Press Release
Memory Growth Lounge Chair by Yunyun Chen Wins the Silver A' Design Award in Furniture Design
Yunyun Chen acknowledged for furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Silver A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category for Memory Growth Lounge Chair by Yunyun Chen. The award was conferred within the 2021 - 2022 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 scored 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.
About Memory Growth Lounge Chair
Memory Growth is a lounge chair designed for modern homes. The design is inspired by traditional Chinese backrest chairs and recalls the childhood memories of people born in the 1980s. The main frame is made of bent round tube, welded and then polished for both strength and a smooth appearance. The seat cushion and the backrest combine shaped foam with wood boards and are fixed to the frame with screws. Simple lines and modern colors suit several room types, and assembly is easy. The chair measures 900 mm in width, 780 mm in depth and 850 mm in height.
Award Record
With this recognition, Yunyun Chen is 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/129626
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/129626
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!129626
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/313279
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Memory Growth Lounge Chair
- Function
- Lounge Chair
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Light Gray, Tan, Gainsboro, Rosy Brown and White Smoke
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Yunyun Chen
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #129626
Credits
- Team
- Pingan Xue and Youjin Song
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Memory growth is a comfortable lounge chair from the growth memory of the Chinese born in the 1980s. It uses simple lines and comfortable soft bags to match the functions of the lounge chair in the modern home environment. Modern style and fashionable colors matching can add taste to home life. Memory growth is suitable for use in multiple scenes and is easy to install.
- Inspiration
- The design was inspired by a traditional backrest chair from my grandmother’s house when I was young. I don’t know who designed this chair, but it’s widely spread among the people. I tried to replace the traditional solid wood furniture of the old tenon and tenon structure with a modern design, and present a lounge chair that can evoke people’s growth and memory. Different colors carry different growth memories. In its company, it opens people's innermost memory of good memories.
- Research
- With the rapid increase of modern people’s anxiety in life, more and more people want to seek the comfort of home and yearn for the good things in life. Memory growth is mainly inspired by traditional Chinese old-fashioned back chairs, hoping to give people a warm care in the 1980s. We hope that Memory growth can convey good memories to them, and add a kind of innocent happiness brought by memory to life through comfortable companionship in modern homes.
- Challenge
- It may be the biggest challenge to study the structure and craftsmanship of the chair production process, the presentation of colors, to achieve the perfect combination of comfort and robustness, and how to awaken the memories of people in the 1980s.
- Realization and Technology
- The main frame of Memory growth is made of round pipe bending and welding. We fully consider the beauty and strength of the welded part of the round pipe when welding the round pipe. The port of each welding position will be cut first, and then fully welded and polished. The cushion part and the backrest part are combined with styling cotton and wood board and then connected with the main frame by screws. The styling cotton can make the cushion and backrest satisfy the aesthetics of the shape while ensuring the comfort of sitting.
- Operation and Interaction
- When you are tired, Memory growth greets you for the first time. When you are in it, the cushion and backrest are both elastic and supportive. The slanted profile embraces you like a partner; when you are getting together with friends, Memory growth quietly carries your friendship and share happy time.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in Zhengzhou in March 2021 and finished in Zhengzhou in August 2021.
- Specifications
- Width 900 mm× depth 780 mm× height 850 mm
- Keywords
- Lounge Chairs, Furniture, Comfort, Traditional armchair, Round tube chair
