Press Release
IDP Design Practice Is Honored with the A' Design Award for Wolo Hotel in Hospitality, Recreation, Travel and Tourism Design
IDP Design Practice acknowledged for hospitality, recreation, travel and tourism design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the A' Design Award in the Hospitality, Recreation, Travel and Tourism Design category for Wolo Hotel by IDP Design Practice. 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the A' Design Award Means
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
About Wolo Hotel
Wolo is a hotel located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The interior design reflects Malaysian culture and the Wolo brand values in a contemporary and bold way. The history of Kuala Lumpur is a central theme. The reception counter and the grand entrance handle are handmade and finished with custom pewter, recalling the long history of pewter production in the city. The layered topography of local mining fields is used as a pattern for the corridor carpet, the ceiling pendant lights and the room mirrors. A feature wall in the lobby refers to the meaning of the city name, muddy confluence.
Award Record
This recognition makes IDP Design Practice a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Hospitality, Recreation, Travel and Tourism Design Award
The A' Hospitality Design Award is an international hospitality design competition recognizing good hospitality designs by best hospitality designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to hospitality designers, architects, hospitality brands and hotel chains from all countries. Typical entries include hotels, restaurants, resorts, cafes, bars and cruise ships. The awarded hospitality designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/hospitality
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/100668
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/100668
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!100668
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/269539
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.id-practice.com/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Wolo Hotel
- Function
- Hotel
- Category
- Hospitality, Recreation, Travel and Tourism Design
- Discipline
- Service Design
- Industry
- Food & Hospitality and Sports
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Saddle Brown, Sienna and Brown
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- IDP Design Practice
- Country
- Malaysia
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #100668
Credits
- Team
- Andy Wong , Lead Designer: Vincent Yee and Designer: Maggie Ho
- Image Credits
- Photographer : Shooting Star/ HeartPatrick/ BricksBegin
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The most uniques feature in this design is that the project reflect Malaysian culture as well as WOLO brand value in a contemporary, creative and bold way. An enormous amount of thought, consideration, attention to details has gone into every aspect of the project. There are so much to be shared and one of them is Kuala Lumpur long and glorious history of pewter products. The hotel reception counter and entrance grand handle is handmade and finished with custom pewter.
- Inspiration
- As a Malaysian designer who is born and bred in Kuala Lumpur, this project is inspired by “Kuala Lumpur”. With the great enthusiasm to make WOLO hotel a true Malaysian brand, Kuala Lumpur’s “DNA” has been incorporated into the design in such a way that history, cultures and stories of Kuala Lumpur are reflected in many aspects in WOLO hotel.
- Challenge
- The hardest part of this design activity apart from its deadline is transforming Kuala Lumpur’s “DNA” into the project. For example, Kuala Lumpur has long mining history and hence topography layered pattern of mining field is incorporated into steel hence, corridor carpet, ceiling pendant light and the hotel room mirror. It is noteworthy that one of the key features of interior design is the “Kuala Lumpur Wall” displaying in lobby where Lumpur means “mud” in Malaysia national language and coupled with Kuala it means “muddy confluence”. The design and installation of the wall is certainly challenging and watching the result is fulfilling.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in December 2018 and finished in october 2019 #the project is located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Keywords
- Bold, Modern Day Alchemist, We Only Live Once, Kuala Lumpur's DNA, Eclectic Design
