Press Release
Moisture Humidifier by TianQing Li Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Furniture Design
TianQing Li honored for furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Moisture Humidifier by TianQing Li, designed for Living Design Studio, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Furniture 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 evaluated 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 Moisture Humidifier
Moisture is a humidifier that makes changes in air humidity visible. The outer body combines two water absorbent materials, marble and white cement. When the humidifier is switched on, fine droplets from the water vapor soak into the marble top and leave marks on its surface. Water spilled while filling is absorbed by the white cement base. The two materials differ in color and texture, so they offer contrasting visual and tactile qualities. The unit measures 180 by 180 by 110 millimeters.
About TianQing Li
She is a designer born in 1999. In addition to product design, she likes to play photography and painting. She has a puppy that has been raised for 12 years. Due to the influence of the living environment, her product design focuses on feelings, trying to make people communicate with the product. She believes that when people come into contact with products, products can also transmit perceptions to people.
Award Record
This recognition makes TianQing Li a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
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. It 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. Typical entries include chairs, tables, sofas, beds, cabinets and shelves. The awarded furniture designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/furniture
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/102851
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/102851
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!102851
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/274124
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://pin.it/WpARHxv
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Moisture Humidifier
- Function
- Humidifier
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Gainsboro, Gray, Light Gray, Dark Gray and Dark Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Living Design Studio
The Recognition
- Laureate
- TianQing Li
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #102851
Credits
- Image Credits
- Photographer LI TIANQING, Moisture, 2020.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This humidifier is innovatively designed with two types of water absorbent materials for its exterior-water absorbent marble and white cement. When turning on the humidifier, the small water droplets generated by water vapor will infiltrate the marble and leave marks on it. And the accidentally spilled water will be absorbed by the white cement base. Users can intuitively feel the change of environment humidity by observing the moisture degree from its surface. This humidifier presents a more intuitive way to show subtle humidity changes in the environment.
- Inspiration
- In the past, humidifiers stored water as much as possible. I was thinking, why not show the water vapor so that people can more intuitively feel that the space they are in is actually getting humid?
- Research
- Since the idea came out, I screened the material many times, after countless drawings, finally selected this shape, and then adjusted the modelling several times. After several experiments, this work was finally completed.
- Challenge
- It is hard to start.Color selection of natural materials.Hardness of cement.Surface roughness.
- Realization and Technology
- The first is the appearance, I think it should be like a receptacle as possible, and should be absorbent, so that moisture naturally adsorbed to the above, so as to achieve the effect I want. Thus I chose this marble, stone and found processing plants, characteristics of various materials I'm interested, I think that the contrast between white cement and this stone is particularly good, it is possible to achieve visual effects simple atmosphere, It also meets the complex tactile feel and practicality I want.
- Operation and Interaction
- Step 1: After getting the product, put the liner into the cement base. Step 2: Fill the liner with water. Step 3: After filling the water, press the power switch. Step 4: Place the marble top on the base,then the steam curled out. As a result of marble itself absorb water characteristic, in use process marble dome is wet gradually, moisture wets whole surface slowly.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in guangzhou in November 2019 and was completed in guangzhou in January 2020. It was originally scheduled to be exhibited at the guangzhou academy of fine arts in March 2020.
- Specifications
- 180mm x 180mm x 110mm
- Keywords
- cocent, marble, humidifier, Industrial design, material, contracted
