Press Release
Shiho Chu Is Honored with the Silver A' Design Award for Bi Wabisabi Micro Residence in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Shiho Chu honored for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Silver A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category for Bi Wabisabi Micro Residence by Shiho Chu, designed for Dial Interior Design co., Ltd.. The result belongs to the 2020 - 2021 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 Silver A' Design Award Means
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.
Regarding Bi Wabisabi Micro Residence
Bi Wabisabi is a micro residence in Taipei, Taiwan, with a floor area of 26 square meters. The interior design is based on the travel memories of the owners in Japan. A nostalgic mood is created through a careful division of the small space. The narrow, vertical height of the home is used as an advantage, and a bookshelf reaches from the floor to the ceiling. The bookshelf recalls a bookstore in Japan that the owners admire. Completed in 2019, Bi Wabisabi allows the owners to revisit treasured memories in daily life.
About Shiho Chu
1994 Graduated from Osaka University of Arts. 1998 Established Dial Design Co., Ltd., based in Taiwan. 2006 Advocates the idea of “Healing Space” in residential spaces, our design methods are “distinguishable creativity and bold-thinking” and “people-oriented and stayed with unadorned”. The phrase “Healing Space “ even became a proper noun in Taiwanese market ever since.
Award Record
Shiho Chu is a winner of 3 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2017 - 2018 to 2020 - 2021 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
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. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Entries typically include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. Awarded interior designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/interior
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://designers.org/107521
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/107521
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!107521
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/181423
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://bit.ly/2ZqoCqj
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Bi Wabisabi Micro Residence
- Function
- Micro Residence
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Saddle Brown, Sienna, Black and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Dial Interior Design co., Ltd.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Shiho Chu
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #107521
Credits
- Team
- Shiho Chu, Creative Director and Kei Chou, Designer
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Focused on the element of time, the design revealing the memories from the fourth dimension which has been concealing deeply in the owner's heart, and transfers it into a perfect living proportion in space.
- Inspiration
- Transfering the travel memories and nostalgic mood into a perfect living proportion via a reasonable space division. The fourth dimension of life - Time has revealed in space.
- Realization and Technology
- The owners' travel memories of Japan were the priority when contact engaged. To transfer this nostalgic emotion, the narrow, vertical height was taken as an advantage to dominates the scene, bookshelf designed to fill the space from floor to ceiling reminds the owners of the memorable bookstore they adore in Japan.
- Operation and Interaction
- To transfer the owner's travel memories and nostalgic mood into a perfect living proportion via a reasonable space division, the design revealed the fourth dimension of space, allowing the owner to visit treasured memories whenever they could.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in April 2019 in Taipei, Taiwan. Finished in September 2019.
- Specifications
- The area of the project is 26 sqm.
- Keywords
- Japanese style, Wa-fu style, Daikanyama, Taipei, Taiwan
