Press Release
Silver A' Design Award in Furniture Accessories, Hardware and Materials Design Goes to Ossh Multifunctional Handle by F.lli Razeto and Casareto S.p.a
The international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes F.lli Razeto and Casareto S.p.a for furniture accessories, hardware and materials design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ Ossh Multifunctional Handle by F.lli Razeto and Casareto S.p.a, designed for F.LLI Razeto e Casareto S.p.A., has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Furniture Accessories, Hardware and Materials Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Silver A' Design Award Means
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
More About Ossh Multifunctional Handle
Ossh is a multifunctional handle and an intuitive lighting interface on the door. Ossh indicates escape routes in critical conditions; communicates management information; performs a a 24/7 disinfecting action through the emission of silver and other metallic ions. Sanitation is due to Esi anti microbial system, a technology that kills corona virus, tested and certified by the laboratory of virology at the University of Modena e Reggio. Ossh is available in kits to be fitted in different environments: Stand Alone for privacy; Wired for fire doors; Wi-fi to be integrated in domotic systems.
About F.lli Razeto and Casareto S.p.a
Brilliant mind and vulcanic spirit Giangi represents the best essence of contemporary italian creativity ( Barbara Amerio)
Award Record
F.lli Razeto and Casareto S.p.a is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
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. It 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. Typical entries include knobs, handles, hinges, casters, sliders and brackets. The awarded furniture accessory designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/furniture-accessory
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/120403
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/120403
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!120403
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/160365
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://bit.ly/2PoVAWT
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Ossh Multifunctional Handle
- Function
- Multifunctional Handle
- Category
- Furniture Accessories, Hardware and Materials Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Manufacturing
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Slate Gray, Black, Dim Gray and Light Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- F.LLI Razeto e Casareto S.p.A.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- F.lli Razeto and Casareto S.p.a
- Country
- Italy
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #120403
Credits
- Team
- Giangi Razeto, Giorgio Vecchio, Marco Sommariva and Giorgio Paolini
- Image Credits
- video : Alessandro De Nicola
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Ossh is a multifunctional door handle system featuring safety and managements applications. Lighting up in critical conditions Ossh addresses people to safe escape routes. Ossh is available in kits: Stand Alone, for privacy; Wired, for fire doors; Wi-fi to be integrated in domotic systems. Applications are countless and may be customized to meet special needs. Ossh features esi, a permanent antimicrobial anodic protection from viral and bacterial contamination. Tested and certified to kill corona virus, Ossh sanitizes the environment and the hand while opening the door.
- Inspiration
- F.lli Razeto e Casareto s.p.a. designs and makes locks and doors accessories since 1920. In 2000 the Innovation & Design lab was founded with the precise task of brining a revolution in the world of door handles. Our handles are multifunctional and carry unprecedented applications. We patented a cable free power and data transfer system to illuminate door handles. Our handles are meant as a luminous extra signage to give safety and management informations i.e the best escape route during a black out, a fire , an evacuation plan.
- Research
- Ossh handles operate as intuitive lighting interfaces to indicate escape routes in critical conditions. The function related to fire doors highlighted strong demand of applications in anti intrusion and evacuation plans as well as during a power failure. The simulation of these cases led us to develop the wi-fi integration in domotic systems. Ossh performs a 24/7 disinfecting action, through the constant emission of silver and other metallic ions. Tested and certified by the laboratory of virology at the University of Modena e Reggio Ossh kills corona virus, sanitizes the environment and the hand.
- Challenge
- In case of fire it is wise to crawl on the floor where smokeF is more rarefied. Ossh was initially designed for fire doors with a revolutionary iconic double lever shape that allowed it to be challenged from the ground. Tests and meetings with clients led us to modify the design into a more classic L shaped lever with 32 LED's to be visible in the smoke. The coronavirus pandemic was an important push to improve the anodic protection from antibacterial to antimicrobial. Ossh surface cannot be contaminated by corona virus or others.
- Realization and Technology
- The system is composed by: lock and striker plate with power and data transfer device; a pair of door handles with escutcheons. Handles are made of light alloy 6082 anticorodal, finished with esi antimicrobial system, the special permanent anodic protection ; rgb led stripe and an acrylic insert for light diffusion.
- Operation and Interaction
- Ossh is available in kits, each one performing specific functions according to the environment. Stand Alone: when the door is locked closed the handle lights up red. Wired: in case of fire handles light up green on one side and red on the other side of the door to indicate if an escape route is safe or not. The proprietary communication protocol helps handles and the c.p.u. interact with external safety systems. Wi-fi: handles interact with other devices and change their own color accordingly. The 24/7 disinfecting action is due to the constant emission of silver and other metallic ions.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in Sori in 2018 and was closed in 2020. It was showcased at Salone Nautico di Genova in September 2020. Anti microbial properties were studied in Narni at Paolini S.p.A. and certified with laboratory tests at Università di Modena e Reggio during the lockdown and the pandemic.
- Specifications
- OSSH handles dimensions: 131x35x55 mm
- Keywords
- door handles, handles, antimicrobic handles, corona virus killer handles, luminous intelligent handles, firedoors, marine hardware
