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Xiaobo Ye Is Honored with the Silver A' Design Award for Yufengyuan Restaurant in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Xiaobo Ye acknowledged 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 confirmed the Silver A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category for Yufengyuan Restaurant by Xiaobo Ye, designed for Zmake. The result belongs to 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Silver A' Design Award
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.
About Yufengyuan Restaurant
Yufengyuan is a restaurant interior covering 1100 square meters. The design refers to the culture of the Yellow River. A passage of 50 meters follows the line of the river through the space. Eight metal boxes of different heights are placed along the passage. Each box seats one family and is named after a small creature, such as a butterfly, a frog or a bee. The finish of each box follows the character of the creature. All boxes are raised, so entering a box becomes a moment of ritual. The main materials are terrazzo, steel plate, bamboo and latex paint.
About Xiaobo Ye
Xiaobo Ye, design director of ZMAKE, born in 1986. In 2009, he graduated from the interior design majorof School of design and art, Henan University of Technology, and has been engaged in the design industry for nearly ten years. He has completed many high complexity design projects, and won unanimous praise in the industry with professional ability and rigorous attitude. At the same time, he has made great achievements in many domestic and foreign design competitions. XiaoBo Ye has been engaged in the work of scheme design since graduation, and has contacted various fields of interior design. For design, he has his own unique design logic and insights.
Award Record
Xiaobo Ye is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
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/102162
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/102162
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!102162
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/274008
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://c7.gg/fVeN4
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Yufengyuan Restaurant
- Function
- Restaurant
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Dim Gray, Dark Slate Gray, Rosy Brown and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Zmake
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Xiaobo Ye
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #102162
Credits
- Team
- XiaoJing Feng, JingLi Zhao, Zongqi Zhao, Changyuan Su and Peng Wang
- Image Credits
- Photographer Ming Guo, Yellow River Street, 2019.; Photographer Ming Guo, Box, 2019.; Photographer Ming Guo, Toilet, 2019.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Each metal box represents a family and named after a kind of insect, such as butterfly, frog, bee, or others. And the finishing is also as different as the characteristics of each insect accordingly. The designers lift up all the boxes in order to give visitor a sense of ritual upon entering the box.
- Inspiration
- The designers are dedicated to present a unique design to everyone, and have implied cultural elements of the Yellow River into the design concept. They designed a 50 meters long passage in according with the track of the Yellow River throughout the space. Eight metal boxes with different heights are attached along the passage.
- Research
- The designers imagine that on the both side of Yellow River at ancient time, where lived many peasant families for generations, they were nurtured and breed by it. The boundless wheat field are located in the valley of Yellow River, where many insects live and enjoy the maternal love of the river. This is the designers' cultural expression of this restaurant.
- Challenge
- It was a project full of joy and frustration, but mixed with confusion and regret at the same time. They truly believe that it is so called the ultimate process of design. It was filled with reality and challenge. It is also their greatest privilege to be part of this project.
- Realization and Technology
- The main materials in this project are terrazzo, steel plate, bamboo and latex paint.
- Operation and Interaction
- The whole process of accomplishing is in the way of EPC by the designers.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in March 2019 in Zhengzhou and finished in December 2019 in Zhengzhou.
- Specifications
- The project covers a total of 1100 square meters.
- Keywords
- Interior, Commercial, Restaurant, Modern, Fashion, Yellow River, Wheat Fields, Insect
