Press Release
Nakamura Co. Receives the Silver A' Design Award for Wall V4 TV Stand in Furniture Design
Nakamura Co. 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 Silver A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category for Wall V4 TV Stand by Nakamura Co., designed for Wall. The result belongs to 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.
About the Silver A' Design Award
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 Wall V4 TV Stand
Wall V4 is a floor-standing television stand designed to hold large screens close to the wall. Televisions up to 90 inches from many manufacturers can be mounted safely at a preferred height. The supporting column offers eight height levels of 5 mm each. Cables and screws are hidden inside a double-layered panel, so the setup stays neat. The base is made from a 2 mm steel plate shaped by pressing and reinforced by a radial frame, which keeps the edge thin and reduces the risk of tripping. Assembly is simple and needs no changes to the room.
Award Record
With this recognition, Nakamura Co. is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted in the 2022 - 2023 edition 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/148555
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/148555
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!148555
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/339657
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://equalsgl.com/products/wall_v/v4/
Media Contact
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Wall V4 TV Stand
- Function
- TV Stand
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Black, Dark Slate Gray, White, Gray and Gainsboro
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Wall
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Nakamura Co.
- Country
- Japan
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #148555
Credits
- Team
- Akira Nakamura, Hiroshi Tozawa, Toshiaki Komori and Naohisa Inoue
- Image Credits
- Photographer Nakamura Co.Variations, 2021.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- With WALL V4, almost any TV can be mounted neatly by hanging it on the wall. Large size TVs (up to 90 inch) from various manufacturers can be installed safely at the preferred height of users. Assembly work is quite simple and requires no special revamping in the room. No wirings or screws are visible externally bringing a sense of harmony and unity with the interior of the user’s living environment.
- Inspiration
- The impetus for developing this new TV stand was to reduce wasted space. As the size of TVs becomes larger, TV boards are also getting bigger. As for wall-mounted TVs, they require installation work and repeated height adjustment will become a cumbersome process. WALL V4 provides a solution to such difficulties.
- Research
- As conventional TV benches/stands are usually too bulky and easily stands out in a confined room space, our design focused on bringing the TV as close as possible to the wall by reducing the TV stand’s thickness and hiding the TV wiring. Based on the knowledge that a step of 3 mm on the floor can stumble a person, we focused our attention to reduce the thickness of the base for safety reasons so that it makes a simpler and more organized setup.
- Challenge
- The challenge was to secure strength in a very thin base structure. Since an iron plate alone does not have enough strength, the base includes a set of enforcing elements radially arranged to complement the strength of the 2 mm plate. This structure provides visual neatness and effective spatial utilization. This method proved its effectiveness through repeated vibration tests in a lab that can simulate the strongest earthquakes in Japan.
- Realization and Technology
- The structure is based on a 2 mm steel plate that was pressed into a 3D shape and supported by a radial frame in order to achieve a thickness of 2 mm between the base and the floor. The supporting pillar and cables are hidden inside a double-layered panel, The panel slides along that extends when changing the height. Satin powder coating was applied to the entire body, and a woodgrain finish was baked on the surface of the panel giving a texture of high-quality furniture.
- Operation and Interaction
- The height of the supporting column can be adjusted with 8 levels (of 5 mm each). Since the metal bracket matches the shape of the back of the TV, it allows fine positional adjustment. Most TV types can be installed at the users’ preferred height. Optional shelves can also be added to expand this TV stand to suit the needs of all users.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in October 2020, and its development was completed in November 2021. The product was put into the market in January 2022.
- Specifications
- Width 830mm x Depth 520mm x Height 1265mm
- Keywords
- TV stand, interior, TV accessory, caster, cable storage, audio-visual experience, space-saving design,
