Press Release
Disco Oven Pizza Oven by Mark Cresswell Receives the Bronze A' Design Award in Garden and Outdoor Furniture Design
The international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Mark Cresswell for garden and outdoor furniture design
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Disco Oven Pizza Oven by Mark Cresswell, designed for 'Made By Marcus, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Garden and Outdoor Furniture Design category. 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
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 Disco Oven Pizza Oven
Disco Oven is a wood fired outdoor pizza oven. The oven is shaped as a rotating sphere of 110 cm diameter, covered with more than 34,000 hand fitted mirrors. Inside the sphere is a cast stone core with a cordierite cooking base. The oven reaches 400 degrees Celsius in about 20 minutes and cooks a Neapolitan pizza in 90 seconds. Skillet dishes, breads and slow roasts can also be prepared, because the stone core holds heat well. A twin wall flue and a weighted stand allow free standing use on any hard level surface.
About Mark Cresswell
As emerging designer, whose work is inspired by joy, beauty and celebration - thriving in the challenge of creating the extraordinary and aspiring to timeless design that invokes surprise, wonderment and captivation. The Disco Oven is his first piece and a bold start; he is now working next pieces for his first collection which will include aluminium sculptures blossom tree parasols, resin cast mirrored tables, and rainforest inspired chandeliers. Marcus also pledges 10% of all sales donated to carefully selected initiatives and enterprises that really invest in making a difference in pioneering healthy change for people and planet.
Award Record
This recognition makes Mark Cresswell a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Garden and Outdoor Furniture Design Award
The A' Outdoor Furniture Design Award is an international furniture design competition recognizing good outdoor furniture by designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to outdoor furniture designers, product designers, industrial design studios and outdoor furniture brands from all countries. Entries typically include deck chairs, garden benches, picnic tables, patio sets, outdoor daybeds and hammocks. Awarded outdoor furniture designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/outdoor-furniture
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/150759
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/150759
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!150759
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/344140
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.madebymarcus.art
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
- Disco Oven Pizza Oven
- Function
- Pizza Oven
- Category
- Garden and Outdoor Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Lavender, Goldenrod, Dark Goldenrod, Peru and Sandy Brown
- Images
- 5
- Client
- 'Made By Marcus
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Mark Cresswell
- Country
- Great Britain
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #150759
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Disco Ball Outdoor Wood Oven; an object of beauty and function; 110cm diameter 360 degree rotating sphere, with over 34,000 hand fitted mirrors, a traditional stone core oven with cordierite cooking base. Heats up to 400 degrees within 20 minutes to cook Neapolitan pizzas in 90 seconds. Can be used to cook many other dishes in skillets, with good thermal mass to slow cook at lower temperatures. Has a twin wall flue system and engineered stand/base to be free standing on any hard surface.
- Inspiration
- A love of light reflection (aka mirror balls) and Alfresco dining, an aspiration for creativity, perfectionism, fun and surprise, and a need to make something that's both functional and beautiful and brings people together.
- Research
- Allot of research went into achieving a high degree of thermal mass (like a traditional wood fired cooking oven) to achieve the highest heat latency as possible whilst keeping physical weight to a minimum (so the product wouldn't need power assisted lifting for delivery/installation; i.e it can be safely manhandled); researched in collaboration with several international refectories suppliers testing various combinations of mixed aggregates to produce a cast oven to withstand minimum 1200 degree temperatures weighing under 50kg.
- Challenge
- The biggest challenges were; - creating a completely weather resistant product using so many different materials - accounting for heat expansion and contraction combining so many different materials - designing a safe product that meeting industry standards, specially considering the weight and fire risk issues concerned - balancing cost and weight verses thermal mass capability - considering economical, ergonomic, practical and safe methods delivery and installation within the design - considering the safe use of the product - considering the cooking versatility of the product - maintaining a high level of design aesthetic without compromising quality and functionality
- Realization and Technology
- 5 prototypes and 3 years of development;
- Operation and Interaction
- Delivered; two pre assembled hemispheres Delivered; base stand kit All parts can fit through standard domestic door width 4 person insulation; 30 minutes Cook 1x 12inch pizza, or 2x 6ich pizzas at a time Heat up time 20-25 minutes Running temp 350-400 C Cool down time 4-6 hrs Can cook classic Neapolitan pizza in 90 seconds Can cook all manner of skillet dishes Can cook slow roast and breads (with insulated door)
- Project Duration and Location
- 3 years Development Developed in Somerset, UK Work done in spare time
- Specifications
- 175cm tall 110cm diameter all weather proof Mirror Ball casing 80cm weighted free standing base 120cm height of oven mouth opening base 60cm diameter internal cooking area Wood fired Removable insulated door piece 360 degree ball bearing rotation for optimum cooking air flow 50mm thick vibration cast stone core oven 50mm high density ceramic fibre oven insulation 20mm Cordierite cooking base 50mm high density rigid base insulation Twin insulated flue system All outside surfaces safe to touch Can remain outside uncovered in all weathers Stone core oven lifetime Warantee
- Keywords
- Pizza, Disco, Mirrorball, Glitter, Art, Unique, Oven, Retro, Chic, Cooking, Alfresco
