The winners of the DNA Paris Design Awards 2024 have been announced recently. Jia Qianwen, a Ph.D. student in Design at the Faculty of Innovation and Design of City University of Macau (CityU), has won the winner award in the product design category for her work “Self-cleaning handle,” designed in collaboration with Beijing City University. This innovative design features a self-disinfecting door handle composed of simple yet elegant geometric shapes. Compared to traditional manual disinfection, the handle offers a more timely, efficient, and automated self-cleaning process. Its unique hollow circular handle design not only enables automatic rotating disinfection but also enhances its versatility.
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The DNA Paris Design Awards, originating from the artistic capital of Paris, France, was one of the most renowned design awards in the contemporary time. It encompassed architecture, interior design, landscape design, product design, and graphic design, aiming to recognize creative talents with cutting-edge and visionary ideas. The awards encouraged individuals to improve the quality of daily life through practical, aesthetic, and innovative designs.
Source: Faculty of Innovation and Design