Press Release
Accordion Soap Dish by Shimoyama Shanghai DIY Home Co., Ltd. Is Granted the Bronze A' Design Award in Bathroom Furniture and Sanitary Ware Design
Shimoyama Shanghai DIY Home Co., Ltd. honored for bathroom furniture and sanitary ware design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ Accordion Soap Dish by Shimoyama Shanghai DIY Home Co., Ltd., designed for Shanghai DIY HOME Co.,Ltd, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Bathroom Furniture and Sanitary Ware Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within 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 scored 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.
Regarding Accordion Soap Dish
The accordion soap dish is made from one piece of moulded silicone and features a contemporary shape designed to blend naturally into wet environments such as bathrooms and washbasins. There are no dead spots, it is soft and flexible and easy to bend. It can also be drained upright after washing. In addition to this, it can be used for other purposes such as a scouring pad or beauty blender, so it will not be easily discarded and will last a long time.
About Shimoyama Shanghai DIY Home Co., Ltd.
Shanghai DIY HOME Co.,Ltd,was established in 2007,A leading brand of innovative home storage products and advocates a lifestyle that optimizes the use of space,located in Shanghai,the economic and financial center of China. DIY HOME has invested in several manufacturing plants,huge warehouse,strong QC team DIY HOME has served thousands of global companies,more than 200 of team are long-term cooperative customers.In the process of cooperation,our innovation and service awareness are well received by our customers. DIY HOME develop,manufacture and deliver private labeling products to global customer so they can focus on marketing and sales of their own brands.
Award Record
With this recognition, Shimoyama Shanghai DIY Home Co., Ltd. is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Bathroom Furniture and Sanitary Ware Design Award
The A' Sanitary Ware Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good bathroom product designs by leading designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to sanitary ware designers, bathroom furniture designers, industrial design studios and ceramic artists from all countries. Entries typically include toilets, sinks, bathtubs, showers, bidets and faucets. Awarded sanitary ware designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/sanitary-ware
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/147914
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/147914
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!147914
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/341799
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Accordion Soap Dish
- Function
- Soap Dish
- Category
- Bathroom Furniture and Sanitary Ware Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Architecture
- Colors
- Lavender, Gainsboro, Silver, Dark Slate Gray and Dark Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Shanghai DIY HOME Co.,Ltd
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Shimoyama Shanghai DIY Home Co., Ltd.
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #147914
Credits
- Team
- Uri Yang
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The Accordion Soap Dish with high-quality organic silicone molded in an integrated entirety, with a modern serrated shape design, so that when it comes into contact with soap and countertop or draining upright will present point-contact type, allowing air circulation at a fullest extent to keep the dry between soap, soap tray and countertop to prevent accumulation of water. With a single piece, it serves multiple purposes that traditional soap trays need several layers to deal with. The Accordion Soap Dish features with its simplification, modern design, multiple uses and cheap price.
- Inspiration
- Common soap trays are often designed into several layers of structure to solve the problems of soap not being soaked soft, draining quickly, cleaning easily and often with ugly appearance that difficult to integrate into the modern indoor environment. As it is made of the environmentally friendly silicone and has serrated shape, the Accordion Soap Dish is easy to bend and to clean the dirt in its grooves, naturally integrated into the bathroom, wash basin and other humid environments.
- Research
- The Accordion Soap Dish can serve various purposes on its own that originally required assembly of multiple objects, simplifying the production and use process. Although more and more soap could be replaced by hand sanitizer, the soap tray can be used for other purposes, therefore it will not be easily discarded and can have an extended service life.
- Challenge
- The soap dish is a very common item. How to achieve sustainable use while retaining its basic role is the biggest challenge. So by choosing a lightweight silicone material with a modern, organised shape, a multifunctional soap dish was combined that has both value and function. The sophisticated and easy to use Accordion Soap Dish is a realisation of our original idea.
- Realization and Technology
- As it is made of the environmentally friendly silicone and has serrated shape, the Accordion Soap Dish is easy to bend and to clean the dirt in its grooves. The angles of the serrations on each side are precisely calculated to keep avoid extremely sharp or blunt so that affecting the effect of the holding up the soap and the extent of air circulation and also let standing draining to be stable and no easy to dumping.
- Operation and Interaction
- Suitable for multiple use, it can also be used to drain small objects such as scouring pads, beauty blenders, etc. Moreover, washed makeup brushes can be placed in the grooves to avoid rolling off. Soft and bendable, it is easy to clean. The Accordion Soap Dish is made of high-quality silicone with excellent stability, acid resistance and corrosion resistance, non-toxic and odorless, besides, the supple surface will not leave scratches on your countertop.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in March 2022 in Shanghai, China and finished in July 2022 in Shanghai,China, and goes on sale online in September 2022.
- Specifications
- Width 90mm x Depth 120mm x Height 180mm
- Keywords
- Bathroom, Soap dish, Household item, Silicone, Simplicity
