Database / I I I I
Design Resources: Digital Archive
Holdings Classification (Registered Name)
LCD Television “AQUOS” <LC-20C1 / 15C1 / 13C1>
LCD Television “AQUOS” <LC-20C1 / 15C1 / 13C1>
- Holding Institution
Sharp Museum
- Category
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- #Product
- Release Year
2001年
- Designer
Toshiyuki Kita (Designer)
- Manufacturer
Sharp Corporation
- Distributor
Sharp Corporation
- Dimensions
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W476.6 × D62.5 × H483.3 mm
(LC-20C1; excluding table stand)
- Materials and Techniques
Plastic, glass
- Portrait and Publicity Rights Holder
Not applicable
- Related Links
- Inquiries
Sharp Museum
- Data Source
Official Sharp website; product manual (dimensions)
The first-generation AQUOS that ushered in the era of LCD televisions with its slim, energy-efficient design.
Description
Released on January 1, 2001, this was the first AQUOS LCD color television, produced by Sharp Corporation. Compared to the then-dominant CRT televisions, it achieved a dramatically slimmer, lighter, and more energy-efficient form.
Supervised by product designer Toshiyuki Kita, the design aimed to establish a new standard for television. Its most distinctive feature is the display supported by a stand, evoking a camera mounted on a tripod or a canvas placed on an easel—an expression made possible by the thin and lightweight nature of LCD technology, unlike CRT models.
The inclusion of a handle for easy mobility further emphasized its usability and symbolized the beginning of the LCD television era.
Good Design Award, 2001 (Award No. 01A20587)