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Office And Exhibition Venue Studio Design by Yen Ting Cho Receives the Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
The international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Yen Ting Cho for interior space and exhibition design
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category for Office And Exhibition Venue Studio Design by Yen Ting Cho, designed for YEN TING CHO Studio. The recognition forms part of the 2023 - 2024 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.
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.
More About Office And Exhibition Venue Studio Design
This is a bold experiment in pattern, space and materials. It involved redesigning a former residential building into a dynamic commercial design studio and public facing exhibition space. Patterns created by the Studio’s bespoke software are printed on glass, leather and acrylic with UV and film technologies to create impactful design accents. The exhibition space layers patterns with utilitarian furniture and textiles for depth. Interior lighting employs changing patterns for vitality.
About Yen Ting Cho
Yen-Ting Cho is an artist, designer and researcher. Born in Taiwan, he trained as an architect and then pursued his passion for programming and interaction design at Harvard University GSD and London’s Royal College of Art. In 2016, he founded Yen Ting Cho Studio (London). Cho uses his own digital technology which responds to body movement to create innovative, colourful and unique patterns for fashion accessories and interior design products. He is also Professor of Media and Interaction Design at National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan.
Award Record
With this recognition, Yen Ting Cho is a winner of 5 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2020 - 2021 to 2023 - 2024 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award
The A' Interior Design Award is an international interior design competition recognizing good interior designs by interior designers and architects worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Entries typically include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. Awarded interior designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/interior
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/159336
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/159336
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!159336
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/279816
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://bit.ly/4bVfazY
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Office And Exhibition Venue Studio Design
- Function
- Studio Design
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Midnight Blue, Dim Gray, Black and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- YEN TING CHO Studio
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Yen Ting Cho
- Country
- Great Britain
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #159336
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Yen Ting Cho Studio and Gallery is a bold experiment in pattern, space and materials. Patterns created by the Studio's bespoke software are printed on glass, leather and acrylic with ultraviolet and film technologies to create impactful design accents. The exhibition space layers patterns with utilitarian furniture and textiles for depth. Interior lighting employs changing patterns for vitality. A mirror light box creates a mesmerising effect as its pattern shifts according to the viewing angle.
- Inspiration
- This project is inspired by designer Yen Ting Cho's philosophy of people, parameters, pattern, placement and print. It uses unique pattern in spatial design, creating captivating immersive and purely aesthetic experiences. Utilising materials, techniques and lighting, it reimagines space in alignment with Cho's philosophy. Natural materials like metal, wood and stone are used, while hollow brick walls capture shifting sunlight, encouraging contemplation and enjoyment of life, art and design.
- Research
- In interior and exterior design, we aim for a balance between maximalist and modernist styles, prioritizing user comfort while adding playful interest. This project to design a studio and gallery enabled us to use materials and pattern in new ways. In the front yard, for instance, a UV glass art wall features double-sided patterns, one vibrant and colourful, the other calm and deep. We want people to explore and be emotionally impacted by the changing patterns as they enter and leave the space.
- Challenge
- The challenge was to integrate patterns with materials like glass, leather, wood. UV technology preserved pattern colours on outdoor materials and digital printing accurately captured detail and colours. Converting a residential space to a commercial one entailed layout adjustments. The ground floor position with south-facing sunlight posed a challenge to balance light penetration and privacy, which was met by using materials like perforated metal, hollow bricks and glass for ceilings and walls.
- Realization and Technology
- The design incorporates digital art patterns and combines them with experimental methods and materials, such as the Mist Maze glass lightbox with film, the Flower Clusters glass art wall with UV technology, and the Humanoid Stars infinity abyss mirror light box with acrylic engraving. These innovations blur the boundaries between utilitarian furniture or decor and contemporary art and design, underlining the functionality of the design-art studio with the artistry of a public exhibition space.
- Operation and Interaction
- Yen Ting Cho Studio and Gallery uses diverse materials and unique patterns to enhance user and visitor experience. The space is divided into a studio and a public gallery. Communication is encouraged in the open plan studio area, with a discussion island facilitating interaction. The gallery, which can open into the studio to benefit use of facilities such as WC and kitchen, includes a curved metal ceiling integrating lighting, projection and suspended exhibits for adaptable configurations.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in September 2022 in Tainan, Taiwan, and finished in June 2023 in Taipei, Taiwan. The deliberate 25 degree offset of the main entrance along the spatial axis serves both as a visual guide and symbolizes Taipei as the studio's headquarters at Latitude 25 degrees north.
- Specifications
- Architecture Form: Studio and Gallery Area: Indoor 168 m sq and outdoor 63 m sq Materials: Perforated metal, special coatings, metal paint, hollow bricks, leather, glass printing, long rainbow glass, mosaic tiles, terrazzo tiles, fibre cement board, stone veneer, burnt cedar, plastic flooring.
- Keywords
- Interior design, spatial design, design studio, public art gallery, exterior, digital art, pattern, decor, exhibition space, innovation
