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The Natural Fountain Driking Dispenser for Pets by Xu Chen and Rong Zhang Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Pet Care, Toys, Supplies and Products for Animals Design
Xu Chen and Rong Zhang honored for pet care, toys, supplies and products for animals 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 confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Pet Care, Toys, Supplies and Products for Animals Design category for The Natural Fountain Driking Dispenser for Pets by Xu Chen and Rong Zhang, designed for Healthlead. The result belongs to 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 scored 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.
About The Natural Fountain Driking Dispenser for Pets
The Natural Fountain is a drinking water dispenser for pets. The design language is simple and calm, and it reflects a wish for a cozy and relaxed lifestyle. A soft curved top surface forms a shallow water puddle, so the act of drinking recalls a natural setting and links people, pets and nature. The geometric body is made of ABS by injection molding and holds a UV sterilization unit and a water circulation filter system, which support drinking health. The white device measures 200 by 200 by 180 millimeters. A single button turns the fountain on, and a press of three seconds turns it off.
About Xu Chen and Rong Zhang
As a design studio in China, “SX” stands for Chinese “ShangXiang” which taken from “Yi Chuan”. The name expounds our core opinion: To build significance of daily life through the observation, extraction, abstraction and reorganization of phenomena. sxdesign creates and values languages and ideas of client and user, such as requirements, knowledge, or the attitude of sxdesign itself.
Award Record
With this recognition, Xu Chen and Rong Zhang is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Pet Care, Toys, Supplies and Products for Animals Design Award
The A' Pet Care Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good pet supplies, toys and product designs by designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to pet care designers, animal toy designers, pet supply manufacturers and pet care brands from all countries. Typical entries include pet food, pet apparel, pet beds, feeding bowls, litter boxes and pet carriers. The awarded pet supply designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/pet-care
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/123519
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/123519
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!123519
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/304255
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.healthlead.com.cn
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- The Natural Fountain Driking Dispenser for Pets
- Function
- Driking Dispenser for Pets
- Category
- Pet Care, Toys, Supplies and Products for Animals Design
- Discipline
- Product Design
- Industry
- Packaging & Retail and Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Lavender, Gainsboro, Silver, Dark Gray and Light Steel Blue
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Healthlead
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Xu Chen and Rong Zhang
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #123519
Credits
- Team
- Xu Chen, YaoGang Chen, Rong Zhang and ZhiXue Zou
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The Natural Fountain(TNF) employs a timeless and inartificial design language that represents modern people's attitude for pursuing a simple and cozy lifestyle. The soft top curved surface creates a water puddle for pets' drinking need and conveys a pure concept from minimalism. Pet's drinking process from the puddle engages people in association of natural lifestyle. TNF's geometric body carries innovative UV sterilization and water circulation filter system.
- Inspiration
- According to the China Urban Life Research, 78.4% of young people live in a high-pressure life, and they yearn for a comfortable and relaxed rural lifestyle. At the same time, pets living in the city are far from the original state of life in the wild. In this context, we hope to design a pet water dispenser to embodies an original linkage between human, pets and nature.
- Research
- According to the China Urban Life Research, 78.4% of young people live in a high-pressure life, and they yearn for a comfortable and relaxed rural lifestyle. Products with natural style can engage people in association of natural lifestyle.
- Challenge
- The balance of minimalist aesthetics and natural style.
- Realization and Technology
- It is made of ABS injection molding. Its geometric body carries innovative UV sterilization and water circulation filter system. Such design not only focuses on pets drinking health but also visually illuminates the device's unique and elegant top curved surface.
- Operation and Interaction
- The Natural Fountain has only one single button. Touch the button to turn it on, long press for 3 seconds to turn it off. It can work automatically.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in August 2019 in Beijing and finished in March 2020 in Shenzhen China.
- Specifications
- Pure white product. Dimensions: 200mm x 200mm x 180mm
- Keywords
- natural, fountain, pet, drinking, soft, curved, cozy, timeless