Press Release
Patia Striped Trash Can by Songmics Home Design Team Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Kitchen Furniture, Equipment and Fixtures Design
Songmics Home Design Team honored for kitchen furniture, equipment and fixtures design by the international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 24, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Patia Striped Trash Can by Songmics Home Design Team, designed for Ziel Home Furnishing Technology Co., Ltd., has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Kitchen Furniture, Equipment and Fixtures Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2025 - 2026 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
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 Patia Striped Trash Can
Patia is a pedal operated trash can designed for kitchen use. The vertical stripes on the body act as reinforcing ribs. The convex and concave pattern raises strength and helps prevent denting during transport. The body is made of cold rolled steel, cut by laser and shaped on a continuous rolling line. The lid and the footrest are formed by stamping dies. A light step on the pedal opens the lid slowly, and the lid then returns to its closed position, so contact with the inside of the can is avoided. Patia measures 400 mm in width, 330 mm in depth and 622 mm in height.
Award Record
This recognition makes Songmics Home Design Team a winner of 3 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted in the 2025 - 2026 edition of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Kitchen Furniture, Equipment and Fixtures Design Award
The A' Kitchen Furniture Design Award is an international furniture design competition recognizing good kitchen furniture best designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to kitchen furniture designers, industrial designers, kitchen equipment manufacturers and kitchen fixture specialists from all countries. Typical entries include cabinets, countertops, islands, pantries, tables and chairs. The awarded kitchen furniture designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/kitchen-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/174650
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/174650
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!174650
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/369407
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.amazon.com/SONGMICS-Removable-Stainless-Included
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Patia Striped Trash Can
- Function
- Striped Trash Can
- Category
- Kitchen Furniture, Equipment and Fixtures Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Electronics & Appliances
- Colors
- Black, Dim Gray, Gray, Linen and Light Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Ziel Home Furnishing Technology Co., Ltd.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Songmics Home Design Team
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #174650
Credits
- Team
- Weiwen Xiong, Guonian Li, Tianfeng Jiang and Peishang Yang
- Image Credits
- Application in progress
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The core innovation of this product lies in the combination of structural reinforcing ribs and decorative stripes into one. Through precise mechanical calculation and structural design, and by using the convex and concave elements of the stripes on the barrel body, it serves as a reinforcing rib for the product, preventing it from deforming during transportation. At the same time, it enhances the aesthetic appeal of the product and distinguishes it from other products on the market.
- Inspiration
- Traditional metal trash cans usually dent and deform due to impact during transportation. The load-bearing structure in buildings inspires us to transform functional reinforcing ribs into decorative stripes. Each concave and convex vertical pattern is not only the "skeleton" of the barrel, supporting the stability of the product, but also creating a sense of rhythm through the refraction of light and shadow.
- Research
- Market research has found that most similar products remain at the stage of undesigned smooth surface treatment, which is prone to deformation during transportation. Moreover, they are homogenized and lack a sense of design. We have innovatively adopted 0.8mm thickened cold-rolled steel plates. Through a precise rolling process, the stripes present a three-dimensional drop of 10mm, which not only enhances the compressive resistance but also improves the product's aesthetic appeal.
- Challenge
- The greatest challenge in the process of implementation and research is how to enhance the strength of the product barrel while maintaining its aesthetic appeal, ensuring safety and rationality, as well as integrating it into the home environment. Finally, through continuous refinement of the 3D model and sample verification, this striped trash can was designed.
- Realization and Technology
- The barrel body of the Patia product is made of 0.6mm cold-rolled steel plate, which is precisely cut by laser and formed into a striped structure in one go through a 16-station continuous rolling line. The depth of the convex ribs is 8mm±0.1mm, with a tolerance of, and is made by high-precision die stamping. The bucket lid and footrests are formed by stamping dies in one piece. Bottom
- Operation and Interaction
- Operating this type of trash can is very simple and intuitive. The user only needs to gently step on the trash can lid, and it will automatically slowly lower and open without the need for manual lifting. After putting away the garbage, the lid will automatically return to its original position. The entire process does not require touching the inside of the trash can, effectively preventing hand contamination and the spread of odors.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in Shenzhen in October 2024 and will be completed in Shenzhen in June 2025.
- Specifications
- Width 400mm x Depth 330mm x Height 622 mm
- Keywords
- Striped elements, reinforced rib protection, silent opening and closing, and light luxury appearance
