Press Release
Silver A' Design Award in Bathroom Furniture and Sanitary Ware Design Goes to TuttoTondo Washbasin by Giuliano Ricciardi
The international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Giuliano Ricciardi for bathroom furniture and sanitary ware design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Silver A' Design Award in the Bathroom Furniture and Sanitary Ware Design category for TuttoTondo Washbasin by Giuliano Ricciardi, designed for d-Lab studio. The recognition forms part of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined 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.
More About TuttoTondo Washbasin
TuttoTondo is a luxury monolithic washbasin that combines the refinement of marble with the hi-tech charm of steel. The concept comes from the desire to make the washbasin the fulcrum around which the bathroom takes shape, as the old bedroom washbasin. The system consists of marble elements joined together by steel ferrules. These can in turn accommodate a series of accessories of various types and sizes, such as mirrors, shelves, containers, which enrich the aesthetics and functionality of TuttoTondo, completing the concept and making it configurable according to the most different needs.
About Giuliano Ricciardi
Giuliano Ricciardi approached design shortly after finishing high school practicing at a carpentry workshop of where he learned the basics and manual skills needed to wood work. This learning experience lasted 3 years, until he was noticed by the owner of an important Architect Studio in Taranto who offered Giuliano to join his team at KinoWorkshop,as a draftsman. these professional experiences inspired him to pursue Graduate Studies in Industrial Design.
Award Record
This recognition makes Giuliano Ricciardi a winner of 4 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2018 - 2019 and the 2020 - 2021 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Bathroom Furniture and Sanitary Ware Design Award
The A' Sanitary Ware Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good bathroom product designs by leading designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to sanitary ware designers, bathroom furniture designers, industrial design studios and ceramic artists from all countries. Typical entries include toilets, sinks, bathtubs, showers, bidets and faucets. The awarded sanitary ware designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/sanitary-ware
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/122014
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/122014
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!122014
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/180616
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.dlabstudio.it
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- TuttoTondo Washbasin
- Function
- Washbasin
- Category
- Bathroom Furniture and Sanitary Ware Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Architecture
- Colors
- Dim Gray, Dark Gray, Gray, Dark Slate Gray and Gainsboro
- Images
- 5
- Client
- d-Lab studio
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Giuliano Ricciardi
- Country
- Italy
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #122014
Credits
- Image Credits
- #1 : Designer Giuliano Ricciardi, TuttoTondo, 2020 #2 : Designer Giuliano Ricciardi, TuttoTondo Dettagli, 2020 #3 : Designer Giuliano Ricciardi, TuttoTondo Dettagli, 2020 #4 : Designer Giuliano Ricciardi, TuttoTondo Dettagli, 2020 #5 : Designer Giuliano Ricciardi, TuttoTondo Cobinazioni, 2020
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- TuttoTondo is a marble washbasin made up of 3 modules for the column and an element for the washbasin. These components are joined together by steel ferrules which, in addition to ensuring the tightness of the modules, allow the application of a series of accessories, mirrors, shelves and containers, specially designed for the system. The variety of accessories and the modularity of the system allow you to configure the washbasin in a multitude of combinations suitable for every need
- Inspiration
- The washbasin is almost exclusively placed next to a bathroom wall to which we apply a series of accessories (mirrors, shelves, small containers, etc.). By designing TuttoTondo I freed the sink from the need for a wall, recalling the historic image of the basin revisited in a contemporary key and complete with accessories.
- Research
- After evaluating the market trends in the bathroom furniture sector, the attention was focused on luxury washbasins by identifying a common factor: 99% of the projects exclusively concern a monolithic object, never equipped, attached to the wall or close to it. The idea was that equipping the sink with a system of accessories, from the mirror to the shelf, was possible make it independent from the wall, suitable for any place and usable from any side.
- Challenge
- The biggest challenge was to maintain a minimal aesthetic while associating the simple shape of the washbasin with a very technical system of accessories. The division of the washbasin into blocks, thanks also to the current CNC processing technologies, allows easier serial production and less waste of material.
- Realization and Technology
- cnc for the marble and watercut for steel
- Operation and Interaction
- TuttoTondo is a modular marble washbasin consisting of 3 elements for the column and a washbasin element. These are joined together by steel ferrules that can be equipped with a series of accessories of various types (mirrors, shelves and containers). The modularity of the washbasin allows, together with the system of accessories, to freely configure the washbasin according to the most diverse needs, both at the time of purchase and over time.
- Project Duration and Location
- Project started in December 2020, finished February 2021
- Specifications
- Installed: W 450 mm x D 450 m x H 850 mm Packaging: Wooden case
- Keywords
- washbasin, luxury, bathroom, marble, steel, carrara, tech, modular
