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Jstone Italian Kitchen and Bar Restaurant by Yifan He Wins the Silver A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Yifan He acknowledged for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Jstone Italian Kitchen and Bar Restaurant by Yifan He, designed for Jstone., has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. The award was conferred within the 2021 - 2022 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.
The Silver A' Design Award Explained
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
More About Jstone Italian Kitchen and Bar Restaurant
Jstone Italian Kitchen and Bar is a restaurant interior located in the Dongjiadu area of Shanghai. The site stands near the first Catholic church in the city, where Chinese and Western cultures have long blended. The design follows the concept of sailing through the East and the West. The space draws on the classical Shikumen architecture of traditional Shanghai neighborhoods and is reshaped with Art Deco details. Materials include bronze stainless steel, Ariston marble, black galaxy marble, walnut veneer and leather. The refined result reflects a contemporary Shanghai style.
About Yifan He
HWStudio奕观空间 has been committed to providing high-value space consulting, space planning, and customized design services for diverse commercial forms such as hotels, restaurants, retail, offices, and private residences. HWStudio奕观空间 advocates the integration of Eastern and Western design philosophies, adheres to the leading direction of high-quality design, as well as displays the relationship between people, space, and nature through the design process, and ultimately reshapes the value of business.
Award Record
With this recognition, Yifan He is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award
The A' Interior Design Award is an international interior design competition recognizing good interior designs by interior designers and architects worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Typical entries include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. The awarded interior designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/interior
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/135260
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/135260
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!135260
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/276084
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/_UAfHFWdRhia-jGke2vHsQ
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Jstone Italian Kitchen and Bar Restaurant
- Function
- Restaurant
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Black, Saddle Brown, Sienna and Chocolate
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Jstone.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Yifan He
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #135260
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Project located on the bank of Huangpu River and separated from the Bund coastline, the Greenland Bund Center, as a super complex, it's owns 170000 square meters of block + commercial spaces, accompanied by high-end residences, five-star hotels, Grade-A office buildings and diverse businesses. The commercial block in the center is positioned as the "Shanghai style cultural center", which newly defines the high-end lifestyle of the South Bund and acts as a new gathering place for nightlife.
- Inspiration
- The project site is in Dongjiadu area, which located in the old city downtown and owns the first Catholic church in Shanghai, a lot of blending Chinese and Western cultures has long been witnessed there. So as to continue the design concept of "sailing through the East and the West". The entire restaurant space is inspired by the classical architectural form of The Shikumen from the Shanghai traditional neighborhood, and reshaping the space by Art deco details in order to give a new spatial tonality of "contemporary Shanghai style" to make the entire space more refined, elegant and tasteful.
- Research
- Shanghai is a city with coexistence of modern construction and historical buildings, and the location of some new commercial complex projects often has profound historical and cultural heritage. This restaurant design shows how to preserve the local historical and cultural characteristics in the design of commercial projects and shows the spatial environment in line with the urban cultural background. In addition, space can absorb local cultural elements through design, and uses decorative style design techniques to create an exquisite dining environment to reflect the essence of Shanghai-style culture, so as to achieve the coexistence of decorative aesthetics and classic culture.
- Challenge
- The project design cycle is short, and it is necessary to make a good design effect within the owner's limited budget. At the same time, the relevant design must also face the review opinions of the leaders from the marketing department of the complex. Designer must come up with a highly feasible design plan in a short period of time in order to meet the needs of all aspects.
- Realization and Technology
- Bronze stainless steel，Ariston marble, Black galaxy marble, Artistic coating, Walnut veneer, Leather, Wall paper
- Operation and Interaction
- The originality of the design comes from the first Catholic church in the history of Shanghai next to the restaurant. The terrace of the restaurant can see the church very close. Also, the shape of the church is elegant and combines Chinese and Western elements, so the interior decoration details of the restaurant also pay homage to it, and use the popular Shanghai style in it to make the whole space refined, elegant and tasteful.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in June 2021 in Shanghai and finished in October 2021 in Shanghai.
- Keywords
- Shanghai, Art Deco style, Interior design, Italian restaurant, Delicacy,
