Press Release
Yu Hiraoka Receives the Silver A' Design Award for Planet without the "E" Mini Planter Set in Furniture Design
The international grand jury of the 2014 - 2015 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Yu Hiraoka for furniture design
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COMO, Italy, March 28, 2015 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Planet without the "E" Mini Planter Set by Yu Hiraoka, designed for Yu Hiraoka Design, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2014 - 2015 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 Silver A' Design Award
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
Regarding Planet without the "E" Mini Planter Set
This is a mini planter which can be displayed anywhere in the house. Separate parts of this planter allow you to play with construction by combining pieces. You can also grow herbs in this planter.
About Yu Hiraoka
Yu Hiraoka is a Japanese product and interior designer based in Turin, Italy. Born in 1988, he studied design in Japan, the United Kingdom, and Italy, developing an international perspective through different educational and cultural environments. After beginning his professional career in 2013 and working with design studios in Milan, he established his independent design practice in 2018. His work has received several international design awards, and in 2026 he served as a juror for the A’ Design Award & Competition. He collaborates with clients internationally across product, furniture, interior, and exhibition design projects.
Award Record
Yu Hiraoka is a winner of 3 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. All of the awards belong to the 2014 - 2015 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/38650
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/38650
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!38650
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/131793
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://yuhiraoka.wix.com/yuhiraoka
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
- Planet without the "E" Mini Planter Set
- Function
- Mini Planter Set
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Ghost White, Olive Drab, Black, Gainsboro and Silver
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Yu Hiraoka Design
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Yu Hiraoka
- Country
- Italy
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2014 - 2015
- Design ID
- #38650
Credits
- Image Credits
- Yu Hiraoka Design
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This is a mini planter set you can display anywhere you like in your house. Separate parts of this planter allow you to play with construction by combining pieces. You can also grow herbs in this planter.
- Inspiration
- I was inspired by stacking products. I also sought an elegant way of presenting plants, and an aesthetic and architectural combination of geometric forms.
- Research
- I wanted to bring aesthetics of modern architecture design to an interior accessory. So, I researched about modern architecture design, and I have become interested in its aesthetics of combining simplest geometric forms.
- Challenge
- It's a simple design with a simple idea. This is why I paid a big attention to details of this product to achieve the aesthetics of refined simplicity.
- Realization and Technology
- Bowl - transparent plastic Frame - coloured plastic
- Project Duration and Location
- Planet without the "E" was developed in Milan, and Osaka. This work was exhibited in D(esign)-day - Maastricht in May 2013, London Design Festival in September 2013, and Milan Design Week in April 2014.
- Specifications
- Bowl - Dia80 H35 mm Frame - W80 H62 D80 mm
- Keywords
- Product, Planter, Decoration, Home, Geometric, Simple, Elegant, Aesthetic, Plastic, Small
