ColorStars' R5-PAR38-WHT LED Lamp Awarded Important Design Prize

Great Success at the “red dot Award: Product Design 2012”

Taipei, March 23, 2012 (CENS)--Color Stars, Inc., a member of the ColorStars Group headquartered in Irvine, California of the U.S. convinced the international expert jury of the “red dot award: product design 2012”. After an evaluation process lasting several days, it received one of the coveted awards, assigned by a 30-member expert jury.

Creative heads and manufacturers from all over the world had submitted 4,515 designs altogether to the renowned product competition. With its high design quality, the R5-PAR38-WHT inspired the experts. It received the globally sought-after red dot for its fine design language in Lighting and Light Design.

On July 2, 2012, the presentation of the internationally renowned quality seal will take place in the course of the red dot gala in Essen, Germany. More than 1,000 international guests from the design world, industry, society and the media will gather that evening in the Aalto-Theater, the opera house in Essen, in order to celebrate the highlight of this year’s competition. Afterwards, the R5-PAR38-WHT LED lamp will be on display at a four-week special exhibition in the red dot design museum.

The R5-PAR38-WHT LED lamp is designed for commercial lighting. The idea of the design came from the shape of a blooming flower. It has a low profile and a luxurious dark gray color.

The aluminum fin heat sink allows for 35% less weight than standard PAR38 lamps.

The new heat sink technology provides improved heat dissipation, which can maximize the performance of the LED light source, thus extending the lifetime of the LED lamp and saving a significant amount of energy.

The low surface thermal temperature eliminates any danger from touching the lamp.

Since the new design discards a traditional design and is pleasing to the eye, the use of lamp fixtures is unnecessary.

The new R5-PAR38-WHT lamp is an energy saving device that exhibits the best characteristics of a LED lighting source.

Professor Dr. Peter Zec, initiator and CEO of the red dot design award, pointed to the high quality level of the competition: “The most distinguished products of the respective branch of industry faced up not only to the tough competition this year again, but also to the critical eye of the jury. The experts thoroughly examined, tested and evaluated each individual entry applying the highest standards. With their performances, the laureates did not only demonstrate an extraordinary design quality but they also showed that design is an integral part of innovative product solutions. At this high level, the winners are able to increase their potential for success on the market considerably by purposefully using our design prize.”

The award-winning products in the red dot design museum

With more than 1,500 products on an area of more than 4,000 square metres, the red dot design museum accommodates the world’s largest permanent exhibition of temporary design. From July 3~29, 2012, it again invites the public to look at the traditional special exhibition of the award-winning products. In “Design on stage – winners red dot award: product design 2012” design, enthusiasts can admire the latest trends at close range. Touching is explicitly requested: Thus, the visitors experience the prizewinning design of the R5-PAR38-WHT by Color Stars, Inc. live in the breath-taking atmosphere of the one-time boiler house of the Zeche Zollverein, a former coalmine.

The red dot design award

The red dot design award, whose origins reach back to the 1950s, is carried out in three disciplines: the “red dot award: product design”, the “red dot award: communication design” and the “red dot award: design concept”. In 2011 alone, more than 14,000 entries from over 70 countries were registered. The award – the red dot – has established itself internationally as one of the most appreciated quality seals for outstanding designs.

Since its founding in 2002, Color Stars, Inc., based in Sindian District, New Taipei City, has been manufacturing LED light source and lighting systems. It currently exports its LED lighting products to more than 40 countries worldwide.