Press Release
Bisole Footwear by Shinji Honda Is Granted the Silver A' Design Award in Footwear, Shoes and Boots Design
Shinji Honda honored for footwear, shoes and boots 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 Bisole Footwear by Shinji Honda, designed for Frontier Inc, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Footwear, Shoes and Boots Design category. The result belongs to 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Silver A' Design Award Explained
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
Regarding Bisole Footwear
They feature a minimalist design that does away with unnecessary decorative elements, and it has a wide variety of basic color options to choose from, so that everyone regardless of age or gender is sure to find a style of sandal that matches what they're looking for. Eva is used as the main material in pursuit of lightweight and soft comfort. The non-slip sole is made of rubber for enhanced grip. The insole is removable and washable, and it can be removed and washed in water for cleaner use.
About Shinji Honda
The concept of my brand, The FRONTIER, is ”Adding color to your life, from your feet”. The FRONTIER want to be the company that gives people around the world chances to be happy through their footwear. In order to make your daily life comfortable and rich, The FRONTIER add color to your life, from your feet. The FRONTIER seriously think what “the fun of living” means and keep challenging.
Award Record
This recognition makes Shinji Honda a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Footwear, Shoes and Boots Design Award
The A' Footwear Design Award is an international footwear design competition recognizing good footwears by leading footwear brands and designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to footwear designers, shoe designers, boot designers and fashion designers from all countries. Typical entries include shoes, sneakers, sandals, boots, heels and loafers. The awarded footwear designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/footwear
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/148794
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/148794
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!148794
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/342896
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.frontier-inc-web.com/ourproducts/bixsole
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
- Bisole Footwear
- Function
- Footwear
- Category
- Footwear, Shoes and Boots Design
- Discipline
- Fashion Design
- Industry
- Fashion and Sports
- Colors
- Dim Gray, Dark Slate Gray, Gray, Light Slate Gray and Lavender
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Frontier Inc
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Shinji Honda
- Country
- Japan
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #148794
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- They feature a minimalist design that does away with unnecessary decorative elements, and we have a wide variety of basic color options to choose from, so that everyone regardless of age or gender is sure to find a style of sandal that matches what they're looking for. EVA is used as the main material in pursuit of lightweight and soft comfort. The non-slip sole is made of rubber for enhanced grip. The insole is removable and washable, and it can be removed and washed in water for cleaner use.
- Inspiration
- In Japan, there is a long tradition of wearing slip-on sandals called "tsukkake." The Japanese word "tsukkake" refers to the motion of slipping one's toes into a shoe. That is how this easy-to-wear style of footwear earned its name.In recent years, fewer and fewer households have placed "tsukkake" in their homes. However, my brand FRONTIER did not want to lose this uniquely Japanese culture. Therefore, we developed a slip-on shoe that fits the modern lifestyle and can be worn both at home and in town.
- Challenge
- Foam molding with EVA material is difficult to make the body uniform in size. The most difficult part was that any error in the size of the body would result in the corresponding insole and outsole sizes not matching. Until we were satisfied with the results, we made fine adjustments to the foaming rate and realized the commercialization of the product.
- Realization and Technology
- Foam molding with EVA material.
- Project Duration and Location
- Product released in January 2023.
- Specifications
- length x width x height, 1 pair in a box 325mm x 235mm x 120mm
- Keywords
- Footwear, sandals, Japanese sandals, EVA sandals, washable insoles, tsukkake
