“Alarm Curtain morninʼ plus” Won the Good Design Award 2018

IGNIS LTD. (hereinafter “IGNIS”) is pleased to announce that “Alarm Curtain morninʼ” made by Robit Inc. (Head Office: Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Yuki Takahashi, hereinafter “Robit”), an equity-method affiliate of IGNIS, won the Good Design Award 2018 (sponsored by the Japan Institute for Design Promotion, a public interest incorporated foundation). This product is a successor to the “Alarm Curtain morninʼ” which was released in 2016 and won the Good Design Award 2017. With this award, Robit has now received the Good Design Award for the second year in a row. Based on its philosophy of “Creating new value with hardware and software”, Robit is committed to increasing corporate value by further expanding sales of morninʼ plus as a result of this award and to continue to positively promote the use of its designs.

Introduction website for Good Design Award： https://www.g-mark.org/award/describe/47469?token=t1zUIIlJxw

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Product name

“Alarm Curtain morninʼ plus”

Overview of the awarded product

“morninʼ plus“ is a home appliance that automatically opens the curtains when itʼs time for the user to wake up and so creates a natural and comfortable awakening by sunlight. It is the successor to the original “morninʼ” smartphone-linked automatic curtain opening and closing appliance released in 2016. We have completely rethought the entire internal structure of the appliance from scratch but retained the innovative mounting mechanism that makes it possible for the appliance to be installed with just one hand and without using any tools, while the external profile of the item fits snugly into the back of the curtain pleats. We have also responded to user requests and made various improvements such as increasing the operating power and the corresponding curtain rail, improved the accuracy of the internal clock in the main body of the appliance, and incorporated a mechanism that allows the curtains to be opened and closed by hand after installation. Without making any changes to the normal, everyday lives that our users have been living up to now, they will be able to enjoy a more natural curtain opening and closing experience and a more pleasant awakening every morning as a result.
*“Alarm Curtain morninʼ plus” official website:http://mornin.jp/

External size	Approx. 62mm×110mm×46mm(width × height × depth)
Weight	Approx.108 g(excluding batteries)
Power	Three AA alkaline batteries
Operating time	Approx. 6-month (under the defined condition)
Supported OS	iPhone: “iOS 9.3 or later” on “iPhone 4S or later” Android: “Android 5.0 or higher” on “Bluetooth® low energy compatible terminal”
Communication standard	Bluetooth® low energy
Suggested retail price	6,980 yen (tax included)
Producer country	Japan
Selling place	Amazon, major electronics mass merchandisers, etc.

Designer’s Comments

“It is designed with the aim of being an efficient and effective automatic curtainopening and closing appliance featuring all the appropriate functions and an attractive appearance. We succeeded in developing and creating a prototype (with its shape designed to fit the volume of the pleat section of the curtain which is the position for the installation) on the basis of the old model, and in finishing it off in a purer, sleeker form by minimizing the modeling elements. At the same time, we also reorganized the main body interface to enhance ease of operation and improve usability. Simultaneously, a drastic redesign of dedicated applications is also being implemented. To sum up we have designed the appliance from the overall viewpoint and aim of ensuring that the product will be suitable for comfortable use.”

Good Design Award Evaluation Comment by the Judging Committee

“Every morning the curtain opens automatically, and I wake up to the morning sun. It didnʼt appear to be a product that was likely to be able to produce such an ideal morning. Even after installation, I can still open and close the curtains manually, and the appliance is now easier to use thanks to the increase in the corresponding curtain rail, solving the problem posed by the previous model of the appliance. As the scope of the infrastructure for IoT technology continues to expand and the number and range of objects that can be controlled from smartphones increases, I look forward with great expectation to further expansion, into areas other than curtains, of the ʻconvenienceʼ and ʻcomfortʼ that will be offered and available in the future.”

Exhibit at the Good Design Award-winning Ceremony “GOOD DESIGN EXHIBITION 2018”

From October 31 (Wednesday) at Tokyo Midtown, morninʼ plus will be introduced as this yearʼs award-winning product, at the “GOOD DESIGN EXHIBITION 2018″ where all the latest award-winning good designs will be gathered.
Duration：October 31 (Wed) – November 4 (Sun)
Place：Tokyo Midtown (Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo)

What is the Good Design Award?

The Good Design Award is the only comprehensive design evaluation and recommendation program in Japan and has its origin in the Good Design Product Selection System which was established in 1957. Today, it has developed into being a worldwide design award competition that many companies and organizations from all around the world participate in and achieving the designation of the ʻG markʼ, which is the symbol of the Good Design Award, is widely recognized and welcomed as a symbol of excellent design.
http://www.g-mark.org/

Outline of Robit Inc.

	Company name	Robit Inc.
	Representative	Yuki Takahashi, Representative Director
	Address	Itabashi-ku, Tokyo
	Established	June 2014
	Business	Design, manufacture and sales of robots, precision equipment, and its related hardware, parts and software
	URL	http://robit.co.jp/