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Cubiventure Pet House by Shibing Yang Receives the A' Design Award in Pet Care, Toys, Supplies and Products for Animals Design
The international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Shibing Yang for pet care, toys, supplies and products for animals design
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COMO, Italy, April 17, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Cubiventure Pet House by Shibing Yang, designed for Ziel Home Furnishing Technology Co., Ltd, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Pet Care, Toys, Supplies and Products for Animals Design category. The award was conferred within 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the A' Design Award
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.
About Cubiventure Pet House
Cubiventure is an expandable pet house for indoor and outdoor use. The cube shaped body measures 600 mm on each side and contains sliding rails. An inner compartment is pulled out like a drawer, doubling the interior space as a pet grows. A canvas roof is raised with two steel rods to form a tent, and the front canvas door rolls up and is held by a strap. The main body is made of wood plastic composite board, a lightweight and durable material. The design reduces the need to buy a new house when a pet becomes larger.
About Shibing Yang
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
With this recognition, Shibing Yang is a winner of 20 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' Pet Care, Toys, Supplies and Products for Animals Design Award
The A' Pet Care Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good pet supplies, toys and product designs by designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to pet care designers, animal toy designers, pet supply manufacturers and pet care brands from all countries. Typical entries include pet food, pet apparel, pet beds, feeding bowls, litter boxes and pet carriers. The awarded pet supply designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/pet-care
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/155589
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/155589
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!155589
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/294475
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Cubiventure Pet House
- Function
- Pet House
- Category
- Pet Care, Toys, Supplies and Products for Animals Design
- Discipline
- Product Design
- Industry
- Packaging & Retail and Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Dark Olive Green, Cornflower Blue, Silver, Sky Blue and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Ziel Home Furnishing Technology Co., Ltd
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Shibing Yang
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #155589
Credits
- Team
- Yu Ren and Shuipeng Wu
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Cubiventure is an expandable pet house that can be used both indoors and outdoors. It takes the shape of a cube, with sliding rails inside, the capacity can be adjusted with a maximum doubled capacity, which makes it grow with our pets, and space-saving when they are young and small. It also has a convertible roof and door, with an easy expanding mechanism, when fully expanded, it becomes a campervan for pets when they are taken out for adventures.
- Inspiration
- Both outdoor living and the pet economy have been booming in recent years, which reflected a shift in lifestyle. Inspired by such a trend, Cubiventured was designed to be space-saving and multi-functional to reach a broader audience. The design was inspired by the expandable campervan which creates extra space when needed, with a furniture-making background, we came up with a structure similar to drawers finalizing its technical feasibility.
- Research
- Through statistics research and field trips, we discovered that despite the fast-growing pet economy, the product in the pet house category stayed much the same for years without much progress, and we found out that many consumers struggled to choose the right size for their pets, resulting in multiple purchases due to pet growth or moving houses, we see it as a problem and decided to delve into it. As a result, we came up with Cubiventure, an expandable pet house that serves as both a house and camper van depending on where the consumer puts it, with durable sustainable material and multi-function, aiming to increase the living experience for both our customer and their pets.
- Challenge
- One of the key challenges is to make sure the whole product is both technically and financially feasible, this required us to make connections to experts in production in search of appropriate material and mechanical parts. We also have to look into the interactive side of the design, to make sure it is easy to use, durable, and also pleasant to the eye.
- Realization and Technology
- The material we used to construct the main body is wood plastic composite board, it is a material that is sustainable, lightweight, and durable, commonly used in building construction. The product is planned to be produced in the furniture factory due to its similar structure and material to a cabinet. In the design process, we have looked into regular pet houses and the data on the size of different pets, to make sure our design can meet most of our consumer needs.
- Operation and Interaction
- To expand the house, the user has to grab the top frame on the right side and lift the right side up off the ground, then pull the compartment like a drawer. To set up the rooftop tent, there are two steel rods each with one end connected to the corners of the canvas rooftop, and there are two inserts in the mainframe with holes in the center, insert the rods into the holes to set up the tent. To close or open the front canvas door, simply roll up or down, and use the strap to secure its position when roll-up.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in March 2023 and finished in June 2023
- Specifications
- Dimension: 600 mm x 600 mm x 600 mm (Normal) 1150 mm x 600 mm x 600 mm (Expanded) Package: 750 mm x 750 mm x 360 mm Material: WPC board, Canvas, Stainless steel
- Keywords
- Expandable, Convertible, Flat-pack, Pet House, Indoor, Outdoor,Camping, Patio, Backyard
