Press Release
Rayn Rain Collecting Sunshade by Puschmann Leon and Yu Ren Receives the Bronze A' Design Award in Garden and Outdoor Furniture Design
The international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Puschmann Leon and Yu Ren for garden and outdoor furniture design
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COMO, Italy, April 15, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ Rayn Rain Collecting Sunshade by Puschmann Leon and Yu Ren, designed for Ziel Home Furnishing Technology Co., Ltd., has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Garden and Outdoor Furniture Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2023 - 2024 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 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 Rayn Rain Collecting Sunshade
Rayn is a rain collecting sunshade designed for urban balconies and gardens. The parasol gathers rainwater in an integrated tank with a capacity of 88 litres, so plants can be watered without carrying a can from indoors. An intelligent purification device treats the stored water, and an overflow system releases excess water through the umbrella tube. Metal, wood and waterproofed tarpaulin are used for durability. A knob opens and closes the shade, while a screen shows the collected water. The combined form suits balconies with limited space.
About Puschmann Leon and Yu Ren
China's emerging furniture designer-Ren Yu, he is an interesting furniture designer, loves life, and has always been passionate about new things. For Ren Yu, design is not an empty concept, let alone a popular element. It is an insight into rooted life. Expressing his own thinking through design; for design, in addition to form and function, he seeks the beauty of the text of the product, trying to create a dialogue with the user through the product.
Award Record
Puschmann Leon and Yu Ren is a winner of 23 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted between the 2020 - 2021 and the 2023 - 2024 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Garden and Outdoor Furniture Design Award
The A' Outdoor Furniture Design Award is an international furniture design competition recognizing good outdoor furniture by designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to outdoor furniture designers, product designers, industrial design studios and outdoor furniture brands from all countries. Typical entries include deck chairs, garden benches, picnic tables, patio sets, outdoor daybeds and hammocks. The awarded outdoor furniture designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/outdoor-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/155691
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/155691
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!155691
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/294475
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Rayn Rain Collecting Sunshade
- Function
- Rain Collecting Sunshade
- Category
- Garden and Outdoor Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Silver, Gainsboro, Dim Gray, Dark Gray and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Ziel Home Furnishing Technology Co., Ltd.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Puschmann Leon and Yu Ren
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #155691
Credits
- Team
- Puschmann Leon and Yu Ren
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Rayn is an umbrella for urban balconies or gardens. The collected rainwater can be used to water flowers and clean gardens. Users no longer rely on the water supply system at home. It is easy to operate, water-saving and environmentally friendly. Integrating the bucket into the parasol also solves the problem of limited balcony space in the city. Able to intelligently purify water. Rayn provides users with more convenience in their daily lives and helps achieve a sustainable lifestyle.
- Inspiration
- Rayn's design is inspired by the daily life of urban residents and environmental protection concepts. We found that when people water their balcony plants, they need to fill a kettle with water at home and then take it to the balcony, which is a cumbersome process. Therefore, we designed a parasol that can collect rainwater, making watering convenient. Urban balconies have limited space, so we combined rainwater collectors with parasols. Environmental protection is also what people want.
- Research
- The purpose of Rayn's research is to solve some of the problems encountered by urban residents in their lives, such as limited balcony space and frequent transportation of kettles. By designing a product that integrates sunshade, rainwater collection, and intelligent water purification, it provides users with a Environmentally friendly, practical and innovative solution. We discovered users' needs and problems through in-depth observation and understanding of urban life.
- Challenge
- During the design and research process of Rayn, the main challenge we faced was how to utilize the parasols in the limited balcony, and at the same time, we needed to make a more reasonable design for the layout of the balcony. In addition, a lot of effort has been put into the material and structural design of umbrella curtains to more effectively carry rainwater to ensure that it is more practical for rainwater collection.
- Realization and Technology
- Rayn uses metal, wood and tarpaulin materials, which naturally match modern outdoor furniture. The materials are waterproofed to ensure the durability of the product. In addition, the 88L large-capacity PE barrel can store more rainwater, and the intelligent water purification device can effectively purify rainwater. We also designed an overflow protection device. When the water tank is full, water will pass through the umbrella tube. device is discharged to the outside.
- Operation and Interaction
- Rayn's user experience and human-computer interaction focus on simplicity and intuitiveness, as well as practicality and convenience. Users can easily open and close the sunshade through the knob, view and use the collected rainwater through the screen, and operate and monitor the smart water purifier. All operations can be done on a simple interface.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project will start in Cologne, Germany, in April 2023 and be completed in Cologne, Germany, in October 2023.
- Specifications
- 1800*2600*2200mm 4.68 square meters umbrella area 88L water tank volume
- Keywords
- rain collector, sustainable, water scarcity, water purification, droughts, sunshade, urban life, garden, balcony
