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Elif Gunes and Ipek Memikoglu Receives the A' Design Award for Chameleon Door Handle in Furniture Accessories, Hardware and Materials Design
The international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Elif Gunes and Ipek Memikoglu for furniture accessories, hardware and materials design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Chameleon Door Handle by Elif Gunes and Ipek Memikoglu, designed for Atılım University, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Furniture Accessories, Hardware and Materials Design category. 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the A' Design Award Means
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 Chameleon Door Handle
Chameleon is a door handle designed to act as a design element of both the door surface and the interior space. The handle consists of a main body mounted on the door and three separate parts connected to the body. Each of the four parts is offered in alternatives with different materials, colors, textures and patterns, including glossy and matte finishes, wood and leather. Users can combine the parts to create many handle variations that suit their own interiors and tastes. The overall dimensions follow ergonomic requirements.
About Elif Gunes and Ipek Memikoglu
Elif Güneş graduated from İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, from the department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design. In 2007, she received her master degree and in 2011 she received her PhD degree from the same department of İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University. She is the head of the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design at the Faculty of Fine Arts Design and Architecture, Atılım University, Ankara, Turkey. She also is the director of graduate program. Her previous professional experience has included appointments as a research assistant and instructor, and she is currently works as an Asst. Prof. Dr. in the same department.
Award Record
Elif Gunes and Ipek Memikoglu is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2019 - 2020 to 2020 - 2021 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Furniture Accessories, Hardware and Materials Design Award
The A' Furniture Accessory Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good furniture accessories by leading designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to furniture accessory designers, hardware designers, material designers and industrial design studios from all countries. Entries typically include knobs, handles, hinges, casters, sliders and brackets. Awarded furniture accessory designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/furniture-accessory
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/116517
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/116517
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!116517
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/273166
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Chameleon Door Handle
- Function
- Door Handle
- Category
- Furniture Accessories, Hardware and Materials Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Manufacturing
- Colors
- Black, Dark Slate Gray, Orange, Dark Orange and Sienna
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Atılım University
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Elif Gunes and Ipek Memikoglu
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #116517
Credits
- Team
- Elif Gunes and Ipek Memikoglu
- Image Credits
- Bulent Unal
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Chameleon as a door handle is not operating as a separate part integrated into the door, but as a design element of both the door surface and the interior space. According to the design of the door surface, the design approach and the style of the interior, as well as the user’s own personal taste, this door handle is identity-based. In a word the door handle design is actually created not by the designer, but by the user.
- Inspiration
- Although the door handles seem like a small detail in the space, it is a product that should be used at least 3 times in built environments. Door is an important design element and undoubtedly one of the most important parts of the interiors. The door handle should not operate as a separate part integrated into the door, but as a design element of both the door surface and the interior. Chameleon has emerged in order to turn a product into an element that adds value to interior design.
- Research
- Chameleon is designed to pave the wave for users to create various combinations of door handle. Giving the user the chance to choose and design will cause them to establish a one-to-one attachment with a home accessory. Users will be able to sign designs in different styles such as stylish, elegant, innovative, traditional, cozy with the combinations they will create by combining different materials, colors, textures and patterns.
- Challenge
- This design represents the point where industrial design meets interior architecture. A product gains value and identity when it integrates not only with its own self but also with the space it is in and its breathing. By this door handle design, it is aimed to design with this approach.
- Realization and Technology
- The design consists of the main body mounted on the door and the handle formed by 3 separate parts connected to it. These 4 parts are planned to have alternatives with designs consisting of different materials, colors, textures and patterns. Therefore, various door handle combinations can be created by combining pieces in different options such as rose, black glossy and matte materials, wood and leather materials.
- Operation and Interaction
- It present and elementary function of a handle. The overall dimension is adapted to the human motion sequences and ergonomic.
- Project Duration and Location
- The idea of designing the project Chameleon created in February 2020 in Ankara, Turkey.
- Specifications
- Total width 180mm * 55mm * Height from floor to center 110mm. It is planned to offer door handles in different alternatives of color, texture and material that are packaged individually. The user will create various combinations of the different pieces with different design criteria and make their own combinations by selecting and listening their own lifestyles, tastes and places where they are located.
- Keywords
- Door handle, Ergonomics, Innovative design, Creative design, Identity-based design, Furniture accessory
