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Spring Multifunctional Chair by Navid Ghandili Wins the Golden A' Design Award in Furniture Design
Navid Ghandili honored for furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ Spring Multifunctional Chair by Navid Ghandili, designed for NG Architects, has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2020 - 2021 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Golden A' Design Award
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
More About Spring Multifunctional Chair
Spring is a multifunctional wooden chair designed for small rooms. Spring transforms with a single push, through built-in compression springs. The same piece can serve as a chair, as a table or as a standing table for events. The form is inspired by a flower bud that opens like a blossom. The main material is oak wood in natural and white colors. Wooden sheets are layered and then cut into circular pieces. The compression springs are made of aluminum. All sizes follow standard human ergonomics, so the furniture saves space in compact homes.
About Navid Ghandili
Navid Ghandili (born May 27, 1990) is an Iranian architect and designer. He has a master's degree in architecture from Kish International Campus, University of Tehran. Experienced Architect with a demonstrated history of working in the architecture & planning industry. Skilled in Conceptual Design, Visualization and Construction. According to him, art is an independent language without borders. Converting subjectivity into objectivity is one of the arts that the NG Architects company has established to create spaces beyond imagination for audiences. He focuses on conceptual architecture that incorporates knowledge, creativity and art to create a meaningful design.
Award Record
This recognition makes Navid Ghandili 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/103778
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/103778
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!103778
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/266417
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.instagram.com/ng.architects/
Media Contact
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Spring Multifunctional Chair
- Function
- Multifunctional Chair
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Dark Gray, Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Black and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- NG Architects
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Navid Ghandili
- Country
- Iran
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #103778
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This multifunctional wooden chair designed in a modern way and it transforms with just one push, like pushing buttons by built-in compression springs inside it. This chair is useable in small rooms that need more space. These chairs can set as two chairs and a table or all of them as stands in events. All sizes designed according to the standard ergonomic of human body.
- Inspiration
- Living in crowded cities and Increasing population has made living rooms smaller. Due to the lack of space for furniture, by designing multifunctional appliances users can reclaim these occupied spaces and make small spaces seem not too small. The design of this chair is inspired by a flower bud. It opens like a blossom and it will be reminiscent of spring.
- Research
- Achieve a design with more functionality while taking up less space was this research's priority. Living in crowded cities and Increasing population has made living rooms smaller. Due to the lack of space for furniture, by designing multifunctional appliances users can reclaim these occupied spaces and make small spaces seem not too small.
- Challenge
- This is a challenge for more comfort in places where there is a lack of space.
- Realization and Technology
- The main material is Oak wood with natural and white colors.Wooden sheets are laid out then cut into circle pieces. Built-in compression springs are made of aluminum.
- Operation and Interaction
- It transforms with just one push, like pushing buttons by built-in compression springs inside it.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in January 2020 in Tehran-Iran and finished in February 2020.
- Specifications
- Table: Width 900 mm x Depth 900 mm x Height 500 mm Chair: Width 900 mm x Depth 900 mm x Height 700 mm Stand: Width 900 mm x Depth 900 mm x Height 900 mm
- Keywords
- Multifunctional, Chair, Table, Stand, Compact, Wooden, Spring
