Press Release
Silver A' Design Award in Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design Goes to Icy Galaxy Ice Mold by Ladan Zadfar and Mohammad Farshad
The international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Ladan Zadfar and Mohammad Farshad for bakeware, tableware, drinkware and cookware design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Icy Galaxy Ice Mold by Ladan Zadfar and Mohammad Farshad, designed for Creator studio, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design category. The result belongs to the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed 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 Icy Galaxy Ice Mold
Nature has always been one of the most important sources of inspiration for designers. The idea came to designers' minds by looking into the space and the image of Milk Way Galaxy.The most important aspect in this design was to create a unique form. Many designs that are in the market focus on making the most clear ice but in this presented design, the designers intentionally focused on the forms which are made by the minerals while the water turns into ice, to be more clear the designers transformed a natural defect into a beautiful effect. This design creates a spiral spherical form.
About Ladan Zadfar and Mohammad Farshad
Ladan Zadfar has a genuine fascination for delving into the needs and real challenges faced by customers or users. Her primary focus is on merging quantitative data with qualitative feedback, ensuring evidence-based strategic design solutions that align with both client expectations and project objectives. This mindset propels her towards a journey of continuous learning and self-challenge, pushing boundaries in various aspects to deliver the most optimal outcomes.
Award Record
This recognition makes Ladan Zadfar and Mohammad Farshad a winner of 7 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2015 - 2016 to 2019 - 2020 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design Award
The A' Kitchenware Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good kitchenware designs by best kitchenware brands and designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to kitchenware designers, product designers, industrial design studios and kitchenware brands from all countries. Entries typically include pots, pans, cutlery, plates, bowls and glasses. Awarded kitchenware designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/kitchenware
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/98934
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/98934
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!98934
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/153935
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://icygalaxy.com
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Icy Galaxy Ice Mold
- Function
- Ice Mold
- Category
- Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Food & Hospitality
- Colors
- Light Sky Blue, Cornflower Blue, Steel Blue, Dark Slate Blue and Dark Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Creator studio
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Ladan Zadfar and Mohammad Farshad
- Country
- Germany
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #98934
Credits
- Team
- Ladan Zadfar and Mohammad Farshad
- Image Credits
- Ladan Zadfar and Mohammad Farshad
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The most important aspect in this design was to create a unique form. Many designs that are in the market focus on making the most clear ice but in this presented design, the designers intentionally focused on the forms which are made by the minerals while the water turns into ice, to be more clear the designers transformed a natural defect into a beautiful effect. The presented design is a mold that creates a spiral spherical form.
- Inspiration
- Nature has always been one of the most important sources of inspiration for designers. The idea came to designers' minds by looking into the space and the image of Milk Way Galaxy.Considering the fact that the minerals inside water causes irregular globes and streaks appearing inside the ice when water turns into ice and the similarity that it has with the image of galaxy, it stroke into designers' minds to use all this to create an ice that could represent a galaxy. Imagine having a drink with a piece of ice that reminds you of a galaxy. A galaxy floating in your glass!
- Research
- The designers had to do a vast research on different types of silicon and other materials that operate the same and also consider the exact amount of flexibility which was needed. If the exact amount of flexibility was not considered, it could cause a deformation in the final result. too much flexibility or too much hardness could lead the result into failure.
- Challenge
- The most challenging aspect was to design a mold that has the correct cutting point and design it in a way that could be used easily and get the expected form with no trouble. Also choosing the material was challenging, the designers had to do a vast research on different types of silicon and other materials that provides the expected results.
- Realization and Technology
- The presented design is a mold which creates a spiral spherical shape, it could be used to make ice or chocolate bars, cakes, jelly, etc. The mold has two main parts, a silicon part which is the most important piece of this design. The silicone part is made from a food grade flexible silicon. The second part is a plastic frame to hold the silicon part vertically.
- Operation and Interaction
- One of the important points while designing a product is to consider a way that it could perform better comparing to other designs. The presented design has several advantages in comparison to other designs. Because of its special form it takes less time to make ice, also it is important to mention that the spiral shape that provides a larger contact surface with the drink makes it able to cool the drink much faster. Not to mention that with this design, the designers minimized the amount of water used to make the same size ice balls.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started and finished during the Summer of 2019.
- Keywords
- Ice, Icy galaxy, Ice mold, Ice maker, Silicon mold, Spiral spherical, Galaxy, Cocktail drink, Design, Bartender
