Inspiring Interactive Candlestick by Junqiang Lyu Receives the A' Design Award in Furniture Design

Junqiang Lyu recognized 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 confirmed the A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category for Inspiring Interactive Candlestick by Junqiang Lyu. The recognition forms part of 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 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.

About Inspiring Interactive Candlestick

Inspiring is an interactive candlestick designed for indoor and outdoor use. Two single candle holders are held on a U-shaped iron frame by small magnets, so each holder can be placed at any position along the frame. Users arrange the composition freely and change it at will. When the candles are not in use, the holders are stored inside the base, which protects the candles from evaporation and staining. The frame and the base are joined by friction and can be separated, so the candlestick packs into two compact pieces for camping. The base can also serve alone as a candle platform.

About Junqiang Lyu

a hybrid designer who has been trying to make creative, touching and inspiring design

Award Record

With this recognition, Junqiang Lyu is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.

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

Press Resources

Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/124822
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/124822
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!124822
Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/306492

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: Inspiring Interactive Candlestick
Function: Interactive Candlestick
Category: Furniture Design
Discipline: Industrial Design
Industry: Furniture & Home
Colors: Gainsboro, Dim Gray, Dark Slate Gray, Light Gray and Silver
Images: 5

The Recognition

Laureate: Junqiang Lyu
Country: China
Recognition: A' Design Award
Edition: 2020 - 2021
Design ID: #124822

Credits

Image Credits: Photographer Junqiang Lyu, Inspiring, 2020

Design Details

Unique Properties: 1.Compared with the static candlesticks matching small volume candle in the market, what distinguishes this product is that people can interact with it and arrange its state by their will which can inspire the user and bring funny experiences to the user. Single candle holder can stay stably and flexibly on the U-shaped iron frame with the magnets. User can decide any position of single candle holder on the U-shaped frame and participates into the cocreation of this changeable object which is like a dynamic and poetic picture. 2. When user don't use the candle, the single candle holder can be put into the base to protect the candle from volatilization or staining.
Inspiration: The image of candlesticks matching this kind of small volume candle in the market is beautiful and static sculpture, I try to define a new archetype of candlestick that people can interact with it which can inspire people and change the relationship with human. And during development process , new insights are generated, not only do people have the needs of using the candle holder indoors ,they also need to use the candle holder for camping outdoors. Then I try to make it portable.
Research: After marketing research and user research, I define the archetype as an interactive candle holder with scenario flexibility. Then Based on the modularity character of small volume candle , finally I conceive a “platform system” archetype that can gather and combine single candle block at your will ,while maintaining the indepence of each candle block. And then my design process is almost "designing through making". I built up many 1:1 tangible mockups to test the idea and I can get direct feedback from the processes.
Challenge: Challenge1: I need to find a wise way to make single candle holder as a flexible module that can stay stably and flexibly on the U-shaped iron frame. Finally I choose to use the small magnets to realize the idea and choose the iron sheet with big side area to make the connection stable. Challenge2: In order to make it portable, I need to find a way to make two single candle holders fit nicely and aesthetically in the base and at the same time I need to make the single candle holders easy to be taken out of or put into the base.
Realization and Technology: Realization Technology : Two small magnets are used as the technology behind to hold the single candle holder stably and flexibly on the U-shaped iron frame. Material: Consider the magnets principle behind ,I choose to use the iron sheet as the material of U-shaped frame and use the iron sheet bending as cost- saving manufacturing process. And I use the aluminum die-casting to make other components to make it light. So all the material can be recycled and reused. Packaging: The product can be disassembled and packaged into compact two pieces. So it's suitable for flat packaging which can save the transportation costs to the greatest extent.
Operation and Interaction: it's a totally new set of candlestick and candle rituals. Normally the single candle holder is stored in the base. When users need to use the candles, they would take the single candle holder out of the base at first. And users can arrange the two single candle holders on the U-shaped frame after lighting the candle and decide any position of single candle holder. When user finish using the candle, the single candle holder can be put back into the base to protect the candle from volatilization or staining. Users can hold the top cruve part of the frame and move the whole product to somewhere else. This is the candle rituals indoors normally.
Project Duration and Location: The project started in September 2020 in Rome and finished in March 2021 in Shanghai
Specifications: DIMENSIONS : Width 100mm x Depth 100mm x Height 350mm TECHNICAL PROPERTIES : 1. Magnets is used to hold and support the two single candle holders stably and flexibly on the U-shaped frame. 2. The U-shaped frame and the base can be assembled together and disassembled repeatly with the friction force
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