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Julie Conway Receives the A' Design Award for Fractured Multidimensional Glass Installation in Fine Arts and Art Installation Design
Julie Conway recognized for fine arts and art installation design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Fractured Multidimensional Glass Installation by Julie Conway, designed for Illuminata Art Glass Design, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Fine Arts and Art Installation Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2022 - 2023 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.
What the A' Design Award Means
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.
More About Fractured Multidimensional Glass Installation
Fractured is a site-specific glass installation created for interior spaces. The work is composed of nineteen individually hot blown glass parts, ranging from 254 to 650 millimetres in length. Each glass component is finished with 24K hammered gold leaf or silver chrome mirror. Broken mirror pieces, cables and lighting elements complete the composition. The coated surfaces reflect and refract light within the bend of each diamond form. The diamond shape represents life and the marks that life leaves. The installation can be reconfigured to suit different rooms.
About Julie Conway
Julie Conway, founder of Illuminata Art Glass Design in Seattle, WA, USA is a glass artist/ lighting designer who reveals her perspective by the refraction and reflection of light through glass. Her 28+ years studio practice features bespoke lighting and site-specific installations, for public space, hospitality, and residential homes. Her signature glassworks are collected and in the US and abroad, and have received several international design awards. A melding of functional design, and art, makes each hand-blown glass fixture the focal point of architectural space.
Award Record
With this recognition, Julie Conway is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Fine Arts and Art Installation Design Award
The A' Fine-Art Design Award is an international fine-art design competition recognizing best fine-art works by leading fine-art artists and creators worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to artists, painters, sculptors and ceramicists from all countries. Entries typically include sculptures, paintings, installations, photographs, drawings and mixed media works. Awarded art designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/fine-art
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/142814
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/142814
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!142814
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/334158
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://illuminataglass.com/exhibitions/
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Fractured Multidimensional Glass Installation
- Function
- Multidimensional Glass Installation
- Category
- Fine Arts and Art Installation Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Arts
- Colors
- Light Gray, Gainsboro, Dark Gray, Light Steel Blue and Light Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Illuminata Art Glass Design
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Julie Conway
- Country
- United States of America
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #142814
Credits
- Image Credits
- All images shot by Alec Miller / Photographer
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- I enjoy creating spectacular environments with blown glass and light. Chrome mirror coatings and 24K gold refract and reflect light in the bend of each diamond. The diamond represents us, our precious life. Sometimes we have scars or broken pieces that we mend, seeking our reflection in the bent and broken mirrors keeps us on track. We follow the lighted beacon through life's challenges.
- Inspiration
- Fractured is a statement on finding ourselves in our modern society. It is challenging to find our reflection in the mirror, pulled in many directions, focused on many angles, and feeling like we are on a tight wire. Finding peace and tranquility in our ever demanding world is a challenge. “I say— follow the light.” — Julie Conway
- Research
- Forming hot glass is taking molten sand at 2100F out of a furnace and filling the glass with our breath! It is nothing short of an alchemical process that is still quite impressive after 5000 years of history. Glass is utilized as a transcendent material in countless forms.
- Challenge
- The challenge is always the risk of blowing glass into forms that I’ve have not tried before, then suspending them overhead!! Assembling and installation onsite to fit the room can only be imagined so far in design, then translated into the real 3D world. Breaking large mirrors added to the risk, and discovery of space shuttle tape for mirror pieces that could be removed from the wall, but hold up with strength. All came together onsite for the installation at the museum for the first time.
- Realization and Technology
- Fractured is a wall/ room installation with 19 x Individual parts of hot blown glass at various sizes from 254-650 mm long. Each glass component is finished with 24K hammered gold leaf or silver chrome mirror. Broken mirror, cables, lighting elements are included.
- Operation and Interaction
- I loved watching museum visitors interact with this installation. Taking selfies and finding inspiration in the works that reflect themselves. I usually design and install functional works for residential or hospitality locations, that are attractive and design oriented. Fractured was built from an artist statement and interactive theme.
- Project Duration and Location
- Fractured was a feature site-specific installation in the Bellevue Arts Museum in Washington State for the Glass Biennial "Glasstastic" displayed from November 9, 2018 – April 14, 2019 The piece is also the recipient Winner of LIT Awards Artisan Blown Glass 2018. Light in Theory Awards.
- Specifications
- This installation can be re-configured into any interior space. The exhibition hall at Bellevue Arts Museum shown here is 5.5 meters by 6 meters tall.
- Keywords
- blown glass, glass and light, lighting design, light art, installation, glass mirror,
