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2023 Hua Chenyu Mars Concert Stage by Peng Guo, Ka Ping Kwok and Bin Li Is Granted the Silver A' Design Award in Performing Arts, Stage, Style and Scenery Design
Peng Guo, Ka Ping Kwok and Bin Li acknowledged for performing arts, stage, style and scenery design by the international grand jury of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 18, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Silver A' Design Award in the Performing Arts, Stage, Style and Scenery Design category for 2023 Hua Chenyu Mars Concert Stage by Peng Guo, Ka Ping Kwok and Bin Li, designed for Beijing Yamei Times Culture Media Co. Ltd. The recognition forms part of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached 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.
What the Silver A' Design Award Means
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 2023 Hua Chenyu Mars Concert Stage
The 2023 Hua Chenyu Mars Concert is a concert stage design based on the theme of the Martian Coordinate System. The four-sided stage forms a rectangular prism measuring 47.5 meters long, 27.5 meters wide and 22 meters high, with a total hanging weight of over 200 tons. Sequentially arranged luminous panels and strip-shaped mirror devices at the top and bottom resemble scales on a coordinate system. Ten custom lighting fixtures span 30 meters, and 12 adjustable lighting columns represent the months of a year. The structure balances transparency with load-bearing capacity.
Award Record
This recognition makes Peng Guo, Ka Ping Kwok and Bin Li a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. All of the awards belong to the 2024 - 2025 edition of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Performing Arts, Stage, Style and Scenery Design Award
The A' Performing Arts Design Award is an international competition recognizing excellence in set, stage, and performing arts design by top designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to performing arts designers, set designers, theater architects and costume designers from all countries. Entries typically include choreography, dance moves, theatrical sets, dance costumes, stage lighting and opera props. Awarded performing arts designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/performing-arts
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/162164
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/162164
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!162164
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/356025
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- 2023 Hua Chenyu Mars Concert Stage
- Function
- Stage
- Category
- Performing Arts, Stage, Style and Scenery Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Arts and Entertainment
- Colors
- Black, Midnight Blue, Dark Slate Gray, Dark Slate Blue and Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Beijing Yamei Times Culture Media Co. Ltd
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Peng Guo, Ka Ping Kwok and Bin Li
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2024 - 2025
- Design ID
- #162164
Credits
- Team
- Beijing Yamei Times Culture Media Co Ltd, Peng Guo, Ka Ping Kwok and Bin Li
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The stage design for this production represents an unprecedented visual revolution. We constructed a four-sided stage structure measuring 47.5 meters long, 27.5 meters wide, and 22 meters high, with a total hanging weight of over 200 tons. This monumental feat, unparalleled in Asia, demonstrates our commitment to pushing boundaries.
- Inspiration
- The stage design for Huachenyu's 2023 Mars Concert is intricately tailored to the theme of his 10th anniversary since debut, featuring a unique stage artistry. The inspiration and core concept of the design revolve around the 'Martian Coordinate System', which not only represents a geographical location but also encapsulates the time and emotions shared between Huachenyu and his fans over the past decade.
- Research
- These devices not only fulfill multidimensional dynamic imagination but also seem to gather beautiful information from parallel universes over the past decade, converging from various dimensions and directions to collectively construct a unique coordinate system. When the dynamic changes settle, the complete appearance of the stage is revealed, resembling a massive "engine" or "motherboard," with Huachenyu's music serving as the core power source, unleashing immense energy. The PGM screens and performances on stage then act as energy chips within the "motherboard," weaving together a visually and audibly stunning extravaganza that captivates the audience.
- Challenge
- This monumental feat, unparalleled in Asia, demonstrates our commitment to pushing boundaries. While pursuing immense scale, we skillfully balanced the structure's transparency with its load-bearing capacity to ensure the safety and stability of the stage.
- Realization and Technology
- In terms of functionality, this stage design not only ensures the freedom of performance and scheduling for Huachenyu but also integrates a rich variety of dynamic elements. Specifically designed for the stage are 10 custom-made lighting fixtures arranged in a "6 horizontal, 4 vertical" configuration, spanning 30 meters. Through a sequence of lenses, they showcase key moments and highlights from the past decade, offering a unique interpretation of Huachenyu's music. Additionally, 12 adjustable lighting columns symbolize the companionship throughout each month of a year.
- Operation and Interaction
- Based on the core concept of the "Martian Coordinate System," the stage design for this event ingeniously utilizes horizontal and vertical structures, sequential devices, and numerical control technology to construct a giant rectangular prism within the stadium, measuring 47.5 meters in length, 27.5 meters in width, and 22 meters in height. At the top and bottom of the prism, numerous sequentially arranged, numerically controlled luminous panels or strip-shaped mirror stage art devices resemble scales in the coordinate system, documenting every precious moment over the past decade.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in April 2023 in Hangzhou and finished on 07, April, 2024, in Hangzhou.
- Specifications
- 47500mm*27500mm*2200mm
- Keywords
- Concert, Mars Concert, Hua Chenyu, Stage
