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Award-winning item: air conditioner [Panasonic Eolia sleep]
Business Owner: Panasonic Corporation
Category: Environmental appliances and equipment
Company: Panasonic Corporation (Japan)
Award Number: 21G080707
Outline of Good Design Award winners: Outline of Good Design Award winners 2021

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Outline: An air conditioner for use in bedrooms. With the supplied sensor to monitor the air environment around users while asleep, real-time air-conditioning control aids in getting quality sleep. On the dedicated smartphone app, users can check their sleep scores and communicate how they feel as too warm, just right, or too cold. Thus, air conditioning to suit personal preference is offered.
Producer: Toshiharu Nishizuka, Residential Air-Conditioning Business Unit, Heating & Cooling Solutions Business Division, Heating&Ventilation A/ C Company, Panasonic Corporation
Director: Osamu Fukuda, Design Center, Heating & Ventilation A/ C Company, Panasonic Corporation
Designer: Ota Kosuke, Kinoshita Kazuyoshi, Nakauchi Natsuka, Nakamura Minoru, Horiuchi Mizuki, Naito Nobuko, Design Center, Heating & Ventilation A/C Company, Panasonic Corporation
Market release pending: 2022/1

Evaluation

Based on the long years' experience in research of sleep, the company is trying to solve the issue that Japanese people are not having an adequate level of sleep. This air conditioner provides comfortable sleep, which is gentle to the body, by sensing next to the pillow, where it is the closest to users. While auto setting is most commonly used function of air conditioners, this product focuses on a clear target, sleep. Also, a beginner-friendly app is available that lets users check their sleep pattern visually and control the air conditioner in response.