Formation Cabinet by Oliver Bowien Is Granted the A' Design Award in Furniture Design

Oliver Bowien honored for furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 28, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category for Formation Cabinet by Oliver Bowien, designed for Scala Luxury. The recognition forms part of the 2021 - 2022 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.

The A' Design Award Explained

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 Formation Cabinet

The Formation Cabinet can serve as a bedroom chest, sideboard or entertainment unit. There are 5 doors and 2 drawers which are mantled in goatskin and open in different directions, some of them open in unique ways. The encasement is finished in a hand polished gloss crystal resin and the metal legs are plated in polished nickel. The sculptural aspect is manifested in the shape of the encasement and legs, while the sophistication derives from the composition of elements and the utilization of materials.

About Oliver Bowien

A creator of luxurious and unique designs, utilizing materials in unusual ways with inventive and non-traditional technics of craftsmanship. His aim is to achieve a better realization of design by looking beyond the obvious and find the space where he can create products that allow the viewer to have a positive and emotional experience. Many years of design and production work has led him to a cheerful, lively, and interesting place where he is trying to break through the boundaries of the common. To hopefully contribute a better product that inspires people to break loose from standards with the goal to open minds and be more receptive to the new.

Award Record

This recognition makes Oliver Bowien a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. All of the awards belong to the 2021 - 2022 edition 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/128647
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/128647
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!128647
Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/305220
Further Information from the Laureate: https://bit.ly/3l19lZI

Media Contact

Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: Formation Cabinet
Function: Cabinet
Category: Furniture Design
Discipline: Industrial Design
Industry: Furniture & Home
Colors: Gainsboro, Light Gray, Linen, Silver and Black
Images: 5
Client: Scala Luxury

The Recognition

Laureate: Oliver Bowien
Country: United States of America
Recognition: A' Design Award
Edition: 2021 - 2022
Design ID: #128647

Credits

Design Details

Unique Properties: The Formation Cabinet can serve as a bedroom chest or sideboard, an entertainment unit or can be an inspirational concept for a customized furniture piece. There are 5 doors and 2 drawers which are mantled in goatskin and open in different directions, some of them in an very unusual way. The encasement is finished in a hand polished gloss crystal resin. The solid metal legs are polished nickel.
Inspiration: The inspiration for this piece came from one of the nine components that are currently present in this piece which initially were created for a completely different purpose. Adding different shapes and forms with the goal of each element having its own shape and identity, but yet combine all of them in a way to create harmony and cohesiveness in a sophisticated manner.
Research: Research conducted on how to create a center piece that is sculptural, unique in shape while utilizing sophisticated building methods and precious materials. A great deal of time was spent pondering how to create a fully functional interplay of these criteria's. Extensive experiments were conducted on how to shape the legs and integrate them in to the body as well as how to combine all elements allowing each of them having different but yet harmonizing materials.
Challenge: The shape of this piece was supposed to be unusual, sophisticated but yet functional. Each compartment needed to be sized correctly to provide space for common articles providing easy access to the enclosed compartments, as well as more permanent storage space such as drawers. The combination of both presented design challenges to not interfere with each other. Self closing hardware was used to provide a sophisticated experience such as the slow, steady and noiseless self-closing of doors and drawers.
Realization and Technology: The design of this piece was initially created with a design and rendering software allowing to create precise 1:1 templates for the different shapes which were then manufactured and assembled by hand. The prototypes for the legs were hand shaped from wood in a free-style hand sculpturing manner. The wooden prototypes were then used to create molds and casted in brass with a nickel-plating.
Operation and Interaction: The doors and drawers of this piece open in unusual ways, opening and closing doors and drawers is meant to be a pleasant experience, due to softly self-closing mechanisms. This piece carries a secret compartment to store most personal belongings.
Project Duration and Location: The idea for this piece initiated around 2010 but was conceptualized, built and officially introduced by Scala Luxury in March of 2016.
Specifications: Dimensions: W 152cm x D 43cm x H 106cm
Keywords: goatskin, parchment, sculptural, cabinet, artistic, sideboard, chest