Press Release
Basto Office Chair by SDIC Innovation Center Receives the Silver A' Design Award in Office Furniture Design
SDIC Innovation Center recognized for office furniture 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 Office Furniture Design category for Basto Office Chair by SDIC Innovation Center, designed for Foshan ENOVA Original Furniture Co.,Ltd. The award was conferred within 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 evaluated 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 Basto Office Chair
Basto is an office chair designed for long working hours. The backrest frame is ultra-thin and the overall style is minimalist, with simple and quick operation. A dynamic balance mechanism allows the seat and the backrest to swing at the same time. The seat turns freely with the body of the user. The cushion has an inner shell larger than the outer shell, which adds elasticity at the front edge and reduces pressure. A special mesh with Italian yarn is soft to the touch. Nylon forms 70 percent of the materials and the recovery rate reaches 97 percent.
Award Record
With this recognition, SDIC Innovation Center is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Office Furniture Design Award
The A' Office Furniture Design Award is an international furniture design competition recognizing good office furniture by best designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to office furniture designers, industrial design studios, office furniture brands and office furniture manufacturers from all countries. Entries typically include desks, chairs, file cabinets, conference tables, cubicles and workstations. Awarded office furniture designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/office-furniture
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/110128
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/110128
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!110128
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/285452
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.enova-office.com/Products/Product15/321.html
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Basto Office Chair
- Function
- Office Chair
- Category
- Office Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Business
- Colors
- Light Gray, Silver, Lavender, Dark Gray and Light Steel Blue
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Foshan ENOVA Original Furniture Co.,Ltd
The Recognition
- Laureate
- SDIC Innovation Center
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #110128
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The BASTO office chair has an ultra-thin backrest frame,a minimalist style design with quick operation.It adopts dynamic balance movement and the seat and backrest swings synchronously.The seat can move 360° naturally with the body.New cushion design aiming to generate elasticity at the front end of the cushion and reduce the pressure on it. Special mesh with Italian customized yarn which is soft and comfortable.70% of the materials are nylon,the material recovery rate of the chair can reach 97%
- Inspiration
- Try to find a better solution for sitting while working 8 hours per day, help the people to focus on work rather than spending time on adjust the sitting posture.
- Challenge
- Keep the balance between elegance outlook and the comfort of entir chair
- Realization and Technology
- 70% of the materials are nylon and only less than 3% of the materials are polyurethane, the material recovery rate of the entire chair can reach 97%.
- Operation and Interaction
- It adopts dynamic balance movement and the seat and backrest swings synchronously. The seat can move 360° naturally with the body.The new cushion design that the inner shell is larger than the outer shell, aiming to generate elasticity at the front end of the cushion and reduce the pressure on it. Self-developed special mesh with Italian customized yarn which is soft and comfortable.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in May 2019 in Foshan and finished in June 2020 in Foshan, and was exhibited in Guangzhou in July 2020.
- Specifications
- 650 mm x 650 mm x 1160 mm
- Keywords
- Office Chair, Basto, Dynamic Balance Movement, High Recovery Rate
