Press Release
Bronze A' Design Award in Furniture Design Goes to Elegant Arc Sofa by Pashaman Home
The international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Pashaman Home for furniture design
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Elegant Arc Sofa by Pashaman Home has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category. The recognition forms part of 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 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 Elegant Arc Sofa
Elegant Arc is a sofa designed for home interiors. The sofa is covered with large pieces of top grain calfskin taken from the back section, which reduces the need for chemical adhesives and improves durability. The seat cushion is filled with water washed latex and highly resilient UTTP foam. The backrest combines down and cotton batting in a tested ratio, so the seating is soft yet supportive. Rounded curves, a deep seat and broad armrests allow comfortable leaning, and several color options suit different rooms.
About Pashaman Home
Pashaman is a well-known company specializing in the field of furniture design and manufacturing. With unique and stylish products, it has established a solid reputation in the market. The company always adheres to the concept of combining high-quality materials with exquisite craftsmanship, and is committed to creating furniture products that are both comfortable and beautiful. Take its Bubble Bear sofa, which is popular for its innovative design and comfortable seating. Pashaman focuses on meeting the diverse needs and tastes of its customers and continuously strives to enrich its product line to provide superior furniture solutions for modern living Spaces.
Award Record
Pashaman Home is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
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. It 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. Typical entries include chairs, tables, sofas, beds, cabinets and shelves. The awarded furniture designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/furniture
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/156418
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/156418
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!156418
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/350987
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?abbucket=18&id=71939015792
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
- Elegant Arc Sofa
- Function
- Sofa
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Silver, Rosy Brown, Light Gray, Gray and White Smoke
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Pashaman Home
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #156418
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This product is a sofa that strikes a balance between stylish design and comfort. The surface is made of natural animal leather for a soft, delicate texture. The inside is filled with materials like latex, UTTP foam, and cotton batting to ensure good support, excellent softness and high resilience, providing a comfortable seating experience for users.
- Inspiration
- The product is inspired by the market demand for sturdy, durable genuine leather sofas. It adopts large pieces of natural genuine leather, reducing the use of chemical adhesives compared to smaller, scrap leather pieces. In this way, the product is healthy, environmentally friendly, robust and less prone to tearing and wear, thereby extending its lifespan. To balance the calm and serious feel brought by the genuine leather, the sofa uses curved elements to add a sense of relaxation and comfort.
- Research
- In current furniture market, leather of sofas varies considerably in quality, and some using synthetic leather are of inferior quality. The leather of this sofa is sourced from the premium back section of overseas calves. Thanks to the suitable living conditions and scientific concentrated breeding for the calves, the leather features a natural, clear texture and a smooth, pliable touch, showing its high quality. There is no need for chemical synthesis, making the sofa a safe, reliable choice.
- Challenge
- The biggest challenge was how to maintain a soft yet resilient seating experience. Feather material alone was too soft and prone to deformation. After experimenting with various materials, the design team decided to fill the backrest with a combination of down and cotton batting. Through multiple tests and adjustments, they found the optimal ratio of down to cotton batting, which ensures that the sofa is not only comfortable and soft but also provides sufficient support and resilience.
- Realization and Technology
- Seat cushion: top grain calfskin from the back, water washed latex and highly resilient UTTP foam Backrest: top grain calfskin leather from the back, down and cotton batting Armrest padding: highly resilient UTTP foam Pillow filling: down and cotton batting Sofa legs: wood
- Operation and Interaction
- The sofa is designed with rounded, smooth curves and offers various color options, harmonious with any home environment to create a warm atmosphere and also able to be a piece of art. Additionally, the sofa boasts much deeper seat, whereby to give users a feeling as if in a warm embrace. The robust armrests provide stable support, allowing for comfortable leaning and pillow rest, which can also be used as side tables for placing small items.
- Project Duration and Location
- This product was developed in April, 2023 in Lecong Town, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, and launched in May, 2023 in China.
- Specifications
- product dimensions, 220 mm x 106 mm x 82mm
- Keywords
- genuine leather, sofa, furniture, soft and resilient, rounded curve
