Press Release
Ombretta Bellomi Receives the Bronze A' Design Award for Terry Vase in Furniture Design
Ombretta Bellomi recognized for furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category for Terry Vase by Ombretta Bellomi. 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Bronze A' Design Award Means
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.
Regarding Terry Vase
Terry is a ceramic vessel designed for use as a vase, a centerpiece or a storage container. The ceramic pieces are handmade in Italy by a local artisan. Different shapes, tall, short and slender, are joined together on a rectangular base. Each piece is unique, and the lines are intentionally imperfect. Terry is offered in several sizes, from 300 to 900 millimeters in width, and can be customized with colors and finishes. The white glossy finish suits a dining table, a living room or a bedroom.
About Ombretta Bellomi
Ombretta Bellomi is an Italian Architect and works in New York City as a Designer. Ombretta has local and international experiences in architecture. She worked in Milan at AUFO architectural and Urban Forum and in Paris at Dominique Perrault Architecture. She moved to New York in 2013 and worked at Frederic Schwartz Architects. Since 2014 she is working at Romines Architecture. She graduated at Politecnico di Milano in architecture in 2012. She believe in architecture and in the future.
Award Record
With this recognition, Ombretta Bellomi is 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/102777
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/102777
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!102777
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/274171
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
- Terry Vase
- Function
- Vase
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Light Gray, Silver, Dark Gray, Brown and Linen
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Ombretta Bellomi
- Country
- United States of America
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #102777
Credits
- Image Credits
- Ombretta Bellomi
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Terry is a unique design that combine an emotional concept with a functional approach. The Ceramic pieces were handmade in Italy. Every piece leaves a different feeling and can be used as vase, centerpiece, storage. Terry can't be the same, lines and shapes are based on the simple action of making, by instant emotions. Design need to be unexpected and imperfect, as imperfect can be life! Terry is versatile and elegant, bring power into the space with usability, usefulness, and desirability. Terry comes in different sizes and can be customized with colors and finishes.
- Inspiration
- Terry is the expression of how design can be emotional: Different shapes are combined together: tall, short, skinny, fused all gather together in a rectangular base. We live in a world where we should remind our-self that we need to accept each other, no matter colors, cultures and languages. Having a nice dinner with this centerpiece over the table want to be a reminder that LOVE has different Shapes and an object is not just an object.
- Research
- The research behind this product was to design an object as unique expression of a Human needs. Every furniture should not be just a functional object but should bring joy and meanings. My research started understanding how UX design is interacting with our behavior and how I could move this ephemeral computer concept in a Design product that we can use in our daily life. Can Design share emotions? The result was Terry: an emotion behind a unique object.
- Challenge
- The hardest part was to create a quality product, functional and attractive, but the biggest challenge was to understand the market: Users like imperfections? Can design be imperfect today? YES, people likes real and unique products, imperfections are part of this process.
- Realization and Technology
- Ceramic Pieces handmade in Italy, based on a simple pencil sketch made on a road trip from Puglia to Venice, the sketch was presented to a local artisan and made with unique care and craft. Every piece is unique. Finish: White/Glossy.
- Operation and Interaction
- Terry can have different sizes and can be used as centerpiece, storage and as simple combination of vases for flowers, candy, candles, Fruit, Jewelry and much more. As Main centerpiece on a dinner table or memories storage in the living room or bedroom, Terry is elegant and functional for all.
- Project Duration and Location
- Project started in 2010 on a road trip from Puglia to Verona. The design was finalized in Soave, a small town close to Verona. First sample made in 2011 with a local artisan.
- Specifications
- Max Size: 900mm (W) x 150mm (D) x 200mm (H) Min Size: 300mm (W) x150mm (D) x200mm (H)
- Keywords
- Vase, Centerpiece, Shapes, Emotional Design
