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Ninglu Zhang Is Honored with the A' Design Award for Blazer Pendant Light Fixture in Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
Ninglu Zhang acknowledged for lighting products and fixtures design by the international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 18, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ Blazer Pendant Light Fixture by Ninglu Zhang, designed for Nzhang Design, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Lighting Products and Fixtures Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to 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 A' Design Award Means
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.
About Blazer Pendant Light Fixture
Blazer embodies a felt hanging lamp concept that boasts tool-free assembly from a flat felt sheet, offering effortless scalability in mass production while minimizing material waste, thanks to its sleek rectangle design. Drawing inspiration from the sharp lines of a business suit's front cut, accentuated by a vibrant red hue to captivate attention, Blazer's minimalist silhouette guides viewers through a harmonious sequence. Enhanced by black snaps, the design strategically punctuates this fluid narrative, adding intrigue and dimension.
About Ninglu Zhang
Ninglu Zhang, a talented young designer born in China in 1996, embarked on her design journey during her sophomore year at college, ultimately earning her MFA from the University of Iowa in 2022. Specializing in product design and furniture design, Ninglu's passion for blending advanced technologies with traditional craftsmanship is evident in her work, characterized by an affinity for organic forms. Her innovative designs have garnered international recognition, with exhibitions in prominent cities including Chicago, New York, and Milan. Notably, Ninglu has been honored with prestigious awards such as the London Design Awards, Muse Design Awards, LIT Design Awards, and SIT Design Awards.
Award Record
This recognition makes Ninglu Zhang a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Lighting Products and Fixtures Design Award
The A' Lighting Design Award is an international lighting design competition recognizing good lighting designs by best lighting designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to lighting designers, lighting architects, industrial design studios and lighting product manufacturers from all countries. Entries typically include chandeliers, pendant lights, wall sconces, table lamps, floor lamps and outdoor lights. Awarded lighting designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/lighting
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/156732
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/156732
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!156732
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/351251
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.nzhangdesign.com
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Blazer Pendant Light Fixture
- Function
- Pendant Light Fixture
- Category
- Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Electronics & Appliances
- Colors
- Maroon, Dark Red, Firebrick, Sandy Brown and Black
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Nzhang Design
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Ninglu Zhang
- Country
- United States of America
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #156732
Credits
- Image Credits
- Photographer Ninglu Zhang, Blazer, 2020.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Blazer is a felt hanging lamp that can be assembled completely tool-free from a flat felt sheet and can be easily mass-produced with minimum waste of materials due to its clean rectangle shape. Inspired by the business suit cut on the front, with its bright red color to catch people's eyes, Blazer's simple shape creates a flow and sequence for the viewers to follow, and the black snaps can give the design a highlight and pause the flow.
- Inspiration
- Blazer the lamp is inspired by the cut on the neckline area of the blazer cloth. Clean cut and elegant folding on the cloth blazer was once leading the trend of the fashion industry. The meticulous tailoring and attention to detail is very inspiring. It has a significant and interesting historical importance, particularly in the context of fashion and social culture.
- Research
- The Blazer project represents applied research focusing on environmentally friendly production practices within both handcrafted and assembly line industries. Data on material waste and pollution created were collected from online resources. Started by making variable paper prototypes, the shape of Blazer minimized the waste of material, and the final selection of material controlled pollution that could be potentially created.
- Challenge
- The fact of mass-producing with limited facilities access is the most challenging part of the design process. During the height of the pandemic in 2020, public crafting studios were largely shuttered or inaccessible, posing significant hurdles to obtaining necessary facilities.
- Realization and Technology
- In the progress of prototyping, many adjustments was made on both the material and position of details. AutoCAD was used to draft out the plan drawing of Blazer, including the felt dimension detail to help later hand cut and the water jet cutting drawing of the customized metal washer.
- Operation and Interaction
- To transform the Blazer from flat to functional lamp, the process initiates by laying it flat on a surface, then mimicking the method used for crafting a Mobius ring by grasping both ends of the felt twist and securing them in position using the button.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in August 2020 in Iowa, USA and finished in December 2020 in Iowa, USA, and was exhibited in Salone del Mobile in June 2022.
- Specifications
- Dimension: Flat: 380mm x 1525mm x 5mm (W x D x H) Assembled: 787mm x 254mm x 432mm (W x D x H)
- Keywords
- Light fixture, Felt, Lamp, Mass production, easy assemble, Red
