Fanaway Technology Hong Kong Ltd.

In 2004 I invented a product called FANAWAY, a ceiling fan with retracting blades. It all came about one day when I had a vision to create a ceiling fan that had blades concealed within the confines of a light pendant and only transformed into a ceiling fan when it was switched on, the idea came to me on one hot summer night as I was wanting to buy a ceiling fan for my bedroom, but found that I did not want one with large protruding blades that were not required all year round. I had one of those light bulb moments when I came up with a blade system that overlayed and retracted on itself to look like a light when it was not in use.
I persisted with the idea and eventually commissioned an Industrial Designer, to assist me with the creation of a working prototype. After one year and a tremendous amount of correspondence, the first working prototype was created. It consisted of a very unique synchronized retraction mechanism and a uniquely shaped aerodynamic blade design capable of stacking over each other in retracted mode and generating significant airflow when the blades were deployed. Patents were applied for and obtained.
Fanaway appeared on the New Inventors TV show on ABCTV on October 5th 2005, and won the Peoples Choice for that episode. Soon after, negotiations were entered into with Beacon Lighting to develop the product to the manufacture and production stage, and further market and distribute Fanaway to the global market place. Beacon Lighting has the sole rights to sell Fanaway in Australia. Fanaway International is now in discussions with many distributors around the world to get the product into the global market.
The first Fanaway product named EVO1 Prevail was launched in 2008, EVO2 Endure 2010 and EVO3 Asymmetric 2012.