Press Release
Dawn Series Furniture by Wei Jingye and Yu Xiaowei Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Furniture Design
Wei Jingye and Yu Xiaowei honored for furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 19, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category for Dawn Series Furniture by Wei Jingye and Yu Xiaowei, designed for Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts. 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
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.
About Dawn Series Furniture
Dawn is a furniture set that includes a table and a chair. The form draws on the traditional Chinese round chair, with clean and smooth lines and a light blue color inspired by soft morning light. The main bodies are produced by 3D printing, while the supporting legs are made of natural color solid wood, cut by CNC machine and polished by hand. A plug-in assembly structure joins the parts, so the set is easy to transport and allows freedom in shaping. Dawn is intended for leisure use, such as reading, drinking tea and resting.
Award Record
This recognition makes Wei Jingye and Yu Xiaowei a winner of 38 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2016 - 2017 to 2024 - 2025 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. The competition 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. Entries typically include chairs, tables, sofas, beds, cabinets and shelves. Awarded furniture designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/furniture
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/169996
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/169996
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!169996
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/180555
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Dawn Series Furniture
- Function
- Series Furniture
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Lavender, Light Steel Blue, Dark Olive Green, Cornflower Blue and Gainsboro
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Wei Jingye and Yu Xiaowei
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2024 - 2025
- Design ID
- #169996
Credits
- Team
- Wei Jingye, Yu Xiaowei, Fan Aanran and Zheng Tingyao
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This piece symbolizes a new beginning and the soft light of the morning, conveying a poetic and tranquil image. It is a simple new Chinese design that combines the clean and smooth lines of the traditional round chair with lively color matching. The set includes a table and a chair, both of which are 3D printed with a light blue body and matched with wooden legs, creating a warm and modern aesthetic. Combining traditional seats with modern new materials allows Chinese furniture to be inherited and innovated.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration for the shape and color of the furniture comes from the tranquility and beauty of the morning light, capturing the soft and delicate colors of the morning light. The shape of the chair is derived from the Chinese round chair, with solid wood as the support, which contrasts with the soft plastic body, and the overall shape is simple and smooth.
- Research
- This design is guided by Chinese furniture and inspired by the light and colors of the early morning. The overall design elements use the traditional Chinese round chair form, and are matched with solid wood and 3D printed plastic as the main materials, adding a simple and agile modern feel to the simple and dignified Chinese semantics.
- Challenge
- Combining the ancient Chinese semantics with the modern 3D printed plastic material to make history and modernity collide requires ensuring the comfort and functionality of the product on the basis of structural innovation.
- Realization and Technology
- The product support structure is made of original color solid wood, using modern CNC technology, and is formed through machine cutting and manual polishing. The main part adopts 3D printing technology and plug-in assembly structure.
- Operation and Interaction
- It is suitable for leisure and entertainment. Whether it is reading, drinking tea, or resting and playing, this design brings a sense of safety and comfort to the user. The product materials are mainly solid wood and 3D printed plastic. The colors are fresh and vibrant, and the soft colors can be used as interior decoration.
- Project Duration and Location
- The design had started in Shenyang in January 2024, completed in Shenyang in June 2024, and displayed in the museum of Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts in Shenyang in June in 2024.
- Specifications
- 690mm x 540mm x 820mm, 1430mm x 750mm x 750mm, the supporting structure solid wood is machine cut and hand polished, the main part adopts 3D printing technology and plug-in assembly structure, which is assembled and formed, easy to transport and has a high degree of freedom in shaping.
- Keywords
- Simple Design, New Chinese Style, Color, Modern, Leisure
