THE 2024 WINNERS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED!
2024 / Conceptual (design Only Or Prototype) / Home Product Design / Student

The IllumiS

  • Prizes
    Winner in CONCEPTUAL (Design only or Prototype)/Home Product Design
  • Lead Designer
    Kevin Yang
  • University
    Royal College of Art
IllumiS is a modern switch series designed to control home appliances with an intuitive hook-and-ring motion. Each motion of the hook and ring brings playful interaction and delight to the most common action — Turning on and off switches.

The hook linkage also acts as both switch and cable, physically binding your IoT appliances through Bluetooth. With simple shapes and colors, each switch is categorized to its customized function, adding style and delight to everyday appliance control.

A hook, a ring, and a switch to a smart home experience.

Bio
Kevin Yang

With backgrounds in sculpture and product design, Kevin is seeking the commercial balance among functional works of arts, fusing creativity and user-centric solutions that elevate the everyday needs and wants.

By focusing on user experience, interactions and corresponding CMF designs, Kevin is keen to dismantle, rebuild, and transform the mundanes into extraordinaries with inspirational touches and design proficiency.

"Art and design are the intangible languages of humanity, transcending cultural and linguistic boundaries to offer an universal value of appreciation. "

Photo Credit: Kevin Yang