Press Release
Black Star Vessel by Klaus Kirchner Is Granted the Silver A' Design Award in Fine Arts and Art Installation Design
Klaus Kirchner honored for fine arts and art installation design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Silver A' Design Award in the Fine Arts and Art Installation Design category for Black Star Vessel by Klaus Kirchner, designed for Klaus Kirchner - schöne Dinge aus Holz. The recognition forms part of the 2019 - 2020 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 Silver A' Design Award
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 Black Star Vessel
Black Star is a decorative vessel handcrafted from alder wood. The design transforms a wood species with little grain or colour into an object that is pleasing to the eye and interesting to touch. The outer form is shaped by woodturning, and the inside is hollowed with bent tools. Many small holes are then drilled by hand and formed into cones, and an orange stain is applied inside them. A pyrographic pen adds small star motifs. The surface is finally charred black, which creates a soft, warm touch and strong contrast. The vessel measures 220 by 220 by 180 millimetres.
About Klaus Kirchner
Klaus enjoys working with reclaimed home grown timber, wood which has already ended their active life and in that way no harm to living trees is done. Using what nature provides and giving it a second life as an art piece is very rewarding. He lets wood speak for itself, and when suitable applies texture and/or color to it. The Shape is the most important element in his work, as it is what the eye will first react to. Haptic follows, if both the elements are in harmony, he feels happy.
Award Record
With this recognition, Klaus Kirchner is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Fine Arts and Art Installation Design Award
The A' Fine-Art Design Award is an international fine-art design competition recognizing best fine-art works by leading fine-art artists and creators worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to artists, painters, sculptors and ceramicists from all countries. Entries typically include sculptures, paintings, installations, photographs, drawings and mixed media works. Awarded art designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/fine-art
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/88217
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/88217
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!88217
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/253300
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.klauskirchner.net
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Black Star Vessel
- Function
- Vessel
- Category
- Fine Arts and Art Installation Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Arts
- Colors
- Gainsboro, Saddle Brown, Maroon, Dark Olive Green and Black
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Klaus Kirchner - schöne Dinge aus Holz
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Klaus Kirchner
- Country
- Germany
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #88217
Credits
- Image Credits
- Image#1 Photographer Klaus Kirchner, 2019. Image#2 Photographer Klaus Kirchner, 2019. Image#3 Photographer Klaus Kirchner, 2019. Image#4 Photographer Klaus Kirchner, 2019. Video #5 Film Klaus Kirchner, 2019.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The concept of the design is based on the transformation of wood species that have no grain or color into an object vessel pleasing to the eye and additionally achieving an interesting haptic feeling. The design object is handcrafted, beginning with woodturning for forming the outside and hollowing the inside of the object. Drilling and forming the holes into the outer surface comes next, as well as adding color stain. The usage of a pyrographic pen brings further embellishment onto the piece. Finally the object is charred black, resulting in a soft and warm touch, as well as adding contrast.
- Inspiration
- I made a wallsculpture in wood that had some holes with stars and i saw some ceramic vessel that had many dots on it. I imagined what would happen if i put these 2 elements into one woodturned piece.
- Research
- I started experimenting with this design on a smaller scale vessel from cherry wood. On that smaller vessel i only drilled the holes and left them flat, and for this one i formed the holes to Little cones, to achieve a more organic look.
- Challenge
- Starting with a small scale version and producing a bigger one that looks as good as, or better than the small one.
- Realization and Technology
- Woodturning and alder wood The alder wood is put on the lathe and the outside form is turned with hand tools, then i drill a hole in the middle and with bend tools i remove some of the inside but i will leave a larger wall thickness, because I will drill many holes using an akku-drill freehand just by eye . With a so called eye-drill-bit i form the cones and with an orange Color stain i paint all the holes. Next step is using a pyrographic pen to add the little stars. Finally i use a gas torch an burn the hole piece black. I put a picture-story into the external link. Please check it out.
- Operation and Interaction
- Put on a shelf or table with some light from the side will show the vessels beauty to the full extend. You can also grab it and feel the texture and material.
- Project Duration and Location
- 3 Days in Hanau in my workshop.
- Specifications
- Width 220 mm x Depth 220 mm x Height 180 mm
- Keywords
- organic, futuristic, zen, wasisabi, space, star, interiors, black, vessel
