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Yongphan Sundara-Vicharana Is Honored with the A' Design Award for Embroidery Collection Upholstery Seating in Furniture Design

Yongphan Sundara-Vicharana acknowledged 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 confirmed the A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category for Embroidery Collection Upholstery Seating by Yongphan Sundara-Vicharana. The recognition forms part of 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

About the A' Design Award

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.

Regarding Embroidery Collection Upholstery Seating

Embroidery Collection is a group of upholstered seating and tables for living spaces. The collection includes a one-seat sofa, a two-seat sofa, a coffee table and a side table. Smocking, a hand sewing technique taken from the fashion industry, gathers the fabric into pleats and forms patterned reliefs on the upholstery. The smocking detail replaces the hub-pulling method used in traditional sofa work. Fabric and leather are combined in each piece. The aim is to present upholstery craft in a new visual form.

About Yongphan Sundara-Vicharana

Yongphan sundara-vicharana. Graduated in Industrial design, Architecture, KMITL. An industrial designer who lives and works in Thailand that always designs something uncommon. Design for making something better in production, concept, functional and feeling for the customer. Also, create more value of material or recycle material and waste to become a product valuable. As a designer, our works are solving problems by using creative ideas to create something never seen before. Always trying to push the limitations of materials, facilities, and artisan.

Award Record

This recognition makes Yongphan Sundara-Vicharana a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2019 - 2020 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

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Embroidery Collection Upholstery Seating
Function
Upholstery Seating
Category
Furniture Design
Discipline
Industrial Design
Industry
Furniture & Home
Colors
Silver, Beige, Light Gray, Snow and Black
Images
5

The Recognition

Laureate
Yongphan Sundara-Vicharana
Country
Thailand
Recognition
A' Design Award
Edition
2021 - 2022
Design ID
#139492

Credits

Team
Apiradee Thairat

Design Details

Unique Properties
The embroidery collection was inspired by the need to present the craftsmanship of sofa upholstery in a new way of the furniture industry. The craftsmanship in the original sofa uses the technique of pulling the hub to show the details of the craft. From this idea, we would like to apply handicraft techniques in other ways. By join in the work by choosing techniques from fabric work like smocking crafts.
Inspiration
We inspired from if we want to create craftsmanship on a sofa in a new perspective, how we can create so we choose techniques from fabric work like smocking crafts that require both techniques talent, and delicacy by using sewing techniques, gently pick up the pleats and sew. To create bas-reliefs into various patterns. we used this smocking technique instead of the original hub pulling technique which creates a pattern and details that are different from the original form of the sofa.
Research
Smocking detail from fashion industry.
Challenge
The challenge of this collection is how to join a new perspective of craftmanship in upholstery furniture. We use craftmanship from other idea likes smocking detail in fashion industry to combine with traditional upholstery technique to create new pattern on this collection.
Realization and Technology
handcraft in smocking detail with craftmanship in upholstery factory. Combining material of fabric and leather in our product.
Operation and Interaction
In this collection we create in one and two seating furniture.
Project Duration and Location
The project started in May 2020 in Thailand and finished in December 2020 in Thailand, and was exhibited in Bangkok Design Week 2021.
Specifications
sofa 1 seat : w/d/h 840/780/950mm seat height 430mm sofa 2 seats : w/d/h 1420/780/950mm seat height 430mm coffee table : w/d/h 700/700/400mm side table : w/d/h 450/450/460mm
Keywords
furniture, upholstery, seating, sofa, chair, smocking, leather, fabric, artisan, craftmanship

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