and setup options available.
- Inspiration
- In the current TV market, consumers' pursuit of picture quality is constantly increasing. Traditional TVs have shortcomings in contrast and detail presentation, failing to meet people's desire for immersive viewing experiences. Compared with traditional LCD technology, MINILED technology offers more precise light control and superior picture quality. The significance of this design is to promote the popularization of TVs with thousands of MINILED zones, enabling more families to enjoy top-notch audio-visual experiences at reasonable prices and enhancing their quality of life.
- Research
- According to Lotu technology data show that in 2023, the global MiniLED TV shipments reached 4.25 million units, an increase of 24.7%, is expected to expand in 2024, the scale to 6.59 million units, and the scale will exceed 10 million units in 2025. With the maturity of technology, cost reduction and market awareness, MiniLED TV shipments are expected to maintain a strong growth momentum in the next few years, and gradually occupy a larger share of the TV market.
- Challenge
- The design focuses on the integration of technology and aesthetics, the use of metal frames to ensure stability and quality, The frame (backplane) of R8s series intelligent MiniLED TV adopts the integrated bending process;The two-color oxidized lathing texture LOGO label and the surface effect treatment of plastic hot stamping on both sides of the production process requires very high precision.
- Realization and Technology
- The front frame adopts different aluminum alloy finishing techniques, such as fine metal brushing, sandblasting, high-gloss cutting and anodization, so as to show more details on the aluminum alloy frame; The injection-molded back shell and the circular shape speakers on both sides adopt different surface textures，together with the silver hot-stamping decorative strip, add vitality to the whole machine.
- Operation and Interaction
- Connect the device: plug the TV power cord into the socket, press the power button of the TV remote control to turn on the TV, and switch channels with the remote control to watch the program; Or connect to the network to watch the content you want to watch.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project will be launched in Shenzhen, China in April 2023 and will be mass-produced in China in January 2025.
- Specifications
- Package:1850(mm)x180(mm)x1135(mm) Specifications:1666(mm)X57(mm)X962(mm)
- Keywords
- miniled, batch, brushed, ultra HD, all metal, minimalist aesthetics
