Press Release
Marco Coletti Is Honored with the A' Design Award for Uno Eco Smart Garden in Homeware Design
Marco Coletti honored for homeware design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Uno Eco Smart Garden by Marco Coletti, designed for Kigarden, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Homeware Design category. The award was conferred within the 2022 - 2023 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the A' Design Award Means
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 Uno Eco Smart Garden
Uno is a self-watering plant pot for indoor use, handcrafted in Italy from terracotta. The pot is made of two parts: an unglazed terracotta vessel that holds the soil and a glazed ceramic base that works as a water tank. The porosity of the terracotta releases water slowly to the plant, so watering is automatic and simple for beginners. The geometry is modular and asymmetric, and several colours are offered. The base can also hold a metal frame for a growing lamp, which allows different compositions at home.
Award Record
Marco Coletti is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted in the 2022 - 2023 edition of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Decorative Items and Homeware Design Award
The A' Homeware Design Award is an international homeware design competition recognizing good homeware designs by leading brands and designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to homeware designers, product designers, industrial design studios and ceramic artists from all countries. Typical entries include tableware, lighting fixtures, cookware, decorative accessories, bathroom accessories and furniture. The awarded homeware designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/homeware
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/141159
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/141159
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!141159
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/327749
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://kigarden.com
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Uno Eco Smart Garden
- Function
- Eco Smart Garden
- Category
- Homeware Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Linen, Dark Slate Gray, Dark Green, Olive Drab and Forest Green
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Kigarden
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Marco Coletti
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #141159
Credits
- Image Credits
- Photographer Igor Pierotti, 2019; Photographer Daniele Rocco, 2023
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Uno is not a common vase, but a self-watering terracotta pot handcrafted in Italy. The smart pot is characterized by an automated system easy to use also if you don't have a green thumb. In fact, terracotta used has the right ratio of porosity for watering the plants. Uno has a modular and asymmetric geometry, coming with different colours and a limited edition. Moreover, the base allows to insert a metal frame for the growing lamp Meno giving borth to other products: Due and Tre.
- Inspiration
- Uno design is inspired by the hortus conclusus, a feature from medieval cloisters. In this way, Uno is linking ancient traditions with our present. In fact, its watering technology is named Olla and it was widely used by Romans. The vase inverts the original system where the Olla was containing the water, in this case there is the soil.Moreover, Uno adopts eco-design and eco-friendly packaging because we believe in wellness andsustainability.
- Research
- Kigarden mission is to re-establish a link between urban people and the healing nature of plants using eco products that allow it in an innovative and engaging way. The treatment with medicinal plants is considered highly safe and these remedies are in sync with nature. Eco smart gardens of Kigarden, starting from the micro smart pot Uno and arriving to the big brother Quattro, are green solutions conceived to increase personal well-being and beauty, literally bringing nature at home. Green life can really improve our emotional state, as a consequence our life. In our society, completely chaotic and self-referential, is important to keep human relations high. Thus, why not using plants?
- Challenge
- The hardest part of this project was to find the best terracotta composition for growing plants and its colours applications. After years of tests we achieved the result we were searching. Moreover, the idea to keep a product in line with our brand identity, completely oriented to wellness, was a big challenge in all our decisions. The result is a product 100% natural material and handmade in Italy by high artisanal knowledge.
- Realization and Technology
- Uno is composed by two parts: a glazed ceramic container for water and an unglazed terracotta vase. The investigation done around terracotta with the right ratio between dimensions and porosity, allowed to obtain the most natural medium for growing plants seeds without stress at home.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in 2018 between Paris and Treviso (Italy). It was exhibited in Salone de mobile with is big brother Quattro in 2021, during "1000 vases" exhibition, including the publication of the book. Currently, the project is arrived in its final version with the optimization of the base for hosting the metal support of the grow lamp.
- Specifications
- Product type: eco smart garden Design: Marco Coletti, 2018 Materials: Unglazed terracotta (top part), glazed terracotta (bottom part) Colours top part: Anthracite (Natural Terracotta), Matt White, Peach orange, Light Bleu and Dark Green (natural colours applied on anthracite terracotta) Colours bottom part: Matt white Weight: 0,6 kg Dimentions: 12 x 12 h.10,4 cm Packaging: 13,7 x 12,5 h.11,1 cm
- Keywords
- kigarden, marcocoletti, uno, unopot, smartpot,terracottapot, ecosmartgarden, terracotta, olla, ecodesign,madeinitaly, growyourwellness,
