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Plycelain Tableware Collection by Yuting Chang Receives the Golden A' Design Award in Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design
The international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Yuting Chang for bakeware, tableware, drinkware and cookware design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Golden A' Design Award in the Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design category for Plycelain Tableware Collection by Yuting Chang. The recognition forms part of the 2020 - 2021 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Golden A' Design Award Explained
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
More About Plycelain Tableware Collection
Plycelain -a term coined by Yuting Chang combining plywood and porcelain- is a collection of multilayered slip casting drinkware. Chang creates a contemporary version of blue and white ware through applying slip casting, the mass-production technique of ceramics. By adapting the process of slip casting, layers form, and subtle blue lines are exposed on the cut surfaces, which emphasize the beautiful relationship between assembled parts.
About Yuting Chang
Yuting Chang is a Taiwanese designer with extensive experience in industrial, user interface, and graphic design. She is also an artist who is obsessed with crafting the details and exploring the unknown possibilities from sketches to final pieces. Chang's work embodies her innovative thinking and reflects sincere introspection and spiritual growth. Her works received the Homeware Design of the Year at the Dezeen Awards 2020, the Dezeen Awards 2020 public vote winner, a Gold A’ Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design Award Winner 2020, and a Student Notable in the Speculative Design category in the 2020 Core77 Design Awards program.
Award Record
With this recognition, Yuting Chang is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
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/110554
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/110554
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!110554
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/286329
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://yuting.studio/
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Plycelain Tableware Collection
- Function
- Tableware Collection
- Category
- Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Food & Hospitality
- Colors
- Silver, Dark Slate Gray, Light Gray, Gray and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Yuting Chang
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #110554
Credits
- Image Credits
- Photographer Yuting Chang, Plycelain, 2019.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Plycelain -a term coined by the designer combining plywood and porcelain- is a collection of multilayered slip casting drinkware. The designer creates a contemporary version of blue and white ware through applying slip casting, the mass-production technique of ceramics. By adapting the process of slip casting, layers form, and subtle blue lines are exposed on the cut surfaces, which emphasize the beautiful relationship between assembled parts.
- Inspiration
- The modern update of the blue-and-white porcelain is not only regarding the appearance but also about the manufacturing process. After the invention of mass production techniques, porcelain-ware can be slipcasted, and embellishments can be applied by transfer-printing. The designer tries to find the balance between tradition and modernity by utilizing mass production techniques while keeping the genuineness of the craftsmanship spirit.
- Research
- Blue-and-white ware was the most classic and influential type of Chinese porcelain before industrialization. After the invention of mass production techniques, porcelain ware can be slipcasted, and embellishments can be applied by transfer-printing. The manufacturing process is about large quantities of standardized products and unconcerned with the aesthetics of craftsmanship. The designer asked herself: how to utilize mass production techniques while keeping the genuineness of the craftsmanship spirit and create a new version of blue-and-white? The designer tries to find the balance between tradition and modernity by transforming mass production techniques- slipcasting.
- Challenge
- The challenge was each layer of the pieces requires precision and good timing to form a proper thickness during slip casting. Also, the assembling and fettling works before bisque firing are crucial.
- Realization and Technology
- Slipcasting, Porcelain
- Operation and Interaction
- Plycelain is a tableware collection, including a cup set (with big saucer), an espresso cup set (with small saucer), and a Bowl. The design of Plycelain tableware collection is understated and humble, yet with a second look, the meticulous and innovative craftsmanship is not quiet at all.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in December 2017 in Chicago and finished in 2018.
- Specifications
- Cup : 114 x 89 x 70 (mm) Big Saucer : 133 x 133 x 13 (mm) Bowl : 114 x 114 x 60 (mm) Espresso Cup : 70 x 93 x 53 (mm) Small Saucer : 114 x 114 x 13 (mm)
- Keywords
- Tableware, Porcelain, Slipcasting,
