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Zhengliang Zhong and Fangeng He Receives the A' Design Award for Creator DIY Modular Ballpoint Pen in Art and Stationery Supplies Design
Zhengliang Zhong and Fangeng He recognized for art and stationery supplies design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Creator DIY Modular Ballpoint Pen by Zhengliang Zhong and Fangeng He, designed for Dong Guan Jian Lin Industrial Co., Ltd, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Art and Stationery Supplies Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2022 - 2023 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 A' Design Award
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
About Creator DIY Modular Ballpoint Pen
Creator is a modular ballpoint pen that users assemble themselves. The hollowed out metal body reveals the screws, springs and mechanical structure inside. External accessories in different colors, shapes and materials connect through a universal interface, so the parts fit together like building blocks and each pen becomes personal. The body is made entirely of metal. Except for refills and springs, most parts are completed in a single process and the materials are fully recyclable, which reduces energy use and material waste.
About Zhengliang Zhong and Fangeng He
As a Taiwan local company with a history of 40 years, its DAMI WONKA brand attaches great importance to product's innovation and interests. We believe that stationery should not be limited to writing. As one of the most frequently used daily necessities, stationery should be easy to use and fun. Therefore, we aim to make stationery a cultural and creative product so that users can feel wonderful about the cultural industry.
Award Record
This recognition makes Zhengliang Zhong and Fangeng He a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Art and Stationery Supplies Design Award
The A' Art Supplies Design Award is an international industrial design competition recognizing best art supplies by leading brands and manufacturers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to art supplies designers, stationery designers, industrial design studios and art supplies brands from all countries. Typical entries include brushes, paints, sketchbooks, pencils, pastels and easels. The awarded art supply designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/art-supplies
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/144967
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/144967
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!144967
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/337113
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Creator DIY Modular Ballpoint Pen
- Function
- DIY Modular Ballpoint Pen
- Category
- Art and Stationery Supplies Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Packaging & Retail and Arts
- Colors
- Silver, Gainsboro, Light Gray, Dark Gray and White Smoke
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Dong Guan Jian Lin Industrial Co., Ltd
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Zhengliang Zhong and Fangeng He
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #144967
Credits
- Team
- Zhengliang Zhong, Fangeng He
- Image Credits
- DONG GUAN JIAN LIN INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The product has a hollowed-out all-metal pen body. Therefore, some parts such as screws and springs, and mechanical structure can be clearly seen. Users can assemble parts into a pen. Multi-style external accessories are available, so users can freely choose their favorite colors and shapes, assemble external accessories with different materials and shapes together like building blocks through the universal interface, and DIY a unique pen.
- Inspiration
- Design draws inspiration from water element from the nature, which is hexagonal and can form various shapes in a sub-zero crystallization state. Aesthetics of mechanical structure is integrated, and the shape of the pen is formed finally.
- Research
- Research type: To transform stationery into cultural and creative products. Research goal: Users can assemble the product in person and enjoy the process. Market research: Online research and professional research company data Social impact: It creates a brand-new stationery form, which is personalized and beautiful. And the optimization of process reduces resources waste and energy consumption, which contributes to environment preservation.
- Challenge
- Main challenge: Fast and free assembly as well as adjustable height is realized in DIY process for users. Solutions: All modular parts adopt universal interfaces, which ensures that users will successfully complete assembly whether interfaces are matching or not in the process. Moreover, the universal interface module greatly improves production efficiency and reduces waste of resources. It still remains 30% of infinite possibilities and expandability after assembly.
- Realization and Technology
- There are more than 50 production processes of traditional metal pens. Therefore, we have optimized the manufacturing process and reduced the production processes by more than 70%. The pen body is all made of metal. Except refills and springs, most parts are completed by only one process, and their materials can be recycled 100%, which greatly reduce energy consumption and resource waste.
- Operation and Interaction
- It is a modular pen that can be assembled by users. They can buy multiple styles and freely assemble accessories and the pen into different styles according to their needs and preferences, so they can fully enjoy DIY in the process.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project finished in September 2022 in Dongguan city and came into the market in Asia, Europe, and North America in September 2022.
- Specifications
- L:145mm * W:13.3mm * H:13.3mm Weight:27.5g
- Keywords
- DIY, modular, mechanical structure, hollowed-out pen body, all-metal pen body, 100% recyclable, hexagonal shape
