Press Release
Birdhouse Nest Toothpick Box by Di Lu Is Granted the A' Design Award in Homeware Design
Di Lu acknowledged for homeware design by the international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 24, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ Birdhouse Nest Toothpick Box by Di Lu, designed for School of Future Design, Beijing Normal University, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Homeware Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2023 - 2024 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The A' Design Award Explained
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 Birdhouse Nest Toothpick Box
Birdhouse Nest is a toothpick box designed for the table. The box is shaped like a bird's nest, and the toothpicks form the nest around a small bird. Each time a toothpick is taken out, part of the nest is removed, which recalls the loss of trees and of the habitats of birds. The design uses this simple metaphor to encourage care for nature and ecology. Birdhouse Nest is made of environmentally friendly plastic, shaped by plastic processing and assembly, and measures 78 by 78 by 86 millimeters.
Award Record
Di Lu is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. All of the awards belong to the 2023 - 2024 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. The competition 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. Entries typically include tableware, lighting fixtures, cookware, decorative accessories, bathroom accessories and furniture. Awarded homeware designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/homeware
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission 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. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated 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. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates 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, the upload of a work and the 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. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/154260
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/154260
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!154260
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/348501
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Birdhouse Nest Toothpick Box
- Function
- Toothpick Box
- Category
- Homeware Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Gainsboro, Sienna, Light Slate Gray, Silver and Saddle Brown
- Images
- 5
- Client
- School of Future Design, Beijing Normal University
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Di Lu
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #154260
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Every year, because of the use of herb sticks by users, trees are destroyed and many birds living in the jungle receive a great impact.With the use of herb stickers, there are fewer and fewer herb stickers, as if the metaphor of "fewer and fewer woods", and the residence of birds is becoming more and more exposed and unstable. We hope that we can subconsciously arouse people to protect the "seedlings" of environmental awareness in their hearts.
- Inspiration
- Whenever the user takes the sticks from the box for use, the process of taking them out also becomes the process of "dismantling" the nest of the birds, thus gaining everyone's warning. Through this design, we hope to convey to users that we care about nature and ecology, which means we are also caring about ourselves! While paying attention to human's own desires, we can move forward hand in hand with the surrounding ecology and protect each other.
- Realization and Technology
- Using environmentally friendly plastic processing and assembly that can be explained.
- Operation and Interaction
- Through the metaphorical design technique, the designer metaphorically turns the herb stick around the bird into the bird's nest, thus constituting a harmonious and warm table landscape.Through this design, we hope to convey to users that we care about nature and ecology, which means we are also caring about ourselves! While focusing on human's own desires, we can move forward hand in hand with the surrounding ecology and protect each other.
- Project Duration and Location
- This project was completed in Zhuhai in March 2023.
