Press Release
A' Design Award in Furniture Design Goes to Khayyam Table by Ali Sharifi Omid
Ali Sharifi Omid recognized for furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category for Khayyam Table by Ali Sharifi Omid, designed for Haf. The award was conferred within the 2020 - 2021 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.
The A' Design Award Explained
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.
More About Khayyam Table
khayam side table is inspired by a postmodern architectural work this design has been developed from the repetition of X-shaped geometric motif around the center of a circle from another point of view, this motif looks like dummies who are dancing around the axis of a circle together bright metal of this table reflects the light and colors of the surroundings and It somehow interacts with the environment Transparent smoked glass on the table exposes the overall form of the table to the audience.
About Ali Sharifi Omid
Ali Sharifi Omid is an Iranian designer who tries to be inspired by the geographical forms of his place of residence and make furniture for different people with different materials. The forms he created have a postmodern spirit and Iranian architectural elements are influential in these products.
Award Record
Ali Sharifi Omid is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted between the 2019 - 2020 and the 2020 - 2021 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
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/108411
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/108411
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!108411
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/208746
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://@alisharifiomid
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Khayyam Table
- Function
- Table
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Silver, Dark Gray, Gainsboro, Light Slate Gray and White Smoke
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Haf
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Ali Sharifi Omid
- Country
- Iran
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #108411
Credits
- Image Credits
- Designer: Ali Sharifi Omid / photographer: Abbas barati
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- khayyam is a product that besides of it’s function ,can be considered as a statue in your office or your home.
- Inspiration
- A modern inspiration from a post modern monument.One of the most significant visual elements in iranian art and architecture is geometric patterns.khayyam’s design is an effort to create a modern product from an ancient geometry.
- Research
- Research on this project has been in line with other projects of the Haf collection, which focuses on constructing furniture by metal materials while using Iranian architectural motifs and naturalistic inspirations in its form. Although Iranians have a thousand-year-old cultural heritage, they are also extremely interested in modern lifestyle.
- Challenge
- The main challenge of this project was to create new and innovative forms from a traditional pattern and motif so when you see the whole pattern, its authenticity takes you back in time while you are still use that with modern furniture.
- Realization and Technology
- Stainless steel sheet is selected for constructing such table due to the potential delicacy of this material. In order to achieve the excellent quality in construction, it has been tried to design the details so that the welding place is not visible on the surfaces of the table as much as possible. To minimize human error in construction, some guidelines are applied on each piece, which can be connected together like a puzzle. Moreover, CNC laser cutting and CNC machining on metal have been utilized to construct this table.
- Operation and Interaction
- All of the details of this table have been designed in a way that a labor with intermediate skill can terminate the producing process with high quality
- Project Duration and Location
- I have researched on Iranian-Islamic geometric designs and patterns in the last year and have been trying to design some furniture which is inspired by ancient Iranian architectural motifs. This projects that I have done are the results of this endeavor. The project started in august 2019 in Tehran and finished in June 2020 in Tehran
- Specifications
- diameter :550 mm, Height 510 mm,Weight:12 kg To construct such table the designer's goal is to achieve high quality without the need for molding process and costly methods. Furthermore, the use of CNC has minimized human error in the design of existing details.
- Keywords
- Geometric design , Parametric design , Side table ,coffee table
