Press Release
Wala Sp. z o.o. Receives the Bronze A' Design Award for Modular Handle For Door in Building Materials and Construction Components Design
The international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Wala Sp. z o.o. for building materials and construction components design
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Modular Handle For Door by Wala Sp. z o.o., designed for WALA Sp.z o.o., has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Building Materials and Construction Components Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2022 - 2023 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 scored 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.
About Modular Handle For Door
Modular is a series of pull handles for doors. Each handle is built from independent elements. The tube and the bases are separate parts, so they can be finished in different ways. Available finishes include the full RAL colour palette, anodised aluminium, stainless steel and printing that imitates wood. The parts are made of aluminium flat bar with a rectangular section of 80 by 12 millimetres. The bases are 200 millimetres long and are offered in six shapes. A fingerprint reader and LED strips can also be added, so each handle can be matched to the door and the facade.
Award Record
Wala Sp. z o.o. is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Building Materials and Construction Components Design Award
The A' Building Components Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good building components by best brands and designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to building material manufacturers, building material brands, construction product designers and industrial designers from all countries. Typical entries include bricks, beams, windows, doors, insulation materials and roofing materials. The awarded building components designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/building-components
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/147361
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/147361
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!147361
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/338354
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.wala.pl/en
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Modular Handle For Door
- Function
- Handle For Door
- Category
- Building Materials and Construction Components Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Manufacturing
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Black, Dark Olive Green and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- WALA Sp.z o.o.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Wala Sp. z o.o.
- Country
- Poland
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #147361
Credits
- Team
- Mateusz Duraj, Rafal Kocon and Anna Buczek-Sikora
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- A modular series of pull handles is a great idea, designed with attention to individual taste. Modular handles are made of independent elements. The tube and bases are separate, so they can be finished differently, combining the effects of the full RAL palette, Anodes, Inox and sublimation imitating wood. This solution allows you to create a unique handle, adapted to design of the door. You can also use a fingerprint reader and LED light to enriched the handle and make the door more attractive.
- Inspiration
- We were inspired by the human and his individual preferences. The idea was to create a simple design that can be freely changed and mixed as it is modular in nature. Our goal was to design something outstanding, limited only by your imagination. We strongly believe that this solution will help to match the door and handle to the façade and will give an amazing effect. We hope to meet all requirements of the customer.
- Research
- Studies have been carried out on the durability of the handle. The strength of the fasteners used between the individual parts, i.e. the modules, and the fastening of the handle to the door panel were important. Studies have shown that with certain lengths of the central part, i.e. the grip tube, additional support legs should be used to increase stiffness and ensure safety and durability.
- Challenge
- In the implementation of this project, the greatest challenge was to create universal tools that would speed up and improve the production process of individual modules. The process of improving tools, machines and programs continues to make the steps of creating each part easier.
- Realization and Technology
- MPS31 series of modular handles is made of aluminum flat bar with rectangular cross-section of 80mm x 12mm. Fastening to the door panel with legs in the shape of a streamlined wave made of the same flat bar. Extensions are also made of aluminum flat bar. Access control systems can be installed in the handle, e.g. a fingerprint reader, numeric keypad or touch microsensor.
- Operation and Interaction
- Each of the modular handles consists of 3 or 5 parts like blocks. They can be freely arranged, mixed and varnished in various colors, any patterns can be cut out in the middle part, they can be illuminated with LED strips, enriched with a fingerprint reader, etc. The product is designed for full individual personalization. Everyone can adjust the handle to their door and building facade. This handle is unique, one of a kind, unrepeatable.
- Project Duration and Location
- The idea of modular handles was created in May 2022, the design and implementation stage is still ongoing, because the series of modular handles is constantly evolving, the concept is developing and expanding with more components, more blocks, new possibilities.
- Specifications
- The tube, i.e. the middle part with length from 100 - 3000mm. Bases are 200 mm long and are available in 6 shapes. They are straight and bent at different angles, they can be narrowed to 40mm or widened up to 120mm. They can be combined and used freely. In order to decoratively extend the handle, additional part of any length can be installed to the door. In the gripping part, there can be 2 LED strips illuminating the door, a house number effectively illuminated from the inside of the handle.
- Keywords
- Modular handles, pull handle, individualism, personalization, high level design, pro human idea, building finish, modules, elements, premium
