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Chu Ting Fai Receives the Bronze A' Design Award for Simply Gift Shop in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Chu Ting Fai of Edge recognized for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ Simply Gift Shop by Chu Ting Fai of Edge has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2020 - 2021 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 Simply Gift Shop
Simply is a gift shop interior located in Macau. The shop sells souvenirs, candy and toys. The design is inspired by the atmosphere of the circus, simplified into curved forms. Cone shapes create decorative columns and a domed ceiling. Colorful surfaces are used to attract children and families passing by. The shop front is fully open to give a welcoming feeling. Simple materials are applied, including curved glass reinforced gypsum columns, wallpaper on the walls and ceramic floor tiles. The shop covers about 52 square meters.
About Chu Ting Fai
Mr. Garrack Chu Ting Fai, started his design career in Macau since 1993. After graduated in high diploma of spatial design at HKIVE in 1989, he worked at some mainstream interior firm for about four years, after a chance to participate in projects in Macau 1993, he decided to focus his view to Macau. Extensive knowledge in the luxury residential, retail and casino related projects. Established in Macau in 2008, EDGE interior design limited provide comprehensive and integrated range of interior design services covering every aspect of delivery for residential & hospitality. In this competitive market, we prospered through a foundation of passion, creativity and service.
About Edge
Established in Macau in 2008, EDGE interior design limited provide comprehensive and integrated range of interior design services covering every aspect of delivery for residential & hospitality.
Award Record
With this recognition, Chu Ting Fai of Edge is 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. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Typical entries include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. The awarded interior designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/interior
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/105478
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/105478
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!105478
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/277579
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.edge.mo/en/works-2/24
Media Contact
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Simply Gift Shop
- Function
- Gift Shop
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Teal, Midnight Blue, Black, Royal Blue and Dark Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Chu Ting Fai
- Country
- Macau (China)
- Brand
- Edge
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #105478
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The retail mainly provides souvenir product, candy, toy...etc. To fit the aim of youth demographic, a colorful design and circus atmosphere will help to draw attention to the kids and family whose walk through. A fully open shop front also helps to have a welcome feeling.Decided to bring the curved shape with cone, to form of decorative column and domed ceiling structure, curvature of the Circus, in simplified way.
- Inspiration
- The World need more fun under global pandemic. As a souvenir shop under this new development, the retail operator try to take a different approach to others, this store in inspired from the amazing ambiance of Circus atmosphere, to allow their customer with a different shopping experience: Cheer and Fun.
- Research
- Designer did many research of circus design in different countries, find out the most iconic elements of circus, and simplified the elements to applied on the design.
- Challenge
- The hardest part of this design are technical construction issue. The making and fabrication of the curved vertical roller shutter used almost one month.
- Realization and Technology
- Simple materials are used for this project. GRG curved column, different kind of wallpaper applied on wall, ceramic tiles for the floor. Special venetian paint applied to Facade.
- Operation and Interaction
- The project had been appointed to us during the main building still under construction period. We tried to understand the design style of adjacent area based on design drawings and renderings. After few round of discussion and presentation to Owner, Circus design style had been confirmed.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in March 2019 and finished in November 2019 in Macau.
- Specifications
- It is about 52 square meters in area.
- Keywords
- circus, gift shop, colorful, candy
