Press Release
Sini Majuri Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for Purnu Jar in Furniture Design
Sini Majuri 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/ Purnu Jar by Sini Majuri, designed for Icy Design Oy, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. 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.
Regarding Purnu Jar
Purnu is a glass jar designed for storing food, flowers and other small items. Purnu is hand shaped from mouth blown glass in a studio in Helsinki, Finland. The jar is 20 cm tall and has a simplified form with playful colors that reflect Northern aesthetics. The jar can hold food or flowers, and can also be displayed empty as an interior object. Opening the tall jar and placing items inside takes time and calmness. The design also supports the preservation of traditional glass making craftsmanship.
About Sini Majuri
Glass artist Sini Majuri works in Helsinki, Finland. Her works have been exhibited in the USA, Japan, China, Europe and Canada. She has also been awarded for her work at Beijing Fashion Week in China. She combines 3D-design with old glass blowing techniques. Many of her works are surrealistic stories captured inside blown glass.
Award Record
This recognition makes Sini Majuri a winner of 11 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2018 - 2019 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/140698
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/140698
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!140698
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/226124
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.sinimajuri.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
- Purnu Jar
- Function
- Jar
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Powder Blue, Lavender, Medium Aquamarine, Medium Sea Green and Sea Green
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Icy Design Oy
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Sini Majuri
- Country
- Finland
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #140698
Credits
- Image Credits
- Sini Majuri Helsinki Finland
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Studio made Purnu collection is hand shaped from mouth blown glass. The jar is suitable for food, but it is also beautiful with nothing at all in it. Unique hand shaped object fits well in every interior. Every object has their own breath. It’s a methaphor for a soul of a piece that makes it more than mere interior object.
- Inspiration
- Purnu collection is inspired by marshmallows and pop culture. The design philosophy of the object is to reflect the Northern aesthetics with playful colors and simplified shape. The concept of the design is to flirt poetic glass medium.
- Research
- Preserving is the main idea of the object. Preserving the craftmanship, medium and the preserving as the function. The starting point of the design process is to use studio made glass as the medium of the design, because the endangered tradition of glass making is being applied to the Unesco’s World heritage lit. Using glass as a medium the designer takes action in preserving the ancient craftsmanship.
- Challenge
- The challenge in the process is to find the perfect flow for the colors, so that the appearance is remains fresh. A simplified shape can become multi-dimensional in glass medium. There is the visual layer of glass, how does the glass reflect, how will the colors look in different light. Above all there are also the historical layers of glass, the origin of Finnish glass making and the rare knowledge behind the craftsmanship.
- Realization and Technology
- Studio made, mouth blown glass.
- Operation and Interaction
- Purnu is designed to create harmonious moments into everyday life. When the tall jar is opened, it takes time and calmness to place items, such as flowers or food inside it to be preserved. These moments of serenity are rare and valuable in a hectic World.
- Project Duration and Location
- Project started in spring 2022 in Helsinki, Finland.
- Specifications
- Purnu jar is 20 cm tall
- Keywords
- glass, jar, vase, studioglass
