Takahiro Todoroki Receives the Bronze A' Design Award for Luxe Lounge in Interior Space and Exhibition Design

The international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Takahiro Todoroki for interior space and exhibition design

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COMO, Italy, April 24, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ Luxe Lounge by Takahiro Todoroki has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

The Bronze A' Design Award Explained

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.

About Luxe Lounge

Luxe is a lounge bar located in Shinjuku Kabukicho, Japan. The interior is designed as a calm space, separated from the busy entertainment district outside. The walls of the main floor carry objects that combine steel frameworks with indirect lighting. The lower floor is lined with artworks and neon lights. Partitions with colorful flowers divide the seating and add color to the space. Beaten metal plates are used for tables and for the ceiling of the VIP room. Black mirrors line the aisles and some walls. The lighting is kept low so guests are not disturbed.

About Takahiro Todoroki

engine,inc. was established in Tokyo in 2000 and has designed for over 350 projects in Japan and around the world." Bringing Japan's unique and soulful designs to the world! is our motto, and we are working to bring the design of "WABI" and "SABI", the ancient Japanese aesthetics of space, to the world by sublimating them into modern design. We are also working to commercialize all products related to space as our own original products, and plan to launch the "FUTURE NEON" lighting brand and the "CONTENEDOR DESIGN LABO" house brand in 2024.

Award Record

This recognition makes Takahiro Todoroki a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted in the 2023 - 2024 edition of the A' Design Award & Competition.

About the A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award

The A' Interior Design Award is an international interior design competition recognizing good interior designs by interior designers and architects worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Typical entries include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. The awarded interior designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/interior

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/160178
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/160178
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!160178
Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/352629
Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.engine-inc.jp/

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: Luxe Lounge
Function: Lounge
Category: Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Discipline: Spatial Design
Industry: Architecture and Packaging & Retail
Colors: Black, Dark Slate Gray and Saddle Brown
Images: 5

The Recognition

Laureate: Takahiro Todoroki
Country: Japan
Recognition: Bronze A' Design Award
Edition: 2023 - 2024
Design ID: #160178

Credits

Image Credits: Photographer: Katusmi Hirabayashi

Design Details

Unique Properties: A lounge bar in Shinjuku Kabukicho, the largest entertainment district in Japan. Since many people from overseas visit Shinjuku, we wanted to create a borderless space where foreigners can also enjoy themselves with women in Japan. We have created a space where customers can feel extraordinary in a calm space spread out in a multi-tenant building.
Inspiration: Since the Lounge BAR is located in the center of Shinjuku Kabukicho, the largest entertainment district in Japan, we aimed to create a quiet space isolated from the hustle and bustle of the crowded area to provide relaxation for people who are tired on a daily basis. By contrasting the hustle and bustle of the outside with the quietness, we aimed to create a space as a high-end lounge, and started the design from how to express the contrast between "hustle and bustle" and "quietness" in the materials.
Challenge: In designing this space based on the concept of "serenity," a lighting and design plan was created to maintain an appropriate level of illumination so that multiple guests would not be distracted by each other. Within the low-lit space, materials were divided into zones to maximize the effect of each, and the design was intended to be inspirational in its effect. In the end, the lighting plan to achieve these conditions was the most difficult, but we were able to achieve a wonderful balance in the end.
Realization and Technology: The walls of the main floor are decorated with objects combining steel frameworks with indirect lighting to create an icon of the overall space. The subfloor is a complete change, expressing lewdness with a continuous arrangement of paintings combining neon lights with artwork. The partitions that hide the line of sight are decorated with colorful flowers, setting up color in an otherwise inorganic space.The VIP room has a beaten metal plate to reflect the shimmering light.
Project Duration and Location: October 16, 2023 to November 20, 2023 Project period. Located in Shinjuku, Japan.
Specifications: Plated metal plates with beaten and uneven surfaces will be used for the table and VIP Room ceilings. The BAR ceiling will be covered with metal tin ceiling board. The walls of the main floor are decorated with objects combining steel frameworks with indirect lighting Black mirrors are used for the aisles and some walls.