Press Release
Kintsukuroi Wallpaper by Elisa Tonelli Wins the A' Design Award in Fine Arts and Art Installation Design
Elisa Tonelli honored for fine arts and art installation 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 Kintsukuroi Wallpaper by Elisa Tonelli, designed for YO2 designs, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Fine Arts and Art Installation Design category. The recognition forms part of 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the A' Design Award
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
Regarding Kintsukuroi Wallpaper
Kintsukuroi is a digitally printed wallpaper for interior walls. The design shows a fine porcelain surface in blue and white that breaks open. Behind the break, a shining surface of precious metal sheets appears. The pattern recalls Kintsukuroi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, a practice that treats breakage and repair as part of an object's history and as a sign of resilience. The wallpaper is printed on textured vinyl with metallic finishes in gold, bronze or silver. Each panel measures 650 by 270 centimetres and can be cut to fit a given room.
About Elisa Tonelli
Elisa Tonelli is an Italian Designer from the Adriatic coast of Italy. Her style is characterised by balance and consistency in the form and texture of her projects. Her aim is to design unique objects and functional spaces by drawing inspiration from both classic and contemporary art. Elisa acheived a diploma from Liceo Mengaroni, Pesaro and graduated in design from Accademia di Belle Arti in Brescia in 2018. She is experienced in design of products and engages in graphic and exhibition design. She worked for many years with various companies for Salone and FuoriSalone in Milan and collaborated with national and international partners through her career.
Award Record
With this recognition, Elisa Tonelli is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Fine Arts and Art Installation Design Award
The A' Fine-Art Design Award is an international fine-art design competition recognizing best fine-art works by leading fine-art artists and creators worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to artists, painters, sculptors and ceramicists from all countries. Typical entries include sculptures, paintings, installations, photographs, drawings and mixed media works. The awarded art designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/fine-art
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/124395
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/124395
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!124395
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/305658
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Kintsukuroi Wallpaper
- Function
- Wallpaper
- Category
- Fine Arts and Art Installation Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Arts
- Colors
- Midnight Blue, Gainsboro, White Smoke, Dark Khaki and Dark Slate Blue
- Images
- 5
- Client
- YO2 designs
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Elisa Tonelli
- Country
- Italy
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #124395
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- A fine porcelain surface breaking reveals an even more valuable surface made of precious metals sheets, a metaphor for this troubled time we are going through. The design recalls Kintsukuroi, the Japanese art of repairing breakage with gold and precious materials, a philosophy that treats breakage and repair as part of history, symbolizing resilience and a new beginning. Its deeply articulated design is filled with emotions and have high profile finishes, a piece of art every one can purchase.
- Inspiration
- This project started with a deep interest in porcelain and world traditions on ceramic materials, the white and blue porcelain tradition of Asian porcelain is certainly one of the most interesting. Combining with the Japanese tradition of Kintsukuroi, repairing broken pottery with gold making it even more precious made a snap in my mind, the natural beauty of blue and gold, like sky and sun. The fine plated surface of a past society that now dashes hopes of what might be behind it.
- Research
- The research for this design was driven by my love for ceramics and my passion for structured surfaces. I started looking for museum art collections of ancient pottery and found a natural scene, a celestial scene that could break at any second due to its fragile enduring material, an unexpected break . Doing more research on Kintsukuroi, the Japanese art of repairing broken objects with gold I worked a lot on graphic software and on the choice of materials and I created this wallpaper.
- Challenge
- The hardest part of this design is surely the technical part, combining the complex design with the metallic finishes mantaing a high resolution for a high profile product trough transparencies, cutting masks and very hard work
- Realization and Technology
- Digitally printed wallpaper on textured vinyl with metallic finishes, the standard panel is 650 cm wide x 270 cm height but come in rolls 50cm wide x 270 cm height. Beyond the standard panel sizes the company can customize any design according to the client's needs. The wallpapers are produce in The Netherlandswith a high quality fundation that meets the highest standards of washability and fire resistance, European certification BS1,d0, it is also scratch resistant.
- Operation and Interaction
- Kintsukuroi is a high profile wallpaper with a minimal design took from ancient japanes white and blue ceramic plates, available with different metallic finishes as gold, bronze and silver. It has a size of 650 x 270 cm but could be adapted and cutted in shape of the customers needs. It fits perfectly a baroque room same as a minimal one, a piece of art with a deep meaning every one could purchase.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started during the 2020 pandemic, when every certainty fell apart into our minds a new value arose, a rediscovery of our inner needs, the inspiration for this design. With the collaboration of YO2 Design, the project has become a reality, a new wallpaper brand in the 2021 catalog.
- Specifications
- Each panel has a size of 650 x 270 cm which can be adapted to extra ordinary projects.
- Keywords
- wallpaper, digital print, kintsukuroi, metallic finishes, gold, elisa tonelli, fracture, breaking wall
