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Sunset Gold Lounge Chair by Wei Jingye and Shen Qingqing Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Furniture Design
Wei Jingye and Shen Qingqing honored for furniture 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 Bronze A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category for Sunset Gold Lounge Chair by Wei Jingye and Shen Qingqing, designed for Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts. The result belongs to the 2025 - 2026 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.
Regarding Sunset Gold Lounge Chair
Sunset Gold is a lounge chair designed for living rooms, studies and clubs. The seat is upholstered in North American top grain cowhide over high resilience foam, and the wine red surface shows a rippled texture. The base is made of aviation grade aluminium alloy, formed by CNC bending and argon arc welding, then bronze plated, wire brushed and hand polished. The leather is hand cut and sewn to keep the natural pores visible. A seat height of 420 mm and a backrest angle of 105 degrees provide comfortable support for the back and legs.
Award Record
Wei Jingye and Shen Qingqing is a winner of 43 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted between the 2016 - 2017 and the 2025 - 2026 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Furniture Design Award
The A' Furniture Design Award is an international furniture competition recognizing good furniture designs by best furniture designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to furniture designers, product designers, industrial design studios and furniture brands from all countries. Typical entries include chairs, tables, sofas, beds, cabinets and shelves. The awarded furniture designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/furniture
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/182786
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/182786
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!182786
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/180555
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Sunset Gold Lounge Chair
- Function
- Lounge Chair
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Maroon, Brown, Sienna and Saddle Brown
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Wei Jingye and Shen Qingqing
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #182786
Credits
- Team
- Wei Jingye, Shen Qingqing, Zhao Jiahui and Gu Mingtian
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This design captures light texture and material contrast. Simple in form the chair features wine red full grain leather with high resilience foam showing deep crimson ripple patterns. The bronze metal base is brushed and oxidized glowing like molten gold. Soft leather curves bring comfort sharp metal lines add sculptural modernity. A balance of soft and strong it is both a seat and frozen light an art piece in space.
- Inspiration
- The design draws inspiration from the tranquility of twilight and the fluidity of liquid metal. As the sun sets the glow falls upon ancient bronze artifacts where warm light meets cool metal creating a serene and luxurious atmosphere. The curve of the backrest mimics ripples on water stirred by a gentle breeze while the metal legs resemble frozen flames capturing a moment in time. This contrast between light and shadow softness and hardness forms the core meaning of the design.
- Research
- This design takes Material Narration as its core, exploring the balance between the warm texture of leather and the cold severity of metal. Through high-precision 3D rendering technology, the visual effect of Sunset Gold is maximized, proving that under a minimalist shape, the texture and light of the material itself are enough to support the design soul of a piece of furniture.
- Challenge
- How to realistically restore the "Rouge Ripple" texture of the leather and the "Bronze Wire Drawing" texture of the metal in ultra-high-definition rendering, and find a harmonious point of color between the two, was the main challenge of this design. By adjusting the IOR and glossiness of the materials, a visual effect that is both retro and modern was finally achieved.
- Realization and Technology
- Mainly made of imported North American top-layer cowhide and high-hardness aviation-grade aluminum alloy. The leather is hand-cut and sewn to retain the texture of natural pores. the metal parts use CNC precision bending and argon arc welding, with bronze electroplating and wire drawing on the surface, and finally polished through multiple manual processes to ensure that every detail is as smooth as a mirror.
- Operation and Interaction
- Suitable for use in living rooms, studies, or clubs. When the user sits on it, the soft leather quickly fits the body curves, providing a cloud-like support. the bronze metal legs flow with light and shadow as the viewing angle changes, adding a dynamic visual focus to the space. It is both a haven for rest and a visual art piece in the space.
- Project Duration and Location
- The design had started in Shenyang in January 2025, completed in Shenyang in June 2025, and displayed in the museum of Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts in Shenyang in June in 2025.
- Specifications
- 740 mm x 720 mm x 430 mm, The product production and processing technology consists of leather cutting, filler shaping, metal welding, and surface treatment. The processing mode is mature, and the shape conforms to ergonomics. The seat height of 420mm ensures the best foot-hanging sitting experience, and the backrest angle of 105° provides comfortable back support.
- Keywords
- Sunset, Molten Gold, Leather Texture, Luxury, Sculptural
