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Plato and Aristotle Bedside Tables by Daniele Mezzetti Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Furniture Design
Daniele Mezzetti acknowledged for furniture 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 Plato and Aristotle Bedside Tables by Daniele Mezzetti, designed for Mezzetti Design, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category. The result belongs to the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined 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.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
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.
About Plato and Aristotle Bedside Tables
Plato and Aristotle is a pair of bedside tables designed for the bedroom wall. The two pieces are used together, yet they develop in opposite directions. Plato rises upward, and a rectangular ring surrounds and supports the structure. Two drawers sit in the lower part, while three small shelves in the upper part hold books or decorative objects. Aristotle extends downward, and a similar ring acts as a leg resting on the floor, with one shelf for small items. The structure is metal, and the tops and drawers are wood.
About Daniele Mezzetti
I am an artist, and I analyse, design and reorganize the interior environments and spaces to improve them aesthetically and make them more welcoming, harmonious, glamorous and practical. Through collaboration with local Italian artisans and crafting companies, I design and produce unique and high-quality pieces of furniture meeting the personal needs and desires of each client.
Award Record
This recognition makes Daniele Mezzetti a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2020 - 2021 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/137607
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/137607
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!137607
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/299894
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.mezzettidesig.com
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Plato and Aristotle Bedside Tables
- Function
- Bedside Tables
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Silver, Dark Slate Gray, Linen, Dark Gray and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Mezzetti Design
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Daniele Mezzetti
- Country
- Italy
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #137607
Credits
- Image Credits
- All inserted images are virtual images created by Daniele Mezzetti and owned by him
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Plato and Aristotle is the project of a pair of bedside tables, which, although similar and combined, are very different from each other. Plato, the left bedside table, has an upward development: a rectangular ring embraces it, supports it and slims it. In the lower part there are two drawers, in the upper one three small shelves to place books, objects or other. The trays widens via a square-shaped groove, placed in the lower side of the drawer, in this way it becomes invisible and the design remains linear and clean.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration, as you can easily guess from the name of the project, comes from the famous fresco "The School of Athens", where Plato and Aristotle are represented together. While the first raises his finger upward to indicate the path to reach the good, the second extends his right arm keeping it suspended in mid-air to indicate the opposite process to achieve the same goal.
- Research
- The study of the project begins, as can be understood from the name of the work, from two opposing philosophical concepts, that of Plato and that of Aristotle, the solution was then sought to apply these two concepts to two simples, maintaining their ease of use , and technical feasibility. The key that allowed philosophy and design to be linked together is the metal ring that surrounds the two bedside tables. The study on this element took place in examining various forms, and materials to make it.
- Challenge
- The apparently easy challenge was to create two bedside tables that were combined with each other, as used together, but that had opposite developments. The difficulty was overcoming the mental barriers that have accustomed us to seeing bedside tables as 2 absolutely identical and mirror-like objects. During the design phases it was easy to fall into this habit.
- Realization and Technology
- The supporting structure of the bedside tables is in metal and can be made in different finishes: brass, corten, chrome or gold. The tops and drawers are made of wood, which can also be customized with different finishes or types of coloring. For practical reasons, the bedside tables may also be available in the mirror version of the one visible in the images, namely Plato on the right and Aristotle on the left.
- Operation and Interaction
- The two bedside tables are designed to furnish the entire bed wall, the vertical development of Plato allows it to be used not only as a bedside table, but also as a small bookcase. In fact, his three shelves can contain various books or decorative objects, such as vases, frames or other. As for Aristotle, on the other hand, its development takes place downwards, this allows it to host a single shelf, which extends to the right, here you can store various objects such as the book you are reading, put down the telephone or other.
- Project Duration and Location
- The idea and the development of the project takes place in Rome, it is conceived in February reflects 2021, modified and several times, up to the final design that gave the idea and the goal of creating 2 bedside tables that were combined with each other, but of different development, in May 2021. In the following months and days it was studied how to structure them and the first prototypes were made.
- Specifications
- Plato is high: 1800 wide: 600 and deep: 300. Aristotle, on the other hand, is tall: 60 wide: 850 and deep: 300.
- Keywords
- bedroom, bedside tables, nightstand, platone and aristotle, bedside table, bedside bookcase, different twins, heterozygous siblings, drawers and tops
