Press Release
ChungSheng Chen and ChangHsien Cho Receives the A' Design Award for SwordLion Metal Postcard PenHolder in Art and Stationery Supplies Design
The international grand jury of the 2017 - 2018 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes ChungSheng Chen and ChangHsien Cho for art and stationery supplies design
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COMO, Italy, April 14, 2018 /DesignNewswire/ SwordLion Metal Postcard PenHolder by ChungSheng Chen and ChangHsien Cho, designed for ACDC Creative, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Art and Stationery Supplies Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2017 - 2018 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.
About the A' Design Award
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 SwordLion Metal Postcard PenHolder
This is a series cultural creative souvenir of 5 metal postcard penholder, its features derived from Tainan historical Anping SwordLion totem along with the Chinese 5 elements philosophy by using laser engrave technique and foldable metal structure mechanism designed. Greetings, notes or doodles can be made on the graphical metal sheet and sent as a postcard, which to be bent and folded into a penholder later on, presenting a unique style of gift and stationery.
About ChungSheng Chen and ChangHsien Cho
Prof. ChungSheng Chen, a self-proclaimed "design missionary," possesses extensive experience in both design practice and education. He frequently expresses his perspectives on society through his work, blending an optimistic outlook, keen observation, and a deep emotional connection to life. His cross-disciplinary approach integrates various processing techniques and material applications, embodying a fundamental design philosophy.
Award Record
This recognition makes ChungSheng Chen and ChangHsien Cho a winner of 5 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2016 - 2017 to 2017 - 2018 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Art and Stationery Supplies Design Award
The A' Art Supplies Design Award is an international industrial design competition recognizing best art supplies by leading brands and manufacturers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to art supplies designers, stationery designers, industrial design studios and art supplies brands from all countries. Entries typically include brushes, paints, sketchbooks, pencils, pastels and easels. Awarded art supply designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/art-supplies
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/64587
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/64587
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!64587
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/179403
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDKc2lWgQb4
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- SwordLion Metal Postcard PenHolder
- Function
- Metal Postcard PenHolder
- Category
- Art and Stationery Supplies Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Packaging & Retail and Arts
- Colors
- Brown, Goldenrod, Steel Blue, Crimson and Black
- Images
- 5
- Client
- ACDC Creative
The Recognition
- Laureate
- ChungSheng Chen and ChangHsien Cho
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2017 - 2018
- Design ID
- #64587
Credits
- Team
- ChungSheng Chen, Tainan University of Technology, Acdesign Associates International Co.,Ltd, ChihHua Kuo, Taiwan Innovation Metal Corporation and ChangHsien Cho.
- Image Credits
- WeiZhe Jiang,2018.; Allyson Li, 2017.; ChungSheng Chen,2016
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This is an integration of postcard and penholder in a series of cultural creative souvenir. By using laser carving technique and foldable metal structure mechanism designed, Anping SwordLion totem along with the Chinese 5 elements philosophy. Greetings, notes or doodles can be made on the graphical metal sheet and sent as a postcard, which to be bent and folded into a penholder later on, presenting a unique style of gift and stationery.
- Inspiration
- I was inspired by the Chinese Minnan cultural heritage and element of Anping Swordlion in Tainan, an old city of Taiwan. In the past, in Anping old street, each house would hang a SwordLion on the door frame or the walls became the identification of the resident, they have different facial expressions, none of them are identical. Currently, there are only 30 to 40 Sword Lions left in Anping. I wish to preserve this unique culture totem and let the world know.
- Research
- This project was partly initiated by Tainan City Government, giving helping to a local sheet metal factory to transform and upgrade by design into the aptness of cultural creative industry. I came out an idea of deriving local cultural elements by design, after lots of studied and researched done on the Anping old street in Tainan, SwordLion totem was chosen and transferred into a creative stationery. Moreover, in order to preserve and widespread of the unique cultural element, postcard and penholder functions were integrated, outcome as a special gift to be sold in tourist hot spot.
- Challenge
- The creativity within this design lies in the transformation of the tradition sword lion facial features and combining Chinese 5 elements philosophy of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth into a more interesting colorful graphical illustration. In order to preserve and spread out the culture totem, postcard and penholder takes into account, making it as a gift and souvenir, the Fold and Bend structure mechanism designed on a sheet metal is another challenging issue.
- Realization and Technology
- Production Tech: Laser Cutting and Engraving. Material: Galvanized Sheet metal. Painting: Powder Paint Coating.
- Operation and Interaction
- This series of SwordLion-Metal Postcard Penholder consist of 5 pieces which differences by their facial features and colors, sold in historical tourist spots. Bright and beautiful colors, lively look expression designed of the traditional SwordLion. You May write down greetings and notes or just doddles on it, to send it as a postcard to a friend in every corner of the world. Instead receiving it as a postcard, one may find it interestingly foldable into a penholder later on. Collect all 5 element pieces to make it a pack of SwordLion statue penholder standing on your desktop.
- Project Duration and Location
- This project was partially funded by Government grant, started in March 2015 in Taiwan, and finished the designed and pilot production in July 2015, it was exhibited in Taiwan Creative Expo in April 2016, Japan Tokyo GIFTEX, Home Gift Interior Trade Fair in July 2017 and Paperworld in Germany Frankfurt January 2018. Silver Award of Good 10th Creative Tainan 2016 by Tainan City Government Cultural Affairs Bureau.
- Specifications
- Color:GoldenMetal, GreenWood, BlueWater, RedFire, YellowEarth Dimension:L20.6*W12.6*H1mm Package:200p Coated Post Card Paper
- Keywords
- Postcard, Penholder, Swordlion, Foldable, Bendable, Metal, Chinese 5 elements
