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Edvard Glazebrook Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for Arch Chair and Stool in Furniture Design
Edvard Glazebrook 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/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Arch Chair and Stool by Edvard Glazebrook has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category. 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 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.
More About Arch Chair and Stool
Arch is a chair and a backless seat made of carved and black stained laminated pine wood. The design is based on simple and repetitive forms and shapes, which give the furniture a homogeneous and logical expression. Five identical arches form the legs and the backrest of the chair, while the backless seat is made of three half arches that meet in the centre. All parts are cut from a laminated wooden plate with a CNC router, then glued and joined with wooden dowels. The curves strengthen the furniture at its weakest points.
About Edvard Glazebrook
Architect with strong interest for furniture and craftsmanship. Born and based in Oslo, Norway - Creates simple furniture with strong shapes and geometry. Architect with strong interest for furniture and craftsmanship. Born and based in Oslo, Norway - Creates simple furniture with strong shapes and geometry
Award Record
With this recognition, Edvard Glazebrook 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. The competition 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. Entries typically include chairs, tables, sofas, beds, cabinets and shelves. Awarded furniture designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/furniture
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/106853
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/106853
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!106853
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/279950
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Arch Chair and Stool
- Function
- Chair and Stool
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Dark Gray, Rosy Brown, Dark Slate Gray, Light Gray and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Edvard Glazebrook
- Country
- Norway
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #106853
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Chair and stool made out of carved and black stained laminated pine wood. The design is based on simple and repetitive forms, rules and shapes that gives the furniture a simple, homogenous and logic expression. Five identical arches create the legs and backrest of the chair, while a stool is made by three half arches that connect in the center.
- Inspiration
- The project was developed by trying to create a simple and characteristic piece of furniture with the use of cost-effective and simple production methods and materials. Without access to a full scale workshop, CNC routing allowed to prefabricate the furniture with low cost, high precision and the possibility of creating curved shapes
- Research
- The aim for the project has been to create furniture with simple means of production. The use of CNC carved wood, was early decided as a production method, and has affected the design, which uses the advantages of CNC (curved shapes), without creating a piece of furniture that looks like it came from a CNC machine.
- Challenge
- To find the correct proportions, fitting within the size of the laminated wooden board, and at the same time creating interesting shapes that look well from all sides. The use of only 90 degree connections, has made it extra important to find the correct sizes. It has also been a challenge to find the point of construction where the chair is stable enough without looking over-dimensioned.
- Realization and Technology
- Laminated pine wood, carved with a CNC router, glued together and stained black. The chair backrest is reinforced with a wooden piece along the top, laid with opposite fiber direction. The curves of the chair strengthen the chair at its most fragile points. The pieces of the chair and stool are connected with wooden dowels and glue.
- Operation and Interaction
- The design breaks down the chair into its main components - legs, seat and backrest - and treats them as equally as possible by repeating and using the same dimensions, shapes, materials, joints and surfaces.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in march 2020 - and finished in late May 2020.
- Specifications
- All parts are made from a laminated wooden plate, 26mm thick. Chair: Wooden legs = 40mm thick Total height = 860mm Width = 420 x 420mm Seat height = 456mm Stool height = 426mm Leg width = 40mm Seat diameter: 318mm (carved from the backrest of the chair)
- Keywords
- Wood, Chair, Stool, Pine wood, Arches, Curve
