Press Release
Arasta Multifunctional Bench by Surton Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Furniture Design
Surton honored for furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Arasta Multifunctional Bench by Surton, designed for Sürton, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category. The award was conferred within the 2021 - 2022 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
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 Arasta Multifunctional Bench
Arasta which is designed from inspired from ability to move, folding and make them ready for reuse when necessary in built-in furniture existing in Turkish traditional architectural culture draws attendion its different proportions and multi-functionality. The product which is designed to allow different uses during the day to accompany the transformation and movement of life creates a solution for the different needs during the entrance and exit of the place with its revolving tray and wooden shelf. The product aimes to be a character of the lifestyle that values hospitality.
About Surton
SÜRTON was founded by two architects to realize designs that will add character to living spaces. The design philosophy of the brand is designing new products and designs by the inspiration on the cultural lifestyle and traditional materials. In this way, it aims to keep the traces of the past culture alive in contemporary life. SÜRTON products which are specially designed with inspiration from traditional forms, natural textures and materials, were designed with the combination of colors close to each other of different materials. The designs, which are both striking like works of art and functional, are produced with quality materials and craftsmanship.
Award Record
This recognition makes Surton 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/136546
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/136546
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!136546
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/327697
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Arasta Multifunctional Bench
- Function
- Multifunctional Bench
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Light Gray, Lavender, Silver and Dark Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Sürton
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Surton
- Country
- Turkiye
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #136546
Credits
- Team
- Ayşe Gökçe YÜCEL and Şeyma GÜLER
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- It is a multi-purpose bench design. It draws its strength from its different proportions and multi-functionality. It creates a solution for the different needs during the entrance and exit of the place. The entire revolving tray mechanism is solved in the very thin leg of the product. Despite this, the product, which can be packaged in disassembled form, is designed so that only one person can assemble it. Thanks to the layered use of different materials, seating comfort is provided.
- Inspiration
- It is inspired from ability to move, folding and make them ready for reuse when necessary in built-in furniture existing in Turkish traditional architectural culture. The product is designed to allow different uses during the day to accompany the transformation and movement of life. It is aimed to provide the ease of use of the lifestyle that takes off the shoes that used outside at the entrance of the house. It is the assistant of the host in the entrance of the house for the lifestyle that values hospitality.
- Challenge
- The product is intended to be designed as disassembled. In this case, it was a design challenge how to produce two arms which are the same appearance, one of them has a back upholstery and the other one has revolving tray. It was also a struggle to have the revolving tray rotate from both the arm and the tray. These problems are solved thanks to turning parts.
- Realization and Technology
- All of the technical details that complete the design and function of the product have been solved by using specially manufactured turning parts. Turning parts that create 8 different technical solutions were solved in 16 mm diameter tube feet without affecting the design. To turn the revolving tray from both the arm and the tray, turning similar to the hinge system are designed. To fix the back upholstery, which is produced as disassembled, a turning and a set screw are used. A special polishing process and a special paint was improved to gained glossy efect on the bright gold metal parts.
- Operation and Interaction
- The multi-purpose product was designed with the lifestyle of today’s people. It provides an extra storage solution with the wooden tray located under the product and saves the usage volume by closing the revolving tray part. In addition, the upholstery which is producted the layered use of different materials with the dimensions suitable for the ergonomics provides comfort.
- Project Duration and Location
- This design was made in 2020 in Ankara, Turkey.
- Specifications
- It is 1200 mm x 480 mm / 850 mm x 920 mm Seat height is 450 mm x 1200 mm Package size is 1220 mm x 500 mm x 32 mm When the revolving tray of the product is fully closed, the product depth is 480 mm, and when it is fully opened, it reaches 850 mm. Since the product is produced disassembled, it can fit in a very small package according to the size of the product.
- Keywords
- bench, multifunctional bench, bench with tray, entrance design
