Lingnan’s mini air purifier PureAura wins 14 international design awards
Prof Albert Ko, Director of the Lingnan Entrepreneurship Initiative (left) and Mr Adrian Lo Chun-kwong, Product Design Lead of the Office of Service-Learning (right) at the 2024 Good Design Award Ceremony in Tokyo, Japan.
The mini air purifier PureAura, designed and developed by Lingnan University's Lingnan Entrepreneurship Initiative (LEI), has received the 2024 Good Design Award Best 100, regarded as the Oscars of Design in the East, and one the most influential design awards in the world alongside the iF Design Award, Red Dot Design Award, and IDEA Design Award. With its breakthrough design concept and practicality, PureAura has achieved a Grand Slam of prestigious design awards, and become the only innovative entry to win the highest honour from all four design awards at the same time.
The mini air purifier PureAura has won the 2024 Good Design Award Best 100, achieving a Grand Slam of the world's most prestigious design awards.
Founded in 1957, the Good Design Award is one of the most important international design awards, organised by the Japan Institute of Design Promotion. Although there were 5,773 entries this year, Lingnan University was the only tertiary institution in Hong Kong to be selected as one of the winners of the Good Design Award Best 100 with its outstanding mini air purifier PureAura.
PureAura is an original air purification solution designed specifically for subdivided flats in Hong Kong and other high-density urban environments. It is a successful example of the integration of cutting-edge design with humanitarian care, demonstrating the effectiveness of design in response to the needs of life and social challenges, and embodying Lingnan University’s leadership in humanitarian technology and creative solutions. As of December 2024, PureAura has won 14 international design awards, confirming its excellence in design and social impact.