Press Release
Hung Yuan Chang and Yu Hsien Chen Is Honored with the A' Design Award for Arc Coffe Table in Furniture Design
Hung Yuan Chang and Yu Hsien Chen honored 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 A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category for Arc Coffe Table by Hung Yuan Chang and Yu Hsien Chen, designed for HYC Furniture. The award was conferred within 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.
What the A' Design Award Means
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
Regarding Arc Coffe Table
Arc is a coffee table designed for contemporary living spaces. Arc is made of ash wood shaped by laminated bending. Three curved strips are joined to form a rounded, three-dimensional triangular structure. Each strip connects to the two others, so four joints are needed on every strip and each angle must be cut precisely. The table measures 77 centimeters in width, 77 centimeters in depth and 48 centimeters in height. The design is light in weight and can be used as furniture or viewed as a sculptural object. Arc draws on modern architecture and on simple structures without excess decoration.
About Hung Yuan Chang and Yu Hsien Chen
Hung Yuan Chang has studied architecture and furniture design, he also carries a rich guitar playing and instrument crafting experience. He worked in architecture field for several years before he moved to Rochester New York and focused on perfecting his furniture design and wood crafting skills. He then setup his own studio at Bay Area California in 2017. He focus on combining different ideas and crafting skills from different design domains. He believes in being at the front line with his audiences, observing how people live and act is essential to the design.
Award Record
This recognition makes Hung Yuan Chang and Yu Hsien Chen a winner of 6 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2018 - 2019 and the 2021 - 2022 editions 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. It 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. Typical entries include chairs, tables, sofas, beds, cabinets and shelves. The awarded furniture designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/furniture
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/140136
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/140136
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!140136
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/223737
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.hungyuanchang.com
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Arc Coffe Table
- Function
- Coffe Table
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Dim Gray, Dark Olive Green, Black, Maroon and Peru
- Images
- 5
- Client
- HYC Furniture
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Hung Yuan Chang and Yu Hsien Chen
- Country
- United States of America
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #140136
Credits
- Team
- Hung Yuan Chang, Liu Tang-Hsuan and Chen Yu-Hsien
- Image Credits
- Photographer Chieh Chen Huang
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The ARC stripes were made and connected using laminated veneer techniques which combines three strips to form a spherical structure. Each strip has to connect with two other strips thus each strips needs to have four joints to be set precisely.Then combined joints and form a stable three-dimensional triangular body of structure. which makes the creation unique. And because of the unique shape, the Table could easily fit in contemporary, it could act as a furniture or a piece of art.
- Inspiration
- This table is inspired by ARC Guitar Stand, the first creation of ARC series which is also an original HYC creation. ARC creation was inspired by the modern architectures and the ponderation of space design on how to composite structures that are not over-decorated and form a new pattern that is elegant and enchanted.
- Research
- This is an outstanding Table made out of hardwood with overcome various of structural challenges and woodcrafting techniques. The Table is comfortable with its own personality, unique, light in weight and with a pretty structure and appearance.
- Challenge
- The table has an unique structural placement which creates challenges when it’s being crafted: To form the shape and the accurate joint angle, which requires a huge amount of calculation when bending and making joint each pieces of wood, is one of the key challenges when crafting.
- Realization and Technology
- Ash, Joint, Laminate bending.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in 2021 in Taipei and completed in 2022 in Taipei.
- Specifications
- Width77cm x Depth77cm x Height48cm
- Keywords
- Furniture, Table, Wood, Geometry, Structure, coffee table,
