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Bronze A' Design Award in Furniture Design Goes to Wall O Wall Seat by Gurtner Gregoire

Gurtner Gregoire recognized for furniture 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 confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category for Wall O Wall Seat by Gurtner Gregoire, designed for Espaces Sarl. The recognition forms part of the 2022 - 2023 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.

About the Bronze A' Design Award

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 Wall O Wall Seat

Wall-O is a smart and elegant wall capsule. At home, in the office or in a waiting room, it serves as a kind cocoon which protects you from noise and prying eyes. Thanks to its recycled PET envelope and its eco-friendly textile interior of the highest quality, Wall-O is environmentally friendly. Its radical and minimalist lines are studied with the aim to offer the ideal space to feel comfortably settled and to be able to free one's mind and feel safe.

About Gurtner Gregoire

Grégoire is a perfectionist person, always looking for new ideas. He goes off the beaten track to make his client meet his own character, through his creations. His insight will make his interlocutor feel that he is always listened to and respected. Thanks to his keen sense of priorities, he helps at all times to tame the images and ideas he transmits, without skipping steps, so that his client is an integral part of the creative process.

Award Record

This recognition makes Gurtner Gregoire a winner of 1 A' Design Award.

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
Wall O Wall Seat
Function
Wall Seat
Category
Furniture Design
Discipline
Industrial Design
Industry
Furniture & Home
Colors
Gainsboro, Dark Olive Green, Dark Slate Gray, Black and Dim Gray
Images
4
Client
Espaces Sarl

The Recognition

Laureate
Gurtner Gregoire
Country
Switzerland
Recognition
Bronze A' Design Award
Edition
2022 - 2023
Design ID
#144105

Credits

Team
Grégoire Gurnter and Girsberger Custom Furniture
Image Credits
Frédéric Grangier

Design Details

Unique Properties
Wall-O offers itself as an intelligent and elegant wall capsule. At home, in the office or in a waiting room, it serves as a cocoon that protects you from noise and prying eyes. Thanks to its recycled PET casing and the highest quality ecological textile interior, Wall-O is environmentally friendly. Its radical and minimalist lines are studied with the aim of offering the ideal space to feel comfortable and to be able to free your mind and feel safe.
Inspiration
The first idea was to develop a seat to relax on a large unoccupied wall of a house. After radicalizing its envelope, the shape of the capsule became evident. The challenge was to fix the seat to the wall, without visible fixing, while keeping it light and sober, as if to encourage curiosity about an unusual seat.
Operation and Interaction
Wall-O simply attaches to the wall, in your living room or in a waiting room. Its soft acoustic envelope in PET felt invites you to immerse yourself in it as in a benevolent cocoon. The absorbing effect of ambient sound immediately gives you serenity and undressed comfort.
Project Duration and Location
project started in November 2020 in Grandvillard (CH). The first prototype left the workshops in February 2022 and the final version in June 2022. It received an award at the European Product Design Awards in August 2022
Specifications
760 mm x 500 mm x 1720 mm
Keywords
Wall-O, seat, capsule, wall seat, wall capsule

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