Press Release
Anah Jewerly Box by Shibing Yang Is Granted the A' Design Award in Homeware Design
Shibing Yang honored for homeware design by the international grand jury of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 18, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Anah Jewerly Box by Shibing Yang, designed for Ziel Home Furnishing Technology Co., Ltd, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Homeware Design category. The result belongs to the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined 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.
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.
About Anah Jewerly Box
Anah is a series of jewelry boxes and travel cases designed for use at home and during travel. The exterior is covered with PU leather, which resists water and stains, while the interior is lined with velvet to protect jewelry. Leather stitching forms a fluted surface inspired by classical columns. The metal parts are made of plated zinc alloy with a Clous de Paris pattern and a faded golden tone. Each box offers several layers, drawers and a lid, so that jewelry can be sorted and stored in separate compartments.
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
This recognition makes Shibing Yang a winner of 32 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2020 - 2021 to 2024 - 2025 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
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/164279
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/164279
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!164279
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/294475
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Anah Jewerly Box
- Function
- Jewerly Box
- Category
- Homeware Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Silver, Rosy Brown, Gray, Light Gray and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Ziel Home Furnishing Technology Co., Ltd
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Shibing Yang
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2024 - 2025
- Design ID
- #164279
Credits
- Team
- Qiuping Liao, Shibing Yang
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The Anah series offers a diverse range of products to suit various scenarios, whether indoor or for travel. Inspired by the Greek column, the leather stitching technique creates a three-dimensional surface on the boxes. Combined with metal parts employing the Clous de Paris element, the series embodies an elegant and sensible character in its appearance.
- Inspiration
- The appearance is inspired by both classical architecture and jewelry design, featuring fluted leather stitch and Clous de Paris metal parts. The series is designed to resemble architecture, which also shifts its look under different lighting conditions for the jewelry placed inside. For the function, the research of user behavior was conducted in the process of deisgn, therefore each product from the series provides unique features aim to enhance user experience compared to other product
- Research
- In the design process, the research on user behavior revealed that many jewelry owners prefer storage solutions with a chic design that reflects the current trend and incorporates the timeless spirit of jewels. Inspired by this result, the design team has collected a series of design elements and craft techniques from architecture, jewelry, and watch design. The Anah series was created by combining and matching all these design elements.
- Challenge
- The creative challenge of Anah jewelry boxes is finding the perfect balance between quality and cost. As their MSRP ranges from around $20 to $60, to achieve this goal, the dimensions of each box are meticulously calculated to ensure they have the maximum capacity without increasing shipping or storage costs too much. The stitching technique is also selected through trial and error to ensure the lines are indistinct yet noticeable, creating a soft fluting surface to the sight and touch.
- Realization and Technology
- The boxes are crafted with PU leather on the exterior, ensuring durability and resistance to water and stains. The interior is lined with velvet, offering an exquisitely soft touch and optimal protection for jewelry. The metal components comprise plated zinc alloy with a unique blend, attaining a distinctive faded golden hue. The structure of the jewelry boxes is fabricated from MDF to provide ample strength and durability. At the same time, the travel cases feature a plastic shell for lighter weight and enhanced crush resistance.
- Operation and Interaction
- All the jewelry boxes and cases in the Anah series feature multiple compartments; first, they have several layers in the box for categorized storage. The boxes also come with drawers and a lid for better jewelry protection.
- Project Duration and Location
- The Project started in March 2023 in Shenzhen and was completed in September 2024.
- Keywords
- Storage Design, Jewelry Boxes, Fashion, Home accessories
