Press Release
Kintsugi Ferrari Red Conversation Piece by Maria Joanna Juchnowska Receives the Bronze A' Design Award in Fine Arts and Art Installation Design
The international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Maria Joanna Juchnowska for fine arts and art installation design
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Fine Arts and Art Installation Design category for Kintsugi Ferrari Red Conversation Piece by Maria Joanna Juchnowska, designed for Mari JJ Design. The recognition forms part of 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.
Regarding Kintsugi Ferrari Red Conversation Piece
Kintsugi Ferrari Red piece from Egg Vessels Collection is a unique, one of the kind piece primarily inspired by the expressive brushstrokes of abstract expressionism and the history of the automobile. After an accident, the piece has matured and received another meaning by being fully restored by using Kintsugi where the cracked pieces were put back together and filled with gold. This unique process gave the art piece complex fresh beauty and simplicity. It gained the maturity of something once broken, yet alive again.
About Maria Joanna Juchnowska
Maria Joanna Juchnowska Artist, designer, curator, founder of Mari JJ Design brand based in Oslo Norway- launched in 2010, in Stockholm Sweden. Participated in many international exhibitions and fairs in New York, Tokyo, London, Dubai, South Korea, China, and across Europe. Laureate and finalist of international competitions: Honorable Mention at Cheongju Biennale Craft Competition 2021, Martinsons Award 2021, Make Me! Łódź Design Festival 2019, Talente 2018 Munich, Future Lights 2016/17, Chouftouhonna Feminist ArtFestival 2016, Nachtmann Design Competition 2011. Cooperated with high-end companies including brands of luxury goods such as Meissen GMbH, Franz Collection in Taiwan/China.
Award Record
With this recognition, Maria Joanna Juchnowska 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. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to artists, painters, sculptors and ceramicists from all countries. Entries typically include sculptures, paintings, installations, photographs, drawings and mixed media works. Awarded art designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/fine-art
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/139227
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/139227
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!139227
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/330000
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.juchnowska.com
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Kintsugi Ferrari Red Conversation Piece
- Function
- Conversation Piece
- Category
- Fine Arts and Art Installation Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Arts
- Colors
- Red, Firebrick, Tomato, Light Coral and Orange Red
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Mari JJ Design
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Maria Joanna Juchnowska
- Country
- Norway
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #139227
Credits
- Image Credits
- Mari JJ Design
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Each Vessel is divided into two separate pieces and allowing the possibilities of: Mobile decoration: changing the decor by turning the bottom or a top part of the object. Mix and match: choosing between different collections and easy assembling of separate pieces. Art piece with an use: the object can be disassembled to a bowl or container. SImple design: compact design ergonomic in transportation, easy access to the inside of the vessel, light self carrying.
- Inspiration
- The idea of the Egg Vessels was to create a Conversation piece with an interactive aspect. Designed with simplicity in mind from porcelain and inspired by the timeless egg shape. Kintsugi, Ferrari Red is a unique, one of the kind piece primarily inspired by the expressive brushstrokes of abstract expressionism and the history of the automobile.
- Research
- The idea of the Egg Vessels decoration objects was to create porcelain objects with two functions useful and decorative. By using classical Meissen decoration techniques rich in gold and platinum, and new design idea of the extra function of mobile decoration hat gives it the opportunity for assembling them in many different variations controlled by the user I recreated traditional into the new design form. The owner of the objects can decide on the final look of the design of the vessels and how they wish to view them by assembling both of the parts.
- Challenge
- The challenge in the design was to technically create two parts fitting perfectly and avoiding deformations while hight temperature porcelain firings that are reaching up to 1300 celcius degrees. There were few failures with deformed objects after the first hight temperature firings but this was corrected by adjusting casting and drying processes which are crucial in the whole line of porcelain production processes.
- Realization and Technology
- The idea of the Egg Vessels decoration objects was to create porcelain objects with two functions useful and decorative. By using classical decoration techniques rich in gold and platinum, and new design idea of the Extra function of mobile decoration that gives it the opportunity for assembling them in many different variations controlled by the user I recreate traditional into the new design form. The owner of the objects can decide on the final look of the design of the vessels and how they wish to view them by assembling both of the parts.
- Operation and Interaction
- Divided form into 2 separate objects is creating mobile decoration. The piece can be assembled into many different variations.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in 2017 in Meissen GmbH and continued through 2018 and 2019 in Jingdenzhen China. Was exhibited at Competitions and got mentioned Awards in 2021: Honorable Mention at Cheongju International Craft Competition, Martinsons Award at Latvia Ceramics Biennial. In 2020 Enrolled in the finals at Red Dot. In 2019 Finalist at Make me! competition at Lodz Design Festival
- Specifications
- The porcelain piece is hand-painted in carat gold. The design of the vessels is inspired by a simple egg-like shape which is a symbol of eternal life. Size: 34cm x 26cm x 26cm
- Keywords
- Porcelain, Conversation piece, Egg Vessels, Gold, Kintsugi, Ceramics
