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Bio One Office Chair by Vladimir Zagorac Is Granted the Golden A' Design Award in Office Furniture Design
Vladimir Zagorac acknowledged for office 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 Bio One Office Chair by Vladimir Zagorac has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the Office Furniture 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Golden A' Design Award Explained
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
More About Bio One Office Chair
Bio One is a low office armchair designed for small creative working spaces such as studios and home offices. The chair has a swivel base with castors and is made of molded thermoplastics with tapered and bent steel tubing. Organic outlines of the seat rise into an asymmetric edge on the backrest, recalling the flower of the Calla aethiopica. The asymmetry adds a sense of movement without affecting function or ergonomics. The calm and familiar form is intended to bring confidence and encourage new ideas.
About Vladimir Zagorac
Vladimir Zagorac is a product designer based in Belgrade, Serbia. His opus includes projects in the fields of consumer products, electronics, packaging, home and urban furniture. His main field of interest is conceptualizing, structuring and developing products from within. He believes an object form should be thought out and every detail should have a functional reason. He tries to unify universal and timeless aesthetics with smart innovative solutions in every product.
Award Record
Vladimir Zagorac is a winner of 7 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted between the 2016 - 2017 and the 2021 - 2022 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Office Furniture Design Award
The A' Office Furniture Design Award is an international furniture design competition recognizing good office furniture by best designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to office furniture designers, industrial design studios, office furniture brands and office furniture manufacturers from all countries. Typical entries include desks, chairs, file cabinets, conference tables, cubicles and workstations. The awarded office furniture designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/office-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/140383
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/140383
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!140383
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/166434
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Bio One Office Chair
- Function
- Office Chair
- Category
- Office Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Business
- Colors
- Gainsboro, White Smoke, Dark Gray, Silver and Light Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Vladimir Zagorac
- Country
- Serbia
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #140383
Credits
- Team
- Marko Lukovic
- Image Credits
- Vladimir Zagorac, Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Associations and familiarity were used to shape an essential part of the workplace into an object designed to encourage creativity and instigate inspiration. General organic outlines of the seat transform and grow into a characteristic uplifting form resembling the flower of the Calla aethiopica on the edge of the backrest. This edge bends slightly backward and rises asymmetrically bringing dynamics to the silhouette but not compromising the functionality and ergonomics.
- Inspiration
- Bio One was created as a part of conceptual research on the subject of stylistics within a doctoral studies project. The basic studio chair was inspired by organic forms and universal principles of nature, with the intention of bringing a fresh take to working in small creative environments.
- Research
- The research was performed by analyzing samples from flora and fauna and simplification and stylizing through various stages of drawing and 3D computer modeling. It was driven by the challenge of creating both a calming and dynamic form for a functional ergonomic object, suitable for first-time remote work while using fresh aesthetics. The result is a universally understandable bio-form cleansed of unnecessary visual details, with harmonious organic outlines additionally emphasized in contrast with different material finishes chosen for the seat and legs.
- Challenge
- The aim was to create a safe and familiar object, using the shape of the seat that relates to a multitude of natural forms and general characteristics of the living world. Asymmetry was chosen as one of the main attributes to create a feeling of dynamics, which is essential for a modern working environment, to inspire new ideas, and to boost the user's creativity. Gradual changes in the details of the form and minimal deformations that accentuate the silhouette intend to associate with growth as a universally understandable natural pattern and bring confidence.
- Realization and Technology
- Molded thermoplastics, Tapered and bent steel tubing
- Operation and Interaction
- Bio One low studio armchair with swivel base and castors fulfills essential functions of an office chair intended for small productive spaces. Simplistic asymmetry and inspiring natural form complement the modern interiors of studios and home offices.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project lasted one semester at the Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade.
- Specifications
- Width / Depth: up to 680mm, Height: 849mm
- Keywords
- Essential, Natural, Growth, Asymmetric
