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Toke Decorative Bookshelf by Sahin Celik - Maisonord Is Granted the Silver A' Design Award in Homeware Design
Sahin Celik - Maisonord of Maisonord honored for homeware design by the international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 25, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Silver A' Design Award in the Homeware Design category for Toke Decorative Bookshelf by Sahin Celik - Maisonord of Maisonord. The result belongs to the 2025 - 2026 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 evaluated 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.
Regarding Toke Decorative Bookshelf
Toke is a decorative tabletop bookshelf designed for interior spaces. A polished limewood sphere with a diameter of 16 centimetres sits at the centre of the design and acts as both support and balance point. The sphere moves with gravity and keeps the books in order. The frame is made of specially bent metal rod and cut metal plate, joined by welding and finished with electrostatic powder paint. Toke measures 18 centimetres in height, 49 centimetres in width and 16.5 centimetres in depth. The simple form suits living rooms, bedrooms, restaurants, cafes and shops.
About Sahin Celik - Maisonord
Maisonord was born as a brand that embodies the timeless elegance and functionality of Scandinavian style for a modern lifestyle. Offering home furniture, decorative products, kitchenware, living spaces, and custom designs, we cater to both individuals (B2C) and businesses (B2B). Bringing together 15 years of professional experience in the home and furniture sector under the Maisonord umbrella, we aim to prioritize quality and storage. Our brand collaborates with leading domestic producers in Turkey to offer sustainable and complete products, while also following global design trends with exclusive imported collections.
About Maisonord
Inspired by the aesthetics and functionality of Nordic style, Maisonord offers a timeless and trend-breaking design journey. With its creative designs, Maisonord brings a fresh perspective to home living.
Award Record
Sahin Celik - Maisonord of Maisonord is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Decorative Items and Homeware Design Award
The A' Homeware Design Award is an international homeware design competition recognizing good homeware designs by leading brands and designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to homeware designers, product designers, industrial design studios and ceramic artists from all countries. Entries typically include tableware, lighting fixtures, cookware, decorative accessories, bathroom accessories and furniture. Awarded homeware designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/homeware
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/176339
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/176339
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!176339
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/373355
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.maisonord.com
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Toke Decorative Bookshelf
- Function
- Decorative Bookshelf
- Category
- Homeware Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Saddle Brown, Sienna, Peru, Light Sea Green and Teal
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Sahin Celik - Maisonord
- Country
- Turkiye
- Brand
- Maisonord
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #176339
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The wooden sphere at the center of the Toke offers an elegant aesthetic, acting as a balancer and support. The design combines the simplicity of minimalist aesthetics with the power of nature's organic forms. It is a unique decorative element for all interior spaces, including living rooms, bedrooms, restaurants, cafes, and shops.
- Inspiration
- Toke's story is built on the theme of "Balance point and the flow of knowledge." Toke acts as a bridge, holding, displaying, and elegantly balancing precious information (books). The wooden sphere, the central element of the design, forms the weight and focal point of the entire system, creating an illusion of gravity by balancing the books' position. This reflects the idea that knowledge is a central force that keeps our minds and lives in balance.
- Research
- When designing Toke, it was crucial to select the right material for the sphere at its center. We debated extensively between beech, hornbeam, or walnut. Because exotic woods are generally expensive, we settled on linden, which was readily available locally. Its soft texture made it easy to work with and polish. For the metal, we strived to select dimensions and thicknesses that could be easily machined on cnc and bending machines. We then engaged local craftsmanship and assembled the parts using welding. We tried to evaluate different color options for the metal part. We chose both electrostatic paint and gold and silver plating as alternative methods.
- Challenge
- Selecting and processing the appropriate natural material, polishing it to the correct color after processing. Selecting the correct metal sheet and rod, and joining them together after bending and cutting methods.
- Realization and Technology
- *Specially bent 0.8 mm thick metal rod *Electrostatic powder paint *Polished limewood globe with a diameter of 16 cm *0.4 mm cnc cut metal plate
- Operation and Interaction
- The sphere in Toke moves thanks to gravity and balances the books on it, ensuring they stay in order.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project began in istanbul, Türkiye, in January 2025. The first prototype was released in May 2025. Mass production began in July 2025.
- Specifications
- Dimensions outside to outside: Height: 18 cm, Width: 49 cm, Depth: 16.5 cm Package dimensions outside to outside: Height: 23 cm, Width: 53 cm, Depth: 20 cm
- Keywords
- Bookshelf, Ball, Table top
