Solar Puck Alarm
Solar Puck Alarm
Designed especially for women and children.
Inspiration
The idea was conceived while spending time amongst the Rangers in Africa, where there is no lighting at night.
Vision
Illuminate the woman and children who live off grid and travel with Solar Puck Alarm.
Mission
Solar Puck is a solar powered light which is wearable and be used as a lamp at home as it fits on a bottle. It brings kids and women safety on the road and allows them to study and read at home in any off-grid situation.
“The sun is free and always available. Solar Puck Alarm is made by a woman for a woman. The light is wearable on the wrist, arm or on clothing. Puck gives safety when walking along the unlit roads on the way home in the evening. The Puck is designed in such a way that it fits on a bottle. Children can now read at home and do their homework. The light also improves safety and the atmosphere in the home.”
Industrieel Design Proces
Creating an industrial design product takes years. The processes involved are complex. Usually it requires entire teams to develop a concept.
Behind the Scenes
The initial brainstorm sessions already took place in 2014. Annet was working solo in her studio, developing her ideas. Solar lights had just entered the market: Unattractive, disposable lights without alarm and of inferior quality. She embarked on a long journey to create aesthetically appealing lights. This included looking for engineers and designers for a long string of collaborations. Various models and working prototypes saw the light between 2015 and 2019. Each new model improving on the last through extensive testing. This eventually led to a light with a circular Solar cell. Three high-quality Leds sport 3 light modes, fitted with an alarm. Brand logos and texts can be burnt on the light strap. Solar Puck can also be strapped to a rucksack with strings.
Annet van Egmond is open to opportunities to partner up with large firms who can market the Solar Puck Alarm.
KPN Startup Third Lustrum event
Miss Nightingale shines a light on the 15th KPN Startup Evening, December 11th at the headquarters in Rotterdam.
Thank you KPN startup team for selecting us. We were grateful that we could present and pitch Miss Solar Light during this evening.
Miss Nightingale is a perfect sustainable consumer product where Dutch Innovation and female technology comes together.
During the the KPN startup event we were happy to meet great investors and wonderful people who are thinking out of the box to bring Miss Nightingale to a scale-up.
CES Unveiled the 17th of October
Miss Nightingale shines at the Women in Tech Power Break CES Unveiled the 17th of October.
State Secretary of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy Mona Keijzer, and Gary Shapiro, the President and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association organized this wonderful CESUnveiled event how tech will improving lives.
Ambassador Hoekstra gives a keynote with a various policy panels.
HRH Prince Constantijn van Oranje presented the 50 Dutch Startups that will exhibit at CES 2020.
During the event the Women in Tech Power Break inspires, drives these conversations, and shows how to put disruption theory into practice-by Females in Tech.
Mona Keijzer and Merei Wagenaar are strongly committed to supporting and promoting female entrepreneurship
Thank you all for this wonderful event it was great!