Press Release
Black Steel Novelty and Comfortable by Wei Jingye and Wang Ruilin Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Furniture Design
Wei Jingye and Wang Ruilin acknowledged for furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ Black Steel Novelty and Comfortable by Wei Jingye and Wang Ruilin, designed for Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2019 - 2020 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
About Black Steel Novelty and Comfortable
Black Steel is a set of dining table and chairs inspired by the form of a spider. The supporting frames are made of white steel, shaped by CNC milling or mold casting, and show simple lines and a stable structure. The seat surface, backrest and tabletop are made of plastic formed by injection molding. Steel and plastic create a clear contrast of color and material. The backrest follows the shape of the human back and helps support a correct posture for dining and reading. All parts can be disassembled quickly and stacked for transport.
Award Record
With this recognition, Wei Jingye and Wang Ruilin is a winner of 11 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/80100
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/80100
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!80100
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/180555
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Black Steel Novelty and Comfortable
- Function
- Novelty and Comfortable
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Lavender, Light Gray, Silver and Black
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Wei Jingye and Wang Ruilin
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #80100
Credits
- Team
- Wei Jingye, Wang Ruilin, Zheng Shuwen and Kang Yixin
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The spider is a very dexterous animal. The design of the dining table and chairs incorporates the feeling of spider form, which feels very flexible and breathable. The project hopes to combine product aesthetics with product practicality. Its supporting part is made of CNC milled white steel with simple lines and a sense of power. It is suitable for modern interior decoration.
- Inspiration
- Ensure the breathability and flexibility of the product is the design principle of the product, this dining table and chair in the design combined with the form of the spider, its flexibility and strength reflected in the design, the table and chair disassemble simple, can be parts stacked convenient transportation. Choose the main body frame that white steel pledges serves as desk and chair, use deft plastic to serve as chair seat and desktop, reflect the contracted style of contemporary furniture.
- Research
- The spider shape is applied to the dinette, there is a sense of power lines and tough, simple and concise material. Under the premise to achieve the functionality of the product, it will be reflected in the form of beauty. Chairs support portion be of steel production, strong and stable structure, with large areas of black plastic, simple pure material, color contrast in appearance, strong production operability.
- Challenge
- How flexible spider sense of style combined with furniture, and select the appropriate materials are designed with the greatest challenge encountered in the design, followed by the use of two materials, how to merging two different material properties.
- Realization and Technology
- The supporting part of the dining table and chair is made of white steel, which is processed by CNC milling or mold casting technology, the seat surface and backrest are made of plastic, and the surface is processed by injection molding, and through the assembly of parts to achieve rapid installation.
- Operation and Interaction
- When sitting on the leisure armchair, the seat back fit back together the human form, can assist people to make the right posture for dining, reading and other activities.
- Project Duration and Location
- The design project began in January 2019 in Shenyang, was completed in June 2019, and was exhibited in the art museum of Shenyang Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts in June 2019.
- Specifications
- CNC milling or mold casting technology is used to process the white steel frame, and injection molding is used to process the plastic part. All parts of the dining table and chair can be quickly disassembled to achieve the production of this design.
- Keywords
- Dining table and chairs, Spider, Steel, Plastic
