Press Release
Silver A' Design Award in Furniture Design Goes to Cilindro Desk by Miguel Arruda
The international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Miguel Arruda for furniture design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ Cilindro Desk by Miguel Arruda, designed for Arruda Arquitectos Associados, Lda, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2019 - 2020 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 evaluated 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 Cilindro Desk
Cilindro is a mobile desk designed for home working. The cylindrical body divides into two semi-cylinders. One half serves as a container with shelves, while the other half opens into a horizontal work surface. A telescopic steel leg folds out from the underside and holds the surface at 720 millimetres high. The semi-cylinders are made of curved MDF panels coated with laminate, and six wheels allow easy movement through interior spaces. Folding steel panels at the base give access to cable storage. The rounded form avoids sharp edges and suits small rooms.
About Miguel Arruda
Miguel Arruda, develops his work in the areas of Sculpture, Design and Architecture. In 1968 he completed his studies in sculpture at the University of Fine Arts of Lisbon and in 1989 received a degree in architecture from the Faculty of Architecture of Technical University of Lisbon. Starts working as a university professor in 1969, having obtained the title of Full Professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Lisbon in 2003. Here he is coordinator of the Course of Equipment Design (1998-2006) and president of its Board of Directors (2004-2008).
Award Record
This recognition makes Miguel Arruda a winner of 4 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2016 - 2017 and the 2019 - 2020 editions 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. It 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. Typical entries include chairs, tables, sofas, beds, cabinets and shelves. The awarded furniture designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/furniture
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/79605
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/79605
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!79605
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/168236
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://miguelarruda.com/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Cilindro Desk
- Function
- Desk
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Dim Gray, Dark Gray, Black, Silver and Light Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Arruda Arquitectos Associados, Lda
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Miguel Arruda
- Country
- Portugal
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #79605
Credits
- Image Credits
- Pedro Sadio
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This cylinder, in addition to its function as a container, due to the fact that it articulates in two semi-circles, allows one of them to be constituted as a container, while the other, by lifting the plane that closes it, is also a horizontal working surface. This surface has on its rear face a telescopic tubular leg which, after a slight pressure, makes a rotation allowing the horizontal position of the work surface through its verticality.
- Inspiration
- The column, whether ancient or contemporary, is a form that is always present in our architectonic imagery. The intention of creating a shape that moves in the internal space with minimal friction, led us to choose a cylindrical shape. The absence of sharp edges allows a great capacity adaptation to any space, both in use situations and when not used.
- Research
- The concept of this project has its origin in a growing need to respond to the phenomenon of Home Working. In effect, either because of new work methodologies closely linked to information technology or because of space savings, a new job was created for which it was necessary to find an answer. The creation of an object that, due to its shape / dimension and mobility, is integrated into the home or work space, is functionally very topical. Working at home, as a complement to short stays at the Office place, is now a new way of working.
- Challenge
- Once the Work Station project concept was defined, it was necessary to shape it, find a production technology and finally a competitive production cost. The way to produce the semi-cylinders in mdf coated with laminate inside and outside was the first difficulty to overcome, both in terms of costs, physical resistance and final weight of the piece. This was followed by the articulation of the two semi-cylinders, as well as the folding work surface in 2 mm thick anti-shock pvc, held horizontally by a telescopic foldable leg in 50 mm diameter steel tube.
- Realization and Technology
- The semi-cylinders are constituted by curved mdf panels coated with laminated surface on both sides shaped via mold. The shelves and folding top are made of 19mm melamine, with 2 mm thick anti-shock pvc tops. The telescopic folding leg allows the correct positioning of the work surface and is made up of 50 mm diameter steel, coated with electrostatic Epoxy Polyester powder polymerized paint with a thickness of 90mm. At the bottom of the two semi-cylinders there are two foldable surfaces in 0.8mm steel allowing access to cable storage.
- Operation and Interaction
- The mobility dimension, and the physical characteristics of this cylindrical shape allows easy handling through the internal spaces while allowing it a multifunctionality as a complement to work areas, or even constituting a fixed work point.
- Project Duration and Location
- This project started its development in January 2019 in Oia, Portugal and was completed in September 2019 in Oia, Portugal.
- Specifications
- With a diameter of 500mm and a height of 890mm.The folding top has a dimension of 620 x 447 and is fixed at 720mm high by means of its telescopic leg.The total weight of the cylinder is 30.5 kg.The materials used are 60 percent recycled, and have been the object of a strong environmental concern.The wood material is 70 percent recycled.The paint has zero voc emissions is solvent-free and the packaging is 100 percent recyclable.
- Keywords
- Desk, Table, Cilinder, workstation
