Press Release
Oyane Saikaitoki Shop by Kei Harada Wins the Silver A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Kei Harada honored for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ Oyane Saikaitoki Shop by Kei Harada, designed for Do.do, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to 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 scored 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.
More About Oyane Saikaitoki Shop
Oyane Saikaitoki is a shop and gallery interior created for Saikai porcelain from Hasami Town in Nagasaki, Japan. The shop occupies a basement floor, so a new entrance was added to improve access. A large staircase and an elevator were placed within a wall of a storage space on the ground floor, and both guide visitors to the shop, which uses two levels. Porcelain is used for the signage, the wall saggers and the pendant lights. The indoor area is 140 square meters and the outdoor area is 1150 square meters.
Award Record
With this recognition, Kei Harada is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award
The A' Interior Design Award is an international interior design competition recognizing good interior designs by interior designers and architects worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Typical entries include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. The awarded interior designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/interior
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/103196
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/103196
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!103196
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/274885
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Oyane Saikaitoki Shop
- Function
- Shop
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Teal, Steel Blue, Dark Slate Blue, Dark Slate Gray and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Do.do
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Kei Harada
- Country
- Japan
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #103196
Credits
- Team
- hokkyok Hokuto Fujii
- Image Credits
- Takumi Ota
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- A shop and gallery of the porcelain of Hasami Town in Nagasaki, Japan. My client runs a shop and gallery of the famous Saikai porcelain of Hasami Town in Nagasaki, Japan.A new entrance was built to improve passage to the shop located on the B1 floor. Built in a wall of a storage space on the 1F, a large staircase and elevator guides visitors to the shop space, which consumes both floors.kets and workshops can take place to promote
- Inspiration
- My client runs a shop and gallery of the famous Saikai porcelain of Hasami Town in Nagasaki, Japan. My question when working on this project was: ‘What can I do which can only be done with this client?’ The answer was a total revamp of the internal and external structure while realizing the spirits of the artists using the materials of Saikai porcelain.
- Realization and Technology
- Outdoor Floor+Stairs : Washing out mortar pottery debris Steel frame : Galvanized finish + urethane coating Roof : Galvalume steel plate Sign : Porcelain Interior Floor : Acrylic floor coating Wall : Porcelain sagger Ceiling : Skeleton ceiling Furniture : Plywood Pendant light : Porcelain
- Specifications
- Floor Area: Indoors 140㎡, Outdoors 1150 ㎡ (Including 25.92㎡ Restroom)