Press Release
Acrylber Furniture Receives the A' Design Award for The Bridge Sideboard in Furniture Design
The international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Acrylber Furniture for furniture design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ The Bridge Sideboard by Acrylber Furniture, designed for Acrylber Designer Furniture Gallery, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the A' Design Award Means
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
Regarding The Bridge Sideboard
The Bridge is a sideboard designed for use in homes and offices. The cabinet is made of 30 mm thick solid reclaimed jarrah, taken from roof beams of demolished houses in Perth, Western Australia. The cabinet is suspended by white acrylic solid surface legs, which also pass through the piece and form part of the top. Recessed handles and bevelled drawer edges create a minimalist look. The drawers run on soft close, full extension runners, and traditional butt hinges allow the doors to open 160 degrees. A clear polyurethane finish protects both materials.
About Acrylber Furniture
Dave Nesbit has been a cabinet maker of 30 years and has worked in his own business for 20 years. Dave likes to design and create furniture that you won't see everyday. The use of Corian with the addition solid timber is incorporated into all his pieces. In 2019 his first design ( Luna tv cabinet) using acrylic and solid timber, won the best freestanding award in the ACFA awards. With covid 19 cancelling the 2020 ACFA Awards, Dave is looking forward to the 2021 Awards, as he has been busy designing new pieces of furniture. There has also been some interest from a journalist of a design publication in Portugal.
Award Record
This recognition makes Acrylber Furniture 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/109562
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/109562
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!109562
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/281922
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://acrylberfurniture.com.au
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
- The Bridge Sideboard
- Function
- Sideboard
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Saddle Brown, Maroon, Linen, Sienna and Brown
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Acrylber Designer Furniture Gallery
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Acrylber Furniture
- Country
- Australia
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #109562
Credits
- Team
- David Nesbit
- Image Credits
- Photos by Kash Photography
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The 30mm thick, solid, reclaimed jarrah cupboard is suspended by the white acrylic solid surface legs which also forms part of the top. A sleek, minimalist look is created thanks to the recessed handles and the bevelled edge of the drawers. A fusion of contemporary and traditional style, The furniture piece combines beauty with practicality, and is finished with a two pack clear polyurethane. The way the two products intertwine provides a different visual effect when viewed from various angles.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration was to provide an ultra-modern twist on a traditionally-designed sideboard to create a piece that would be at home in any contemporary home or office. The sharp angular form of the sideboard highlights the crisp white of the acrylic where it intersects rich tones of the timber to provide a strongly contrasting visual effect which sets it apart from more traditional furniture.
- Research
- My research came from years of trial and error using both solid timber and acrylic solid surfaces. I had to research the different characteristics of both and how they're effected by the environment, who they move due to moisture content in the air. I glued together some timber pieces and placed them in different heat/moisture circumstances to gauge the timber movement. the same was done with the solid surface. The timber had a greater movement due to environmental factors, than the solid surface.
- Challenge
- The challenge was in combining the modern material (solid surface) with the traditional material (solid timber) in a way that both elements were highlighted and looked as though they belonged together. There were many revisions of the design to ensure the minute details were perfect before any construction was attempted. I was conscious that each material has different properties and restrictions in the way they can be manufactured so part of the process was experimentation and refinement.
- Realization and Technology
- Before construction could begin, careful planning was needed to ensure the angle elements would fit together seamlessly and the doors and drawers would open and close effortlessly. The drawers are fitted with Blum Movento, soft close, full-extension runners while traditional butt hinges were chosen for the doors to allow them to open 160 degrees. The angle drawers are solid jarrah with mortise and tennon together, finished with black velvet bases.
- Operation and Interaction
- This product was designed primarily as a sideboard or hall table in a home but also has applications as a credenza or storage unit in an office or reception space. The drawers are fitted with runners that allow the drawer to open to its fullest extend and door hinges that provide full access to the interior, for maximum functionality. It was specifically designed to allow the height to provide an additional set down area and to be optimally positioned at an ergonomic height from the floor.
- Project Duration and Location
- The idea for the project was conceived in September 2019. From there, design and technical drawings took a further four months. Construction began in April 2020 and the piece was completed in June later that year and has been on exhibition in the Acrylber showroom from January 2021.
- Specifications
- White acrylic solid surface, Reclaimed jarrah roof beams from demolished houses from Perth, Western Australia, suburbs. Width 1850mm Depth 500mm Height 850mm Blum Movento softclose runners Traditional butt higes
- Keywords
- Furniture, sideboard, acrylic, solid timber, solid surface, furniture design, freestanding furniture
