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Sun Jian Receives the Bronze A' Design Award for Lan ya Bai Yun Limited Edition Books in Limited Edition and Custom Design
The international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Sun Jian for limited edition and custom design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Limited Edition and Custom Design category for Lan ya Bai Yun Limited Edition Books by Sun Jian, designed for Sun Design Brand＆design（beijing）co.ltd. The award was conferred within the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided 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.
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 Lan ya Bai Yun Limited Edition Books
The book records, researches and restores the skills of the blue calico. The pictures and texts fully show the unique design of the Chinese blue book binding. The magnetic hardcover gift box on the cloth, the cover is depressed and opened in blue, contains double volumes, naked ridge lock blue thread, classic Elegant, dedicated and clean, with great cultural heritage and collection value. Open this Chinese blue dye "collection of classics" for you to unfold the 800-year charm of printing and dyeing craftsmanship!
About Sun Jian
Sun Jian Founder of SunDesign, member of Academic Committee of China Advertising Association, jury member of Effie Awards Greater China, jury member of Beijing Gift Travel Commodities and Cultural and Creative Products Competition, jury expert of Golden Reed Industrial Design Award His works have won more than 100 design awards in Europe, Oceania, Asia and the United States. Including the German National Design Gold Award, the German Red Dot Best of the Best Supreme Award, the American Muse Creative Award Platinum Award, the American IDA International Design Gold Award, the Netherlands indigo Design Gold Award, the German iF Design Award, and the American IDEA Design Award Wait.
Award Record
Sun Jian is a winner of 4 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted between the 2018 - 2019 and the 2020 - 2021 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Limited Edition and Custom Design Award
The A' Limited Edition Design Award is an international design competition recognizing best limited edition products by leading brands and designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to limited edition designers, custom design professionals, luxury brands and established companies from all countries. Typical entries include limited edition products, bespoke watches, custom furniture, bespoke jewelry, personalized fashion collections and modified automobiles. The awarded limited edition designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/limited-edition
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/116968
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/116968
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!116968
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/231467
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.sun-design.cn
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Lan ya Bai Yun Limited Edition Books
- Function
- Limited Edition Books
- Category
- Limited Edition and Custom Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Luxury and Arts
- Colors
- Gainsboro, Light Gray, White Smoke, Dark Gray and Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Sun Design Brand＆design（beijing）co.ltd
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Sun Jian
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #116968
Credits
- Image Credits
- 5: Designer Jian Sun.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This book is Wu Yuanxin's masterpiece. He is a master craftsman and the national heir to blue calico. He spent 5 years in 21 provinces, cities and autonomous regions. It has collected more than 40 years of collection and research results, and created an integration of printing and dyeing patterns of heavyweight Chinese handicrafts. Books record, research and restore the technology of blue calico. These pictures and text fully demonstrate the mystery and charm of Chinese blue dye.
- Inspiration
- These researches and restorations are based on the collection and research results of 40 years, and the integration of Chinese craftsmanship printing and dyeing patterns. The idea behind the "Lan Ya Bai Yun" series is to record, research and restore all the books on the blue calico technique in one book. Our mission is to create a book with a unique, natural and historical sense to support the inherited concepts and stories.
- Research
- Lan Ya Bai Yun-This book is a limited edition masterpiece of Wu Yuanxin, a master of arts and crafts and the gold medal winner of the "Mountain Flower Award" in Chinese folk literature and art. The Autonomous Region has collected 40 years of collection and research results in a unique book, including records, research and restoration of blue calico techniques, continuing the non-heritage context, and reviving it in contemporary society. These stories are based on the book records of the integration of Chinese craftsmanship printing and dyeing patterns and blue calico skills.
- Challenge
- Our task is to propose a book design concept that stands out with the highly-known blue calico book "Lan Ya Bai Yun". This book must be novel, unique, and tell the story of the masterpiece of Wu Yuanxin, the national inheritor of blue calico and his descendants in a simple and easy-to-understand way. It must also be felt that it is part of the continuation of the non-heritage context, rejuvenating it in contemporary society, and can exist at the same time.
- Realization and Technology
- In order to provide users with a better experience, we include a double volume on the inner page design, and a piece of handmade blue printed cloth is mounted inside. Because each piece of cloth is hand-made, it has a different pattern to ensure that it is integrated with the book. It is ancient and elegant, dedicated to repair and clean, with great cultural heritage and collection value.
- Operation and Interaction
- In order to associate this book with the blue calico, we used its main blue color, printing and dyeing patterns and simple patterns of Chinese craftsmanship. We decided to use burlap in the cover design of the book. These two characters come from ancient ancestors' wisdom over thousands of years. The purpose of manually opening the spine is to increase the sense of nature. And installed a handmade blue calico inside. Since each piece of cloth has different patterns on its hands, it can be used in conjunction with books. It is ancient and elegant, dedicated to maintenance and cleaning, and has a deep cultural heritage and collection value.
- Project Duration and Location
- May 2019 in China Beijing
- Specifications
- 210 mm x 50 mm x 290mm
- Keywords
- Lan Ya Bai Yun, Lan Ya Bai Yun Book, Lan Ya Bai Yun Book Design
