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BoBoX Modular Storage System by Boryana Petrova and Vassil Jivkov Is Granted the Bronze A' Design Award in Furniture Design
Boryana Petrova and Vassil Jivkov honored for furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 28, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that BoBoX Modular Storage System by Boryana Petrova and Vassil Jivkov, designed for BoBoX, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category. The award was conferred within the 2021 - 2022 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 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.
More About BoBoX Modular Storage System
BoBoX is a modular lightweight storage system adapted to the needs of the flexible and dynamic urban lifestyle. The system provides easy and reliable assembly of storage furniture with any number of modules in length and height. Innovative multifunctional connecting elements secure the joints and ensure the possibility of mounting a door or back panel at each box. Doors and back panels can be installed and removed at any time using the connectors and joining elements without the need to dismantle the entire structure. The assembly and disassembly of the BoBoX modular system is tool-free.
About Boryana Petrova and Vassil Jivkov
Vassil Jivkov is a university professor and Head of the Interior and Furniture Design Department at the University of Forestry in Sofia, Bulgaria. He is focused on combining furniture design with engineering. Recently he has been inspired by furniture design from thin structural elements and the possibility of sustainable design. He is a jury member of various design competitions. He has won various design awards, including a platinum winner from the GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN Awards, the winner of BULGARIAN FURNITURE OF THE YEAR, etc. Prof. Jivkov has published several books related to furniture design and construction, over 150 scientific articles, registered patents, etc.
Award Record
This recognition makes Boryana Petrova and Vassil Jivkov 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. It 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. Typical entries include chairs, tables, sofas, beds, cabinets and shelves. The awarded furniture designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/furniture
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/137300
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/137300
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!137300
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/312455
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- BoBoX Modular Storage System
- Function
- Modular Storage System
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Dark Olive Green, Dim Gray, Gray and Rosy Brown
- Images
- 5
- Client
- BoBoX
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Boryana Petrova and Vassil Jivkov
- Country
- Bulgaria
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #137300
Credits
- Team
- Boryana Petrova and Vassil Jivkov
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- BoBoX is a modular lightweight storage system adapted to the needs of the flexible and dynamic urban lifestyle. The minimal do-it-yourself design uses a small set of extra thin and extra durable structural elements which offer a wide range of combinations and a playful user experience, minimizing resource use and offering greater value for the user. Multifunctional connecting elements secure the joints and ensure the possibility of mounting a door or back panel at each box. They can be easily added at any moment after mounting, or their position can be changed. The assembly and disassembly of the BoBoX modular storage system is tool-free.
- Inspiration
- The BoBoX project was born out of the need for a simple storage solution with a minimum number of structural and connecting elements that could be easily mounted and dismounted without installation tools, giving endless design combinations and manufactured from lightweight and sustainable materials. It is designed for residential interiors, offices, students' camps, and other public spaces.
- Research
- BoBoX was created after significant preliminary research, experiments and prototyping. The mechanical properties were established of different materials – birch and beech plywood, natural and laminated MDF and laminated particleboards. For creating a BoBoX concept, a 9 mm birch plywood was selected in two versions - natural and HPL-laminated, which showed the highest bending strength and modulus of elasticity with an excellent ratio of strength-weight. The same approach was followed in the development of the multifunctional connectors. Tests were carried out on corner joints with different length, width and thickness parameters of the connectors to establish their optimum shape and size.
- Challenge
- The challenges in developing this project were: to allow creation of storage furniture without limitation in length and height of the composition; to be able to construct furniture from thin and ultra-thin wood-based materials; to provide interchangeability of structural elements - bottom, top and side panels; assembly and disassembly to be carried out without the need for special skills and tools; to be able to easily and quickly dismantle and reassemble the constructed furniture in order to move and use it elsewhere; in disassembled form, the constructions should be compact and small in volume to reduce transport and storage costs; to be able to insert and remove doors and back panels at...
- Realization and Technology
- The modular system is manufactured from 9mm birch plywood in two versions - natural and laminated. In the first version the plywood is waxed, and in the other it is laminated with soft touch HPL, which is smooth, highly resistant to scratches and heat, as well as being anti-fingerprint. The 3D printed connectors and functional elements made of highly-durable bio-based PLA.
- Operation and Interaction
- The storage system provides easy and reliable assembly of structures with any number of modules in length and height. Multifunctional connecting elements made of highly-durable bio-based PLA, secure the joints of extra thin plywood panels. Inserting additional simple functional element on top of the connector makes it possible to mount a hinged door, flap door or back panel. For extra functionality of the storage system, due a developed innovative connecting system, doors and back panels can be installed and removed at any time without the need to dismantle the entire furniture. The assembly and disassembly of the modular constructions is tool-free.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in June 2020 and finished in April 2021 in Sofia. The project was shown at Grand Prix Du Design in October 2021 and win Platinum Award
- Specifications
- BoBoX storage system is composed of only 2 types of structural elements - extra thin birch plywood panels (9 mm) or birch plywood laminated with soft touch HPL (10.8 mm) and 3D printed multifunctional connectors. The wood-based panels come in 320 x 320 mm and 320 x 640 mm and the L, T and X-shaped innovative connectors secure the joints between them. The connectors are transformed with the help of 4 additional elements which improve the functionality of the system by adding hinge doors, flap doors and back panels. Doors and back panels have the dimensions of 303x303 and 303 x 623 mm. The system provides flat packing.
- Keywords
- BoBoX, BoBoX Storage System, DIY Dynamic Storage System, Modular Storage Furniture, Flatpack System, Multifunctional Connecting Elements, Do-it-Yourself Design, Furniture Design, 3D Printing design, Lightweight Furniture Design
