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Joao Faria Is Honored with the Silver A' Design Award for Lazy Day Collection Seating in Furniture Design
Joao Faria acknowledged for furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 28, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Silver A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category for Lazy Day Collection Seating by Joao Faria, designed for Emotional Objects. 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 scored 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 Lazy Day Collection Seating
Lazy Day is a collection of seating designed for contemporary living rooms. The collection includes armchairs and sofas in two-seat and three-seat sizes. The most notable feature is the rounded wooden back, veneered with wood leaves and finished in satin or high gloss. Two versions are offered, Classic and Modern, with differences in feet and finishes. The structure combines layers of MDF and aluminium for strength, and a sub-structure under the upholstery shapes the fabric. The feet are steel with gold paint or brushed stainless steel. Custom-made options are also available.
About Joao Faria
João Faria is an architect from Northern Portugal. After an 18 year activity in architecture and teaching, he has devoted his time to designing objects that really meant something for him. Emotional Objects is born from this passion. He designs objects for his needs and hopes that someone else likes it too. Objects are created from this need and then, the design is taken to its limits, without compromises. João makes its own prototypes and tests its ideas and solution like a sculptor. After testing one or several solutions, its time to choose the best artisans to make it feasible. Manufacturing it's always very limited, mostly due to the design characteristics.
Award Record
Joao Faria is a winner of 8 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted between the 2014 - 2015 and the 2021 - 2022 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
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. It 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. Typical entries include chairs, tables, sofas, beds, cabinets and shelves. The awarded furniture designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/furniture
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/135541
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/135541
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!135541
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/142215
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://bit.ly/3uCnaT6
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Lazy Day Collection Seating
- Function
- Seating
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Gray, Dark Gray, Rosy Brown, Linen and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Emotional Objects
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Joao Faria
- Country
- Portugal
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #135541
Credits
- Team
- Andrea Pinto
- Image Credits
- Copyrights belong to Joao Faria and Emotional Objects, 2022. Image and photo credits belong to Emotional Objects, 2022.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Lazy Day is a collection of armchairs and sofas for two or three seats. Its most remarkable feature is the rounded wooden back, simple but at the same time very sophisticated. The collection has two versions, the Classic and the Modern, with slight differences in their feet and finishes. Besides the combinations proposed by Joao Faria, custom-made options are available for clients.
- Inspiration
- There is nothing like a rainy day, curling on your favorite sofa, warm and cozy with your significant other, watching a movie, reading a book, or surfing online. LAZY DAY is the perfect companion for those beautiful days. Enjoy it as we do.
- Research
- The inspiration for our objects comes from the most unusual ways. But we are passionate about our work, and every time we have an idea, we give it a name and a number and explore it until its last consequences. If it is original, we will find a way to make it. Sometimes it's a fast process; other times, it can take years, like this collection. Designed for modern and contemporary living rooms, the Lazy Day Collection is perfect for being the space's centerpiece. Joao Faria created this object in 2014 in Portugal. The prototype was made only em 2020, after some years of research and design maturation.
- Challenge
- The biggest challenge of the Lazy Day Collection was creating an original design in a field where are thousands of different options. It had to be sophisticated and edgy at the same time. When Joao achieved the final design form, he immediately started the prototypes. He has developed a construction method that guarantees the sofa's sturdiness, mainly for the three-seat size. After that, the upholstery was also a challenge due to the sleek lines requiring immaculate stitching. All these problems are solved now, and the collection has been a success.
- Realization and Technology
- The Lazy Day collection has a complex construction method. The wooden structure is made with several interior layers of MDF and aluminum to give it the much-needed resistance. Under the upholstery, there is also a sub-structure to allow the fabric its perfect feet to form. The feet are in steel with gold paint or brushed stainless steel. The wooden structure is veneered with the most exquisite wood leaves, with a satin finish (in the Modern version) or a high-gloss finish (in the Classic version).
- Operation and Interaction
- These sofas and armchairs are perfect for contemporary modern living rooms, as a set or individually.
- Project Duration and Location
- Joao Faria drew the first sketches of this collection in 2014; however, he only made the prototype in 2020. After its launch in November 2020, Interior Design Magazine featured this sofa as a "statement seat".
- Specifications
- There are two models of the Lazy Day Collection - Classic and Modern - with slight differences in their finishes and materials. Although, the sizes are equal. Sizes available: Sofa Three-Seat - 204 x 74 x 55 cm Sofa Two-Seat - 154 x 74 x 55 cm Armchair - 89 x 74 x 55 cm Each one of these products is delivered assembled in a wooden box.
- Keywords
- uphosltery, sofa, armchair, lazy day, lazy day collection, emotional objects
