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Ciprian Mihnea and Sebastian Sinca Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for Verde Grill in Garden and Outdoor Furniture Design
Ciprian Mihnea and Sebastian Sinca honored for garden and outdoor 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/ Verde Grill by Ciprian Mihnea and Sebastian Sinca, designed for Desiro, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Garden and Outdoor Furniture Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. 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 scored 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.
About Verde Grill
Verde is a compact outdoor grill for cooking food with solid fuels such as wood or coal. The trapezoidal shape spreads heat evenly across the whole cooking surface. The fuel tank can be refilled without moving the food on the grill. The exterior is made of 2 mm sheet metal protected with heat-resistant paint, the tank of 1.5 mm steel sheet and the grill of 3 mm browned sheet, for high resistance over time. Production uses laser cutting, bending and a small amount of welding, which keeps material use low. The compact form makes the grill easy to move and simple to use.
About Ciprian Mihnea and Sebastian Sinca
More than twenty years of experience in designing objects for the masses taught this designer some valuable lessons in what people need and want for bringing quality of life improvements in their life. This designer approaches the design process with the intention to make things smarter in use, improving or redesigning the basic functionality. He is especially interested in bringing great functionality while designing beautiful objects. Probably the most important aspect of his designs is making the objects affordable and accessible to more and more people
Award Record
With this recognition, Ciprian Mihnea and Sebastian Sinca is a winner of 3 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted in the 2020 - 2021 edition of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Garden and Outdoor Furniture Design Award
The A' Outdoor Furniture Design Award is an international furniture design competition recognizing good outdoor furniture by designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to outdoor furniture designers, product designers, industrial design studios and outdoor furniture brands from all countries. Typical entries include deck chairs, garden benches, picnic tables, patio sets, outdoor daybeds and hammocks. The awarded outdoor furniture designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/outdoor-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/120969
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/120969
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!120969
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/301669
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://desiro.ro/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
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press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Verde Grill
- Function
- Grill
- Category
- Garden and Outdoor Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Goldenrod, Dark Slate Gray, Peru, Dark Goldenrod and Lavender
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Desiro
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Ciprian Mihnea and Sebastian Sinca
- Country
- Romania
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #120969
Credits
- Team
- Mihnea Ciprian, Sebastian Sinca and Dragos Irimies
- Image Credits
- Product images and animation: Cosmin Salajan
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This is a device for cooking food outdoors. Used in specially designed places, it is thought and designed to prepare food in a healthy way with the help solid fuel. The concept came from the desire to offer a product with high mobility, making grilling easier and more enjoyable. The trapezoidal shape favors heat dissipation evenly over the entire surface of the product. An interesting feature of the product is the refilling of the tank with fuel without moving the food in the cooki
- Inspiration
- The concept of this product was inspired by design stealth trends, having as main feature the practical and compact shape which gives it a modern look. People can enjoy socializing around the fire or the outdoor cooking experience by the side of a multifunctional product.
- Research
- The study of creating this product consisted of designing and producing it with a minimum amount of material, the goal being to save the material and the easy way to create it by bending and welding in a very small amount. Its shape is compact and easy to use by anyone.
- Challenge
- The study of creating this product consisted of designing and producing it with a minimum amount of material, the goal being to save material, and the easiest way to create it was by bending and welding in a very small amount.
- Realization and Technology
- Laser cutting of sheet metal and bending of the sheet and stainless.
- Operation and Interaction
- The exterior of the grill is made of 2mm thick sheet metal, protected with heat-resistant paint. The grill tank is made of 1.5 mm steel sheet and the grill, of 3 mm browned sheet, guaranteeing high resistance over time. Verde works on solid fuels such as wood or coal. The components of the grill are the following: Base body, Grill, Jar tank.
- Project Duration and Location
- This project started in February 2020 and the final version of this product was launched in the summer of 2020. The design of this product is 100% Romanian and its production was carried out in Cluj County, Romania.
- Specifications
- Overall dimensions: Length: 740 mm Width: 402 mm Height: 241 mm Grill dimensions: 640 x 300 mm Grill weight: 18 kg
- Keywords
- Grill, Compact, Outdoor Product, Cooking Product.
