Press Release
Laponian Family Containers by Karolin Larsson Wins the Silver A' Design Award in Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design
Karolin Larsson honored for bakeware, tableware, drinkware and cookware design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 28, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Laponian Family Containers by Karolin Larsson, designed for Duni Group, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design category. The recognition forms part of 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Silver A' Design Award
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.
Regarding Laponian Family Containers
Inspired by the nature of the polar circle, and designed for multi-usage. The steel containers have a removable compartment inside and fit into each other for a range of combinations. Use them as cutlery holders, for snacks, or as a flower vase. The steel can be chilled and used as wine cooler. The glass items are fit for candles and LED plugs in addition to food servings or accessories. Organise the items on the steel centrepiece or use the centrepiece individually as a serving plate. The sphere-shaped LED plug holder can be fitted with a suspension kit and hung from the ceiling or a wall.
About Karolin Larsson
Karolin Larsson is an industrial designer and food designer, who graduated from Istituto Europe di Design, Rome, Italy. She works with furniture, lamps, and interiors, and specialises in design for HoReCa. In 2022 her work was awarded the Red dot award. In 2020 the Pentawards Silver 2022 for sustainable food packaging. Her approach is human-centred design, eating experiences and reinventing basics.
Award Record
This recognition makes Karolin Larsson a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design Award
The A' Kitchenware Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good kitchenware designs by best kitchenware brands and designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to kitchenware designers, product designers, industrial design studios and kitchenware brands from all countries. Typical entries include pots, pans, cutlery, plates, bowls and glasses. The awarded kitchenware designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/kitchenware
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/134762
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/134762
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!134762
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/324852
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://bit.ly/3qNK87r
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Laponian Family Containers
- Function
- Containers
- Category
- Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Food & Hospitality
- Colors
- Silver, Dark Gray, Gray, Light Gray and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Duni Group
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Karolin Larsson
- Country
- Sweden
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #134762
Credits
- Team
- Freja Borgstrand, Lina Pedersen Madsen, Isabel Degerman and Ebba Fexby
- Image Credits
- Duni Group
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Functional freedom, delightful creativity, effortless practicality, infinite possibilities. With Laponian, you get a choice of top-quality holders for candles and energy-efficient LEDs. Accessories can be combined or used separately. Why not use them as a wine cooler and snack container? Collect them together on the centerpiece. From a practical point of view, everything in the Laponian collection is durable, easy to clean, food approved, and designed to simplify your working day.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by the force of the Nordic nature. Flexibility to fit a variety of interior styles, occasions, and seasons, durability in time. Easy to clean, long-lasting materials with multi-usages for professional convenience in the HoReCa sector. Mono materials, easy to separate, easy to recycle.
- Research
- The design objective was finding a space-saving solution, with an extended life length for a broad usage area with food/non-food. The business motivation was adding value and creating an experience for HoReCa and end-customer. Initial interviews with stakeholders in HoReCa were performed to define problems. Project members visited fairs/events and performed online research to gather insights. Material evaluations and further interviews with stakeholders were performed regularly throughout the length of the project.
- Challenge
- The pandemic challenge of working digitally only during the development phase together with our factory.
- Realization and Technology
- Material 1: Glass with painted frosting. Food contact approved and dishwasher safe. Production: Formed by hand from standard tubes. Laser engraved logo. Material 2: Crystal with painted frosting. Dishwasher safe. Production: Formed from standard tubes. Laser engraved logo. Material 2: Polished stainless steel, 304 Food contact approved and dishwasher safe. Production: Produced from steel sheet, curved and lathered. Material 3: LED plug attachment in ABS
- Operation and Interaction
- Flexibility in use: 2 pieces of the Round steel container fit into the Oval container. The oval container has a separate compartment inside. Steel can be chilled in the freezer for cooling bottles or for serving food on the centerpiece. Glass containers 1 and 2 can be used for tea lights, LED candles, or as containers for food or non-food. Glass Sphere has a connection for a LED plug in CMYK colours, and can be fitted with a screw-on suspension kit for hanging on the ceiling or wall.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in February 2020 in Malmo Sweden and finished in December 2021 in Malmo Sweden. The product launch was January 2022.
- Specifications
- Steel Oval container 200 x 105 x h130 Steel Round container Diameter 104 x h129mm Steel Centrepiece 370 x 230 x h2mm Glass Container 1 Diameter 83 x h40mm Glass Container 2 Diameter 55 x h75mm Glass Sphere 1 Diameter 60 x h45mm Glass Sphere 2 Diameter 80 x h65mm Glass Sphere 3 Diameter 60 x h45mm Glass Cylinder Diameter 100 x h84mm
- Keywords
- table accessories, multifunction, timeless, food approved, easy to clean, simplify your working day, Nordic nature, professional convenience, mono materials, creative freedom
