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Kuan Ceh-hsiang and Andrea Ciccolo Is Honored with the Golden A' Design Award for The Glare Boutique Shoes Shop in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Kuan Ceh-hsiang and Andrea Ciccolo honored for interior space and exhibition 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 announced that The Glare Boutique Shoes Shop by Kuan Ceh-hsiang and Andrea Ciccolo, designed for Aak Design Group, has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. The recognition forms part of 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Golden A' Design Award Means
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
About The Glare Boutique Shoes Shop
The Glare is a boutique shoe store interior located in Shenzhen. The space covers 2100 square meters and has a ceiling height of 5.5 meters. The interior is planned as a shoe gallery and combines sales, education and exhibition functions. Installation art shows, video displays, catwalks and courses are held inside the store. Each display prop is built as a separate artwork with its own character. A radio frequency identification system records purchase preferences and supports online services. The project was completed in December 2019.
About Kuan Ceh-hsiang and Andrea Ciccolo
Aak is a group of boutique interior design teams and dedicated to designing thinking. The main designers have professional backgrounds in architecture, fashion, and video. During the design process, Aak constantly tries all kinds of media and hope to bring more impacts design thinking to the commercial space. Aak is committed to finding a balance between business activities and design performance. While creates space for stylish products, Aak delves into consumer behavior. Therefore, a boutique space full of expensive materials is not what Aak wants to create. Aak cares more about the density of design and the depth of thinking. And a space with soul is Aak's ultimate goal.
Award Record
Kuan Ceh-hsiang and Andrea Ciccolo is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted in the 2020 - 2021 edition 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. 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/111798
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/111798
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!111798
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/275436
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://pin.it/pnXWxjc
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- The Glare Boutique Shoes Shop
- Function
- Boutique Shoes Shop
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Gray, Dim Gray, Rosy Brown, Dark Gray and Dark Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Aak Design Group
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Kuan Ceh-hsiang and Andrea Ciccolo
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #111798
Credits
- Team
- Andrea Ciccolo and Kuan Ceh-Hsiang
- Image Credits
- #1/Photographer Kuan Ceh-Hsiang/The Glare/2019 #2/Photographer Kuan Ceh-Hsiang/The Glare/2019 #3/Photographer Kuan Ceh-Hsiang/The Glare/2019 #4/Photographer Kuan Ceh-Hsiang/The Glare/2019 #5/Eeditor Kuan Ceh-Hsiang/The Glare/2019
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The Glare hopes to reflect the ever-changing face of fashion in different cities. Aak in Shenzhen hopes to create an extraordinary boutique shoe store. The Glare is not just a retail store, but also has the functions of sales, education, and exhibition at the same time.
- Inspiration
- The design inspiration comes from the voyage of the universe, hoping to lead customers into an unknown space full of different experiences. Aak defines the consumption process as a journey. The Glare not only provides goods but also conveys fashion information. Fashion shops carry the rich and diverse design inspiration behind the products. If we can add more activities to space, this will deepen the consumer experience and at the same time feel the value of fashion design.
- Research
- The Glare tries to think about fashion stores from the concept of art galleries. Aak tries to give boutique stores more functions. The goal of The Glare is let customers can fully experience design and art. Therefore, various functions such as installation art exhibitions, video exhibitions, catwalks, and courses are added to the shop design. Aak believes that a fashion boutique should convey the in-depth design and artistic value behind fashion. When consumers can truly understand the meaning of the boutique design, the value of aesthetics can be reflected.
- Challenge
- Aak hopes to elevate the consumer experience in fashion stores into an artistic feast. If the offline store only has a single function, it will not be able to create sales. So, how to give the store new functions to make customers willing to be in the store enjoying the process of consumption will be the main focus of creating a good sales experience. When the shops are given different functions such as installation art exhibitions, video exhibitions, catwalks, courses, etc., the development of space types will find new ways out.
- Realization and Technology
- The construction technology is roughly the same as that used in general interior decoration projects. The main difference is that we are more like producing artwork. Each display prop has a unique character and conveys different meanings in each area.
- Operation and Interaction
- The Glare is not a traditional shop of fashion boutique. It's a shoes gallery. It provides both online and offline diversified service content. It also regularly organizes art events. The Glare provides an exchange platform that combines art, fashion, and consumer information. Through the Radio Frequency Identification system records and analyzes consumers' purchase preferences and provides the latest fashion information online at any time.
- Project Duration and Location
- This project is located in Shenzhen, officially started in July 2019 and finished in December 2019. The total area is 2100 square meters, which only lasted 1.5 months of construction time.
- Specifications
- Interior design area: 2100 square meters Ceiling height:5.5m
- Keywords
- The Glare, Art, Installation, Fashion, Education
