Qwork Pod Office Furniture by Mohamed Mostafa Radwan Is Granted the Bronze A' Design Award in Office Furniture Design

Mohamed Mostafa Radwan honored for office 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 Qwork Pod Office Furniture by Mohamed Mostafa Radwan, designed for Mohamed Radwan, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Office Furniture Design category. The result belongs to 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 Bronze A' Design Award Explained

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.

Regarding Qwork Pod Office Furniture

Qwork Pod is a hexagonal office pod designed to protect workers from viral infection. The honeycomb-like unit can be grouped to suit different spatial needs and office layouts. Each pod measures 250 cm in width, 220 cm in length and 250 cm in height. A handle-less airtight acrylic door opens automatically through facial recognition, and ventilation fans with built-in air filters start at the same time. The body is made of a non-porous acrylic and aluminium hydroxide composite with an antiviral coating for easy hygiene.

About Mohamed Mostafa Radwan

International award-winning architect and multi-disciplinary designer, Radwan is the Principal Architect of RAD studio, and the Founder of Cairo Designathon, Egypt and the MENA region’s first and only collaborative design marathon. Radwan is the winner of DNA Paris Design Awards 2020, and the Bronze A' Design Award 2021, and most recently was recognized as a Design Hero for the year 2021, by A' Design Award, in Como, Italy. His work received wide recognition and publication both locally and globally. Radwan is also an international award-winning graffiti artist, and he is deeply passionate about Street Art, and its intersection with the built environment.

Award Record

This recognition makes Mohamed Mostafa Radwan a winner of 1 A' Design Award.

About the A' Office Furniture Design Award

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

Press Resources

Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/111946
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/111946
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!111946
Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/171841
Further Information from the Laureate: https://mradwan.net/

Media Contact

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

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: Qwork Pod Office Furniture
Function: Office Furniture
Category: Office Furniture Design
Discipline: Industrial Design
Industry: Furniture & Home and Business
Colors: Silver, Dark Gray, Light Gray, Light Slate Gray and Dark Slate Gray
Images: 5
Client: Mohamed Radwan

The Recognition

Laureate: Mohamed Mostafa Radwan
Country: Egypt
Recognition: Bronze A' Design Award
Edition: 2020 - 2021
Design ID: #111946

Design Details

Unique Properties: The Qwork pod is an anti-infection Hexagonal hive like office solution, which offers flexibility to suit different spatial needs, and can be customized to fit any office layout. It features an automatic handless airtight acrylic door, controlled by facial recognition, and ventilation fans with built-in air purifiers. The pod is envisioned as made of hygiene friendly non-porous nanomaterials that protect the pod user from viral infection.
Inspiration: With the world under lock-down for an extended period of time, some essential businesses still has to keep at least the bare minimum of its workforce, working physically on site to provide necessary and vital supplies for the health supply chain. Qworkntine envisions a solution for these essential businesses and production lines, by providing safe isolated pods for workers who has to be physically located at their workplaces, where they can work while avoiding the risk of infection.
Research: Research was done on the methods of infection of Covid19. The research took place online from trusted medical sources, relying mainly on the World Health Organization data and other respected international medical organizations. Studies on the Antiviral Coatings that can prevent COVID-19 Like Pandemics was also referred to.
Challenge: The main design problem addressed was how to offer protection from Covid19 infection to essential workers.
Realization and Technology: The Pod features a solid body made of polymethyl methacrylate and natural mineral aluminum hydroxide composite, with improved thermoplastic mouldability, and improved hygienic properties. The outer body of the pod is coated in Nano-based antiviral antibacterial coating, to prevent the transmission of disease between high touch surfaces. Another alternative to the coating, is using Graphene oxide (GO) sheets with silver particles in the cladding the pods, to prevent viral infection.
Operation and Interaction: The pod owner approaches the pod, it detects his/her face, it automatically operates, opening the door, operating the fans and filters, and turning on the light. It shuts the door automatically upon entry, and stays operative for as long as the work time continues. Upon leaving the pod the pod shuts down and doesn't open until he/she returns.
Project Duration and Location: The Project started in March 2020 in Cairo, and ended in April 2020 in Cairo.
Specifications: The Qwork Pod is a hexagonal unit of dimensions 250 cm (W) by 220 cm (L) by 250 cm (H). It is made of a solid polymethyl methacrylate or (PMMA) & natural mineral aluminum hydroxide (ATH) composite and natural pigments, such composites are extremely resistance to dirt, viruses, bacteria and numerous chemicals and are used normally in healthcare sector for its hygienic properties. The pods features an automatic handle-less airtight acrylic door, controlled by facial recognition, and ventilation fans with built-in air HEPA filters.
Keywords: Office, Pods, Corona Virus, Covid19, Workplace