Press Release
Cali Drinking Glass by Florian Seidl Receives the Platinum A' Design Award in Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design
The international grand jury of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Florian Seidl for bakeware, tableware, drinkware and cookware design
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COMO, Italy, April 18, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Platinum A' Design Award in the Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design category for Cali Drinking Glass by Florian Seidl, designed for Officina Endorfino. The result belongs to the 2024 - 2025 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Platinum A' Design Award
The Platinum A' Design Award is recognized for honoring designs that stand at the forefront of creativity and innovation. It is the highest accolade bestowed by the A' Design Awards, acknowledging works that blend remarkable innovation with impactful societal contributions. These designs not only showcase exceptional artistic and technical proficiency but also highlight their creators' commitment to advancing the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Recipients of this award are celebrated for their role in shaping the aesthetics and trends of our time, contributing significantly to the enhancement of quality of life and promoting sustainable development.
More About Cali Drinking Glass
The Cali glassware series, a creation by Officina Endorfino, blends personality with functionality. Its stackable design not only extends the product line but also subtly evokes the elegance of a chalice. The series features three distinct sizes, all crafted from borosilicate glass. This material allows for various color combinations and its unique properties create captivating reflections, playing with perceptions of volume, weight, and gravity. Additionally, the product packaging is made from recycled cardboard.
About Florian Seidl
Florian Seidl is an Austrian design leader based in Turin, Italy, with over 20 years of experience spanning automotive exterior design and corporate design leadership. Since 2015, he has led Lavazza Group's corporate design function, built from scratch into a team recognized with more than 90 international design awards. Before Lavazza, he spent almost eight years as a senior exterior designer at Fiat's Centro Stile, contributing to the Fiat 500 model range. Earlier in his career, he worked on KTM motorcycle projects while at Kiska, a major Austrian design agency. Always with a strong feeling for brand identity and the bigger picture beyond the project as a mere product.
Award Record
This recognition makes Florian Seidl a winner of 16 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2015 - 2016 to 2024 - 2025 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design Award
The A' Kitchenware Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good kitchenware designs by best kitchenware brands and designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to kitchenware designers, product designers, industrial design studios and kitchenware brands from all countries. Entries typically include pots, pans, cutlery, plates, bowls and glasses. Awarded kitchenware designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/kitchenware
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/167935
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/167935
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!167935
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/154515
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.endorfino.it
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Cali Drinking Glass
- Function
- Drinking Glass
- Category
- Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Food & Hospitality
- Colors
- Cadet Blue, White Smoke, Dark Slate Gray, Light Steel Blue and Cornflower Blue
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Officina Endorfino
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Florian Seidl
- Country
- Italy
- Recognition
- Platinum A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2024 - 2025
- Design ID
- #167935
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Cali is a new tumbler collection redefining the traditional drinking glass. The elegant, modular design is stackable and there are three different sizes. The series is made from borosilicate glass using the properties of the material to create a reflection and a play on the perception and gravity. It allows for interesting colour combinations and ensures the drinks are at the centre of attention. Just look at this glass!
- Inspiration
- Cali has a lot of personality and perfectly fits the identity of Officina Endorfino. The stackable design extends the product line naturally, while projecting its very own character. The shapes used merge the existing form language with a remote echo of an elegant chalice. The main body appears to be floating like a dream on top of the delicate but stable base. Cali dreaming.
- Research
- The design process was based on conceptual and formal research aimed at understanding material properties and opportunities of the category. Product development and refinement through traditional sketching and 3D modelling.
- Challenge
- The main challenge was the necessity to create a series of modular and stackable drinking glasses in different sizes that also explore the formal possibilities of the material and make a visual statement.
- Realization and Technology
- The Cali glassware series is made from borosilicate glass. The material is known for its strength, durability and temperature resistance. The glass can be moulded and crafted in a variety of very different shapes and thicknesses. It is an infinitely recyclable material that can be re-melted again and again minimizing waste and environmental impact. The packaging is made from recycled cardboard.
- Operation and Interaction
- Take a glass. Fill it up. Bring it to your mouth. Drink. Enjoy!
- Project Duration and Location
- The project was designed in Italy during the summer of 2024 as a quick side study for Officina Endorfino. A free exploration and exercise in glassware design.
- Specifications
- Cali 167: Content 167ml, Diameter 74mm, Height 90mm Cali 333: Content 333ml, Diameter 74mm, Height 135 mm Cali 500: Content 500ml, Diameter 74mm, Height 180mm
- Keywords
- tableware, drinkware, glassware, drinking glass, tumbler, stackable, glass, borosilicate, Officina Endorfino
