Press Release
Hug Armchair by Romulo Temigue Wins the Silver A' Design Award in Furniture Design
Romulo Temigue 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/ Hug Armchair by Romulo Temigue has been granted the Silver 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 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 Silver A' Design Award Explained
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
About Hug Armchair
The Hug armchair is a design with layered colors. The idea of this design is to indicate that each layered color is hugging the other one in front. The colors can be also changed to your personal taste or to combine with your interior design. The structure of this armchair is made of upholstery and inside with real wooden materials. Also, the design is taller and larger in comparison with other usual armchair in the market.
About Romulo Temigue
Trained as an architect, Brazil-based Romulo Temigue is a multidisciplinary designer whose work spans lighting, furniture, graphic design, and photography. Romulo is drawn to the fantastic, always seeking to turn ideas born of his imagination into tangible shapes. Inspired by seminal figures such as Ettore Sottsass and Philippe Starck, Romulo’s work prioritizes unusual forms and colors to create otherworldly but functional objects that are useful, long-lasting, and never-before-seen.
Award Record
This recognition makes Romulo Temigue a winner of 5 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2017 - 2018 to 2021 - 2022 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/139664
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/139664
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!139664
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/144673
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://romulotemigue.com/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Hug Armchair
- Function
- Armchair
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Gray, Dark Salmon, Burly Wood, Sienna and Indian Red
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Romulo Temigue
- Country
- Brazil
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #139664
Credits
- Image Credits
- Romulo Temigue, All Images
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Just like the classics armchairs, the materials can be soft ones or can be leather or other types. Inside the structure, it has upholstery, usual hardworking with wood. The design can be as colorful as you want it to be, or you can simply use monochromatic colors. It goes well both ways.
- Inspiration
- The inspirational part of this armchair came with the use of the classics armchairs that gives your body a "hug" when you sit on them. The idea is "privacy" and "cuddle". Privacy cause when you're using the armchair you will be "inside" and have your privacy there. And the "cuddle" because of classics armchairs.
- Research
- Using the "hug" idea that we give to our related and friends almost every day, the chair had to look like each part were hugging each other. After the first layer, the rest was each to understand about the design itself.
- Challenge
- Choosing a good size for each layer. It couldn't be small to the point that would disappear behind the other and also couldn't be too big that would feel too much in a small apartment. After that, the rest was easy. You can choose the color you want for each layer and enjoy the comfy to rest your soul.
- Realization and Technology
- The armchair production and manufacture is based on a custom design. You can change the colors and materials. After the that, traditional techniques and handmaid montage by experienced handworkers for the final touch.
- Operation and Interaction
- The Hug armchair is a unique piece and will take a good part of your living room, because it's bigger than you think. But with this, you can decorate your house and also have a very comfy armchair to use when you are tired from work.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project was in 2021 in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.
- Specifications
- 1450mm lenght x 1500mm width x 1400mm height
- Keywords
- Sofa, colorful, modern, Furniture, Furniture Design, armchair, chair,
