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Win a drone by downloading free Build Aria iPad app for Augmented Reality of your Furniture

Kamal Kaur

Win a drone

There is chance to win AU$630 Drone in the latest competition held by Street Furniture Australia where you can download their new free app which offers a new way to configure and visualise furniture, with an Augmented Reality (AR) app that brings seating to life in your office or onsite.

This app helps you create a custom furniture suite, experiment with arranging it in the landscape in true-to-life dimensions, and share it with your family or client or craftsman to complete it in original all with the app in your iPad or iPhone. Offering more visual way to configure and specify the new Aria Seating System, a kit of standard parts that can be fitted together to create custom settings. The Aria system includes one, two and three-person seats and benches, connector panels in 180, 90 and 45 degrees, PowerMe Tables for charging and connectivity, and optional armrests.

All can be arranged and viewed in realistic Augmented Reality with the Build Aria app, available from the app store for iPhone models 7 and later and iPad. An Android version will soon follow.

According to Design and Marketing Manager June Lee Boxsell the app aims to make specifying and sharing concepts more easy and enjoyable,  The furniture appears life-size in the room on your screen, so you can see how it will fit in a space. All aspects, down to the finishes and fixings underneath, are photo-realistic even the light changes accurately as you move.

She adds that the company hopes the app will help designers reduce some of the hours they currently spend on renderings and drawings, by allowing them to see and really experience their furniture ideas, in ultra-realistic augmented reality.

The Build Aria App

Features of Aria App

Street Furniture Australia partnered with Australian startup INHAABIT to build the app, using the latest AR technology to deliver realistic and accurate virtual renderings.

The app will be connected to Street Furniture Australia’s sales and production teams, says Boxsell, so designers can click to request a quote for their specification.

To celebrate the launch of the app, Street Furniture Australia is inviting designers to post a Build Aria AR creation on social media with the hashtag #BuildARIA, for a chance to win a drone.

The prize is a DJI Spark mini drone and controller, valued at $630, featuring intelligent controls so you can capture your projects with flare. The competition will close on December 3, 2018.

Features of the App

  • You can drag and drop ultra-realistic street furniture elements
  • Visualise multiple products at a time in detailed, true to life Augmented Reality.
  • Add PowerMe table components for connectivity and charging.
  • Accurate sizing ensures you see furniture in real dimensions, to fit in your space.
  • Experiment with different configurations that perfectly match your site.
  • Try alternative materials, finishes and colors to realise your vision.
  • Save your configuration, send a screenshot to a client and request a quote.
  • Experiment with the modular Aria Seating System, connecting seats, benches and PowerMe™ Tables with 45, 90 and 180 degree panels.

How to win the DJI Spark drone of $630?

Win a drone by downloading free Aria app

To enter, simply download the app on your iPad and publish your Aria on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram with the hashtag #BuildARIA.

DJI Spark is a mini drone with intelligent flight control options that will help you film and show off your favourite projects with flair.

It has an on-board camera that shoots stabilised video at 1080p, with the help of a mechanical gimbal. Experiment with different ways of shooting and controlling the drone, including hand gestures and active following functions.

How to win drone

The competition will close on Monday December 3rd, 2018, with the winner to be announced via StreetChat on Wednesday December 5th, 2018.

Remember that to be eligible, entries must be posted on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, with the hashtag #BuildARIA. Judging will be based on creativity in configuring Aria or placing it in an impressive location.  Entries will close on Monday December 3, 2018. Winner must live in Australia. Prize will be delivered by Street Furniture Australia to an address in Australia. Winner will be announced on Wednesday December 5, 2018.