Press Release
Bronze A' Design Award in Furniture Design Goes to Bamboo Joint Modular Shelf by Yu Ren
Yu Ren recognized 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 Bronze A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category for Bamboo Joint Modular Shelf by Yu Ren, designed for Ziel Home Furnishing Technology Co., Ltd.. The result belongs to 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
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 Bamboo Joint Modular Shelf
Bamboo Joint is a modular shelf designed for small homes and rented spaces. The metal support rods are shaped to recall bamboo joints, and the solid wood panels rest on the rods by their own weight, so no tools are needed for assembly. Each panel has pre-drilled holes fitted with rubber pads that strengthen the connection with the rods. The number of panels can be chosen to suit the room and the intended use. Flat packaging simplifies transport. Single panels and rods can be bought separately, replaced or returned for recycling.
About Yu Ren
China's emerging furniture designer-Ren Yu, he is an interesting furniture designer, loves life, and has always been passionate about new things. For Ren Yu, design is not an empty concept, let alone a popular element. It is an insight into rooted life. Expressing his own thinking through design; for design, in addition to form and function, he seeks the beauty of the text of the product, trying to create a dialogue with the user through the product.
Award Record
This recognition makes Yu Ren a winner of 4 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2020 - 2021 to 2021 - 2022 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
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/130705
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/130705
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!130705
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/294475
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Bamboo Joint Modular Shelf
- Function
- Modular Shelf
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Silver, Antique White, Rosy Brown, Light Gray and Tan
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Ziel Home Furnishing Technology Co., Ltd.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Yu Ren
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #130705
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Bamboo joint is a modular furniture used by small-sized households and renters under the Internet environment. The support rods are designed like bamboo joints, and the laminates are installed without tools due to their own gravity. It can be assembled by DIY, and the flat packaging is convenient for transportation. Users can purchase individual plates and metal rods in the mall as needed. When the product is worn out, users can send the accessories to the mall for replacement or recycling.
- Inspiration
- The bamboo joint design is inspired by the bamboo joints. The bamboo joints are exposed, and the bamboo is slightly elevated, and it is born with joints, which is regarded as a symbol of integrity. Bamboo is known as the gentleman of bamboo in China. The ancient Chinese poet Su Shi loved bamboo and wrote: It is better to eat without meat than to live without bamboo.
- Research
- In the current social environment, small-sized houses and renting houses have become the choice of many young people. With the development of the Internet, flat-packed furniture is also an inevitable development trend, which can realize the standardization and scale of product production and reduce the cost of warehousing and logistics. Tool-free installation and modular assembly allow users to easily install and colleagues can use it according to their needs. Users can also purchase individual plates and metal rods in the mall as needed.
- Challenge
- The biggest challenge in the process of realization and research is to solve the furniture design of small-sized residential families and renters in the current Internet shopping environment. In addition, we must focus on environmental protection and rational recycling of resources. Provide users with more possibilities at low cost.
- Realization and Technology
- Bamboo joint consists of environmentally friendly solid wood panels, metal support rods and head knobs. The environmental protection sheet has holes, and the holes are equipped with rubber pads, which can strengthen the connection between the sheet and the metal support rod.
- Operation and Interaction
- Insert the 4 support rods into the pre-drilled holes of the laminate and press them firmly. The number of laminates can be installed according to the needs. And users can DIY and assemble them according to the space and functional requirements of the house.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in Shenzhen in February 2021 and finished in Shenzhen in July 2021.
- Specifications
- Width 400 mm x Depth 400 mm x Height 280 mm
- Keywords
- Shelf, bamboo, modular, flat packaging, tool-free installation
