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ChungSheng Chen and BoWei Jiang Is Honored with the A' Design Award for Lacexotic Home Decor in Furniture Design
ChungSheng Chen and BoWei Jiang honored for furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ Lacexotic Home Decor by ChungSheng Chen and BoWei Jiang, designed for Tainan University of Technology/Product Design Deparment, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2019 - 2020 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the A' Design Award Means
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
More About Lacexotic Home Decor
Pentagram, Mandala and Flower Tile lace patterns and colors designed, the inspiration comes from Middle East, Moorish and Islamic style, with exclusive stereoscopic lace production method applied to create a unique style that brings a new perspective on lace, it differed from usual pattern and usage of lace. Presenting the lace three-dimensionally that fit into table lamp, vase and tray of home decorations.
About ChungSheng Chen and BoWei Jiang
Prof. ChungSheng Chen, a self-proclaimed "design missionary," possesses extensive experience in both design practice and education. He frequently expresses his perspectives on society through his work, blending an optimistic outlook, keen observation, and a deep emotional connection to life. His cross-disciplinary approach integrates various processing techniques and material applications, embodying a fundamental design philosophy.
Award Record
ChungSheng Chen and BoWei Jiang is a winner of 9 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2016 - 2017 to 2019 - 2020 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. 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/99896
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/99896
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!99896
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/179403
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Lacexotic Home Decor
- Function
- Home Decor
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- White Smoke, Gainsboro, Steel Blue, Light Gray and Cornflower Blue
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Tainan University of Technology/Product Design Deparment
The Recognition
- Laureate
- ChungSheng Chen and BoWei Jiang
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #99896
Credits
- Team
- ChungSheng Chen, BoWei Jiang, Tainan University of Technology/Product Design Department, acdc Creative and MingLin Lace Co.,Ltd
- Image Credits
- BoWei Jiang, 2020.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The design brings a new perspective on lace, inspired by Middle East, Moorish and Islamic style, three types of lace pattern and color designed, the Pentagram, Mandala and Flower Tile. With high-quality embroidery technology and exclusive stereoscopic lace production method, adapted to a series of exotic lace home decoration, bringing a unique style for a unique market, hoping to foster the diversified development of innovative fashion aesthetics.
- Inspiration
- Lace is a decorative cloth made by twisting thin thread in delicate patterns which is widely used in fashion industry. Is elegant, exquisite, gorgeous, sexy and kind of ultra-luxurious fabric décor. The idea of Lacexotic comes from two words; lace and exotic, with which designer wants to create a unique style that differ from usual pattern and usage of lace. Pattern were inspired by the Middle East, Moorish and Islamic style, presented stereoscopically on home decoration items, making the lace a brand new image.
- Research
- Most of the traditional lace is presented in a plane form, in this series of home decor research, we explored new production techniques and unique insights, presents lace in three dimensions, and reinterprets new perspectives of lace. The essence of lace is their patterns that conveying some cultural meaning. Developing the lace patterns and colors from the Middle East, Moorish and Islamic style scenario that create unique mood in styles, and extend the lace aesthetics that are different from the past.
- Challenge
- The challenge is in the process of making lace furnishings. During this period, various curing agent proportions and mold selection were matched. After countless tests and innovative concepts in modeling, subsequent results were achieved, adding to the feeling of home. Exotic and visually stunning beauty.
- Realization and Technology
- Lace pattern and color design inspired by Middle East, Moorish and Islamic style, stereoscopic lace production method by using fabric stiffener and draping liquid as curing process, with the help of pre-made mold to solidify, making the plane lace to become three-dimension sophisticated and gorgeous appearance.
- Operation and Interaction
- The rich cultural implication of patterns is combined with complicated and gorgeous lace, which provides light diffusion and decorative light through the lampshade, showing the bright light and shadow covering the entire space, creating a romantic atmosphere and delicate light and shadow changes; the combination of flowers and plants inherits elegance Noble temperament; the ring-shaped tray is both practical and decorative, reinterpreting the home decoration series of products, showing different new feelings.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in August 2018 and finished in July 2019 in Tainan, funded by Tainan city government Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, and was exhibited in Blueprint Culture & Creative Park during Tainan Design Expo in December 2019 curated by Prof.Chung Sheng Chen.
- Specifications
- Material: Polyester, Glass, Wood. Table Lamp: Width140mm x Depth190mm x Height290mm. Vase: Height200mm x Diameter70mm. Tray: Height50mm x Diameter200mm.
- Keywords
- Lace, Exotic, Home Decor, Table Lamp, Vase, Tray, Middle East, Moorish, Islamic
