Shinjiro Heshiki and Akiko Higashi Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for Sweets De Pineapple Theme Park Shop and Bakery in Interior Space and Exhibition Design

Shinjiro Heshiki and Akiko Higashi acknowledged for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ Sweets De Pineapple Theme Park Shop and Bakery by Shinjiro Heshiki and Akiko Higashi, designed for Nago Pineapple Park Sweets De Pineapple, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2021 - 2022 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 Bronze A' Design Award Explained

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 Sweets De Pineapple Theme Park Shop and Bakery

Sweets De Pineapple is a theme park shop and bakery in Nago City, Okinawa, Japan. Pineapple motifs appear on the floors, walls, ceilings, columns, doors, glass, fixtures and lighting, guiding visitors toward the pineapple factory and winery. Each door is made of textured wood and steel, and the aluminum automatic doors are covered with wood-grain sheets and antique-look film. Three-dimensional wooden fixtures with pineapple motifs surround the pillars. The main fixture behind the cash register is five meters high and five meters deep and connects to a lattice ceiling of pineapple leaves.

About Shinjiro Heshiki and Akiko Higashi

He was born in Okinawa Prefecture. After graduating from high school, he moved to Tokyo and entered a design school. After graduation, he worked at a shop design office, where he designed restaurants, retail stores, apparel stores, and houses. He moved to Los Angeles LA USA in 1991. While living in the U.S., he worked as a bartender and club manager, while working in design for a living. This background in restaurants seems to have enhanced his design communication. And returned to Japan in 2001, Then he started his own company, emergene, inc.

Award Record

With this recognition, Shinjiro Heshiki and Akiko Higashi is a winner of 3 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2020 - 2021 to 2021 - 2022 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. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Entries typically include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. Awarded interior designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/interior

About A' Design Award & Competition

A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission 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. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated 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. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates 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, the upload of a work and the 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. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

Press Resources

Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/114543
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/114543
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!114543
Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/292694
Further Information from the Laureate: https://conception.zone/223.html

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: Sweets De Pineapple Theme Park Shop and Bakery
Function: Theme Park Shop and Bakery
Category: Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Discipline: Spatial Design
Industry: Architecture and Packaging & Retail
Colors: Saddle Brown, Sienna, Peru, Dark Salmon and Rosy Brown
Images: 5
Client: Nago Pineapple Park Sweets De Pineapple

The Recognition

Laureate: Shinjiro Heshiki and Akiko Higashi
Country: Japan
Recognition: Bronze A' Design Award
Edition: 2021 - 2022
Design ID: #114543

Credits

Team: Akiko Higashi, Keiko Sakaguchi and Saya Fuji
Image Credits: #1~#5: Photographer Masahiro Ishibashi video： Towa Heshiki

Design Details

Unique Properties: Pineapple motifs are used throughout the floors, walls, ceilings, columns, doors, glass, fixtures, and lighting to naturally lead visitors to the pineapple factory and pineapple winery.
Inspiration: As an approach to the winery lounge, which won the Silver A' Design Award in 2021, it will be a place to enjoy the excitement of getting to the winery, eating original snacks, and shopping. We aim to create a theme park-like worldview that will uplift anyone just by visiting. The space will incorporate details similar to a winery lounge, but with pop images such as characters. The space is coordinated to harmonize with the overall design of the original commercial facilities in the other Nago Pineapple Parks currently under planning.
Challenge: Planning was being done concurrently with the Pineapple Winery at the same facility, which won a silver award at the 2021 A' Design Awards, so if either part of the plan was changed, both There were many problems that affected the plan as well. We had to solve them one by one, so we used communication tools to obtain the agreement of all parties involved.
Realization and Technology: Each door is made of textured materials such as wood and steel. The inorganic aluminum automatic doors are covered with wood-grain sheets and antique-looking film. Three-dimensional wooden objet d'art fixtures with pineapple motifs are installed around the pillars. The ceiling is finished with impressive pineapple leaves crawling on the ceiling. Karp, a light material, is used to accent the motif of the three-dimensional lattice ceiling, which is reminiscent of a pineapple fruit among the leaves.
Project Duration and Location: The design for this project was commissioned in August 2019 and construction was completed in March 2020, but due to the coronavirus the opening was not immediate and the project did not become operational until August 2021. However, as of now, the corona has not ended, so the project is not fully open. Location: Nago City, Okinawa, Japan
Specifications: The focal point, a common three-dimensional art fixture with a pineapple motif around the columns at the back of the cash register, is 5 meters high and 5 meters deep, and the upper motif is connected to the ceiling, extending the distance the leaves crawl than other fixtures. The space between the leaves is also filled with a three-dimensional The lattice ceiling creates impact.
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