Press Release
Focus Teaset by Ranyi Luo Receives the Bronze A' Design Award in Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design
The international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Ranyi Luo for bakeware, tableware, drinkware and cookware design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Focus Teaset by Ranyi Luo, designed for Jiahao, has been granted the Bronze 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 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.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
More About Focus Teaset
Focus is a portable ceramic tea set for preparing and drinking tea. The set is divided into two parts, a single pot and a single cup, which join into one compact form that is easy to carry. The appearance is based on a camera lens, with a bright raised structure at the centre of the upper and lower parts. Focus is made of traditional Chinese porcelain clay with a bright glaze and a frosted outer glaze, formed by ceramic firing. A screw thread and a double layer wall reduce the risk of scalding, and the spout gives a smooth flow of water.
About Ranyi Luo
Ranyi Luo thinks that design is just like breathing. Only a design with sensibility can breathe fresh air continuously. So he is always committed to the design with vitality. As a new excellent designer, Ranyi Luo sticks to the original intention and bring creative ideas to the future design of China.
Award Record
Ranyi Luo is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
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. It 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. Typical entries include pots, pans, cutlery, plates, bowls and glasses. The awarded kitchenware designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/kitchenware
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/103853
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/103853
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!103853
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/275504
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Focus Teaset
- Function
- Teaset
- Category
- Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Food & Hospitality
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Dark Gray, Silver, Gainsboro and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Jiahao
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Ranyi Luo
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #103853
Credits
- Image Credits
- Main Image: Ranyi Luo, 2020 Supporting Images: Ranyi Luo, 2020
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Focus is a ceramic tea set that subverts the appearance characteristics of traditional ones. The tea set is divided into two parts: a single pot and a single cup. Focus is a portable tea set, it has a unique integrated design to facilitate people to carry, and can provide people with convenient tea life anytime and anywhere. In the center of the upper and lower parts of the tea service, there is a bright and raised appearance structure, which is designed in accordance with the inspiration of the lens. The screw thread design and double-layer structure design of the tea cup can prevent people from scratching and scalding, these designs are very practical.
- Inspiration
- The element of lens inspiration in camera capture is a common element in modern life. Focus tea set features a camera structure, with the camera lens as the main element of its appearance, which looks very modern. The combination of an industrial camera lens with a high degree of precision and traditional Chinese ceramics is a design where modernity collides with tradition. The tea set integrates the elements of mechanical industry and unique modern design, and integrates aesthetics and practicability. Even in a busy city life, you will feel very relaxed when you smell the tea aroma.
- Research
- In the study of traditional Chinese tea culture, we found that the number of young people who like drinking tea is increasing. We hope to design a tea set that overturns the traditional tea set and has modern flavor to bringing more possibilities for people's tea life. While you are drinking tea, it brings the visual sense of fashion and modernity.
- Challenge
- How to integrate the design inspiration of modern camera lens with the traditional ceramic has become a challenge. For example, the fusion between ceramic glazes has been continuously explored in the production process.
- Realization and Technology
- The tea set is made of Chinese traditional porcelain clay, combined with a bright glaze and a frosted outer glaze. The production method was ceramic firing technology.
- Operation and Interaction
- The tea set is portable for making tea, with geometric texture and anti-scalding design, which can be held comfortably with one hand. It also has a distinctive spout with smooth water flow.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in September 2019 in Guangzhou,China.
- Specifications
- 89mm×85mm×90mm 80mm×80mm×35mm
- Keywords
- Portable tea set, Lens, Modernity, Ceramic
