Press Release
Lucent Porcelain Slab by Pishgaman Memari Arya Is Granted the Bronze A' Design Award in Building Materials and Construction Components Design
Pishgaman Memari Arya honored for building materials and construction components design by the international grand jury of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
COMO, Italy, April 18, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Lucent Porcelain Slab by Pishgaman Memari Arya, designed for Pishgaman Memari Arya (PMA), has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Building Materials and Construction Components Design category. The award was conferred within the 2024 - 2025 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 assessed 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.
About Lucent Porcelain Slab
Lucent is the heart of the Lumin Collection, where every beam and shadow weaves a narrative of warmth, reflection, and serenity. This collection captures the ethereal dance of light as it graces surfaces. As rays bend to reveal the delicate green beneath, they cast fleeting patterns of life and nature's beauty. Lucent with the Evodry effect and high-quality porcelain features, illustrates the transparency of glass, unveiling gentle whispers of the world beyond through refraction.
About Pishgaman Memari Arya
Pishgaman Memari Arya (PMA) was founded in 2008. By registering the exclusive PMA brand, this group began producing Full Body Ceramic and Porcelain Products employing OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturing) method and offered its products to foreign and domestic markets. In 2021, in accordance with the needs and trust of customers, Pishgaman Memari Arya introduced modern, up-to-date, and luxurious Imperio De Ceramica (IMPERIO) brand. Including porcelain slabs, employing the latest designs from prominent Spanish and Italian design ateliers. The office of Imperio is located in Castellon, Spain. Innovation and quality are always at the forefront of PMA and IMPERIO activities.
Award Record
With this recognition, Pishgaman Memari Arya is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Building Materials and Construction Components Design Award
The A' Building Components Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good building components by best brands and designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to building material manufacturers, building material brands, construction product designers and industrial designers from all countries. Entries typically include bricks, beams, windows, doors, insulation materials and roofing materials. Awarded building components designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/building-components
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/164215
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/164215
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!164215
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/358889
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.pmaimperio.com/en/imperio/product/lucent
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
###
Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Lucent Porcelain Slab
- Function
- Porcelain Slab
- Category
- Building Materials and Construction Components Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Manufacturing
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Gray, Rosy Brown and Dark Olive Green
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Pishgaman Memari Arya (PMA)
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Pishgaman Memari Arya
- Country
- Iran
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2024 - 2025
- Design ID
- #164215
Credits
- Team
- Pishgaman Memari Arya (pma) and Pma and Imperio Product Department
- Image Credits
- Pishgaman Memari Arya (PMA and IMPERIO), 2024
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Lucent with the Evodry effect and high-quality porcelain features, this product illustrates the transparency of glass, unveiling gentle whispers of the world beyond through refraction. It is designed with two adjacent faces, each measuring 120 x 280 cm and 6 mm thick. This product is suitable for a variety of spaces, such as bathrooms, lobbies, living rooms, and restaurants.
- Inspiration
- Lucent is the heart of the Lumin Collection, where every beam and shadow weaves a narrative of warmth, reflection, and serenity. This collection captures the ethereal dance of light as it graces surfaces. As rays bend to reveal the delicate green beneath, they cast fleeting patterns of life and nature's beauty.
- Research
- This is exploratory research with the objective of incorporating elements in ceramic to create a modern, nature-inspired interior design. Our focus group prepared a survey taken by one hundred architects and clients. It revealed that, firstly, light plays a primary role in modern architecture and contemporary interior design. Secondly, glass widens and lightens the space by reflecting light and passing it through, therefore, it captures a sense of peace and tranquility. Thus, Lucent was designed to transcend the qualities of a normal slab in two aspects, design and flexibility.
- Challenge
- To capture the essence of light and reflection, as it was the core concept of our design collection, we had to test different glass types and lighting compositions to create the final shot in a way that clearly captures the aesthetics and features of the composition.
- Realization and Technology
- The plant species and the lighting composition of each frame were designed and executed by PMA in the best way to convey the sense of human-nature connection. The Evodry effect, created with vertical lines on the surface, is achieved by applying transparent dry powder. These embossed lines resonate with the texture of the specific glass used in the making of Lucent. This design is a combination of photography and enhanced digital printing for porcelain slabs. No stock images were used.
- Operation and Interaction
- This 6mm thick porcelain slab is thinner for a contemporary look, lighter for easier handling and installation, and more efficient, maintaining strength and durability without compromise. In addition to that, the plant species, the green tones of olive and sage in the leaves, and the composition of the plants in the frame were all meticulously designed to convey a sense of human-nature connection.
- Project Duration and Location
- Lucent was part of a collection of ceramic products that were presented at the Building and Construction Industry Exhibition in August 2024, in Tehran, Iran. This collection included the first 6mm porcelain slabs produced in Iran.
- Specifications
- This product is designed with two adjacent tiles. Each face or tile measures 120 x 280 cm and has a thickness of 6 mm. The thickness and lightness of these slabs facilitate both transportation and installation. In special cases, they can also be slightly bent, forming a curved position due to their flexibility.
- Keywords
- Slab Design, Lucent, Nature Design, Porcelain Slab design, Cross Match, Decorative Slabs, Light, Lucent design, Thin slab
