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A' Design Award in Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design Goes to Venus 3D Printed Cup by Tiger ChongSheng Guo
Tiger ChongSheng Guo recognized for bakeware, tableware, drinkware and cookware design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ Venus 3D Printed Cup by Tiger ChongSheng Guo, designed for Victoria University of Wellington, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. 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.
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.
About Venus 3D Printed Cup
Venus is a drinking cup with a separate base, designed for home use. The set is made of two simple forms that support one another. The cup can be lifted from the base by hand. Because of the shape and the weight of the ceramic, the cup slides into the correct position when placed back on the base. The cup was 3D printed in a mix of ceramic and polymer, then fired in a kiln, sanded and polished. The base was 3D printed in a mix of wood and PLA, then sanded and stained. Additive manufacturing was chosen to form both parts without material waste.
About Tiger ChongSheng Guo
Tiger ChongSheng Guo is a China-born, New Zealand based designer. Brought up in a revolutionary time for design, with eastern roots grown in western soil, Tiger is a culturally diverse designer with a passion for additive manufacturing, fine detail handcraft, and solving the world’s problems one design at a time. Educated at Victoria University of Wellington in state of the art design and research practices, and versed in cutting edge manufacturing techniques, Tiger now aims to bring the wonders of auxetic materials and voxel-based printing to the design industry of tomorrow.
Award Record
This recognition makes Tiger ChongSheng Guo a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2018 - 2019 to 2019 - 2020 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design Award
The A' Kitchenware Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good kitchenware designs by best kitchenware brands and designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to kitchenware designers, product designers, industrial design studios and kitchenware brands from all countries. Entries typically include pots, pans, cutlery, plates, bowls and glasses. Awarded kitchenware designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/kitchenware
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/97961
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/97961
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!97961
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/245716
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.tgdesignstudio.com/venus
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Venus 3D Printed Cup
- Function
- 3D Printed Cup
- Category
- Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Food & Hospitality
- Colors
- Saddle Brown, Silver, Peru, Sienna and White Smoke
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Victoria University of Wellington
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Tiger ChongSheng Guo
- Country
- New Zealand
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #97961
Credits
- Team
- Tiger ChongSheng Guo - Designer, Zach Challies - Tutor/Lecturer and Joshua Felizardo - Assistant Photographer/Model
- Image Credits
- [ Example:; Photographer ChongSheng Guo, Venus 1, 2017. ] [ Example:; Photographer ChongSheng Guo, Venus 2, 2017. ] [ Example:; Photographer ChongSheng Guo, Venus 3, 2017. ] [ Example:; Photographer ChongSheng Guo, Venus 4, 2017. ] [ Example:; Photographer Joshua Felizardo, Venus 5, 2017. ]
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Venus is a luxury homeware set designed to encapsulate the symbiosis between two forms, and the unique qualities of 3D printed geometries. Similar products traditionally implement subtractive manufacturing methods (taking away material through cutting, sanding, and thinning). These processes are imprecise, and produce immense waste, and lack any quality from the original material. 3D printing Venus allows the unique qualities of the 3D filament (mixes of materials) to be captured serendipitously, with no waste.
- Inspiration
- Venus was inspired by the alignment of the planets of the Solar System, and the age old notion of "the stars aligning". Celestial entities often create unique and beautiful visages, with many becoming constellations, lights, or other phenomenons captured in human history. These visages are often no more than a few simple forms in perfect symbiosis, celebrated by the serendipitous surface qualities of stars and moons. Venus was inspired by this and aims to capture the beauty of forms complementing one another in a manner of purity that also honours the serendipity of material quality. To achieve this, digital fabrication was implemented.
- Research
- The project began by undergoing rapid concept ideation, aiming to explore as many forms as possible. This initially took the form of abstract form ideation, followed by iterative design, and finally volumetric design. These were all done via traditional mediums, but soon moved to digital ones. Ergonomics and anthropometric studies were undertaken with early prototypes to refine form, surface, and scale.
- Challenge
- The most challenging aspect of this project were the restraints. The design needed to be simple, sleek, and elegant, comprising of no more than 2 independent forms. The symbiosis between the forms was critical. I aimed to make it a mutually beneficial one, with one supporting the other in radial forms, much like the celestial entities within a solar system. The requirement to use 3D printing and explore materials previously not printed was also challenging. I had never worked with ceramics before, let alone 3D print them.
- Realization and Technology
- The design was 3D printed at an external industry partner in a ceramic and polymer mix. The print was then fired in a kiln to finish the ceramic. The ceramic was then lightly sanded and polished. The wood base was 3D printed in a PLA and wood mix. The print was then sanded and stained.
- Operation and Interaction
- The cup element can be lifted from the base. Due to the shape, the cup can be put on the base and itself will slide into the correct alignment due to the weight of the ceramic.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in July 2017 and finished in January 2018. Project was exhibited at Victoria University of Wellington's RNDR 2018 Exhibition. Reproductions have been since made using local industry, most recently in early 2020.
- Specifications
- 137 x 154 x 109 Cup alone: 112 x 125 x 101 Base alone: 137 x 154 x 35
- Keywords
- venus, homeware, cup, 3d print, wood filament, luxury, victoria, vuw, design
