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Vincent Chi-Wai Chiang Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for IE Sushi and Teppanyaki Restaurant in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Vincent Chi-Wai Chiang honored for interior space and exhibition 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 IE Sushi and Teppanyaki Restaurant 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 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
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 IE Sushi and Teppanyaki Restaurant
IE Sushi and Teppanyaki is a fine dining Japanese restaurant in Hong Kong. The interior combines Art Deco forms with Japanese details to create a new Oriental style. Sapele wood is used throughout, and each room has a different geometric pattern and decorative wood moulding to mark its zone. The sushi bar is pentagonal, with a diamond cut bulkhead whose reflected light eases the effect of the low ceiling. A metallic dragonfly lightbox conceals the ventilation system and serves as decoration. The balcony offers a quiet place for relaxation after the meal.
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 18 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2015 - 2016 to 2019 - 2020 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
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/100473
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/100473
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!100473
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/160052
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://incubedesign.com.hk/
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- IE Sushi and Teppanyaki Restaurant
- Function
- Restaurant
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Black, Saddle Brown and Sienna
- 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
- #100473
Credits
- Team
- Sidney Tsz-Tung Lai
- Image Credits
- In Cube Design Limited
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- IE is a fine Japanese dining restaurant serving Sushi, Teppanyaki, also the after meal sake and cigar. Designer creates a comfortable with high privacy interior with limited space for customers to enjoy a fine and relax moment. The design is like a Western and Japanese mix baby, strong Art Deco at the first glance and the details of Japanese aesthetics in a closer look.
- Inspiration
- Globalization influences the culinary not only on favour, but also the interior design. Japanese cuisine is the earliest Asian food whelming the world. Designer creates a new Orient style for IE, the Japanese restaurant, to breakthrough the traditional thinking on authentic cuisine should be decorated in traditional way.
- Research
- The restaurant located in a trendy and art mall, which required the stores in it to meet its upbeat style. Designer has to come up with a new design trend, which is new orient, to think out of the boundary and well crossover the elements of Art Deco and Japanese minimalism.
- Challenge
- To combine two different extreme styles in this restaurant is a challenge. The minimalism of Japanese culture and the larger than life style of Art Deco sounds contradict to each. Designer has to make smart selection on the two styles to make customer accept this new Japanese fine dining experience. On the technique, the ceiling height is low, the requirement of multi ventilation, and sound absorption are main challenge.
- Realization and Technology
- Massive use of sapele wood to enforce the luxury, different selection on the geometric pattern and decorative wood moulding each room to distinguish zoning or rooms. The metallic dragonfly lightbox beautifully hidden the ventilating system inside and serve as art decoration to echo the orient style. Balcony is a place for after meal relaxation and allows the use of solar Japanese floor lamps for eco friendly energy.
- Operation and Interaction
- The exterior is a metallic screen and the auto door decorated as a flower pedal, all tasted as Art Deco. Sushi bar is in pentagon with diamond cutting bulkhead, reflection of light reduces the pressure from low ceiling. The wall behind the bar is a fusion of Japanese royal crest with art deco touch specially designed. The royal crest is a chrysanthemum, which applied as the chandelier in the VIP room as well. The room with grey painting scraping in 3 sides to highlight the huge teppanyaki table in the center.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in March 2019 and finished in November 2019 in Hong Kong
- Specifications
- The area is 2594 sq ft Located at K11 MUSEA, Victoria Dockside, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon in Hong Kong
- Keywords
- Fine dining, Japanese Restaurant, Teppanyaki, Sushi, Art Deco, Sapele wood
