Press Release
Dune Modular Compressed Sofa by Songmics Home Design Team Is Granted the Bronze A' Design Award in Furniture Design
Songmics Home Design Team honored for furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 25, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Dune Modular Compressed Sofa by Songmics Home Design Team, designed for Ziel Home Furnishing Technology Co., Ltd., has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category. The result belongs to the 2025 - 2026 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 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 Dune Modular Compressed Sofa
Dune is a modular sofa designed for living spaces. The collection includes single-seater, single-seater with armrest and two-seater modules, each 100 cm deep and 75 cm high. Curved forms and warm gradient tones recall sand dunes. High-resilience memory foam and a lightweight, high-strength frame allow each module to be compressed for packing and to regain its full shape after unpacking. Compression lowers transport volume and cost. The modules can be joined to form different layouts. The gradient knit fabric is durable, wrinkle resistant and stretchy.
Award Record
This recognition makes Songmics Home Design Team a winner of 4 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted in the 2025 - 2026 edition 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. It 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. Typical entries include chairs, tables, sofas, beds, cabinets and shelves. The awarded furniture designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/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/174655
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/174655
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!174655
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/369407
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Dune Modular Compressed Sofa
- Function
- Modular Compressed Sofa
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Sienna, Tan, Silver, Saddle Brown and Peru
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Ziel Home Furnishing Technology Co., Ltd.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Songmics Home Design Team
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #174655
Credits
- Team
- Qiuping Liao,Juan Wang,Youjin Song
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Inspired by Dune, our modular sofa collection combines beauty and functionality. Its components echo the curves and warm tones of the dunes, transforming the living space into a peaceful retreat. The key innovation of this sofa is its compressible structure, which simplifies and reduces transportation costs. Users can easily assemble the modules to create a variety of layouts. The durable, wrinkle-resistant, and stretchy gradient knit fabric ensures the comfort and stability of the sofa.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by the gentle curves and shifting light of dunes at sunset, we sought to infuse the aesthetic beauty of nature into home design. Our aim was to address the limitations of conventional sofas, which are often bulky, cumbersome to transport, and poorly adaptable to diverse living spaces. We aspired to create a piece that seamlessly combines flexible configuration, convenient mobility, and refined contemporary style.
- Research
- Inspired by the landscape of sand dunes, the Dune modular compression sofa has been designed to address the challenges of traditional sofas in terms of transportation and layout. Through modular assembly and innovative compression technology, issues of bulkiness and inflexibility are resolved. High-strength, lightweight materials and high-resilience memory foam ensure convenient transport and versatile combinations, seamlessly blending decorative appeal with practical functionality. The Dune Sofa offers a fresh choice for the modern home.
- Challenge
- The Dune Sofa draws inspiration from the undulating contours of sand dunes and the stunning colours of the sunset, combining modular assembly with compression technology to achieve a balance between aesthetics and practicality. The primary challenge was to ensure that the materials do not deform after compression, to optimise the stability of the modular connections, and to faithfully capture the artistic essence of the dunes in the design—ultimately achieving a seamless fusion of function and art.
- Realization and Technology
- At the technological and research level, to enable compressed transport, we adopted a combination of high-resilience memory foam and a high-strength, lightweight frame, ensuring that the sofa modules remain structurally sound during compression and swiftly regain their full, inviting form when unpacked. Moreover, through innovative modular assembly, we refined the connection structure, allowing users to effortlessly create a multitude of configurations.
- Operation and Interaction
- The intention behind the creation of the Dune Sofa is to transcend the traditional constraints of cumbersome transportation and immovable layouts, forging a home furnishing that harmoniously unites ornamental charm with practical functionality. Meticulously refined compression techniques in packaging ensure effortless portability and transport, while premium high-resilience foam preserves both the comfort and the unwavering elasticity of every seat.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project will start in Shenzhen in June 2025 and be completed in Shenzhen in July 2025.
- Specifications
- Single-seater Sofa: 100 × 100 × 75 cm Single-seater Sofa with Armrest: 155 × 100 × 75 cm Two-seater Sofa: 255 × 100 × 75 cm
- Keywords
- Modular design, compressed form, rapid assembly, and gradient knit fabric
