Press Release
Folds Folding Rack by Songmics Home Design Team Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Homeware Design
Songmics Home Design Team acknowledged for homeware design by the international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ Folds Folding Rack by Songmics Home Design Team, designed for Ziel Home Furnishing Technology Co., Ltd., has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Homeware Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within 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 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.
Regarding Folds Folding Rack
Folds is a modular storage rack inspired by origami art. The design uses a small number of component types that can be arranged in different ways. The same parts can form desktop storage boxes, wall shelves and edge shelves. Folds is made of metal sheet and is supplied as a flat pack, so the parts are assembled by following the instructions. A gradient color effect is applied by spray painting, and the surface texture is added by heat transfer printing. The open compartments allow items to be placed and reached quickly.
Award Record
This recognition makes Songmics Home Design Team a winner of 8 A' Design Awards. All of the awards belong to the 2025 - 2026 edition of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Decorative Items and Homeware Design Award
The A' Homeware Design Award is an international homeware design competition recognizing good homeware designs by leading brands and designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to homeware designers, product designers, industrial design studios and ceramic artists from all countries. Entries typically include tableware, lighting fixtures, cookware, decorative accessories, bathroom accessories and furniture. Awarded homeware designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/homeware
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/174680
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/174680
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!174680
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/369407
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Folds Folding Rack
- Function
- Folding Rack
- Category
- Homeware Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Dark Gray, Gainsboro, Rosy Brown, Chocolate 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
- #174680
Credits
- Team
- TianFeng Jiang, Weiwen Xiong and JinFeng Xie
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Inspired by origami art, it focuses on the design concept of changing processes within the same module. Starting from the flat packaging of origami structure, the modular components are adjusted through the production process to transform into various forms such as desktop storage boxes, wall shelves, and edge shelves. Adapt to the storage needs of multiple scenarios with the fewest component types, integrating the efficient logic and practical functions of origami space.
- Inspiration
- In origami art, a sheet of paper, after being folded, takes on various three dimensional forms. When it comes to product design, using modular components as paper, through simple process adjustments, various shapes can be transformed, generating storage items suitable for multiple scenarios.
- Research
- This project explores the application of origami concepts in the design of storage products, studies the generation logic of origami forms, and develops modular components with folding adaptability. Through user scenario analysis, verify the multi-scenario applicability.
- Challenge
- Origami flexibly folds and transforms into a stable product structure, taking into account both configurability and durability. Balance the functional requirements of multiple scenarios in modular design. Through repeated material tests, structural simulations, and optimization of component connections and folding angles, a product that combines the aesthetic appeal of origami with practical storage is ultimately achieved.
- Realization and Technology
- The material is a metal sheet and supports flat packaging. The gradient effect is achieved through the spray painting process, and the surface texture is endowed by heat transfer printing. The durability of the metal is suitable for various scenarios, and the lively visual effect is created by the color process.
- Operation and Interaction
- Users can choose to place it on the desktop or hang it on the wall as needed. Assemble the flat packaging components as per the instructions; When in use, items can be conveniently placed in the corresponding compartments, and the open structure facilitates quick access. The decorative appearance interacts with the space and becomes a visual highlight.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in Shenzhen in February 2024 and was completed in Shenzhen in June 2024.
- Specifications
- Width 250mm x Depth 150mm x Height 250mm
- Keywords
- Origami design, modular storage, folding function, multi-scenario application, flat packaging
