Press Release
Lu Yi Receives the Bronze A' Design Award for Rhythm Desk in Furniture Design
Lu Yi 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 announced that Rhythm Desk by Lu Yi, designed for Syid Design, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category. The result belongs to 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.
What the Bronze A' Design Award Means
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 Rhythm Desk
Rhythm is a desk designed for work and design tasks. The structure is inspired by the wooden frames of ancient Chinese architecture, where timber beams carry the load of the building. Rhythm is built with traditional mortise and tenon joints, so no metal hardware is required. The desk is made of black walnut, shaped by computer numerical control machining and finished by hand grinding. The surface measures 1800 millimeters by 800 millimeters, and the height is 700 millimeters. The simple frame keeps the desk stable and allows users to work at the desktop or receive guests.
Award Record
With this recognition, Lu Yi is a winner of 7 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2016 - 2017 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/140521
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/140521
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!140521
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/182449
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Rhythm Desk
- Function
- Desk
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Black, Gray and Dark Olive Green
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Syid Design
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Lu Yi
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #140521
Credits
- Team
- Jiajin Zhang and Ziyao Zhang
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This is the design of a desk. The unique structure of the desk has more characteristics. The structure of the overall design adopts Chinese tenon and mortise structure. In the design process, the inspiration of wooden structure of Chinese ancient architecture is considered.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration comes from the structure of ancient wooden buildings in China. Ancient Chinese buildings are used to use wooden frames as the load-bearing structure of houses. The unique structural beauty makes this furniture more Oriental charm.
- Research
- At the beginning of the design, an in-depth study was conducted on Chinese ancient wooden buildings. From the stability of the structure and design aesthetics, this paper makes an in-depth analysis and design deliberation.
- Challenge
- In the design process, how to grasp the simplicity of the desk and the reasonable stability of the structure. The whole design does not need to add any hardware, which is challenging
- Realization and Technology
- The overall design adopts the combination of CNC and manual grinding, and the material is made of black walnut.
- Operation and Interaction
- Users can design and work on the desktop, and can also receive and communicate with guests
- Project Duration and Location
- The project was designed in Shenyang, China, from September 2021 to March 2022, and was exhibited in SYID art furniture exhibition
- Keywords
- Chinese ancient architecture；Mortise and tenon structure；Ancient wooden beam；Design table；Rhythm
