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Stellata Decoration Glass Object by Seyma Nur Soysal Karpuz Receives the Bronze A' Design Award in Homeware Design
The international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Seyma Nur Soysal Karpuz for homeware design
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COMO, Italy, April 16, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ Stellata Decoration Glass Object by Seyma Nur Soysal Karpuz, designed for Seym Glass Studio, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Homeware Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within 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 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.
About Stellata Decoration Glass Object
As with every piece of Seym Glass Studio, Stellata is handcrafted, not molded. This piece is an original design with a story. It is produced with 100% handmade blown glass technique. No other material other than glass is used. The design can be used for decorative purposes and will change the atmosphere of the environment. As with every product, it is handmade and unique to its owner, which makes the person feel special. It is inspired by the stars with its color transitions and transparency. Each sphere has different sizes and color transitions, each uniquely positioned like stars in the sky.
About Seyma Nur Soysal Karpuz
Şeyma Nur Soysal Karpuz is the founder of Seym Glass Studio brand. This brand is a blown glass accessory brand. This brand supports those who want to add value to their living spaces and buy special handmade accessories. Thus, people are made to feel different and special. Şeyma supports the art of glass in the pieces she produces using traditional techniques with modern designs.
Award Record
Seyma Nur Soysal Karpuz is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Decorative Items and Homeware Design Award
The A' Homeware Design Award is an international homeware design competition recognizing good homeware designs by leading brands and designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to homeware designers, product designers, industrial design studios and ceramic artists from all countries. Entries typically include tableware, lighting fixtures, cookware, decorative accessories, bathroom accessories and furniture. Awarded homeware designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/homeware
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/155960
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/155960
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!155960
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/350122
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://bit.ly/48fno35
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Stellata Decoration Glass Object
- Function
- Decoration Glass Object
- Category
- Homeware Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Light Gray, Lavender, Indian Red, Light Coral and White Smoke
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Seym Glass Studio
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Seyma Nur Soysal Karpuz
- Country
- Turkiye
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #155960
Credits
- Image Credits
- Image #SG-0623 : Designer Şeyma Nur SOYSAL KARPUZ, Stellata, 2021. Main image is Image #1, Optional Image #1 is Image #2, Optional image #2 is Image #3, Optional image #3 is Image #4, Optional image #4 is Image #5
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- In Seym Glass Studio brand, you will find unique products full of stories and an original design that is handcrafted in every piece. All products are 100% handmade glass and are produced with blown glass technique. Designs, which can be used for decorative purposes, changes the atmosphere of the environment. Since each product is handmade, it is specially produced for its owner. Since the pieces are handmade, no one can have a 100% identical product. There is a colour or size difference in each piece.
- Inspiration
- Elemenduo Collection, the first collection of the brand, takes its inspiration from a story full of mythological elements. Stellata, one of the twelve main characters born from the combination of earth and sky, gives its name to this design. STELLATA piece is inspired by the stars shining in the night sky. It reminds the Milky Way with its colours and harmony. It brings the stories of the stars to your living spaces. Its elegant design and mesmerising texture create a mystical atmosphere.
- Research
- Before this design, the brand researched a lot of glass workshops and glass brands. Many pieces were produced with the glass blowing technique. Then, with the excitement of the laboriously produced glass, this design emerged with colors reminiscent of the Milky Way, shining like the stars shining in the night sky.
- Challenge
- In the design, the sphere shape was blown one by one by giving different color transitions and dimensions. It was kept in the oven overnight to ensure heat balance and cool down. Then it was determined which sphere shape would be placed where. The spheres were also subjected to other processes to make them stick to each other better and to correct the shape. Finally, they were glued together using a special adhesive and the logo was printed.
- Realization and Technology
- Glass, produce with Blown Glass Techniques
- Operation and Interaction
- It will become an indispensable piece for those who love design products, follow original textures and respect handicraft. It is a piece that those who are interested in interior design and care about the decoration of their home will want to own.
- Project Duration and Location
- The design started to be conceived in 2021. In 2022, it started to be exhibited in Istanbul/Turkey. It is currently being sold on the website and exhibited in the showroom under the brand name Seym Glass Studio. In addition, the brand has showcases in Mandarin Oriental Istanbul and Bodrum.
- Specifications
- 15 cm x 24 cm. Since the products are handmade, there may be differences in their dimensions.
- Keywords
- -STELLATA, SEYM GLASS STUDIO (brand), Glass, Decorative Glass Object
