Press Release
Bronze A' Design Award in Furniture Design Goes to Asa Sideboard by Xenofon Hector Grigorelis
Xenofon Hector Grigorelis recognized for furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2016 - 2017 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 19, 2017 /DesignNewswire/ Asa Sideboard by Xenofon Hector Grigorelis, designed for Grigorelis, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2016 - 2017 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 Asa Sideboard
This project was inspired from a traditional folklore decorative scripture. It is presented with a combination of red, blue, blue-black,green, oil and khaki colors. It is thought to be used as a sideboard as well as a decorative object both in modern and classic houses. It tries to marry tradition with modern life. It shows the way to remember the roots but also look into future. It shows the transformation from something old into something new. Simplicity with a hint of elegance.
Award Record
This recognition makes Xenofon Hector Grigorelis a winner of 3 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2014 - 2015 to 2016 - 2017 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
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. The competition 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. Entries typically include chairs, tables, sofas, beds, cabinets and shelves. Awarded furniture designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/furniture
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/54001
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/54001
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!54001
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/139891
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.grigorelis.gr
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
- Asa Sideboard
- Function
- Sideboard
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Sienna, Silver, Light Gray, Dark Gray and White Smoke
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Grigorelis
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Xenofon Hector Grigorelis
- Country
- Greece
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2016 - 2017
- Design ID
- #54001
Credits
- Team
- Grigorelis Xenofon Hector
- Image Credits
- Grigorelis Xenofon Hector
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The unique, custom made design presented in the front of the sideboard, reminisces of Mehndi, a traditional folklore decorative scripture reference that was used for religious reasons. The detailed rim of the casing, the inside drawers with their diagonal lines, even the hinges and the way they operate and unite, as well as the metal support base with the slanted legs, indicate the absolute detail and unique properties in construction and design.
- Inspiration
- In our effort to interpret new and different cultures, we can lead to paths unknown, that had never been imagined. On these paths, we discover new themes, untold stories, interesting shapes, unrevealed colours. In this diversity that might have seemed important in the beginning, we might recognize another personality of us that might had been well hidden.My basic inspiration was the Indian art of tattoos; my attempt was to reveal something that I love, by creating something with a particular theme, dimension and subject.
- Research
- The original investigation focused on the draft form and more specifically to these shapes. In their final form in their final dimension to shape as well as the dimensions of these and of course to the combination of such diverse and disparate shapes and definitive end to the combination of colors Subsequent to the technical performance of the scheme in the wood through a specific printer that could capture the particular project in every detail.
- Challenge
- The original investigation, focused on the draft form and more specifically to these shapes .The main goal was to fit the particular images, in absolute perfection, to the dimensions of the object, combining colors, shapes and sizes. The technical part of producing the specific object , can be only achieved with a special printer that can capture this particular project with every necessary detail.
- Realization and Technology
- The sideboard was digitally designed using cad & 3d modelling software. It can be produced in MDF surface in all range of colours. The front doors are lacquered wood in printed pattern & the internal structure is polished lacquered. The legs and the frame are in satin or polished aluminum.
- Operation and Interaction
- The primary function is as a storage unit, but the combination of simplicity and the imposing form, transforms it into a powerful piece of decoration for any contemporary or traditional house.
- Project Duration and Location
- This project is in a concept stage & has not been prototyped or constructed. The concept work started in January of 2017 & ended by the end of February 2017.
- Specifications
- The dimension of the sideboard is 2500X520X790mm. The main structure is the combination of two MDF panel of thickness 12mm - total 240mm fact that gives us the a very specific detail in the structure of the sideboard. Its possible to produce in the whole range of RAL colors. The doors are in printed pattern slide or open in combination of 5 different colors or in black & white. Inside the cabinet there are shelves and drawers with special opening. Finally the structure of the legs is in satin or polished aluminum.
- Keywords
- Sideboard, Storage Unit , Design, Contemporary, Modern, Limited Edition, Decorative, Indian tattoo. Wood ,Furniture, Artistic, Mehndi.
