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3D Plate Food Separation by Surfaces by Ilana Seleznev Wins the A' Design Award in Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design

Ilana Seleznev honored for bakeware, tableware, drinkware and cookware design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ 3D Plate Food Separation by Surfaces by Ilana Seleznev, designed for Studio RDD - Ilana Seleznev, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

The A' Design Award Explained

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.

More About 3D Plate Food Separation by Surfaces

3D plate concept was born in order to create layers in the dishes. The goal was to help restaurants and chefs to design their dishes in a faster, repeatable, and systematic way. The surfaces are landmarks that help chefs and their assistants to achieve hierarchy, desired aesthetics, and understandable dishes.

About Ilana Seleznev

Ilana Seleznev is an industrial and product designer who operates a professional practice centered on a rigorous methodological approach to form and function. Through her proprietary "Math of Design" framework, she explores the relationship between geometric constraints and organic morphology, often translating biological structures into functional objects. Her process incorporates a disciplined iterative sketching phase to isolate unique solutions within defined parameters. Seleznev has received international recognition for her work, including honors from the Muse Design Awards and the Wonder Global Design Awards.

Award Record

Ilana Seleznev is a winner of 4 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2018 - 2019 to 2020 - 2021 of the A' Design Award & Competition.

About the A' Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design Award

The A' Kitchenware Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good kitchenware designs by best kitchenware brands and designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to kitchenware designers, product designers, industrial design studios and kitchenware brands from all countries. Entries typically include pots, pans, cutlery, plates, bowls and glasses. Awarded kitchenware designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/kitchenware

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

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
3D Plate Food Separation by Surfaces
Function
Food Separation by Surfaces
Category
Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design
Discipline
Industrial Design
Industry
Furniture & Home and Food & Hospitality
Colors
Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Gainsboro, Silver and Dark Gray
Images
5
Client
Studio RDD - Ilana Seleznev

The Recognition

Laureate
Ilana Seleznev
Country
Israel
Recognition
A' Design Award
Edition
2020 - 2021
Design ID
#123478

Credits

Team
Liat Aharon and Hila Tzion
Image Credits
Hila Zion - photo credit

Design Details

Unique Properties
The idea is to make a plate with 3D layers. The concept behind the layers will help restaurants and chefs to design their dishes in a faster, repeatable, and systematic way.
Inspiration
The inspiration influenced by the designer's new thinking system methodology which she developed. The Math Of Design Thinking Inside The Box guides designers on how to think and where to look in order to create innovative products in a systematic way. In this project, the idea was to help chefs and restaurants create their systematic way of designing their dishes.
Research
3D Plate was designed by a self developed method called Math Of Design Thinking Inside The Box. The research focused on people that have problems eating and chefs that facing trouble explaining their creations. It also examines how chefs and restaurants can design a dish in a faster, repeatable, and systematic way.
Challenge
The main challenge was working with clay as the main material. In Israel it is very rare and very expensive. In addition creating products for the kitchen requires high standards and approvals of different agencies.
Realization and Technology
The product was designed following the self made methodology The Math Of Design and Thinking Inside The Box. The plates are made by hand and produced from clay
Operation and Interaction
The plate is made to be eaten from FFF It is made to help restaurants and chefs to design their dishes in a faster, repeatable, and systematic way. The surfaces are landmarks that help chefs and their assistants to achieve hierarchy, desired aesthetics, and understandable dishes.
Project Duration and Location
The project was started in May 2020 in Israel and still active to this day.
Specifications
The plate produced in different sizes and can be custom for every client or request. The defaults color is black and white and the sizes are 12,20,24 cm reduce.
Keywords
surface, zoomthelife, themathofdesign, printmaking⁩ ,plate, thinkinginsidethebox,

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