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Colorful Calendar Decorative Year Board by Ilana Seleznev Is Granted the A' Design Award in Art and Stationery Supplies Design

Ilana Seleznev acknowledged for art and stationery supplies design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ Colorful Calendar Decorative Year Board by Ilana Seleznev, designed for Studio RDD - Ilana Seleznev, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Art and Stationery Supplies Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to 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 A' Design Award Explained

The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.

Regarding Colorful Calendar Decorative Year Board

The colors of the calendar cards bring happiness and positivity to every place they are in. It has bold wooden stand and it a reminder that time is as old as a thousand yesterday’s yet as modern as tomorrow. This Colorful Calendar can be customized to fit any shape color palette and branding. It was designed by a self-developed method called Math of Design Thinking Inside the Box.

About Ilana Seleznev

Ilana Seleznev is an industrial and product designer who operates a professional practice centered on a rigorous methodological approach to form and function. Through her proprietary "Math of Design" framework, she explores the relationship between geometric constraints and organic morphology, often translating biological structures into functional objects. Her process incorporates a disciplined iterative sketching phase to isolate unique solutions within defined parameters. Seleznev has received international recognition for her work, including honors from the Muse Design Awards and the Wonder Global Design Awards.

Award Record

This recognition makes Ilana Seleznev a winner of 3 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2018 - 2019 to 2020 - 2021 of the A' Design Award & Competition.

About the A' Art and Stationery Supplies Design Award

The A' Art Supplies Design Award is an international industrial design competition recognizing best art supplies by leading brands and manufacturers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to art supplies designers, stationery designers, industrial design studios and art supplies brands from all countries. Entries typically include brushes, paints, sketchbooks, pencils, pastels and easels. Awarded art supply designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/art-supplies

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

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Colorful Calendar Decorative Year Board
Function
Decorative Year Board
Category
Art and Stationery Supplies Design
Discipline
Industrial Design
Industry
Packaging & Retail and Arts
Colors
Steel Blue, Cadet Blue, Light Steel Blue, Rosy Brown and Bisque
Images
5
Client
Studio RDD - Ilana Seleznev

The Recognition

Laureate
Ilana Seleznev
Country
Israel
Recognition
A' Design Award
Edition
2020 - 2021
Design ID
#123475

Credits

Image Credits
Photographer Aya Wind

Design Details

Unique Properties
The Colorful Calendar has a bold wooden stand and brings happiness and positivity to houses and working places. This product can be customized to fit any shape color schemes and branding.
Inspiration
The inspiration influenced by the designer's new thinking system methodology which she developed called The Math Of Design Thinking Inside The Box. This method guides designers on how to think and where to look in order to create innovative products in a systematic way. In this particular design, the dividing function was used out of the six functions include in the method.
Research
Colorful Calendar was designed by a self-developed method called Math Of Design Thinking Inside The Box. The research focused on refreshing the physical calendar in homes and working areas in a way that will bring happiness and positivity.
Challenge
The main challenges were to find the right materials for the product and a reasonable cost for it.
Realization and Technology
The calendar is made of recycled paper in different colors. The stand can be made from wood or 3D printing.
Operation and Interaction
The Colorful Calendar including twelve cards, one for each month, painted in a different color according to the selected color palette.
Project Duration and Location
The project was created in January 2018 in Israel and still active to this day
Specifications
The default calendar colorful card dimensions are 10 cm in high and 15 cm in width.
Keywords
CALENDAR, colorful, customization, date, design, gift, merchandise, modern, natural materials, office décor, office desk accessories, promotional gifts, Rosh Hashanah, stand, studiordd, table decoration ideas, time, wood, WOODEN

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