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Crystalscape Beauty Salon by Moriyuki Ochiai Receives the Silver A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design

The international grand jury of the 2018 - 2019 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Moriyuki Ochiai of Moriyuki Ochiai Architects for interior space and exhibition design

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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2019 /DesignNewswire/ Crystalscape Beauty Salon by Moriyuki Ochiai of Moriyuki Ochiai Architects has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2018 - 2019 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.

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 Crystalscape Beauty Salon

Moriyuki Ochiai Architects performed the design for a beauty salon.They endeavored to create a space that would envelop the body in such radiance by making the entire ceiling into a luminous crystal symbolizing the ideal of resplendent hair.Metallic waves, representing the bright, aerial, gracious way in which hair flows, are intricately weaved into a white matrix of geometric patterns.They sought to honor the beauty of hair and replicate the spatial experience of penetrating into its mysterious radiance and profound depth through the repeated entwinement of layers of lattice and metal.

About Moriyuki Ochiai

Moriyuki Ochiai Architects that is active in architectural, interior, furniture,landscape and industrial design. The sources of their inspirations come from being captivated by the vivacious and lively beauty of nature or life. They can also feel the influence coming from the delicate sensitivity responding to the unique Japanese nature, which can be found in Japanese temples and gardens. They wish to continue creating works that fulfill people's dreams, become the energy for their lives, and then move on to a deeper dimension that exceeds life itself.

About Moriyuki Ochiai Architects

Moriyuki Ochiai Architects that is active in architectural, interior, furniture,landscape and industrial design.

Award Record

With this recognition, Moriyuki Ochiai of Moriyuki Ochiai Architects is a winner of 6 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2013 - 2014 to 2018 - 2019 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. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Entries typically include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. Awarded interior designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/interior

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

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Crystalscape Beauty Salon
Function
Beauty Salon
Category
Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Discipline
Spatial Design
Industry
Architecture and Packaging & Retail
Colors
Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Gray, Light Slate Gray and Dark Gray
Images
5

The Recognition

Laureate
Moriyuki Ochiai
Country
Japan
Brand
Moriyuki Ochiai Architects
Recognition
Silver A' Design Award
Edition
2018 - 2019
Design ID
#73843

Credits

Team
Moriyuki Ochiai, Jillian Lei, Haruka Amano,, spea,, Seiko Service, Aslego,, Osamu Yamaguchi,, Moriyuki Ochiai,, Nanzan Ito,, Kayo Yokoyama(Koizumi), and Fumio Araki,
Image Credits
fumio araki

Design Details

Unique Properties
Metallic waves, representing the bright, aerial, gracious way in which hair flows, are intricately weaved into a white matrix of geometric patterns (a lattice structure featuring a signature color gradation of white and wooden tones) to produce a mystical luminous crystal from which a subdued light scatters as it bounces off the creases in the metal. Abundant expressivity is imparted to the crystal of light by the overlapping of the white lattice and the metal wave, with the former gushing through the space like sparkling whitewater, and the latter producing a current filled with vibrant vitality.
Inspiration
We performed the interior design for a beauty salon. Deliverables included a space exuding the radiance associated with beautiful, vibrant and shiny hair brimming with vitality. Therefore, we endeavored to create a space that would envelop the body in such radiance by making the entire ceiling into a luminous crystal symbolizing the ideal of resplendent hair.
Research
Please refer to PRODUCTION.
Challenge
We sought to honor the beauty of hair and replicate the spatial experience of penetrating into its mysterious radiance and profound depth through the repeated entwinement of layers of lattice and metal.
Realization and Technology
Furthermore, we created a space in which minute shifts in natural light can be felt throughout the day and the seasons, and the evolving landscape appreciated to the fullest, by playing with the configuration of the white lattice/metal wave compound according to each area and increasing the circumvolutions in the metal waves acting as reflectors inside the hair cutting area where natural light comes in the most.
Operation and Interaction
Please refer to PROJECT DESCRIPTION.
Project Duration and Location
located in Kanagawa , Japan
Keywords
hair salon design,hair salon,beauty salon,beauty salon design,interior design,space design,design,architecture,ceiling, metal,crystal,moriyuki ochiai,

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