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COMO, Italy, April 19, 2017 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Kanpazar Outdoor lighting by Jon Santacoloma, designed for B.lux, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Lighting Products and Fixtures Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2016 - 2017 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.
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.
More About Kanpazar Outdoor lighting
Outdoor lighting solution. Simple, nature driven outdoor lighting design. Easy to assembly and dissasembly. Fix to diffrenet kind of spaces. The Kanpazar lighting fitting is based on a simple concept, a fusion with nature. It is perfect for all kinds of landscaped exteriors, as well as for urban environments, where it offers a more spontaneous character. Kanpazar is available in three versions: anchored, portable or with concrete base (in the form of a planter).
About Jon Santacoloma
Jon Santacoloma is an industrial designer and the founder and design director of Ideilan Design, a Bilbao studio that has taken products from first idea to industrial production since 2000. In 26 years Ideilan has completed more than 400 projects for companies such as thyssenkrupp, ZIV, Gestamp, Sidenor, Solac, Metro Bilbao and ACTIVA Ingenieros, with awards in Spain, Europe, the United States and China. Jon combines design, engineering and business with a close network of local manufacturers. Ideilan also creates its own products, such as KGUARD, a patented waterproof key pouch that won a Silver A' Design Award and the German Design Award 2026.
Award Record
Jon Santacoloma is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Lighting Products and Fixtures Design Award
The A' Lighting Design Award is an international lighting design competition recognizing good lighting designs by best lighting designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to lighting designers, lighting architects, industrial design studios and lighting product manufacturers from all countries. Typical entries include chandeliers, pendant lights, wall sconces, table lamps, floor lamps and outdoor lights. The awarded lighting designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/lighting
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/54278
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/54278
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!54278
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/179527
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
- Kanpazar Outdoor lighting
- Function
- Outdoor lighting
- Category
- Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Electronics & Appliances
- Colors
- Midnight Blue, Black, Dark Slate Gray and Steel Blue
- Images
- 5
- Client
- B.lux
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Jon Santacoloma
- Country
- Spain
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2016 - 2017
- Design ID
- #54278
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Outdoor lighting solution. Simple, nature driven outdoor lighting design. Easy to assembly and dissasembly. Fix to diffrenet kind of spaces.
- Inspiration
- Simplicity and nature. Fitting those characteristics we can have and long lasting and user driven lighting product solution. It was the first product in the outdoor portfolio and it fits to perfection the requirements.
- Specifications
- 80 cm diameter 150 cm height
