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The Sweety Candy Jar by Yi Qi and Chen XuanZuo Is Granted the Bronze A' Design Award in Giftware Design

Yi Qi and Chen XuanZuo honored for giftware design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that The Sweety Candy Jar by Yi Qi and Chen XuanZuo, designed for SIX studio,college of design,University of South China, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Giftware Design category. The recognition forms part of 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 Bronze A' Design Award Means

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.

About The Sweety Candy Jar

The Sweety is a candy jar that combines a sweet container with a seal. When the jar is pushed down, the internal seals join and form a complete pattern. When the jar is released, the seals separate and a gap opens, so the candies can fall out. Each candy is served together with a printed wedding pattern. Three versions are shaped as a lantern, a diamond and a balloon. The jar is made by polycarbonate injection molding and measures 60 by 60 by 100 millimeters. The lid can be unscrewed and filled with other candies.

About Yi Qi and Chen XuanZuo

We are students from University of South China, SIX studio, love design.We are fresh graduates of product design.When designing, it's when I think

Award Record

This recognition makes Yi Qi and Chen XuanZuo a winner of 1 A' Design Award.

About the A' Giftware Design Award

The A' Giftware Design Award is an international gift design competition recognizing good gift designs by leading brands, manufacturers and designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to giftware designers, product designers, industrial design studios and giftware brands from all countries. Typical entries include candles, figurines, picture frames, decorative plates, ornaments and souvenirs. The awarded gift designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/giftware

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

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
The Sweety Candy Jar
Function
Candy Jar
Category
Giftware Design
Discipline
Industrial Design
Industry
Furniture & Home and Packaging & Retail
Colors
Silver, Gainsboro, Indian Red, Light Pink and Sky Blue
Images
5
Client
SIX studio,college of design,University of South China

The Recognition

Laureate
Yi Qi and Chen XuanZuo
Country
China
Recognition
Bronze A' Design Award
Edition
2019 - 2020
Design ID
#102170

Credits

Team
Qi Yi and XuanZuo Chen
Image Credits
Creator Chen XuanZuo&Yi Qi, Renderings01, 2019.; Creator Chen XuanZuo&Yi Qi, Renderings02, 2019.; Photographer Visual China Group,A child,2019. Creator Chen XuanZuo&Yi Qi, Renderings03, 2019.; Creator Chen XuanZuo&Yi Qi, Renderings04, 2019.; Creator Chen XuanZuo&Yi Qi, Renderings05, 2019.

Design Details

Unique Properties
The Sweety is a combination of a candy jar and a seal. For bride and groom, it can decorate your wedding venue and can be used as a gift for friends and their children. In the hands of children, he is a shareable toy, leaving a pattern on their hands every time a candy is taken out.
Inspiration
Wedding candy is the most important gift in a traditional Chinese wedding, which means sharing joy to more people. We are constantly thinking about how to keep and retain this emotion for a long time. We observed the children's preferences and then created three more interesting candy jars: lanterns, diamonds and balloons, so that each sugar appears with a seal related to the wedding pattern. Candy and seal, no child will reject this magical experience.
Research
Children are the most important users. They create happiness and pass it on. So we created a new way to open sugar bowls to make them more willing to share happiness with others. After that, we started with the appearance, so that they can meet the aesthetics of young people, and at the same time, they can fuse the elements of the East and the West together and become important decorations in the wedding.
Challenge
How to use the simplest structure to make candy and printing appear at the same time.
Operation and Interaction
When The Sweety is pushed down, the internal space will be pieced together, so that the original separate seals will form a complete figure. When released, the seals staggered again, forming a gap so that the candies could fall, followed by a double surprise. After eating the candies, you can also unscrew their lids and put different types of candies in them.The happiness will never disappear.
Project Duration and Location
Completed in HuNan in January 2020
Specifications
Width 60mm x Depth 60mm x Height 100mm
Keywords
A.Gift , B.Sugerjar , C.Seal , D.Wedding , E.Traditional Ceremony , F.New Structure , G.Toys

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