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Pierre Foulonneau Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for Leaf Tall Vase in Fine Arts and Art Installation Design
Pierre Foulonneau honored for fine arts and art installation design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 28, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ Leaf Tall Vase by Pierre Foulonneau, designed for Riva, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Fine Arts and Art Installation Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided 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.
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.
More About Leaf Tall Vase
Nature materializes strongly in the Leaf Tall vase created by French designer Pierre Foulonneau. The vase associate crystal and metal in a poetic design where a golden leaf sits in a transparent pedestal. The results is a vase bearing an unalterable natural presence, even when empty. And, during flower season, the metal part acts as a receptacle for greeting and showcasing fresh flowers.
About Pierre Foulonneau
Graduated in Industrial Design from l’École de Design Nantes Atlantique in 2003. I live and work in Nantes, France, where I crate everyday objects with an affinity for household items, tableware and furniture. I collaborate with international brands such as Emko, Paşabahçe, RigTig or Riva Brazilian Luxury to name a few. I design honest, beautiful, functional and emotional products that find a long lasting place in people’s life.
Award Record
Pierre Foulonneau is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Fine Arts and Art Installation Design Award
The A' Fine-Art Design Award is an international fine-art design competition recognizing best fine-art works by leading fine-art artists and creators worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to artists, painters, sculptors and ceramicists from all countries. Typical entries include sculptures, paintings, installations, photographs, drawings and mixed media works. The awarded art designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/fine-art
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/137448
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/137448
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!137448
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/328263
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.pierrefoulonneau.com/projects/leaf-vases-tall/
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Leaf Tall Vase
- Function
- Vase
- Category
- Fine Arts and Art Installation Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Arts
- Colors
- Gainsboro, White Smoke, Tan, Silver and Light Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Riva
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Pierre Foulonneau
- Country
- France
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #137448
Credits
- Image Credits
- Image #N°1 : photo by Jean-Charles Queffelec Image #N°2,3,4,5 : photos by Studio Riva
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The Leaf vase is a crystal vase holding a metal leaf shaped part. The metal leaf give the object an unalterable natural presence, even when empty. Seated in its transparent pedestal, the leaf plays with light and reflections as they change along the day, bringing life into a poetic still life composition. And, during flower season, the leaf acts as a receptacle for greeting and showcasing fresh flowers.
- Inspiration
- My intention with the Leaf collection was to create objects that captures and mimic nature. The metal leaf give the object an unalterable natural presence, even when empty. By their design, the objects from the Leaf collection pay an homage to both Riva’s craftsmanship and the luxurious nature of Brazil.
- Research
- The project originated with an observation : nature is fragile and fleeting; life comes and goes; dies and reborn, season after season. Vases by their function are often used half of the year to display flowers and lies empty or hidden the other half. I then set to research ways to create a vase that keeps evoking nature despite being empty and out of flower season.
- Challenge
- The spun brass part is very deep and therefore challenging to obtain. For the same reason the polishing was challenging too. We also had to test several suppliers to find one that could deliver the challenging angular shapes of the glass part in a crystal clear finish that allows the leaf to appear inside the vase.
- Realization and Technology
- The vase is made of italian mouth blown crystal and the leaf is spun brass with silver, 24 carat gold, or nickel black platting finish.
- Operation and Interaction
- This design is a vase to be use as a decorative item for he home. The leaf shaped metal part is placed on top of the crystal vase and act as a holder for fresh flowers.
- Project Duration and Location
- Project began in September 2018 and was launched in February 2020. The design was created in Nantes, France and the development and production happened in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
- Specifications
- Dimensions : H 32 x dia 12.5 cm
- Keywords
- elegance, crafts, nature inspired, luxury, emotional, poetic
