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Stanislav Melis and Jozef Michalko Receives the Bronze A' Design Award for Shelfium Multifunctional Furniture in Furniture Design
Stanislav Melis and Jozef Michalko recognized for furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 21, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category for Shelfium Multifunctional Furniture by Stanislav Melis and Jozef Michalko, designed for Shelfium. The recognition forms part of the 2023 - 2024 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Bronze A' Design Award Means
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.
Regarding Shelfium Multifunctional Furniture
Shelfium is a tool that allows people to create a wide range of shelving units and custom furniture in unique designs. Shelfium can be combined with any material and is particularly good at combining various elements, for example drawers. Its uniqueness lies in recycling and upcycling, so users can create furniture made from recycled materials or even a very luxurious assembly. It's up to people, their personality and preferences.
About Stanislav Melis and Jozef Michalko
Stanislav does not want to copy trends but his work is based on thoughts and emotions. He defines the future character and identity of each work. He does not look for answers only in functionality and aesthetics but in well-posed questions and investigation of phenomena.
Award Record
This recognition makes Stanislav Melis and Jozef Michalko a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Furniture Design Award
The A' Furniture Design Award is an international furniture competition recognizing good furniture designs by best furniture designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to furniture designers, product designers, industrial design studios and furniture brands from all countries. Entries typically include chairs, tables, sofas, beds, cabinets and shelves. Awarded furniture designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/furniture
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/155902
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/155902
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!155902
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/350165
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.shelfium.com/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Shelfium Multifunctional Furniture
- Function
- Multifunctional Furniture
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Gainsboro, Light Gray, Dim Gray, Silver and Dark Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Shelfium
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Stanislav Melis and Jozef Michalko
- Country
- Slovakia
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #155902
Credits
- Team
- Stanislav Meliš and Jozef Michalko
- Image Credits
- Photographer Boris Németh, 2023; Photographer Katarína Šendulová Bako 2021; Photographer Boris Németh, 2023 Video Credits: Slovak Design Center
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Shelfium is a tool that allows you to create a wide range of shelving units and custom furniture in unique designs. Shelfium can be combined with any material and is particularly good at combining various elements (e.g., drawers). Its uniqueness lies in recycling and upcycling, so you can create furniture made from recycled materials or even a very luxurious assembly. It's up to you and your personality and preferences.
- Inspiration
- The idea originated from the need to create storage space from available materials and items. However, it was necessary to invent an element that would unite everything into one object. This element became "Shelfium." It is primarily designed for the creation of storage spaces such as libraries, shelves, lowboards, and so on. However, with a touch of imagination and creativity (an open mind), it can transform into a coat rack, room divider, flower stand, and many other things.
- Research
- Shelfium is a set-up. It is the result of a search for a tool that is modular not only in space but also in time and at the same time can change its character while maintaining its DNA. Modularity is not only understood as plug and play but it is extended by the individuality of the user. Basic principles: use as little material as possible use the strengths of the materials used create an open system
- Challenge
- The most challenging part was the simplification of the form to the minimum necessary, to ensure "rigidity" while maintaining maximum simplicity and using the smallest possible volume of different materials. Secondly, to test the combination of different types of joints.
- Realization and Technology
- The elementary principle is to create a spatial structure using a Shelfium, which connects the bar element to the shelf. You can freely enclose the structure in this way by adding side/rear panels and sliding doors.
- Operation and Interaction
- Shelfium offers different approaches: - You can buy a ready-made kit that is made from recyclable materials as much as possible, with all parts being separately purchasable and repairable. - You can buy Shelfium separately, or you can buy individual parts and have the other parts made by local suppliers, or you can alternate by recycling and upcycling from your existing sources, according to the principles outlined above. Everyone can decide how big their environmental and social impact will be.
- Project Duration and Location
- The initial idea was conceived in 2018, but the actual development of the project did not begin until 2021 and lasted for approximately another 3 years. The project was developed in Bratislava in cooperation with local suppliers.
- Specifications
- Shelfium is made by CNC milling solid oak, which is treated with hard wax oil. The basic Shelfium has a cross-section of 30 x 20 mm and lengths of 400, 520, and 640 mm. The stainless steel bar elements have lengths of 90,180,270 and 360 mm and are joined together to form the final length. Their surface is unified by sandblasting or by additional metallic coating. Standard shelf parts are made of toughened glass, solid wood, or chipboard. Plexiglas, MDF, or PETfelt can be used as side parts.
- Keywords
- tool, furniture, shelves, clip, wood, modular, creative
