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Nargiza Usmanova Is Honored with the Silver A' Design Award for Crystal Lighting Art Installation in Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
Nargiza Usmanova honored for lighting products and fixtures design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ Crystal Lighting Art Installation by Nargiza Usmanova, designed for Yonge + St. Clair BIA, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Lighting Products and Fixtures Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached 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.
About Crystal Lighting Art Installation
The art installation Crystal is made for the Yonge + St. Clair Fall Art Festival (Toronto, Canada) which is aimed to promote local businesses. The Crystal is an abstract 3d object of 3 meters in height, aimed to demonstrate the process of transformation throughout the crystal lattice. Using triangular shapes, the artist has created a volumetric structural arch resembling a crystal. To outline the shape, the structure was featured with rope knitting and illuminated by 5 meters of LED Neon Flex light from below.
About Nargiza Usmanova
NARGIZA USMANOVA Designer & Visual Artist Nargiza Usmanova is an award-winning visual artist and creative designer with an international career spanning more than 20 years. Based in Toronto, she specializes in Exhibit Design, Industrial & Lighting Design, Graphic Design, Illustration, and large-scale public art. She holds a diploma in Industrial & Graphic Design and has served in prominent roles such as Chief Designer and Art Director, contributing her expertise to multidisciplinary creative projects across the globe.
Award Record
Nargiza Usmanova is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Lighting Products and Fixtures Design Award
The A' Lighting Design Award is an international lighting design competition recognizing good lighting designs by best lighting designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to lighting designers, lighting architects, industrial design studios and lighting product manufacturers from all countries. Entries typically include chandeliers, pendant lights, wall sconces, table lamps, floor lamps and outdoor lights. Awarded lighting designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/lighting
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/123548
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/123548
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!123548
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/245816
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://numzgraphics.com/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Crystal Lighting Art Installation
- Function
- Lighting Art Installation
- Category
- Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Electronics & Appliances
- Colors
- Black, Dark Slate Gray, Dark Olive Green, Saddle Brown and Maroon
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Yonge + St. Clair BIA
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Nargiza Usmanova
- Country
- Canada
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #123548
Credits
- Team
- Maxim Zinchuk
- Image Credits
- Photographer and videographer - Maxim Zinchuk
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The art installation "Crystal" is made for the “Yonge + St. Clair” Fall Art Festival which is aimed to promote local businesses. The "Crystal" has been designed to show the process of transformation throughout the crystal lattice. Using triangular shapes, we created a volumetric structural arch resembling a crystal. To define the shape, we included rope knitting in the design.
- Inspiration
- Our lives and lifestyles change (transform) over time. We utilized this idea in the "Crystal" installation, one of 6 art installations presented by local artists during the “Yonge + St. Clair” Fall Art Festival (Toronto, Canada) with the main theme of transformation.
- Research
- To implement the idea to life, we had to make a decision on how tubes should be connected. Using ropes was a great solution to keep the structure solid enough and at the same time to have the ability to adjust angles of pipes during assembly. To make sure this works, we developed two additional mock-ups before doing a real one.
- Realization and Technology
- Materials used in the project: 115 meters of copper tube pipes, 900 meters of ropes, 1000 zip-ties, 5 meters of LED Neon Flex
- Operation and Interaction
- The installation "Crystal" stimulates the senses of passers-by and makes them think about their own journey through life. Copper tubes and ropes used in the structure are aimed to symbolize the diversity of life. Cooper tubing has been used to represent choices. People choose the path that they are on and although it may not always seem like it, have control over their life and destiny. Ropes have been used to symbolize the many factors which influence people’s choices. The piece is aimed to merge with the urban landscape and change over time, gaining features from its surroundings.
- Project Duration and Location
- One month of outdoor exposure in Toronto, Canada (Yonge + St. Clair)
- Specifications
- Installation size: length - 7.5 m, width - 3.5 m, height - 3.2 m
- Keywords
- art installation, lighting installation, knitted installation, tube structure, handmade, crystal
