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A' Design Award in Print and Published Media Design Goes to About Furniture Book by Karla Kocijan
Karla Kocijan recognized for print and published media 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 confirmed the A' Design Award in the Print and Published Media Design category for About Furniture Book by Karla Kocijan, designed for Jesenski & Turk. The award was conferred within the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached 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.
What the A' Design Award Means
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.
More About About Furniture Book
There is a lot of literature on furniture in Croatia, however, much of it is geared toward professional audiences. With the book About furniture, the aim was to create a comprehensive handbook that serves as a valuable resource for both students and experts alike. This handbook will provide fundamental, yet pertinent information on the history, categorization, and prominent designers of furniture, making it a frequently referenced tool for those seeking a fundamental understanding of the subject. All the drawings are made by hand by Diana Sokolic.
About Karla Kocijan
Karla Kocijan is a postgraduate student of product design at University of Zagreb, Croatia. She has participated at different design festivals in Zagreb as Design week Zagreb, Design district, Plan D. In 2017 and 2018 she won an award for her lamp Zoe in the student chategorie.
Award Record
This recognition makes Karla Kocijan a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Print and Published Media Design Award
The A' Print Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good printed and published media by leading designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to print designers, published media designers, graphic designers and typography experts from all countries. Entries typically include brochures, posters, magazines, catalogs, flyers and business cards. Awarded print designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/print
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
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/149431
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/149431
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!149431
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/225860
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://rb.gy/sf1nge
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- About Furniture Book
- Function
- Book
- Category
- Print and Published Media Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Branding & Advertising and Entertainment
- Colors
- Lavender, Light Gray, Silver, Dark Gray and Light Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Jesenski & Turk
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Karla Kocijan
- Country
- Croatia
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #149431
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The book is illustrated by hand with 140 illustrations which makes it unique since all the other books about furniture use photographs. The book has four chapters: history of furniture, furniture in Croatia from 1945 till today, iconic world furniture designs and their authors, vocabulary of forgotten furniture names and a glossary of art history terms. The book is illustrated by hand with 140 illustrations which make it unique since all the other books about furniture use photographs.
- Inspiration
- There are many books about furniture in Croatia, but most of them are written for professional use. The idea was to fill the gap by making a handbook with the basic information, a book for students as well as scholars; the book that will be used often to get the first but relevant information about the history, types, or authors of furniture.
- Research
- Researching for the book was long and it took over 7 months since the goal was to give the most important information about the history of furniture and most relevant authors, especially highlighting the work of female authors who were working in big corporations or studios, anonymously until today.
- Challenge
- Finding relevant information about women designers was the most challenging part of the research. Their work and lives are hidden under the names of factories or architects and their studios, especially in Croatia, where educated women designers worked for a monthly pay designing brilliant pieces under the name of the factory they worked for.
- Realization and Technology
- There were more than 300 drawings made by professional artist Diana Sokolic, but only 140 are used in the book in order to make it simple, short, and informative. Huge research was undertaken to present basic and relevant information about characteristics of the furniture history styles, authors and their works.
- Project Duration and Location
- This project started in Zagreb, Croatia, during Covid-19 lockdown time - the ideal time for studying and writing the book in peace. It was finished the same year, but, due to import and printing problems caused by Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine - publishing was delayed until the end of 2022. The book was published with the support of the Croatian Ministry of Culture.
- Specifications
- The book has 230 pages Quantity printed: 700 Printer: offset Typeface: Monserat, Raleway Jacket printer: offset, color Paper: Holmen 80g Binder: hard cover Size: 170 x 25 x 245 mm Editor: Jesenski & Turk, Zagreb, Croatia
- Keywords
- book, furniture, handbook
