Press Release
Silver A' Design Award in Office Furniture Design Goes to Iko Hanging Chair by Ivo Andric
The international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Ivo Andric for office furniture design
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COMO, Italy, April 28, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Silver A' Design Award in the Office Furniture Design category for Iko Hanging Chair by Ivo Andric, designed for Spacious AG. 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Silver A' Design Award Explained
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 Iko Hanging Chair
Iko is a hanging chair designed as a quiet retreat within open offices. The form is based on the icosahedron, one of the five Platonic solids, and this geometry gives the design its name. The main structure combines wooden elements with CNC-milled metal cylinders. Triangular acoustic panels are covered with pure wool textile, and the seat is filled with grain husk. The chair hangs from hemp ropes. Iko can be used to read, focus, make a phone call, work or rest, without disturbing other people in the same room.
About Ivo Andric
Long employed by various manufacturers, he is not a well-known designer, but has rather worked quietly on designs and the development of his employers' products. Just like his career, his products combine proven craftsmanship, modern production techniques and high-quality materials. He places great value on sustainable product development, using natural, renewable or recycled materials, the shortest possible supply chains and sustainable processes to create a product that is as environmentally friendly as possible - throughout its entire life cycle.
Award Record
With this recognition, Ivo Andric is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Office Furniture Design Award
The A' Office Furniture Design Award is an international furniture design competition recognizing good office furniture by best designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to office furniture designers, industrial design studios, office furniture brands and office furniture manufacturers from all countries. Typical entries include desks, chairs, file cabinets, conference tables, cubicles and workstations. The awarded office furniture designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/office-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/140512
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/140512
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!140512
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/326293
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.iko.swiss/
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
- Iko Hanging Chair
- Function
- Hanging Chair
- Category
- Office Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Business
- Colors
- Silver, Gainsboro, Dim Gray, Peru and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Spacious AG
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Ivo Andric
- Country
- Switzerland
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #140512
Credits
- Image Credits
- Ivo Andric
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- A levitating sphere, a focus capsule, a refuge for the senses. Not just a hanging chair, but a functional design object. A retreat in the middle of an open office. The form was chosen in such a way that the object can integrate well into the most diverse environments. After analysing the basic geometric bodies, the icosahedron was quickly found as one of the five Platonic solids (regular polygons). Hence the name: iko.
- Inspiration
- As designers and product developers in the field of workplace wellbeing and wellness, we were looking for a unique chair for our own office. Every cool office should have hanging chairs and retreats for relaxing or talking on the phone. This is what we wanted too. In our research we found nothing suitable. It was mostly a poor design, low quality workmanship or unfortunate choice of materials which were not worthy of our standards.
- Research
- The iko. is the actual result of the previous research for such a product - as no relevant product could be found, we decided to create one ourselves. However, the most interesting investigation has only just begun: During the launch phase, we try to find out where the product can best be positioned and which target audience will choose it. The results so far are promising.
- Challenge
- The shape was found quickly, the interplay of cross struts and the connecting parts was solved in a technically ingenious way. A special manufacturing process was developed for the acoustic panels. But the greatest difficulty was to achieve a comfortable, pleasant, fitting interior (upholstery).
- Realization and Technology
- The main structure consists of wooden elements that are machine-made and surface-treated by hand, as well as metal cylinders that are CNC-milled. The triangular acoustic panels are pressed in a special process and covered with pure wool acoustic textile. The upholstery parts are also covered with wool fabric, whereby the seat part is filled with grain husk, which guarantees a healthy and pleasant stay. To carry through the sustainable choice of materials, the iko. hangs from hemp ropes.
- Operation and Interaction
- The iko. can be used as a retreat to read, focus on something, make a phone call, work, take a power nap or simply chill - all in such a way that people in the same room are not disturbed and vice versa. In addition, the iko. is a wonderful, safe and comfortable playground for children, especially when the back cushion is removed.
- Project Duration and Location
- The idea was born in May 2020 and the final prototype ready for small series production was finished in February 2022. Location: Zurich, Switzerland
- Specifications
- Shipping package for self-assembly: 1200 x 800 x 600 (EUR pallet) Minimum required room height: 2400 mm Assembled dimansions: 1200 x 1100 x 1330 Weight: 50 kg In principle, the iko. is delivered by our assembly partners, assembled on site and professionally installed in relation to the ceiling.
- Keywords
- hanging chair, lounge, room in room, wellbeing at work, refuge, acoustic, open office, home office
