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Hernan Gregorio and Julia Stabio Is Honored with the Silver A' Design Award for Balance Desk and Work Manager in Office Furniture Design
Hernan Gregorio and Julia Stabio acknowledged 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/ Balance Desk and Work Manager by Hernan Gregorio and Julia Stabio, designed for Hernan Gregorio, Julia Stabio, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Office Furniture Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within 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 scored 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 Balance Desk and Work Manager
Balance is a modular desk organizer designed for work spaces. Balance consists of a canvas and six module types: surface, white board, cork, kanban, time and shelf. The modules attach to the canvas with strong neodymium magnets and can be arranged in many combinations. The canvas is made of high-impact polystyrene and powder-coated steel, while the modules are injection-molded HDPE, with options in walnut, oak and cork. The canvas is fixed to an arm through a standard monitor connection. The design supports productivity methods such as Kanban and Pomodoro.
About Hernan Gregorio and Julia Stabio
Hernán Gregorio is an Industrial Designer from Argentina. Nowadays he is living in the United States and working as an Assistant Professor at Kansas State University. His design interests cover a wide range of fields, including furniture, smart devices, user experience, product semantics, design theory and design education. Currently His research focus is on Industrial Design, Product Semantics, Entrepreneurship, and Education.
Award Record
Hernan Gregorio and Julia Stabio is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted between the 2018 - 2019 and the 2020 - 2021 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
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. It 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. Typical entries include desks, chairs, file cabinets, conference tables, cubicles and workstations. The awarded office furniture designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/office-furniture
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/114561
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/114561
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!114561
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/221110
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Balance Desk and Work Manager
- Function
- Desk and Work Manager
- Category
- Office Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Business
- Colors
- Silver, Burly Wood, Light Gray, Dark Gray and Gainsboro
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Hernan Gregorio, Julia Stabio
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Hernan Gregorio and Julia Stabio
- Country
- United States of America
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #114561
Credits
- Team
- Hernan Gregorio, Julia Stabio
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Balance is a multi-functional work and desk manager that inspires a more organized, personalized, and productive work experience. The product consists of a canvas and six types of modules (Surface, White Board, Cork, Kanban, Time, and Shelf) that attach magnetically to the canvas. The users can pick and choose the modules and materials that work best for their personality, work style, and aesthetic preference at the same time that they can combine them to allow the use of productivity techniques such as Kanban and Pomodoro.
- Inspiration
- The idea behind this product is to use digital interfaces as inspiration to create a new hybrid experience for the user. The form and modular qualities of the design evoke the digital touchscreen interfaces we use every day but with a tridimensional layer that creates a tactile and tangible experience. This new approach brings builds a bridge between the connectivity and structure of the digital environment and the visual and physical experience of products.
- Research
- We have investigated the personality, work environments, and workflows of various people in their respective jobs, as well as a variety of productivity and work management techniques. We also analyzed different physical and digital interfaces to understand what products were more effective, easy to use, and easy to understand to the user. The outcomes of the research allowed us to understand better the user needs and led us to determine the main characteristics of the product such as flexibility, organization, modularity, ease of use, and personalization.
- Challenge
- The most challenging aspect of the Balance was on finding a design solution that best captures the nature and simplicity of digital interfaces. A considerable amount of models and prototypes helped shape the final form and modular aspect of the design in search of the right proportions and interaction with the user. Another important aspect was the creation and integration of physical products that allow the use of productivity techniques and processes otherwise intangible.
- Realization and Technology
- The canvas is made out of high-impact polystyrene and powder-coated steel creating a rigid, magnetic, and durable surface for the modules. The modules are made of injection-molded HDPE granting an adequate rigidity for the structure, softness to the touch, and satin finish. Other alternatives are made of walnut, oak, and cork. Some finishes use special magnetic paint, to provide a magnetic and marker-friendly writing surface.
- Operation and Interaction
- Users can quickly assemble the canvas to the arm by adjusting four screws through the standard VESA monitor connection. The arm is connected to the desk with a C shape clamp. Each module has strong neodymium magnets that create a connection to the canvas. The whiteboard comes with an adjustable stand that allows use on the desk surface granting the user to have a more natural and ergonomic position when drawing. The light angle can be adjusted by simply moving the upper module up and down.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in March of 2020 and finished in December of 2020.
- Specifications
- Canvas: Large: 720mm x 320mm x 10mm Medium: 520mm x 320mm x 10mm Square: 320 mm x 320 mm x 10mm Modules: Large: 290mm x 190mm x 4mm Square: 190mm x 190 mm x 4mm Rectangle: 190mm x 90mm x 4mm Small Square: 90mm x 90mm x 4mm
- Keywords
- Desk, Office, Furniture, Work, Organization, Modules, System, Productivity, Personalization
