Press Release
Torino Kitchen by Nicoletta Santini Wins the A' Design Award in Kitchen Furniture, Equipment and Fixtures Design
Nicoletta Santini honored for kitchen furniture, equipment and fixtures design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ Torino Kitchen by Nicoletta Santini, designed for Shapes Italy, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Kitchen Furniture, Equipment and Fixtures Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the A' Design Award
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.
About Torino Kitchen
Torino is a modular kitchen system defined by clean lines and a minimal design. Base cabinets, a backsplash and wall cabinets can be produced in fully customized sizes. Materials range from laminate and lacquer to wood, Fenix, Corian and laminated HPL. The version shown uses a super matt anti-fingerprint and anti-scratch laminate, with a stratified HPL worktop that resists heat, water and impact. Dimmable LED lighting with adjustable tilt, a hidden socket in the top and a waste disposal unit are included. Metal drawers run on retractable guides and close slowly.
About Nicoletta Santini
Born in 1993, in July 2015 I graduated in Interior Design at the IED Institute in Milan with excellent results and since September 2015 I am collaborating as Exhibition and Interior Designer with different Architectural and Design Studios and Companies near Milan. Focused on exhibition design, I never forget my passion for the sustainable and innovative interior and furniture design. The research of new materials, technologies and shapes is the basement of my projects and it allows me to propose always new solutions and ideas to the clients.
Award Record
With this recognition, Nicoletta Santini is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2019 - 2020 and the 2021 - 2022 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Kitchen Furniture, Equipment and Fixtures Design Award
The A' Kitchen Furniture Design Award is an international furniture design competition recognizing good kitchen furniture best designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to kitchen furniture designers, industrial designers, kitchen equipment manufacturers and kitchen fixture specialists from all countries. Typical entries include cabinets, countertops, islands, pantries, tables and chairs. The awarded kitchen furniture designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/kitchen-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/140661
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/140661
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!140661
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/254009
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.shapesitaly.it/en/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Torino Kitchen
- Function
- Kitchen
- Category
- Kitchen Furniture, Equipment and Fixtures Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Electronics & Appliances
- Colors
- Dim Gray, Gray, Black, Dark Gray and Light Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Shapes Italy
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Nicoletta Santini
- Country
- Italy
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #140661
Credits
- Team
- Luca Benaglia
- Image Credits
- Image #1/#2/#3/#4/#5: Photographer Norberto Pezzotta, Torino, 2022.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Clean lines, minimal design, maximum freedom in customization. The customer with Torino kitchen can realize his own desires choosing between not only several materials but also different kind of systems and technology. Thanks to dimmed led with adjustable tilt, top hidden socket, garbage disposal and completly customized sizes Torino Kitchen wants to satisfy all the client's requests.
- Inspiration
- Often we begin to furnish the house starting from the kitchen: it influences the rest of the rooms with its style and materials, unconsciously it is she who binds us to many choices. Precisely for this reason we have created a minimal kitchen that knows how to adapt to every need, and at the same time chameleonic, able to change as the customer imagines it.
- Research
- "Turin is a city which entices a writer towards vigor, linearity, style. It encourages logic, and through logic it opens the way towards madness." Starting from a deep research about this unique Italian city, its enigmatic building, its strong flavors and its elegant colors was born Torino Kitchen.
- Challenge
- The hardware and the opening systems have been carefully chosen: the metal drawers with retractable guides and slow closing, the mechanisms for flap doors and folding doors, the doors with shockproof closure and the top hidden socket. Details that make the difference and enrich the everyday experience in the kitchen.
- Realization and Technology
- The choice of materials ranges from laminates to lacquered, from wood to Fenix, from Corian to laminated HPL: many materials for always new and different ideas. For this kitchen, a super matt anti-fingerprint and anti-scratch laminate was used: a very versatile and resistant material, which also helps to keep the kitchen clean.
- Operation and Interaction
- The worktop is the most stressed material in the kitchen: it must resist heat, be waterproof, withstand possible impacts. The top in the photo was made with a stratified HPL, a material that is very resistant to both heat and impacts. It is also very easy to clean, does not retain dirt, and is not afraid of the most stubborn stains such as those of coffee or wine.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in November 2021 and finished in January 2022 in Shapes Italys Showroom based in Bergamo.
- Specifications
- Base Cabinets: 3200 mm x 600 mm x 900 mm Backsplash: 3200 mm x 12 mm x 600 mm Wall Cabinets: 3200 x 300 mm x 800 mm
- Keywords
- kitchen, flexibility, resistance, customization, innovation, minimalism, technology
