Press Release
Le Xu Is Honored with the Silver A' Design Award for Cross Furniture Removable Coffee Table in Furniture Design
Le Xu acknowledged for furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Cross Furniture Removable Coffee Table by Le Xu, designed for Zhi jiang College of Zhe jiang University of Technology, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached 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 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.
About Cross Furniture Removable Coffee Table
Cross Furniture is a removable coffee table designed for small homes, with a matching backless seat. Cross Furniture is made from solid wood, apple leather, acrylic and cement. A traditional mortise and tenon structure joins the parts, so no screws are needed. Assembly takes two or three steps, and the finished piece is firm and durable. The legs follow the curved apron shape of Ming style furniture, giving a simple and calm appearance. The flat packed form lowers transport costs and suits online sales and frequent moves.
Award Record
This recognition makes Le Xu a winner of 5 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2020 - 2021 to 2022 - 2023 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
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/128296
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/128296
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!128296
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/157570
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Cross Furniture Removable Coffee Table
- Function
- Removable Coffee Table
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Dark Khaki, Tan, Gainsboro, Peru and White Smoke
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Zhi jiang College of Zhe jiang University of Technology
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Le Xu
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #128296
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Cross Furniture is aimed to 90s’ living features. It is made from a combination of solid wood, apple Leatherwear, acrylic and cement. The design is simple and elegant, and it is made of traditional tenon structure, Free assembly, easy to solid, without a screw, the beauty of its structure to show the wisdom of their predecessors, leg modeling refining in the Ming-style coupons coupon mouth shape, inside the circle, the shape of the United States embodies the ancients aesthetic. Flat design concept, greatly reducing the cost of transportation, very suitable for network sales.
- Inspiration
- In this realistic environment of the snail's pace era, the post-90s population faces many living problems, such as small living space, the pursuit of fashion, frequent changes in living places, and the preference for fast and convenient online shopping. Therefore, this group of people needs to realize the disassembly of furniture through clever mortise and tenon structure, and at the same time, versatile furniture products in line with contemporary aesthetics to improve the quality of life.
- Research
- Nowadays, the post-90s have low income, small living spaces, love online shopping, move frequently, and pursue a certain quality of life. They need flexible, space-saving, easily accessible, simple, and stylish furniture to improve their quality of life. It is made of a traditional tenon structure, Free assembly, easy to solid, without a screw; the beauty of its design shows the wisdom of their predecessors, leg modeling refining in the Ming-style coupons coupon mouth shape, inside the circle, the form of the United States embodies the ancients aesthetic. The flat design concept significantly reduces transportation costs and is very suitable for network sales.
- Challenge
- The most challenging part was the structural design. According to the self-locking function of mortise and tenon structure, a new one was innovatively designed, which realized cruciform furniture's disassembling role and firmness. The presentation of its structural form and the perfect integration of contemporary aesthetics!
- Realization and Technology
- Manufacturing process: wooden cut and setback plane Material: solid wood, apple Leatherwear, acrylic 、cement
- Operation and Interaction
- Open the product package, and assemble the product in 2-3 steps; the operation is very convenient, you can experience the fun of assembly, and the completed product is solid and durable.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in September 2020in Hangzhou and finished in September 2022 in Hangzhou.
- Specifications
- 320mm × 320mm × 450mm (stool), 550mm × 550mm × 550mm (coffee table)
