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Kenji Light Furniture by Haixu Zhang Receives the Bronze A' Design Award in Furniture Design
Haixu Zhang recognized for furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 24, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category for Kenji Light Furniture by Haixu Zhang, designed for Ziel Home Furnishing Technology Co., Ltd.. The recognition forms part of the 2023 - 2024 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.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
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 Kenji Light Furniture
Kenji is a series of illuminated home furniture that includes a bed, a television stand, a nightstand, a bookcase and a vanity. Straight lines and neat striped panels form the shared design language, and the square shapes are repeated across the series. Board material is combined with acrylic, and the contrast of the two materials shapes the surfaces. Integrated lighting switches on when the bookcase or cabinet doors are folded down, and a sensor under the nightstand lights the room at night. The series is intended to create a calm and warm home atmosphere for rest.
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 18 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/154448
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/154448
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!154448
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/294475
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Kenji Light Furniture
- Function
- Light Furniture
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Saddle Brown, Black, Sienna and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Ziel Home Furnishing Technology Co., Ltd.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Haixu Zhang
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #154448
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The pace of modern life is getting faster, more people are living in the edge of physical overdraft. People who say "no" to the fast-paced life, interpreting the meaning of a slow life. Kenji, with straight lines to create the beauty of the space. Lighting transition is natural, the sense of atmosphere pulls full. From the original design intention to the presentation of products are reflected comfort, nature. Choose Kenji to give yourself a soft time and relax your body and mind.
- Inspiration
- Kenji draws inspiration from the retro and elegant staff. It can incorporate the staff and light into the furniture. It uses neat striped panels as series design elements to break the monotony of the space, and the square shape echoes, bringing strong order and beauty. When the light turns on, the fingertips stroke, playing a wonderful music of life!
- Research
- According to a survey conducted by a famous German time-study expert, Sevitt, 84% of the people consider themselves to be living in "the age of the rush", and 71.1% of them claim to be "under high mental tension and stress". In the busy and confusing cities, life goes by in seconds, as it always has. Contemporary people's time is cut to the minimum, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week non-stop work, daily life is occupied by busyness and anxiety, in urgent need of relaxation and rest time. Kenji creates a warm and relaxing home environment, after a busy day home, enjoy the comfort and pleasure it brings, relax and open a wonderful bedtime!
- Challenge
- Simple design, not only to reflect the minimalist and clean style, but also the fusion of different materials. It's also hard for materials to collide while combining them in just the right way.
- Realization and Technology
- Kenji uses plate and acrylic, the collision of traditional and new materials, resulting in a wonderful visual aesthetic. Visualisation of the countertop design makes it both sophisticated and practical. The use of lighting makes the product softer and creates a peaceful atmosphere to sweep away the day's fatigue for those returning home.
- Operation and Interaction
- Kenji can be placed in the corresponding position in the home to meet the needs of different scenes. Pleasing appearance design, clever use of light to create a sense of hierarchy, placed in any position in the home is a beautiful scenery. Lights control according to the product demand settings. Lights come on when bookcase, jewellery cabinet doors are flipped down. The lower part of the bedside table is added with a sensor switch, which lights up automatically when you wake up at night. Humanised design takes care of your health.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in Shenzhen in February 2023 and completed in Shenzhen in July 2023.
- Specifications
- TV Stand: Width 1470 mm x Depth 400 mm x Height 550 mm; Nightstand: Width 450 mm x Depth 400 mm x Height 550 mm; Bookcase: Width 800 mm x Depth 300 mm x Height 1800 mm; Vanity: Width 1000 mm x Depth 180 mm x Height 600 mm; Bed: Width 1920 mm x Depth 2280 mm x Height 950 mm;
- Keywords
- Furniture, Kenji Series, Warm ambient light, Convenient storage area, Floor-to-ceiling dust, Proof orderly aesthetics
