Press Release
Edson Martone Henrique Vieira Is Honored with the Silver A' Design Award for Palco Foosball Table in Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design
Edson Martone Henrique Vieira acknowledged for toys, games and hobby products design by the international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 17, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Palco Foosball Table by Edson Martone Henrique Vieira, designed for Raposo Sports, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Silver A' Design Award
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.
About Palco Foosball Table
Palco is a foosball table designed for recreational play. Foosball is a traditional game played in many parts of the world. Palco is made of reforested wood, selected for its resistance and durability. The material supports a production process that is sustainable and less damaging. The form of the table refers to Greek architecture and to the overlapping planes seen in the stands of modern sports arenas. The base is an internal structure covered with slatted wood, recalling the vertical lines of Greek columns.
Award Record
This recognition makes Edson Martone Henrique Vieira a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design Award
The A' Toy Design Award is an international toy design competition recognizing good toy designs by best toy designers, manufacturers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to toy designers, game studios, industrial designers and hobby product manufacturers from all countries. Entries typically include dolls, action figures, board games, puzzles, plush toys and educational toys. Awarded toy designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/toy
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/159906
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/159906
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!159906
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/350445
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.instagram.com/estudiogalho/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Palco Foosball Table
- Function
- Foosball Table
- Category
- Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Kids
- Colors
- Rosy Brown, Tan, Black, Lavender and Peru
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Raposo Sports
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Edson Martone Henrique Vieira
- Country
- Brazil
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #159906
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The product's primary function is recreational, as it is a traditional board game in many parts of the world. Its construction aims to favor sustainable and less damaging processes, such as the use of reforested wood of excellent resistance and durability throughout its constitution, producing an artifact of modern design and aligned with sustainable production.
- Inspiration
- The line's concept comes from a combination of various references, from Greek architecture to the characteristic overlapping planes found in the stands of modern sports arenas. This formal representation appears more specifically in the base of the product, made up of an internal structure covered in slatted wood, referring to the vertical lines of Greek columns.
- Keywords
- FURNITURE DESIGN, EMOTIONAL DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE, FOOSBALL, GAMES
