Hui Chi Ho Howard Is Honored with the A' Design Award for Good Night Show King Maker in Performing Arts, Stage, Style and Scenery Design

Hui Chi Ho Howard acknowledged for performing arts, stage, style and scenery design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ Good Night Show King Maker by Hui Chi Ho Howard, designed for HOWS Creation Ltd, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Performing Arts, Stage, Style and Scenery Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2019 - 2020 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

What the A' Design Award Means

The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.

Regarding Good Night Show King Maker

Good Night Show is a television stage design created for a talent show produced in Hong Kong. The set covers a gross built area of 500 square meters and was built at a film studio over nine months. The design recalls a futuristic city, with extensive lighting effects and a look inspired by cyber architecture and space capsules. A revolving platform on each side allows performers to enter and exit. The main stage uses multiple levels so that more than 100 performers can appear in the same area. The structure combines stainless steel and fireproof panels with matte glass and wooden platforms.

About Hui Chi Ho Howard

HOWS was founded in 2001 by Howard Hui. After graduating from The Hong Kong Polytechnic of Art & Design in 1996, he started his career at Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) as stage designer. Starting with stage design as the mainstream business at its early age. It had designed stages for popular artists in Hong Kong including GiGi Leung, Jade Kwan, Hanjin, Lam Fung, Tai Chi, Dave Wang, Shirley Kwan, William Chan, Li Yi Feng.....HOWS has extended the business to Spatial and Event design. We would like to design more stage with different visual impact for the audience. Combine with multimedia / innovative technology & exhilarating spectacle.

Award Record

Hui Chi Ho Howard is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. All of the awards belong to the 2019 - 2020 edition of the A' Design Award & Competition.

About the A' Performing Arts, Stage, Style and Scenery Design Award

The A' Performing Arts Design Award is an international competition recognizing excellence in set, stage, and performing arts design by top designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to performing arts designers, set designers, theater architects and costume designers from all countries. Entries typically include choreography, dance moves, theatrical sets, dance costumes, stage lighting and opera props. Awarded performing arts designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/performing-arts

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/92759
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/92759
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!92759
Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/205242

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: Good Night Show King Maker
Function: King Maker
Category: Performing Arts, Stage, Style and Scenery Design
Discipline: Communication Design
Industry: Arts and Entertainment
Colors: Black, Dark Slate Blue and Midnight Blue
Images: 5
Client: HOWS Creation Ltd

The Recognition

Laureate: Hui Chi Ho Howard
Country: Hong Kong (China)
Recognition: A' Design Award
Edition: 2019 - 2020
Design ID: #92759

Credits

Team: Howard Hui, Nana Lee, Vincent Ma, Ashley Pang, Michelle Wong
Image Credits: Photographer: Howard Hui

Design Details

Unique Properties: VIUtv will carry out an unprecedented large-scale King Maker project, launching a new talent show good night show, summoning outstanding boys with a talent for acting! VIUtv has partnered with a number of media to foster new stars in Hong Kong.
Inspiration: According to the production requirements, we have to design an interior space look like a cybertecture and space capsule. So I found the Ready Player One as a blueprint, and the design adds a lot of lighting effect to create a look of futuristic city. On the left and right sides, there is a 360 degree revolving platform. Participants can enter and exit through this turn around door. Our main stage has a multi-level platform for more than 100 performer.
Research: Ready player one as a blueprint, and the design adds a lot of lighting effect to create a look of futuristic city.
Challenge: We need to build a 360 angles setting for TV production. And to design a multi level platform for 100 contestants at the same area.
Realization and Technology: It has stainless steel and fireproofing plate structure inside / mat glass panel / wooden platform
Operation and Interaction: This programme is similar to south korean TV series produces 101. VIUtv's new talent show Good night show was openly recruited. After a round of interviews, 99 all-round performing boys were born. The champion results are decided by online voting 50% and a panel of professional judges 50%.
Project Duration and Location: 9 months at Shaw studios in Hong Kong
Specifications: Gross built area (square meters): 500
Keywords: VIU, goodnight show, king maker, stage design