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Ben Wu Receives the Golden A' Design Award for Paradise Village Villa in Interior Space and Exhibition Design

The international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Ben Wu for interior space and exhibition design

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Paradise Village Villa by Ben Wu, designed for W.design, has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. The award was conferred within the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached 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.

The Golden A' Design Award Explained

The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.

About Paradise Village Villa

Paradise Village is the interior design of a villa located in Anji, Zhejiang, China. The villa covers 674 square metres and was completed in April 2020. The design follows the principle of respecting nature and protecting the local ecology. Straw wallpaper and bamboo elements give the rooms a natural character within an oriental order. Lattice doors open and close around a central axis, so light and shadow move through the interior. Time, space and light link the residents with the surrounding landscape and create a calm setting for rest.

About Ben Wu

Ben Wu, with more than 20-year experience in interior design and home design since 1993, established WS in 1998 which includes W+Interior Design, WS SPACE, WS CAFÉ, Wei Mo and other design and lifestyle brands. Ben Wu has a profound foundation in is traditional art. When he was a child, he studied Chinese ink and wash painting with Mr. Fu Wenyan, who is Zhang Daqian’s last disciple. He advocates the design philosophy of Modern Oriental, integrates the elegant design of Western humanization with the essence of Oriental humanism, and creates the artistic conception space with oriental aesthetics and philosophical thinking.

Award Record

Ben Wu is a winner of 3 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. All of the awards belong to the 2020 - 2021 edition of the A' Design Award & Competition.

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

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Media Contact

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

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Paradise Village Villa
Function
Villa
Category
Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Discipline
Spatial Design
Industry
Architecture and Packaging & Retail
Colors
Dark Olive Green, Black, Dim Gray, Dark Gray and Gray
Images
5
Client
W.design

The Recognition

Laureate
Ben Wu
Country
China
Recognition
Golden A' Design Award
Edition
2020 - 2021
Design ID
#107778

Credits

Image Credits
Image #1 Tomson Riviera by Pianfang Studio Image #2 Tomson Riviera by Pianfang Studio Image #3 Tomson Riviera by Pianfang Studio Image #4 Tomson Riviera by Pianfang Studio Image #5 Tomson Riviera by Pianfang Studio

Design Details

Unique Properties
Under the principle of respecting nature and protecting ecology, Paradise Village will maximize the resource advantages of the surrounding natural environment, integrate the environment of the times, by using contemporary methods to link the relationship between man and nature, with time, space and light as a link, and re-create, to realize the realm of "the unity of man and nature", and create a space in which people can gain full strength in spirit.
Inspiration
Among the open-minded landscapes, let the spirit be independent of the world, free from worldly fetters, and return to the spiritual place of nature, the spiritual sustenance of Chinese literati and scholar-officials is usually carried in the natural landscape. In the contemporary era, for most people, in addition to the invisible spiritual pursuit of the Peach Garden, it is also the heart to return to nature to place their feelings in the Peach Garden.
Challenge
In the contemporary era, for most people, in addition to the invisible spiritual pursuit of the Peach Garden, it is also the heart to return to nature to place their feelings in the Peach Garden.
Realization and Technology
The whole straw wallpaper and bamboo elements evoke the natural temperament in the oriental order; The lattice door in the oriental building is full of light and shadow, which can be opened and closed, and leaps smartly in Paradise Village with the rotation of the central axis.
Project Duration and Location
Area 674 Square Metres Completion time April 2020 Venue Zhejiang Anji
Keywords
Interior, Villa In The Forest, Modern Oriental

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