Press Release
Silver A' Design Award in Furniture Design Goes to Bloom Succulent Dedicated Grow Box by Mert Ali Bukulmez
The international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Mert Ali Bukulmez for furniture design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Bloom Succulent Dedicated Grow Box by Mert Ali Bukulmez, designed for Nottingham Trent University, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category. 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Silver A' Design Award Means
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.
About Bloom Succulent Dedicated Grow Box
Bloom is a succulent dedicated grow box that acts as a stylish home furniture. It provides perfect growing conditions for succulents. The main aim of the product is to fill the desire and nurture for whom living in urban areas with less green environment access. Urban life comes with many challenges in daily life. That leads people to ignore their nature. Bloom aims to be the bridge between consumers and their natural desires. The product is not automated, it aims to assist consumer. The application support will allow users to take action with their plants which will allow them to nurture.
About Mert Ali Bukulmez
Aspiring and creative product design student dedicated to create for humans to assist and make their lives comfortable and healthy. Has a strong passion for design and compelling set of industrial design skills coupled with an exceptional sense of aesthetics, material knowledge and manufacturing techniques. Aims to build an emotional bridge between consumers through his designs. He believes that empathetic approach based on quality research process will lead to better design solutions and higher customer satisfaction.
Award Record
This recognition makes Mert Ali Bukulmez 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/102655
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/102655
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!102655
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/272447
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Bloom Succulent Dedicated Grow Box
- Function
- Succulent Dedicated Grow Box
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Dim Gray, Dark Slate Gray, Lavender, Gray and Dark Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Nottingham Trent University
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Mert Ali Bukulmez
- Country
- Turkiye
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #102655
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Bloom is a succulent dedicated grow box that acts as a stylish home furniture. It provides perfect growing conditions for succulents. The main aim of the product is to fill the desire and nurture for whom living in urban areas with less green environment access. Urban life comes with many challenges in daily life. That leads people to ignore their nature. Bloom aims to be the bridge between consumers and natural desires.
- Inspiration
- One of my colleagues from my internship experience is the inspiration of this project. She is working for long hours in a very crowded urban area which comes with many difficulties. She takes breaks from work on regular basis just to care for her plants and that motivates her to work harder through day. Her connection with her plants is unique. Her love relation with her plants was very inspirational for me. She actually been a part of the project by participating to research process.
- Research
- Literature review, observational studies and focus groups made to support the design process. Literature review data is documented in research documents submitted.
- Challenge
- It was a fast-paced 2 months university project. When I set the brief I knew it was going to be challenging for me but it was was a fun project to push my limits. Mechanical solutions and production methods was a bit tricky for me as the subject was a complete new area that I wasn't familiar with. I had to get lots of information from engineers and experts.
- Realization and Technology
- Ceramic, Plastic, Wood, Glass / Materials and production methods are included in PDF document in detail.
- Operation and Interaction
- Bloom can be operated over mobile application. The product is not automated, it aims to assist consumer. The application support will allow users to take action with their plants. It will allow them to nurture and care for their plants.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in October 2019 in Nottingham Trent University, UK. It was a fast-paced 2 months university project that ended in December 2019
- Specifications
- Product Dimensions (without legs): 430mm, 450mm, 195mm / Detailed technical drawings are included in PDF document.
- Keywords
- Grow Box, Contemporary, Succulent, Emotional, Unique, Simple
