Press Release
Fly Modular System by Linda Martins Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Furniture Design
Linda Martins 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/ Fly Modular System by Linda Martins, designed for Studio Linda Martins, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
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.
Regarding Fly Modular System
Fly is a modular furniture system designed for flexible living spaces. The system is composed of two structures of different heights, with drilled channels, bars, shelves and butterfly-shaped screws that allow many layout configurations. Fly is made of brass, steel and reused pressed wood. Assembly is simple, because the bars are fixed into the drilled channels with the butterfly screws to support the shelves. The system can be assembled and disassembled without professional help. Fly can be used in the office, the bedroom and the kitchen.
Award Record
This recognition makes Linda Martins a winner of 9 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2017 - 2018 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/138213
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/138213
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!138213
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/177149
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Fly Modular System
- Function
- Modular System
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Dark Gray, Silver, Light Gray, Gray and White Smoke
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Studio Linda Martins
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Linda Martins
- Country
- Brazil
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #138213
Credits
- Image Credits
- Rodrigo Ortega
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Fly is a modular and hybrid system designed during the quarantine. It represents the need to change the house, because in this pandemic time, we have learned that the house needs to adapt to us, and not the other way around. The system is composed of two structures in different heights, with drilled channels, bars, shelves and butterfly screws to assemble many layout configurations. To use from the office to the bedroom, including the kitchen.
- Inspiration
- We developed the Fly modular system, when coronavirus restrictions were first imposed in Brazil, inspired by the need to adapt our home environment to our changing lives. It features a minimalist design, suitable for different environments and uses—it is the metamorphosis of the home. The butterfly-shaped screws add a beautiful touch and symbolize freedom, reminding us to use our imagination to explore our possibilities.
- Research
- The research was about technology and creative solutions for hybrid furniture, which people could change shape according to their needs.
- Challenge
- The challenge was to create a system that really worked without the help of a professional to assemble, and thus, uniting form and function.
- Realization and Technology
- It is made of brass, steel, and reused pressed wood. It has different heights and many configurations to assemble the layout.
- Operation and Interaction
- It is simple to use. Just need to fix the bars with the butterfly screw into the channels drilled from the frame to support the shelves. It can be assemble and disassemble by yourself.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in july 2020 in Belo Horizonte, Brasil and finished in August 2021 in Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
- Specifications
- Structure 1 1100mm x 400mm x 2347mm structure 2 1100mm x 400mm x 850mm
- Keywords
- hybrid, modular, quarantine, minimalist, function, sustaintability, freedom, simplicity, elegance
