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Jianfeng Yu and Chao Yang Receives the A' Design Award for East and West Ceramic Crafts in Fine Arts and Art Installation Design
Jianfeng Yu and Chao Yang recognized for fine arts and art installation 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 confirmed the A' Design Award in the Fine Arts and Art Installation Design category for East and West Ceramic Crafts by Jianfeng Yu and Chao Yang, designed for Jingdezhen Ceramic university. The result belongs to the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The A' Design Award Explained
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.
Regarding East and West Ceramic Crafts
East and West is a series of ceramic handicrafts shaped like ants. Each ant sculpture measures 160 millimeters in length, 120 millimeters in depth and 300 millimeters in height. The form is made by sculpture mold turning and fired at a high temperature of 1300 degrees. Recycled blue and white paper collected from workshops in Jingdezhen is combined with modern electroplating, joining Eastern decoration with Western style. Because the recycled paper differs in each piece, every ant is unique. The series expresses the idea of recycling and environmental protection.
Award Record
Jianfeng Yu and Chao Yang is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted between the 2020 - 2021 and the 2021 - 2022 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
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. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to artists, painters, sculptors and ceramicists from all countries. Typical entries include sculptures, paintings, installations, photographs, drawings and mixed media works. The awarded art designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/fine-art
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/139406
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/139406
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!139406
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/279256
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- East and West Ceramic Crafts
- Function
- Ceramic Crafts
- Category
- Fine Arts and Art Installation Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Arts
- Colors
- Gainsboro, Silver, Dark Gray, Cadet Blue and Steel Blue
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Jingdezhen Ceramic university
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Jianfeng Yu and Chao Yang
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #139406
Credits
- Team
- designer：Jianfeng Yu and designer：Chao Yang
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This is a ceramic handicraft with ant shape. The image of ant is designed by using Chinese traditional blue and white paper and electroplating technology. Combined with eastern and Western culture, the waste blue and white paper is redesigned and applied to ant ceramics. A series of unique and exquisite works are displayed.
- Inspiration
- It integrates the oriental culture with the western style, decomposes and reconstructs the local cultural elements of Jingdezhen by using the post-modern art concept, and recycles the traditional blue and white paper in Jingdezhen.
- Research
- Through the concept of recycling, an ant handicraft is designed around ant financial services group. Through the process design of recycling blue and white paper, it expresses the concept of environmental protection, combines oriental culture with western culture for visual design, and realizes a series of charming ant crafts. Every ant is unique.
- Challenge
- The challenge lies in the production of ant sculpture, followed by the design of recycled blue and white paper on ants and the grasp of ceramic technology
- Realization and Technology
- The main image of ants is determined through sculpture mold turning, and a large amount of wasted blue and white paper is recycled for design, which is made in combination with modern electroplating technology.
- Operation and Interaction
- Hand made ant ceramics, ceramics fired at high temperature in 1300. In this process, various factories in Jingdezhen recycled different blue and white paper for design to ensure that each ant is unique.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project was launched in Jingdezhen in July 2020 and completed in Jingdezhen in July 2021.
- Specifications
- Ant sculpture length 160mm, depth 120mm, height 300mm;
- Keywords
- Ceramic sculpture, handicraft, Jingdezhen, ant, handmade
