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Wheat Bunch Collection by Ali Sharifi Omid Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Furniture Design

Ali Sharifi Omid acknowledged for furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Wheat Bunch Collection by Ali Sharifi Omid, designed for Haf, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category. The result belongs to the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined 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 Wheat Bunch Collection

Gandom collection consists of a Round dining table for four people and chairs general form of the table reminiscent of a bunch of wheat which all the branches have been connected together with a colored leather ribbon the base part of the table is similar to the stems and the holder of the glass plate has been shaped like the wheat bunch the simplicity and the chair bases will lead the table to look better and the repetition of arc of a circle around an axis on the back part of the chair,besides of an appropriate ergonomics has created a general resemblance under the plate of the table

About Ali Sharifi Omid

Ali Sharifi Omid is an Iranian designer who tries to be inspired by the geographical forms of his place of residence and make furniture for different people with different materials. The forms he created have a postmodern spirit and Iranian architectural elements are influential in these products.

Award Record

Ali Sharifi Omid is a winner of 3 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2019 - 2020 to 2020 - 2021 of the A' Design Award & Competition.

About the A' Furniture Design Award

The A' Furniture Design Award is an international furniture competition recognizing good furniture designs by best furniture designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to furniture designers, product designers, industrial design studios and furniture brands from all countries. Entries typically include chairs, tables, sofas, beds, cabinets and shelves. Awarded furniture designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/furniture

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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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Wheat Bunch Collection
Function
Collection
Category
Furniture Design
Discipline
Industrial Design
Industry
Furniture & Home
Colors
Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Gainsboro, Gray and Silver
Images
5
Client
Haf

The Recognition

Laureate
Ali Sharifi Omid
Country
Iran
Recognition
Bronze A' Design Award
Edition
2020 - 2021
Design ID
#108447

Credits

Image Credits
Designer: Ali Sharifi Omid / photographer: Ali Sharifi Omid

Design Details

Unique Properties
Nature has long been a source of comfort for us. Nuance attention to the components of nature has originated a variety of arts, from poetry and music to architecture and industrial design. Wheat bunch , as its meaning implies, is inspired by wheat ears put together. The Wheat bunch dining table, with its motifs, wants to create an intimate feeling between man and nature.
Inspiration
The Wheat bunch chair and table juxtaposes metal, glass, and leather to achieve a nature-inspired form. Attention to precise and perfect execution, integrated with strength and durability in addition to a new form have made Wheat bunch a special production.
Research
Research on steel sheet material and its capabilities as relatively new material is a project that has taken a year. It involves steel sheet applications in the manufacture of furniture components using the CNC machine cutting method.
Challenge
the inspiration of wheat collection is taken from the usage of materials, production processes through modern machinery and demands of the marketing .. this leaded us to produce a qualified,modern furniture the inspired geometric design from nature wants to show a proportion through the integration of metal,glass and leather in order to make clients feel the joy of having a unique furniture when they use it the inspired geometric design from nature wants to show a proportion through the integration of metal,glass and leather in order to make clients feel the joy of having a unique furniture when they use it.
Realization and Technology
Research on steel sheet material and its capabilities as relatively new material is a project that has taken a year. It involves steel sheet applications in the manufacture of furniture components using the CNC machine cutting method. I intend to use the capabilities of this material through quality methods of devising for aesthetically pleasant and applicable forms in home furniture.
Operation and Interaction
bread is one of the main parts of human’s meals at fist glance,wheat table evokes a wheat bunch which different types of bread are made of..
Project Duration and Location
The project started in april 2020 in Tehran and finished in june 2020 in Tehran.
Specifications
Diameter:120 cm,height: 78 cm.Research on steel sheet material and its capabilities as relatively new material is a project that has taken a year. It involves steel sheet applications in the manufacture of furniture components using the CNC machine cutting method.
Keywords
Wheat bunch,geometrical design,parametric design,bionic design

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