Motherly Love Ceramic Tableware by Ma Daoshun, Cai Lingling and Yang Chao Is Granted the A' Design Award in Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design

Ma Daoshun, Cai Lingling and Yang Chao honored for bakeware, tableware, drinkware and cookware design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the A' Design Award in the Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design category for Motherly Love Ceramic Tableware by Ma Daoshun, Cai Lingling and Yang Chao, designed for Jingdezhen Ceramic University. The result belongs to the 2022 - 2023 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 assessed 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.

More About Motherly Love Ceramic Tableware

Motherly Love is a set of ceramic tableware decorated with images of mothers and children among blooming flowers and plants. The design expresses family warmth and the strong feelings of Chinese people towards home. Bright colors and a novel composition are combined with traditional Chinese cultural elements. Each piece is made of high white clay, hand-painted with underglaze color, air dried and fired at 1400 degrees in a Jingdezhen kiln. The large plate is 270 mm wide and the small plate is 205 mm wide.

Award Record

With this recognition, Ma Daoshun, Cai Lingling and Yang Chao is 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. The competition 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. Entries typically include pots, pans, cutlery, plates, bowls and glasses. Awarded kitchenware designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/kitchenware

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/151009
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/151009
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!151009
Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/344358

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: Motherly Love Ceramic Tableware
Function: Ceramic Tableware
Category: Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design
Discipline: Industrial Design
Industry: Furniture & Home and Food & Hospitality
Colors: Black, Maroon, Brown, Dark Red and Indian Red
Images: 5
Client: Jingdezhen Ceramic University

The Recognition

Laureate: Ma Daoshun, Cai Lingling and Yang Chao
Country: China
Recognition: A' Design Award
Edition: 2022 - 2023
Design ID: #151009

Credits

Team: Designer：Ma Daoshun;, Designer：Cai Lingling; and Designer： Yang Chao.
Image Credits: Image #1：Ma Daoshun Cai Lingling Yang Chao； Image #2：Ma Daoshun Cai Lingling Yang Chao； Image #3：Ma Daoshun Cai Lingling Yang Chao； Image #4：Ma Daoshun Cai Lingling Yang Chao；

Design Details

Unique Properties: The maternal love conveyed by mothers and children as design elements, as well as the blooming flowers and plants, reflect the warmth and power brought by a warm family to combine with our daily use of tableware.
Inspiration: The maternal love conveyed by the work, as well as the warmth and strength brought by a warm family, are combined with our daily use of tableware to convey the strong emotions of Chinese people towards "home"; The overall picture is brightly colored, with novel composition and combined with traditional Chinese cultural elements, hoping to promote traditional Chinese culture such as family culture, filial piety culture, and love culture.
Research: This is a ceramic tableware that expresses Muqing's love for children, conveying the strong feelings of Chinese people towards "home"; The overall picture is brightly colored, with novel composition and combined with traditional Chinese cultural elements, hoping to promote traditional Chinese culture such as family culture, filial piety culture, and love culture.
Challenge: The color changes during the ceramic firing process are uncontrollable and can't be controlled. After more than 20 times of firing and color adjustment, we have presented a beautiful picture.
Realization and Technology: It is hand-painted on ceramics, dried in the air, and fired at a high temperature of 1400 in a Jingdezhen kiln.
Operation and Interaction: Completed the design in Jingdezhen, China in 2022.
Project Duration and Location: It is a ceramic tableware made of high white clay ceramics, combined with the "underglaze color" in the floral paper process. Each one is handmade and uniquely painted.
Specifications: Large plate: Width 270mm x height 28 mm Small plate: Width 205mm x height 25mm
Keywords: Ceramic Design，Jing de zhen，family affection