Press Release
Daniel Huang, Eric Chang and Johnny Hu Receives the Bronze A' Design Award for Popsitable Table in Furniture Design
The international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Daniel Huang, Eric Chang and Johnny Hu for furniture design
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ Popsitable Table by Daniel Huang, Eric Chang and Johnny Hu, designed for Ruma, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2021 - 2022 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.
What the Bronze A' Design Award Means
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.
Regarding Popsitable Table
Popsitable is a table inspired by the shape of popsicle sticks. The table measures 2100 mm in width, 900 mm in depth and 720 mm in height. Rounded corners and straight lines shape each part, and the legs recall the wide end of a popsicle stick. An n-shaped support and a jointed structure under the top give the table stability. The table is made of carbonized bamboo wood, a material produced from raw bamboo that is crushed into threads, treated at high temperature and pressure, then bonded and hot pressed. Bamboo offers a low-carbon alternative to timber.
Award Record
This recognition makes Daniel Huang, Eric Chang and Johnny Hu a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Furniture Design Award
The A' Furniture Design Award is an international furniture competition recognizing good furniture designs by best furniture designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to furniture designers, product designers, industrial design studios and furniture brands from all countries. Entries typically include chairs, tables, sofas, beds, cabinets and shelves. Awarded furniture designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/furniture
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
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/128404
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/128404
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!128404
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/312923
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Popsitable Table
- Function
- Table
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Gainsboro, Dark Slate Gray, Gray, Silver and Dark Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Ruma
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Daniel Huang, Eric Chang and Johnny Hu
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #128404
Credits
- Team
- Daniel Huang, Eric Chang and Johnny Hu
- Image Credits
- Creator (Cheng Yu Huang / designer); Model (Cheng Yu Huang / designer); Model (Cheng Yu Huang / designer) Vedio: Model 1(Cheng Yu Huang / designer) Vedio: Model 2(Hsiu Yun Ko / Model)
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Popsicle, makes you feel cool ; Popsitable , cool down our earth. The designer cleverly transformed popsicle bamboo sticks, a small object that has deep memory for adults and children, into simple and elegant design. Creating a golden ratio exclusive to the Popsitable with Carbonized Bamboo Wood. Every detail is the result of the constantly pulling between imagining and the reality.
- Inspiration
- I believe many of us share the similar childhood memory : In a leisurely afternoon, no matter what flavor of the popsicle I took out from the freezer in the grocery store, the sweetness of my heart slowly flowed in the memory, always looking forward to finish that popsicle, hoping to see “Get one more for free” words written on the stick in Taiwan. This carries out a unique temperature within people.
- Research
- When we started the project in Taiwan, there are more and more interior designers knew that they could use the eco-friendly material "Carbonized Bamboo Wood" into their projects. Benefits of Bamboo; Replace "wood" with "bamboo", there is no need to deforest. Agriculture and deforestation account for 25% of Global Greenhouse gas emissions in human activities. Fastest growing plant in the world, up to 100cm a day. Only take 5 years to be harvested. Does not require replanting after harvesting. 100% biodegradable Stories up to 600 tons of carbon per hectare and products oxygen. Bamboo provides a low-carbon alternative to materials including timber, cement and steel.
- Challenge
- "Carbonized Bamboo Wood" is too hard to be shaped. The furniture factory almost give up to make a sample for us. luckily, we convince boss of furniture factory to help us finally.The accomplishments is amazing.
- Realization and Technology
- What is Carbonized Bamboo Wood ? Is it Bamboo? Or Wood? It is the revolution of “Bamboo”, a material seems to be traditional, somehow it is the result of High- Tech Material studies for more than ten years. Our Material is taken from the raw bamboo, crushing into threads, followed by Carbonization with High temperature and pressure in order to process anti-rot and anti-pest. Finally, after soaking in green adhesive and hot pressing, here comes our Carbonized Bamboo Wood.Carbonized bamboo, crushed bamboo texture can be seen on the surface. High density texture also can be noticed on the section.
- Operation and Interaction
- Therefore we took the shape of the popsicle sticks, taking its shape, transform into rounded the R angle and refreshing straight lines to present the various parts of the table and chair. The most outstanding part of Popsitable is its legs. The surface is like a large version of the front of a popsicle stick. The n-shaped support the structure and the articulated structure design under the desktop. Simple but solid in space.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in March 2020 in Taiwan.
- Specifications
- Width 2100mm x Depth 900mm x Height 720mm
- Keywords
- Popsicle, makes you feel cool ; Popsitable , cool down our earth.
