Press Release
Mario J Lotti Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for Cocktail Table in Furniture Design
Mario J Lotti acknowledged for furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2012 - 2013 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, March 24, 2013 /DesignNewswire/ Cocktail Table by Mario J Lotti, designed for Mario J Lotti Architecture, PC, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2012 - 2013 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 Bronze A' Design Award Means
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 Cocktail Table
The design is a black cocktail table with interesting shadows that play off the black of the table. It is a timeless design that will fit with many styles. Artifacts can be displayed on the different levels below to change the appearance of the table while also keeping the table top clear. The table is a KD cash and carry design: purchase, bring home, and easily assembled by anyone. The design is beautiful, interesting to look at, but not obtrusive. Cocktail tables are normally in the center of activity, but should not become the center of attention - this table accomplishes just that
About Mario J Lotti
Mario is an architect with 30 years experience who will design anything. Works include interiors and buildings of all types, furniture design and construction, jewelry design, and sculpture. He also has an interest in alternative energy sources that take advantage of continuous dynamic phenomenon. His designs take into consideration dynamic physical and mental interaction that also draw on nature and human experience for inspiration - by the use of materials,colors, form and composition. Function, movement and experience are well integrated into works and may not be well understood from still photographs.
Award Record
With this recognition, Mario J Lotti is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
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. The competition 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. Entries typically include chairs, tables, sofas, beds, cabinets and shelves. Awarded furniture designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/furniture
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/26836
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/26836
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!26836
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/119682
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Cocktail Table
- Function
- Table
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Dark Gray, Gray, Black and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Mario J Lotti Architecture, PC
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Mario J Lotti
- Country
- United States of America
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2012 - 2013
- Design ID
- #26836
Credits
- Team
- Mario Lotti - Design and Prototype.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The design is a geometric design of concentric squares, generally, a 1m square with a 0.6m hole on top of a 0.6m square with a 0.3m hole on top of a 0.3m square. - the black color of the table material and the shadows create interesting effects. The finish is a black lacquer finish that reads as a black with "depth". Items or artifacts can be display on the different levels below the table top to change the appearance of the table while also keeping the table top clear.
- Inspiration
- I wanted to design the "ultimate" cocktail table. Something that was beautiful to look at without becoming the center of attention of the room, a piece that can work with a variety of interior styles and a timeless design. The result is this table, which is a play of light, dark, shade and shadow.
- Research
- The design process was an experiment in applying some design process theories I have. Basically, ways of using my mind to produce designs that are complete and appear as a unified complete design/ object, rather than appearing as an assemblage of parts. The design process may be used by anyone.
- Challenge
- The design process applied here has more to do with an experiment to prove a theory: The process of design may be accelerated by stripping it down to the fundamental components and working through them with intent, focusing on the design of the whole object at one time, and, if a problem is approached by considering the whole rather than considering each part, a coherent, harmonious and complete result may be achieved.
- Realization and Technology
- The table is made from plywood with a tempered glass top that is set flush with the table top. The legs meet the corners of the horizontal pieces such that the chamfer on the horizontal pieces match the width of the legs. There are special spring loaded fasteners that hold it together, which are the dowel like items in the images. Due to limitations on dimensional tolerances, the item is better suited for mass production in a factory. Mass production, Plywood, Knock down furniture, Black, glass
- Operation and Interaction
- The table is a "knock down" piece of furniture. The table comes in a box flat packed and is cash and carry - It is easy assembly for anyone with the special "spring loaded fasteners" (not detailed here).
- Project Duration and Location
- The design took a couple of months to develop and apply to a working drawing. Designed in NYC, USA.
- Specifications
- The table design is US dimensions - in metric units, that is 1 meter X 1 meter square and 0.5 meter high, 1/2 the horizontal table dimension. The design is concentric squares, reducing by 0.3 meters each level: 1m with a 0.6m hole over a 0.6m square with a 0.3m hole over a 0.3m square. The package is +/- 1.01m X 1.01m X 0.08m thick with a carry handle. The packaging is recycled and/or new cardboard with cardboard filler pieces. A simple tool is provided for assembling and dis-assembling the table.
- Keywords
- Table, Cocktail Table, Occasional Table, Coffee Table, Tavolino, Table Basse, Meso De Centro
