Press Release
Veizla Office Desk by Per Ploug Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Furniture Design
Per Ploug acknowledged 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/ Veizla Office Desk by Per Ploug, designed for Pemara Design Ltd, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2021 - 2022 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.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
About Veizla Office Desk
The Veizla Office desk is designed to fit in with the growing need for height adjustable compact home office desks. Most of what is available in the market place are simple metal H-frames, which are functional but not very attractive as a piece of home furniture. The Veizla desk, has built-in electronic controlled actuators, has two desktop drawers and cable management which can be accessed from the top and also from below. The desk is made from sustainable solid wood, with steel parts for strength and stability.
About Per Ploug
Pemara Design is an Irish furniture and design company with roots deep in the Danish furniture traditions, focusing on developing their own unique designs. The company was founded by Danish designer Per Ploug, who has worked in the furniture industry for more than 20 years as a kitchen designer. Combining his many years of experience, his engineering skills and his knowledge of good interior design, made him form and create a unique dining table, which soon after was put into production. Other products, such as a complimentary bench and chairs, coffee table, bar stool and more have since followed.
Award Record
This recognition makes Per Ploug a winner of 4 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2013 - 2014 and the 2021 - 2022 editions 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. It 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. Typical entries include chairs, tables, sofas, beds, cabinets and shelves. The awarded furniture designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/furniture
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/131564
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/131564
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!131564
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/132823
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.pemaradesign.com
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
- Veizla Office Desk
- Function
- Desk
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Tan, Rosy Brown, Wheat, Burly Wood and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Pemara Design Ltd
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Per Ploug
- Country
- Ireland
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #131564
Credits
- Image Credits
- All photos by Paul Sherwood Photography.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The Veizla office desk is designed to accommodate the growing need for height adjustable compact home office desks, making it an attractive piece of furniture in the process. The Veizla desk, other than being height adjustable has desktop drawers built in and cable management, besides having been made from sustainable solid wood.
- Inspiration
- Looking at the market for height adjustable home office desks it is evident that they are all made with a simple H-frame in steel or aluminium and a relatively cheap desk top, not the most attractive when it comes to home furnishing. There has in recent years been a surge in the need for a home office, many workers have now the option of working from home at least part time, so it was logical to expand the Veizla range to include a complimentary office desk.
- Research
- To ensure the aesthetics were desirable, as part of the research we built a small scaled model, which we could refine as we tested and produced parts for the finished product.
- Challenge
- The challenging part of the design was to find the most aesthetic way of incorporating the actuators into the design. Secondly to make the entire construction rigid and strong enough to stop any flexing and subsequent damage to the wood parts.
- Realization and Technology
- The Veizla Office Desk is currently made to order, using Linak actuator technology incorporated into a invisible steel frame cladded with solid oak details. The desk top is also mounted with a custom made steel frame to connect with the actuators. The 20mm solid wood desk top has incorporated pocket for cable management, also accessible from below, and strong metal top drawers.
- Operation and Interaction
- The height adjustment feature of the Veizla Office Desk is very simply operated with an electronic lever button mounted under the desk top and easily reached while standing/sitting in front of desk. The cable management compartment is accessible both from the top through the cable letterbox and from the bottom through a small trap door.
- Project Duration and Location
- This design project was begun in summer of 2020 and prototype/first finished product was completed by the end of 2020.
- Specifications
- Width 1600mm x Depth 800mm x Height 650-1150mm Desk is height adjustable.
- Keywords
- office, desk, furniture, veizla, pemara, height-adjustable
