Press Release
Plover Multi Purpose Chair by Eravolution Limited and a Group of THEi Students Receives the Platinum A' Design Award in Furniture Design
The international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Eravolution Limited and a Group of THEi Students for furniture design
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Plover Multi Purpose Chair by Eravolution Limited and a Group of THEi Students, designed for Zitting n Seating (ZNS), has been granted the Platinum A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category. The result belongs to 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.
What the Platinum A' Design Award Means
The Platinum A' Design Award is recognized for honoring designs that stand at the forefront of creativity and innovation. It is the highest accolade bestowed by the A' Design Awards, acknowledging works that blend remarkable innovation with impactful societal contributions. These designs not only showcase exceptional artistic and technical proficiency but also highlight their creators' commitment to advancing the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Recipients of this award are celebrated for their role in shaping the aesthetics and trends of our time, contributing significantly to the enhancement of quality of life and promoting sustainable development.
Regarding Plover Multi Purpose Chair
Plover is a multi-purpose chair designed for classrooms, seminars and collaborative workshops. The chair supports several sitting postures. Users can sit in the conventional front-facing position, or sit back-to-front in a horse-riding posture. The characteristic feature of Plover is an integrated tablet that forms a small work surface. The tablet also serves as an armrest for side seating or as a higher seat with a footrest. The chairs can be used individually or grouped together for discussion and co-creation.
About Eravolution Limited and a Group of THEi Students
Zuo Zuo Limited aim to be an innovator and leader in building an inspiring work culture and seating solutions that appeal to the Millennial generation.
Award Record
This recognition makes Eravolution Limited and a Group of THEi Students a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
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/100867
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/100867
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!100867
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/260583
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://znschairs.com/
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
- Plover Multi Purpose Chair
- Function
- Multi Purpose Chair
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Light Slate Gray, Gray, Dim Gray, Dark Gray and Linen
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Zitting n Seating (ZNS)
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Eravolution Limited and a Group of THEi Students
- Country
- Hong Kong (China)
- Recognition
- Platinum A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #100867
Credits
- Team
- Eravolution Limited & a group of THEi Students
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Plover is a multi-purpose chair that allow various sitting postures to meet different work cultures and environments: 1. conventional front-facing seating concept; 2. horse-riding back-to-front seating concept with small tablet as wrist-support for texting with mobile phones; 3. Side seating concept with small tablet as armrest on the side; 4. High-level seating concept with user on tablet as stool with footrest 5. Two-tier seating concept with users sitting on seat and tablet levels The characteristic feature of the Plover Chair is the integrated tablet which offers a small work surface... 1. for users at the following row in conventional classroom setting 2.
- Inspiration
- Free like a Bird With the ability to roam the earth and soar up into the sky, birds are natural symbols of freedom. Capturing this free spirit of the birds as well as the duality of their solitary and social nature, Plover is a collection of chairs co-created by architect Eravolution Limited and a group of THEi product design students, either used individually or collectively for brainstorming, seminars and co-creation. The Plover chairs may appear delicate, but they got everything one needs.
- Challenge
- The characteristic feature of the Plover Chair is the integrated tablet which offers a small work surface, For users at the following row in conventional classroom setting For users grouping around in horse-riding casual sitting posture in group discussion or collaborative workshops.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project was first launch in 2019 at China International Furniture Fair (Guangzhou), March 2019.
- Keywords
- Plover, Multi-purpose, Millennials, freedom of different sitting postures
