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Guorong Wu and Xuhui Chen Is Honored with the A' Design Award for Double Face Lamp in Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
Guorong Wu and Xuhui Chen acknowledged for lighting products and fixtures 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 A' Design Award in the Lighting Products and Fixtures Design category for Double Face Lamp by Guorong Wu and Xuhui Chen, designed for Bruce Tao. The award was conferred within 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 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 Double Face Lamp
Double Face is a lamp designed for use during power outages. The lamp works as a normal light when electricity is available, and the same supply charges a flashlight held inside the body. When the power fails, the upper part is rotated so the charged light continues to illuminate the room. The upper light can also be removed and carried as a flashlight. The shell is made of aluminium alloy for light weight, strength and corrosion resistance, and the base is made of plastic. Double Face measures 18 by 18 by 48 centimetres.
About Guorong Wu and Xuhui Chen
Bruce Tao is a designer who committed to promote the development of industrial design in China and help design students out of confusion. Won more than 100 design awards in the domestic and overseas. Co-founded a scientific and technical corporation specializing in Intelligent Technology Equipment. Cooperated with students majoring in industrial design, computer, automation, intelligence, machinery and electronic information to jointly develop products. Got many national patents for scientific and technological inventions and awards.
Award Record
With this recognition, Guorong Wu and Xuhui Chen is a winner of 3 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2018 - 2019 and the 2019 - 2020 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Lighting Products and Fixtures Design Award
The A' Lighting Design Award is an international lighting design competition recognizing good lighting designs by best lighting designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to lighting designers, lighting architects, industrial design studios and lighting product manufacturers from all countries. Typical entries include chandeliers, pendant lights, wall sconces, table lamps, floor lamps and outdoor lights. The awarded lighting designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/lighting
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://designers.org/100066
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/100066
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!100066
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/223105
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Double Face Lamp
- Function
- Lamp
- Category
- Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Electronics & Appliances
- Colors
- Light Gray, Silver, Gray, Dim Gray and Dark Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Bruce Tao
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Guorong Wu and Xuhui Chen
- Country
- France
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #100066
Credits
- Team
- Wu Guorong, Xuhui Chen, Jiawei Xu, Xingchen Pan and Yuqing Zhao
- Image Credits
- Creator (Bruce Tao / Designer)
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This is a lamp that can be used in case of blackout. The unique thing about this design is that it's two-sided. When the electricity is normal, use it like a regular product. Ordinary electricity will charge the flashlight inside the lamp. When blackout, turn the head so that the charge of the upper light can continue to illuminate. In this way, users can also work or study in the dark of blackout. When the user needs to move, they can also remove the upper light and use it as a flashlight. This is a solution to the blackout scenario design.
- Inspiration
- The experience of the blackout inspired me to come up with the project. Power cuts are common in many African countries at night. A black environment can interfere with evening work. I get inspiration from rechargeable flashlights. I want to design a lamp that can be recharged and unplug as a flashlight.
- Research
- Electricity has been closely related to human beings in modern life. Children need to read. Adults need to work. But nighttime blackouts are still common across countries, especially in the less developed developing world. Hence flashlights and candles are a daily necessity in every home.
- Challenge
- This is an innovative design with a complex internal structure, and the machining qualification rate is the biggest challenge encountered by this project.
- Realization and Technology
- The shell of the product is made of aluminum alloy, which has low density, light weight, high strength and corrosion resistance. Suitable for the combination of lamps and flashlights. Its base is made of plastic, and the heat conduction is slow enough to keep the user from feeling cold.
- Operation and Interaction
- When the electricity is normal, use it like a regular lamp. Daily lighting recharges the flashlight inside. When there is a power failure at night, rotating it up and down. This allows the upper lights to continue to illuminate during power outages. In addition, when users need to move in the dark, can remove the lights as a flashlight.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in April 2019 in Anhui and finished in May 2019 in that place, and was exhibited in Shantou in June 2019.
- Keywords
- Light, Lamp, Power cut, Flashlight, Blackout, Charge, Beautiful, Revolve
