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Maxe Furniture Series by Songmics Home Design Team Receives the A' Design Award in Furniture Design
Songmics Home Design Team recognized for furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 25, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Maxe Furniture Series by Songmics Home Design Team, designed for Ziel Home Furnishing Technology Co., Ltd, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category. The award was conferred within the 2025 - 2026 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 assessed 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.
More About Maxe Furniture Series
Maxe is a furniture series designed for bedrooms and living rooms. The collection includes bedside tables, storage cabinets, bookcases and dressing tables. Vertical grooves on the doors and drawers form the signature detail and add visual depth to the plain surfaces. The grooves are carved with CNC equipment so that depth and spacing stay even. The pieces are made of natural solid wood and are paired with matte black metal parts. Drawers run on silent slide rails. The modular layout allows the furniture to be arranged to suit each room.
Award Record
Songmics Home Design Team is a winner of 9 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. All of the awards belong to the 2025 - 2026 edition 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. The competition 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. Entries typically include chairs, tables, sofas, beds, cabinets and shelves. Awarded furniture designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/furniture
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/174684
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/174684
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!174684
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/369407
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Maxe Furniture Series
- Function
- Furniture Series
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Rosy Brown, Dark Gray, Dark Olive Green, Dim Gray and Silver
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Ziel Home Furnishing Technology Co., Ltd
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Songmics Home Design Team
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #174684
Credits
- Team
- Yuan liang,Yexin wang,Peishan yang, Qiuping liao and Xu wang
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The maxe series encompasses bedside tables, storage cabinets, bookcases, dressing tables and other living room furniture pieces. Featuring vertical groove elements as its iconic design signature, the collection defines its form through minimalist straight lines to craft a serene, healing living ambiance. It leverages high-quality natural solid wood textures and is paired with black metal accessories, championing the exploration of functional-aesthetic integration in solid wood furniture design.
- Inspiration
- Rooted in the core concept of natural symbiosis, the maxe furniture series embraces regular geometry with clean, straight lines. The vertical groove design on the cabinet doors amplifies the extension of natural wood texture, adding visual depth. Balancing function and aesthetics, it is crafted from premium solid wood with black metal accents, fostering a serene living space.
- Research
- The maxe series is predominantly crafted from natural solid wood, addressing consumers' growing demand for environmental protection and health, and embodying the future direction of natural material application in furniture design. Its minimalist aesthetic, defined by clean, straight lines, aligns with the modern pursuit of a simple, tranquil living environment amid fast-paced lifestyles. By positioning furniture as an emotional carrier, the series charts an innovative path for the future evolution of solid wood furniture.
- Challenge
- The maxe series transcends the conventions of traditional solid wood furniture design, integrating minimalism with natural aesthetics. Its vertical groove detailing introduces dynamic visual depth to flat cabinet surfaces, celebrating the wood’s natural grain. Matte-black metal accents complement the warm wood tones, creating a dialogue between rigidity and softness that reimagines traditional materials through a modern design lens.
- Realization and Technology
- The maxe series products are crafted from natural solid wood, imbuing the furniture with a unique natural aesthetic. The vertical groove elements on cabinet doors and drawers are precision-carved using CNC equipment, ensuring uniform groove depth and spacing. Bedside tables are embedded with sensor-activated LED light strips to provide ambient night lighting. The dressing table mirror features a high-definition surface paired with a touch-controlled, three-color temperature adjustable LED light strip, catering to users' diverse makeup needs.
- Operation and Interaction
- For the maxe series, the usage interaction is refined for both functionality and comfort. Drawers are equipped with smooth, silent slide rails, enabling effortless, noise-free opening and closing. The modular design allows users to freely combine and arrange the furniture according to spatial constraints and personal needs, flexibly customizing the storage layout. Its warm wood tones and minimalist aesthetic ensure seamless integration into bedrooms, living rooms and other spaces, fostering a cozy interactive atmosphere and achieving harmonious synergy between people, space and furniture.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project commenced in Shenzhen in March 2024 and reached completion in the same location in December 2024.
- Specifications
- Nightstands：60*40*60cm Dressing table：120*40*140cm Storage cabinet:140*40*80cm Tall storage cabinet :75*40*180cm Shoe cabinet：120*24*87cm Drawer dresser：140*40*80cm Wall mounted cabinet：60*20*73cm
- Keywords
- Natural comfort, solid wood texture, signature grooving, cohesive collection
