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S. Cihangiroglu, G. Aykac and D. Gunaydin Receives the A' Design Award for Solve Working Station in Furniture Design
S. Cihangiroglu, G. Aykac and D. Gunaydin recognized for furniture 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 Solve Working Station by S. Cihangiroglu, G. Aykac and D. Gunaydin, designed for Atilim University, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Furniture 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 evaluated 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.
Regarding Solve Working Station
Solve is designed as a suitable working station for the home-office culture, which is also provides personal and professional needs of the users. Solve is an aesthetic and ergonomic design, which offers customizable details to users. The product is aimed to promote the working motivation to users. Solve offers different solutions besides its main function. The design is used at home-offices. The demountable privacy felt provides a comfortable focus point in dynamic spaces.
About S. Cihangiroglu, G. Aykac and D. Gunaydin
Selcan Cihangiroğlu is an interior designer, who was born in Ankara, Turkey. She gained her bachelors degree from Cankaya University. She previously worked in various design firms. She has been working as an instructor in Atilim University, in the department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, since 2016. Selcan Cihangiroğlu obtained her graduate degree in Hacettepe University, where she is completed her Ph.D. studies. Her research areas include, design principles and spatial analysis; memory; places of memory, product design and interior design.
Award Record
This recognition makes S. Cihangiroglu, G. Aykac and D. Gunaydin a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
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. The competition 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. Entries typically include chairs, tables, sofas, beds, cabinets and shelves. Awarded furniture designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/furniture
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/121435
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/121435
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!121435
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/248020
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Solve Working Station
- Function
- Working Station
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Dark Salmon, Light Salmon, Antique White, Dark Slate Gray and Linen
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Atilim University
The Recognition
- Laureate
- S. Cihangiroglu, G. Aykac and D. Gunaydin
- Country
- Turkiye
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #121435
Credits
- Team
- Aykaç Gökçe N., Cihangiroğlu M. Selcan, Günaydın Temel Dilşa
- Image Credits
- Dilşa Günaydın Temel
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Solve is designed as a suitable working station for the home- office culture, which is also provides personal and professional needs of the users. Solve is an aesthetic and ergonomic workstation, which offers customizable details to users. The product is aimed to promote the working motivation to users. It is an aesthetic and ergonomic workstation that offers customizable details.
- Inspiration
- Solve is created with the idea that everything needed while working is designed in a single station, with aesthetic and ergonomic combinations. It is aimed to arrange the work surface in the most functional way. The table top consists of a combination of different pieces, which could be used as storage. It is also suitable for electronics. The channel on its trailing edge could be used for tablets.
- Research
- The main purpose of the design is to create a multifunctional, compact, practical, aesthetic and simple solution for the users, who spends long time for their work at their homes. Another purpose of the idea is to detail the work surface in the most convenient way for users and to carry this surface with metal profiles, which has different functions, with its impressive and simple design.
- Challenge
- Because of the pandemic, the design could not be produced.
- Realization and Technology
- Solve is designed for the current requirements for working, which includes the changes and needs because of the pandemic. The unit creates a comfortable working atmosphere at homes. It also provides a practical, compact design to the users for settlement of working tools, electronics, lighting and storage. Solve, which is a rational, creative and innovative product with its ability to solve all functions and details in the same station, which responds to current trends and today's needs. The unit offers multifunctional solutions to its users with demountable accessories.
- Operation and Interaction
- Solve working station offers different sub-functions besides its main function. The design is used at home-offices but it is also suitable for public offices. The demountable privacy felt provides a comfortable focus point in dynamic spaces.
- Project Duration and Location
- The idea of designing Solve is started in June, 2020 and the design process is completed in February, 2021, in Ankara.
- Specifications
- Solve is formed with an MDF table top, a metal frame, which carries the main surface and connects the two profiles, and two supportive wooden legs. Table top has 2 hidden drawers, 3 hidden boxes, 2 cable canals and a hollow. The metal frame could be also used for sticky notes, a support to tablets or notebooks, and suitable for demountable accessories such as lighting and privacy felt. The other inter section connects the frame, could be use for resting legs and a hanger for trash can.The table measures 136x75 cm. The total dimensions of the product is 144x 94x 75 cm. The height of the table is 74 cm.
- Keywords
- Work station, home-office, office furniture, pandemic home requirements, storage, demountable accessories, table, customizable, multifunctional
