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Nagrada Award by Igor Dydykin Wins the Silver A' Design Award in Awards, Prize and Competitions Design
Igor Dydykin honored for awards, prize and competitions design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Nagrada Award by Igor Dydykin, designed for Dydykin, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Awards, Prize and Competitions Design category. The award was conferred within 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Silver A' Design Award Explained
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.
Regarding Nagrada Award
This design is realized to contribute to the normalization of life during self-isolation, and to create a special award for the winners of online tournaments. The award's design represents the transformation of a Pawn into a Queen, as a recognition of the player's progress in chess. The award consists of two flat figures, the Queen and the Pawn, which are inserted into each other due to narrow slots forming a single cup. The award design is durable thanks to stainless steel and is convenient for transportation to the winner by mail.
About Igor Dydykin
DYDYKIN is a design and innovation firm headed by Igor Dydykin. Our design is about creating a deeper connection between people, the environment and the things we own. Our job is to find the most effective, convenient and beautiful way to solve the problem. We approach design in a holistic manner, focusing on strategy, brand, product design, user experience and social impact to integrate all aspects of interaction.
Award Record
This recognition makes Igor Dydykin a winner of 3 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2019 - 2020 to 2020 - 2021 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Award, Trophy, Prize and Competition Design Award
The A' Accolade Design Award is an international design competition recognizing designs of trophies, prizes and accolades by leading designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to accolade designers, trophy designers, prize designers and competition design experts from all countries. Entries typically include awards, prizes, competitions, contests, medals and trophies. Awarded accolade designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/accolade
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission 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. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated 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. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates 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, the upload of a work and the 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. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/106557
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/106557
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!106557
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/266765
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://dydykin.com/nagrada
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Nagrada Award
- Function
- Award
- Category
- Awards, Prize and Competitions Design
- Discipline
- Service Design
- Industry
- Arts and Branding & Advertising
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Light Slate Gray, Dark Gray and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Dydykin
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Igor Dydykin
- Country
- Russian Federation
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #106557
Credits
- Team
- Art Director Igor Dydykin, Project Manager Lyudmila Sapalova, Мodel-maker Sergey Grekov and Product Photographer Anzelika Dydykina
- Image Credits
- DYDYKIN Studio
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The Nagrada represents the transformation of a Pawn into a Queen, as a recognition of the player’s high skill in chess. The award consists of two flat figures - the Queen and the Pawn, which are inserted into each other due to narrow slots forming a single cup. This method allows to create different thematic cups and deliver them in a standard mail packaging.
- Inspiration
- It is nice not only to win the tournament, but also to receive the desired prize. We decided to contribute to the normalization of life during isolation, and to create a special award for the winners of online tournaments.
- Research
- To create an object that facilitates, motivates and supports the person’s desire for self-development, especially now in the conditions of lockdown and self-isolation, it was found that chess, as a sport and science, can be played both offline and online formats. The various competition awards were studied as a physical manifestation of the success.
- Challenge
- For online tournaments, where players can be hundreds of thousands of kilometers apart, where there is no way to personally receive the award from the organizers of the event, it was necessary to create a decent award convenient for transportation and sending the winner by mail.
- Realization and Technology
- The stainless steel is used in the award manufacturing. Waterjet cutting gives the cup its intended shape. Then manual grinding and polishing is applied. If necessary, engraving with text and image can be done. The Nagrada takes on its final appearance after electrochemical polishing and manual finishing of surfaces.
- Operation and Interaction
- The Nagrada is made of stainless steel, has significant weight, it is easily disassembled for ease of delivery worldwide. The surface of the award can be customized to fit the needed style. It can be fully or partially covered with colour, graphics and inscriptions.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in March 2020 and ended in May 2020 in Tolyatti
- Specifications
- Height 280mm Length 90mm Width 90mm / 6mm (assembled / unassembled) Weight 0.57 kg.
- Keywords
- Cup, Award, Queen, Chess, Competitions, Steel, Stainless steel, Figure, Statue, Pawn, Online competition
