Bronze A' Design Award in Textile, Fabric, Textures, Patterns and Cloth Design Goes to Oriedental Scarf by Kina Usami

The international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Kina Usami for textile, fabric, textures, patterns and cloth design

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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ Oriedental Scarf by Kina Usami, designed for Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Textile, Fabric, Textures, Patterns and Cloth 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

About the Bronze A' Design Award

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.

Regarding Oriedental Scarf

Oriedental is a square silk scarf with a digitally printed pattern. The scarf measures 70 by 70 centimetres. The pattern combines Asian and Czech cultural references in a single composition. The concept comes from the personal background of the designer, who is originally from Japan and studied textile design in Prague. The scarf was created within the Studio of Textile Design at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague. Digital printing on silk is used to produce the pattern.

Award Record

Kina Usami is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.

About the A' Textile, Fabric, Textures, Patterns and Cloth Design Award

The A' Textile Design Award is an international textile design competition recognizing good textile designs by best textile designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to textile designers, fabric engineers, texture and pattern creators and clothing companies from all countries. Typical entries include structural fabric, engineered cloth, smart textiles, technical textiles, woven fabric and jacquard fabric. The awarded textile designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/textile

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/105179
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/105179
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!105179
Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/276941

Media Contact

Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: Oriedental Scarf
Function: Scarf
Category: Textile, Fabric, Textures, Patterns and Cloth Design
Discipline: Fashion Design
Industry: Fashion and Furniture & Home
Colors: Dark Orange, Royal Blue, Saddle Brown, Antique White and Dim Gray
Images: 5
Client: Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague

The Recognition

Laureate: Kina Usami
Country: Japan
Recognition: Bronze A' Design Award
Edition: 2019 - 2020
Design ID: #105179

Credits

Team: Jitka Škopová, the head of Studio of Textile Design, Anna Leschingerová the assistant of Studio of Textile Design
Image Credits: Images #2#3#4_Photographer: Abhishek Chaudhary

Design Details

Unique Properties: This product is a part of works of Studio of Textile Design in Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague. My concept for this scarf is the combination of my back ground, asian culture and Czech one. Digital Print on square silk scarf
Inspiration: I've gotten that concept by my surroundings, I am originally from Japan but currently I am studying textile design in Prague but was only one who is studying in my studio there from Asia at that time, so this situation made me to get the idea, and I decided to design the scarf like I describe myself in it.
Realization and Technology: Under the organisation:Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, Technic: Digital Print, Material: Silk
Project Duration and Location: This project started in March and finished in May 2019 in Prague, and was exhibited as a part of exhibits in Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven, The Netherlands in October 2019 and was done in the exhibition "Mission, vision, revision" in Prague in January to February 2020.
Keywords: oriental with occidental