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Glacier Bar Table by Haixu Zhang Wins the A' Design Award in Furniture Design
Haixu Zhang honored for furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 13, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Glacier Bar Table by Haixu Zhang, designed for Ziel Home Furnishing Technology Co., Ltd., has been granted the A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category. The result belongs to the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached 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 Glacier Bar Table
Glacier is a bar table designed for home entertaining. The round tabletop is made of glass and is offered with two surface patterns, ice crack and water ripple, which refract light in different ways. A metal leg supports the transparent glass top. A light strip is placed flush with the tabletop, so the light passes through the glass. Three lighting modes, constant colour, breathing and flash, are selected by a touch switch or a remote control. The tabletop has a waterproof structure. The table measures 600 mm in diameter and 1050 mm in height.
About Haixu Zhang
China's emerging furniture designer-Ren Yu, he is an interesting furniture designer, loves life, and has always been passionate about new things. For Ren Yu, design is not an empty concept, let alone a popular element. It is an insight into rooted life. Expressing his own thinking through design; for design, in addition to form and function, he seeks the beauty of the text of the product, trying to create a dialogue with the user through the product.
Award Record
This recognition makes Haixu Zhang a winner of 10 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2020 - 2021 and the 2023 - 2024 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/154428
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/154428
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!154428
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/294475
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Glacier Bar Table
- Function
- Bar Table
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Gray, Dim Gray, Dark Gray, Slate Gray and Silver
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Ziel Home Furnishing Technology Co., Ltd.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Haixu Zhang
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #154428
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Glacier is inspired by broken ice flowing on the glacier. The two types of table surface, crack and ripple, refract colourful lights repeatedly, giving people an unparalleled visual experience. Metal leg supports the transparent glass tabletop, which can meet the emotional needs of different people while adapting to any living environment. Whether it's a lively party with friends and family, or a quiet and leisurely time alone, anyone can find their spiritual home on this table.
- Inspiration
- Liberating people's spirits in the post-epidemic era. More people are focusing on improving the quality of life, with an overflowing desire to share. Therefore, furniture like Glacier, which is colourful and shows the vitality of life, comes into being. It can be a decoration of home, a business card to show aesthetics, but also can become a bridge of communication between friends, leading us to rethink the way people communicate with others and with themselves in the post epidemic era.
- Research
- As life returned to normal after the COVID-19, the desire to socialise became stronger and Home Parties became popular. It's a place where people can communicate their feelings and share their joys. Creating a perfect "party" interactive space, comfortable atmosphere are essential elements. Glacier has three lighting modes to meet the needs of different scenarios, such a small gathering of friends, or a large-scale Home Party can meet.
- Challenge
- The biggest challenge in the design process is the choice of glass and the form of light. Not only that, but also the effect of the combination of the light strip and the glass needs to be considered. At last, I chose the ice crack and water ripple glass. Light strips parallel to the glass for better penetration. I hope that this product can bring a pleasant experience for everyone.
- Realization and Technology
- Glacier uses round table surface and legs. The tabletop is made of glass, with different art patterns presenting different texture textures. The position of the light strip is flush with the glass tabletop. When the light turned on, it penetrates through the glass, and the splendour comes one after another. Touch switch and remote control can be operated to control three lighting modes, both convenient and quick.
- Operation and Interaction
- The Glacier bar table uses three light modes to create an entertainment atmosphere exclusive to users through a simple button: the colorful constant light mode is a fashionable decoration of daily life, the breathing light mode is a quiet companion for alone time, and the flash mode is an exciting booster for a multi-party gathering. The sparkling glass is suitable for placing delicate wine sets, and the waterproof structure of the tabletop prevents spilling drinks during parties.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in Shenzhen in February 2023 and completed in Shenzhen in June 2023.
- Specifications
- Diameter 600 mm x Height 1050 mm
- Keywords
- Bar Table, Entertainment, Ambient Lighting, Stylish Simple, Natural Imagery
