Press Release
Poju Pet Urn by Christine Xiang Receives the A' Design Award in Pet Care, Toys, Supplies and Products for Animals Design
The international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Christine Xiang for pet care, toys, supplies and products for animals design
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COMO, Italy, February 20, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Poju Pet Urn by Christine Xiang, designed for Twinkle Land, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Pet Care, Toys, Supplies and Products for Animals Design category. The result belongs to the 2023 - 2024 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.
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.
About Poju Pet Urn
The Poju Pet Urn seamlessly blends form and function to provide a unique and caring experience, inspired by the profound bond between pets and their owners. Its design, with an arched-shaped door plate for customization and pet name engraving, offers versatility and sets it apart from others. Mountain shapes with colored accents and stopper details complete its functionality, addressing the demand for customizable urns while enhancing well-being. Crafted through integrated research, it caters to pet owners' emotional needs while ensuring security for ashes.
About Christine Xiang
Hailing from Hangzhou and trained in product design, Christine seamlessly blends Eastern and Western influences to shape innovative design solutions. Her journey began at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, where her furniture piece was showcased as a winner at the ICFF Studio x Bernhart Design exhibition in New York, marking the start of a distinguished career in design. Inspired by the "New Chinese Design" movement, she infuses her creations with social consciousness, ethics, and sustainability, reflecting a commitment to meaningful design. Her pursuit of further education at Babson F.W.
Award Record
With this recognition, Christine Xiang is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Pet Care, Toys, Supplies and Products for Animals Design Award
The A' Pet Care Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good pet supplies, toys and product designs by designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to pet care designers, animal toy designers, pet supply manufacturers and pet care brands from all countries. Typical entries include pet food, pet apparel, pet beds, feeding bowls, litter boxes and pet carriers. The awarded pet supply designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/pet-care
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/153865
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/153865
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!153865
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/347928
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://twinkleland.co/
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Poju Pet Urn
- Function
- Pet Urn
- Category
- Pet Care, Toys, Supplies and Products for Animals Design
- Discipline
- Product Design
- Industry
- Packaging & Retail and Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Gainsboro, Silver, Linen, Dark Khaki and Burly Wood
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Twinkle Land
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Christine Xiang
- Country
- United States of America
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #153865
Credits
- Image Credits
- All Image: Creator Christine Xiang
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The Poju Pet Urn has been designed with careful consideration for the user's emotional comfort. Its defining feature is the arched-shaped door plate, which provides customization services and allows users to engrave their pet's name. This new element of interaction adds versatility to the pet urn and sets it apart from other "teapot" options. Mountain shapes with small colored accents, along with stopper details at the bottom, beautifully complete the functionality of this design. Additionally, this solution is suitable for any indoor area.
- Inspiration
- The Poju Pet urn is inspired by the profound bond between pets and their owners. This piece seamlessly blends form and function to deliver a truly unique and caring experience to the user during a difficult period. From the star rod to the meaningful elements, this pet urn is the perfect embodiment of understated elegance and heartfelt remembrance.
- Research
- The approach to crafting pet urns involved an integrated research methodology. Through this process, it was discovered that the market primarily offered multipurpose, generic cylindrical tea pot containers used as pet urns. Interviews conducted during the research phase also highlighted a robust demand for customizable urns, as pets are often considered cherished family members. Additionally, there was a growing desire for urns that could effectively address the emotional needs of pet owners while providing a more secure method for storing ashes, especially in multi-pet households.
- Challenge
- To create the Poju pet urn, designers had to balance emotional needs from users and functionality while ensuring integration with the environment. They conducted surveys and interviews to identify user needs, resulting in a customizable nameplate on the paw-shaped house, and a discreet silicone stopper at the base to ensure an airtight seal while concealing any remnants. The pet urn's warm, modern design appeals to a broad range of users, providing closure, comfort, and customizable elements that can enhance well-being at a physiological level.
- Realization and Technology
- The design incorporates slip-cast durable porcelain and utilizes a metal rod to connect the star seamlessly. Moreover, the paw-shaped house undergoes meticulous hand-painting, infusing a personalized and artistic dimension into the product.
- Operation and Interaction
- The Poju Pet Urn is designed to offer a simple and user-friendly experience. The stopper lid at the bottom can be opened using the convenient finger hole for easy removal, initiating the process of transferring their furry friend's ashes. This user-friendly process, envisioned by the designer, ensures a safe and efficient transformation of ashes while maintaining the integrity of the product. Once placed on the table, the design invites the user to embrace and caress the urn as a gesture of closure and comfort.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project commenced in October 2022 in Los Angeles and concluded in September 2023, also in Los Angeles.
- Specifications
- 152mm in Diameter x 152mm in Height Designed to accommodate pets weighing up to 60 lbs prior to cremation.
- Keywords
- Twinkle Land, Pet Urn, Poju, Pet Supply, Small and Medium Size Pets, Product Design, Industrial Design, Pet
