Press Release
Glimpse Side Table by Kenan Derya Sargin Is Granted the Silver A' Design Award in Furniture Design
Kenan Derya Sargin acknowledged for furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Glimpse Side Table by Kenan Derya Sargin has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Silver A' Design Award Explained
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.
Regarding Glimpse Side Table
Glimpse is a side table designed for use beside seating units. The form of Glimpse is a reflection of an organic shape divided into small sections, joining an organic outline with a minimalist design. The table is made of wood and tempered glass. The wooden parts are produced with a CNC router, and silicone dots are attached to the wooden parts to stop the tempered glass from slipping. The glass has a concave slope that allows easy access from a sitting position on a sofa. The glass can be flipped, so the table can be placed on either side of the seating.
Award Record
Kenan Derya Sargin is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2017 - 2018 to 2019 - 2020 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/96203
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/96203
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!96203
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/218953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Glimpse Side Table
- Function
- Side Table
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Black, Tan, Dim Gray and Wheat
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Kenan Derya Sargin
- Country
- Turkiye
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #96203
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- ''Glimpse '' is a reflection of an organic form in small sections. It has a special aesthetic with organic form and minimalist design. Despite its complex looking form its easy to manufacture.
- Inspiration
- The design of Glimpse was inspired by cross section plated products. Keeping the focus on simplicity, parts used in the product was minimized.
- Research
- Prior to the design, a thorough research was performed on existing furniture in the market place, production techniques of the material used and interviewed fifty users of such furnitures to understand pleasure and pain points. Several manufacturers were visited to ensure simplicity of production
- Challenge
- The main challenge in this design was to solve structural difficulties with the purpose of minimizing the usage of body parts whilst supporting its structure without using any other material than its fluid form.
- Realization and Technology
- The materials to be used will be woodand tempered glass. Wooden parts will be produced by CNC router. Silicone dots will be attached to the wooden parts to prevent slipping the tempered glass.
- Operation and Interaction
- Glimpse is a side table and you can place it either side of the sitting units by flipping the tempered glass. A concave slope was given to the form of the glass in order to maintain easy access to the table from a sitting position in a sofa
- Project Duration and Location
- October 2019-December 2019 / Ankara/ Turkey
- Keywords
- Side table, coffee table, modern design
