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Yi-Chang Chen Receives the Silver A' Design Award for Green-Backed Tit Nesting Plan Art Installation and Pavilion in Lighting Products and Fixtures Design

Yi-Chang Chen recognized for lighting products and fixtures design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Green-Backed Tit Nesting Plan Art Installation and Pavilion by Yi-Chang Chen, designed for Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area of the Tourism Bureau, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Lighting Products and Fixtures Design category. The award was conferred within the 2021 - 2022 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

About the Silver A' Design Award

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 Green-Backed Tit Nesting Plan Art Installation and Pavilion

Green-Backed Tit Nesting Plan is an art installation and pavilion with an integrated lighting design at Sun Moon Lake. The nest-like structure invites visitors to step inside and rest. The lighting design begins with human vision rather than illuminating the installation itself. Attention is placed on balancing the illumination between the surrounding environment and the visitors. Lighting fixtures with suitable light distribution and cut-off angles are integrated into the wooden structure to create a glare-free ambiance that sustains the tranquility of the lake.

About Yi-Chang Chen

Yi-Chang Chen is a lighting designer with architectural background which is rare in lighting design industry in Taiwan. He emphasizes the use of "light" as a medium to cut into the cultural texture of the city, to integrate architectural details to present unique space aesthetics, and to guide users to create personal memorial linkage to the environment. After graduation from the MFA lighting design graduate program of Parsons New School for Design in New York, he returned from the United States in 2010, joined the PhD. program at Department of Architecture, National Cheng Kung University and devoted himself to the research and education of light environment-related issues.

Award Record

Yi-Chang Chen 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

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Green-Backed Tit Nesting Plan Art Installation and Pavilion
Function
Art Installation and Pavilion
Category
Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
Discipline
Industrial Design
Industry
Furniture & Home and Electronics & Appliances
Colors
Dark Slate Blue, Saddle Brown, Black, Sienna and Maroon
Images
5
Client
Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area of the Tourism Bureau

The Recognition

Laureate
Yi-Chang Chen
Country
Taiwan (China)
Recognition
Silver A' Design Award
Edition
2021 - 2022
Design ID
#128347

Credits

Team
Cheng Tsung Feng
Image Credits
Photographer: Fixer Photographic Studio

Design Details

Unique Properties
Artist creates this nest installation for visitors to get into the nest, take a rest and find their inner peace. Lighting design starts from the human vision instead of glowing the installation itself. As an art installation which people can get inside, lighting design focus on putting attention to create the illumination balance between the environment and the visitors. Lighting fixture with proper light distribution and cut-off angle are integrated with the structure of the installation to build a glare-free ambiance.
Inspiration
The Nesting Plan mimics Green-backed Tit’s nest-building style from nature’s animal master architects. At Sun Moon Lake, artist Cheng Tsung FENG studied it constructed their nests and reproduced their nesting process and method. FENG then interpreted this delicate techniquetoconstruct a resting nest using human woodworking skills which welcomes travelers ashore at Ita Thau Pier, Stunning lakes and imposing mountains echoing off each other makes Sun Moon Lake a place well worth visiting.
Specifications
Width 5000mm x Depth 5000mm x Height 3300mm
Keywords
Bird nest, Pavilion, Art Installation, Wood structure, Bionic, techniquetoconstruct, Sun Moon Lake

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