Qiangqiang Mi Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for Wang Xi Fashion Studio Retail Space in Interior Space and Exhibition Design

Qiangqiang Mi acknowledged for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ Wang Xi Fashion Studio Retail Space by Qiangqiang Mi, designed for PaM Design Office, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

About the Bronze A' Design Award

The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.

More About Wang Xi Fashion Studio Retail Space

Wang Xi Fashion Studio is a retail space for an independent fashion designer brand, with a gross built area of 81 square meters. The design takes fabric as the starting point, in form and in material, to create consistency between the space and the clothing brand. Curved surfaces and wood grain echo the soft texture of cloth. The dressing room stands at the front of the display area and sets the rhythm of the space. A semi-enclosed tea break area is partly separated by a half-height curved wall. The clothing workshop is placed in the most hidden part of the space.

About Qiangqiang Mi

PaM Design Office is an emerging Chinese architectural studio that rethinks possibility of every space. PaM is keen on trying different space types and materials and aims to create certain values while solving problems. Architecture is like a game that draws conclusions from incomplete data, and nobody can define it. However after years, all projects will clearly interpret its unique definition.

Award Record

This recognition makes Qiangqiang Mi a winner of 1 A' Design Award.

About the A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award

The A' Interior Design Award is an international interior design competition recognizing good interior designs by interior designers and architects worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Entries typically include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. Awarded interior designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/interior

About A' Design Award & Competition

A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

Press Resources

Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/100031
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/100031
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!100031
Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/259930
Further Information from the Laureate: http://rrd.me/gndjD

Media Contact

Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: Wang Xi Fashion Studio Retail Space
Function: Retail Space
Category: Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Discipline: Spatial Design
Industry: Architecture and Packaging & Retail
Colors: Sienna, Rosy Brown, Gray, Silver and Dark Gray
Images: 5
Client: PaM Design Office

The Recognition

Laureate: Qiangqiang Mi
Country: China
Recognition: Bronze A' Design Award
Edition: 2019 - 2020
Design ID: #100031

Credits

Team: Mi Qiangqiang and Zhang Shengnan, Shi Wei , Chen Junlong
Image Credits: Photographer: Zhou Zhipeng

Design Details

Unique Properties: Apart from the 30sqm workplace, the designers reorganized functional areas in the limited area about 50sqm. Standing at the most obvious place of the display area, the dressing room is a necessary part and controls the rhythm of the space, hence enriching the display space. The incompletely independent space for tea break is one part of the display area. Although the workplace is not exposed to the public, the curved wall, window and door all indicate the importance of it for the brand.
Inspiration: "Wang Xi Studio" is an independent fashion designer brand store. The design of the space originates from "clothing", and more importantly, the kind of curl and freedom that "fabric" brings us, and the rich touch that is hard to express with words. The design takes "fabric" as the starting point, from form to material, in order to create consistency between space and clothing brand.
Research: "Wang Xi STUDIO" is an independent fashion designer brand store. The design of the space originates from "clothing", and more importantly, the kind of curl and freedom that "fabric" brings us, and the rich touch that is hard to express with words. The design takes "fabric" as the starting point, from form to material, in order to create consistency between space and clothing brand.
Challenge: The most difficult part is creating a space which is different from conventional retail space and carries characteristics of an independent fashion designer brand store. Wood grain is chose as the main material that is similar to the clothes in texture and quality. Besides, the curved "interface language" also echoes the characteristics of fabric, soft and stretchy. Apart from the 30sqm workplace, the designers reorganized in an interesting way the functional areas in the limited area about 50 sqm.
Realization and Technology: Material: Lan Sen Fire board,Terrazzo Floor tiles,Elm
Operation and Interaction: The clothing workshop is a noisy area, therefore it is placed in the most hidden area of the space. The display area is shrouded in the "skirt of the space" to strengthen its own integrity. The meeting & tea break area is a semi-enclosed space, the half-height curved low wall makes it partially separated from the display area, and opened on one side, simultaneously the long window opening treatment of the wall makes the tea break maintain a visual connection with the main entrance of the space.
Project Duration and Location: Duration: from March 2019 to May 2019
Specifications: Gross Built Area: 81sqm
Keywords: Fashion Studio, brand store, fabric, display area, clothing workshop