Press Release
A' Design Award in Furniture Design Goes to Convey Clock by Pouya Mirhosseini
The international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Pouya Mirhosseini for furniture design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Convey Clock by Pouya Mirhosseini, designed for Pomiro, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category. The result belongs to the 2020 - 2021 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 scored 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.
Regarding Convey Clock
Convey is a table clock designed for home use. The clock has a slim form based on line elements, and the face is a quarter circle that rotates. Instead of moving hour and minute hands, Convey uses one fixed needle and a numbered pendulum that turns anti-clockwise. The materials are iron rod, Plexiglas and ABS. The clock has no disposable battery, and the internal battery is charged through a USB port. Convey can be connected to a smartphone to adjust the time and to check the battery level.
About Pouya Mirhosseini
I always think of being a good artist. free of burdens and boundaries. I want to be free to express my thoughts into my artworks.
Award Record
Pouya Mirhosseini is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
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/108535
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/108535
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!108535
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/278871
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Convey Clock
- Function
- Clock
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Lavender, Firebrick, Dark Slate Gray, White Smoke and Light Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Pomiro
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Pouya Mirhosseini
- Country
- Iran
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #108535
Credits
- Image Credits
- Creator Pouya Mirhosseini, Main Figure, 2020; Creator Pouya Mirhosseini, Convey on Shelf, 2020; Creator Pouya Mirhosseini, Revolving, 2020; Creator Pouya Mirhosseini, Mobile, 2020; Creator Pouya Mirhosseini, Orbit, 2020 Video Credits: Animation: Pouya Mirhosseini Scenario: Pouya Mirhosseini Video Edition: Vahid Rahimi Music: Mixed and created by Pouya Mirhosseini
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Convey has an anti-clockwise movement, also instead of having Hour and Minute hands to turn, it has one fixed needle to show the time. The face of the clock does not have a complete shape such as circle or other geometrical shapes, it is a circle quarter, also it is not fixed and it rounds. The minimal look of this clock is created by using line element and avoiding heavy and thick forms. Convey can get connected to Smartphones for time adjustment and to see the battery level.
- Inspiration
- The idea of the Convey design came to Pouya mirhosseini's mind when he was laying on his bed and thinking it was interesting if he could get back in time in that moment. Then he was picturing in the moments having the time travel, hands of clocks are turning backward and anti-clockwise. Then he started to think why clock hands should turn clockwise, why right turning is clockwise, what if a clock hands turn anti-clockwise. So, he stared to think how can he break this rule and design a time machine, a clock.
- Research
- The research started when the idea of Convey came to mind. First of all, searching about different kinds of clocks, functions, design of clocks, materials and also finding different type of clocks. At the next level when the process of modeling finished, it was important how to develop the design by choosing the right form, so form study and updating the design was the next step. During the presentation process It was necessary to search about the best way of presentation.
- Challenge
- The firs challenge existed was finding a form and function that support this idea of anti-clockwise movement. Making a clock which is working different was the main challenge. there were not any examples of what Pouya had in his mind among the society and social media and the internet, nobody could help him with this but himself. so he started to work on the possibilities of the form and function because these two factors support each other and mach.
- Realization and Technology
- We usually use clocks to know the time, but recently most people use their smartphones or smartwatches to see the time, and clocks are getting to be vanished from Homes. clocks became boring and useless. By adding some interesting stories to tell in design and coordinating them with the ongoing life styles Convey tries to get back clocks among home accessories again. it can be charged by USB ports, connects to smartphones for adjusting the clock time. Materials are Iron rod, Plexiglas and ABS.
- Operation and Interaction
- This clock has a Pendulum that moves anti-clockwise that has numbers on it, the needle attached to the body shows the time. Convey does not have primary battery, the battery is chargeable by USB port. Convey can get connected to smartphones. Convey Application able you to adjust the time, see the battery percentage and personalizing the pistol and pendulum Plexiglas color in some models.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project is done in March to July 2019 In Tabriz and it was performed at Tabriz Islamic Art University. After nearly one year of expanding, developing and upgrading the design, finally it has got finished in June 2020.
- Specifications
- Width 121 mm x Depth 63 mm x Height 250 mm
- Keywords
- convey, clock, conveytheclock, pouya, mirhosseini,
