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Wei Jingye and Zhang Xuechen Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for Strings Leisure Chair in Furniture Design
Wei Jingye and Zhang Xuechen 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 Strings Leisure Chair by Wei Jingye and Zhang Xuechen, designed for Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts, 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 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 Bronze A' Design Award Means
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 Strings Leisure Chair
Strings is a leisure chair made from bent metal tube. The design is inspired by musical strings, and the line-shaped tubes meet the ring-shaped outer contour, so the form has a beginning and an end. The main material is 304 stainless steel, which is hard and resistant to corrosion, so the chair is also suitable for outdoor use. The frame is shaped by blanking, bending, heating, stretching, welding and polishing. The curves follow the sitting posture of the body. The chair suits reading, drinking tea and resting.
Award Record
This recognition makes Wei Jingye and Zhang Xuechen a winner of 23 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2016 - 2017 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/136666
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/136666
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!136666
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/180555
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Strings Leisure Chair
- Function
- Leisure Chair
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Silver, Gainsboro, Light Gray, Dark Gray and Light Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Wei Jingye and Zhang Xuechen
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #136666
Credits
- Team
- Wei Jingye, Wang Yiqin, Zhang Wenyang, Wu Wenhao, Chen Yuxuan and Zhang Xuechen
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- As the name suggests, the string-shaped steel tube and the ring-shaped outer contour finally meet to achieve visual and auditory synesthesia. The furniture brings visual and tactile enjoyment to people, and at the same time, there seems to be a melody flowing in the heart.White steel is used as the main material of the product, and the metal pipe is bent and combined to make this product in a smooth shape.
- Inspiration
- The design inspiration is based on the strings, and the metal wire is selected as the raw material, and the shape is polished to make it more suitable for the sitting posture of the human body and more comfortable to use. Together, there is a beginning and an end.
- Research
- This design is guided by the strings, and the string-shaped steel tube and the annular outer contour finally meet to achieve visual and auditory synaesthesia. The furniture brings visual and tactile enjoyment to people, and at the same time, there seems to be a melody flowing in the heart. All the steel pipes and the annular outer contour finally meet in one place, and the shapes are linked together, with a beginning and an end.
- Challenge
- Make the metal wires connect and combine regularly without rigidity, and ensure the comfort and functionality of the product on the basis of using only one element.
- Realization and Technology
- The material is mainly made of metal wire, which is environmentally friendly and suitable for bending processing. Compared with 201 white steel, 304 white steel has stronger corrosion resistance and is undoubtedly the first choice for outdoor use. The process of making the material is relatively simple. It is composed of blanking, bending, firing, stretching, springback, welding, polishing and so on.
- Operation and Interaction
- It is suitable for leisure and entertainment. It can sit with feet hanging or knees bent. It is a suitable choice for reading, drinking tea or rest and play. In addition, the material of the product is 304 white steel, which is hard and corrosion-resistant, simple and light, low-key and shiny color. It is also the first choice for outdoor leisure.
- Project Duration and Location
- The design had started in Shenyang in March 2021, completed in Shenyang in June 2021, and displayed in the museum of Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts in Shenyang in June in 2021.
- Specifications
- 740mm x 820mm x 915mm, The production and processing technology of the product is composed of blanking, bending, firing, stretching, springback, welding, polishing, etc. the processing mode is relatively simple, there are no special technical requirements, and the modeling freedom is high.
- Keywords
- Strings, Multi-function, Leisure, Synaesthesia, Bending, Metal wires
