Press Release
Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design Goes to Knot Knot Restaurant and Cafe by Vincent Chi-Wai Chiang
The international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Vincent Chi-Wai Chiang for interior space and exhibition design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Knot Knot Restaurant and Cafe by Vincent Chi-Wai Chiang, designed for In Cube Design Limited, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. The award was conferred within the 2019 - 2020 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.
What the Bronze A' Design Award Means
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.
Regarding Knot Knot Restaurant and Cafe
Knot Knot is a Japanese and western dessert and cake cafe in Guangzhou, China, with an interior of 1400 square feet. The design is inspired by surreal art and turns the cafe into a small art gallery. Italian turquoise handmade tiles and a dark walnut doorframe mark the open entrance, which leads to the cake display area and a marble bar. Classic frames with paintings, woodcarving details, arch windows, two Roman columns and a chandelier are used throughout. Two metal flower racks bring outdoor planting inside. A mirror at the end of the space creates repeated reflections.
About Vincent Chi-Wai Chiang
Vincent Chiang's design philosophy is simple: to achieve balance between beauty, function and cost (including environmental). Born in Hong Kong, Chiang received a degree in interior architecture at Middlesex University London and went on to work in the R&D department of Steve Leung Designers after graduation. Leaving to co-found his own design firm, In Cube Design, Chiang has been a Professional Member of the International Interior Design Association and International Furnishings and Design Association since 2008. With more than 15 years' experience in interior design and project management, Chiang's strength is in space planning.
Award Record
This recognition makes Vincent Chi-Wai Chiang a winner of 17 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2015 - 2016 and the 2019 - 2020 editions 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. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Typical entries include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. The awarded interior designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/interior
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/100143
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/100143
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!100143
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/160052
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://incubedesign.com.hk/
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
- Knot Knot Restaurant and Cafe
- Function
- Restaurant and Cafe
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Black, Saddle Brown, Tan, Dark Olive Green and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- In Cube Design Limited
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Vincent Chi-Wai Chiang
- Country
- Hong Kong (China)
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #100143
Credits
- Team
- Sidney Tsz-Tung Lai and Leo Tsz-Chun Lau
- Image Credits
- In Cube Design Limited
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Knot Knot is a well-known Japanese-western dessert and cake cafe. Young elegant style, with girlish and delighted tone paints the cafe with romantic colour. Artistic touchup in every corner makes the cafe an art gallery to hit the class of Japanese Dessert Master.
- Inspiration
- Design concept Illusion of taste is inspired by The Hyper Realist Salvador Dali, designer develops a surreal interior space from the real. Magic mirror creates illusion that attracting customer into the mystery and maximize the utility of space. Customer enters the magical world and found numinous instagramable photo taking points.
- Research
- Research on Hyper Realist Salvador Dali and others on surreal art pieces in all aspects to come up with an easy digest presentation to enable people in all walk of life could experience the interesting surreal space. Finding result: Logical thinking and emotional feeling should not be contradicting but could be combined well to create interesting and inspiring space to deeper thinking and feeling.
- Challenge
- Art appreciation is subjective and designer to create a space with surreal element to make it easy to understand and enjoyable. The colour tone is extraordinary but still developed from the young elegant brand tone. New and loyal customer will be attracted and surprised by the strong identity of the cafe.
- Realization and Technology
- Italian turquoise handmade tiles and the dark walnut doorframe at the open entrance; leads customer to the cake display area and marble bar. 2 metal flower racks extended the gardening from outdoor to indoor. The walls are decorated with the classic frames with artistic paintings, the woodcarving waistline and ceiling, also and two Roman columns are the taste of Renaissance. The giant frame in the middle with animation blows a breath to the space makes this art like cafe into live.
- Operation and Interaction
- A marble bar connects the production and the dining area. With the precise use of art pieces, arch windows, roman columns, chandelier and mirror, the designer turn the cafe into artistic and surreal art gallery. A glass room enables customer to enjoy the chef to give the last touch of cake before serving. Mirror in the wooden arch window reflects the paintings on the wall, the bench and cushions under it provide a country style resting area. The magic mirror is at the end of the interior to create unlimited reflection of the center object to immerse it into illusion.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in October 2019 and finished in December 2019 in Guang Zhou , China
- Specifications
- The area is 1400 sq ft. The restaurant is located at Parc Central of Guang Xhou.
- Keywords
- Dessert, Cafe, Ladies, Fancy, Elegant, Modern classic, Artistic
