Press Release
V Stool Self Assembled Seat by Le Xu Wins the Silver A' Design Award in Furniture Design
Le Xu honored for furniture 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 V Stool Self Assembled Seat by Le Xu, designed for Zhijiang college of zhejiang university of technology, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category. The recognition forms part of 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 V Stool Self Assembled Seat
V Stool is a self assembly seat made of beech or integrated bamboo with acrylic parts. The design uses a new tenon and mortise structure that relies on the natural elasticity of the wood, combined with a dovetail lock. No separate connecting parts are needed, so the seat can be taken apart and put together by hand in three or four steps. V Stool measures 360 by 360 by 450 millimetres. The flat package lowers transport costs and suits online sale. The simple form is intended for young users with small homes who move often.
Award Record
Le Xu is a winner of 4 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2020 - 2021 to 2021 - 2022 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
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/138154
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/138154
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!138154
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/157570
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- V Stool Self Assembled Seat
- Function
- Self Assembled Seat
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Burly Wood, Dark Salmon, Gainsboro, Peru and Tan
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Zhijiang college of zhejiang university of technology
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Le Xu
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #138154
Credits
- Team
- Xu Le, Yang Cunyuan and Zhou Jiayu
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- V Stool is designed for the characteristics of the post-90s life, made of solid wood materials, simple and stylish, clever use of tenon-and-mortise work, full of strong visual impact. V Stool integrates the aesthetics and structure highly, The structure uses the elasticity of the wood itself to innovate the design, and then combines with the dovetail lock. The product itself does not have any connecting parts, and can be disassembled and installed with bare hands. The flat design can greatly reduce the transportation cost and is very suitable for sale on the Internet.
- Inspiration
- The current post-90s population has lower income, narrow living space, loves online shopping, often moves, and pursues a certain quality of life. By designing a flexible and versatile, space-saving, easy-to-transport, simple and stylish furniture to enhance the quality of life.It is hoped that based on the traditional tenon-and-mortise structure, combined with the toughness of wood or bamboo materials, a new tenon-and-mortise structure can be designed, which can realize a stool with a high degree of integration of disassembly and assembly functions, firmness and aesthetics!
- Research
- Nowadays, the post-90s have low income, small living space, love online shopping, move frequently, and pursue a certain quality of life. They need flexible, space-saving, easily accessible, simple and stylish furniture to improve their quality of life. V Stool is designed for this group of people. Its shape is simple and fashionable, with complete functions, convenient storage, ingenious structure, and can be disassembled and assembled manually. The flat packaging design greatly reduces the shipping cost, so the price of the product is more affordable.
- Challenge
- The most challenging part is its structural design. According to the toughness of the wood or bamboo material itself, a new tenon-and-mortise structure is innovatively designed to realize the disassembly and assembly function and firmness of the V-Stool. The presentation of its structural shape perfectly blends with contemporary aesthetics!
- Realization and Technology
- Production technology: wood cutting, acrylic CNC; material: beech or integrated bamboo, acrylic.
- Operation and Interaction
- Open the product package, assemble the product in 3-4 steps, the operation is very convenient, you can experience the fun of assembly, and the assembled product is very strong and durable.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in September 2019in Hangzhou and finished in May 2020 in Hangzhou.
