Press Release
A' Design Award in Furniture Design Goes to Mariel Series Storage And Item Placement by Songmics Home Design Team
The international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Songmics Home Design Team for furniture design
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category for Mariel Series Storage And Item Placement by Songmics Home Design Team, designed for Ziel Home Furnishing Technology Co., Ltd.,. The award was conferred within the 2025 - 2026 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 A' Design Award
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
About Mariel Series Storage And Item Placement
Mariel Series is a furniture collection designed for storage and item placement in the home. The series includes side tables, a coffee table, a bar table, a console table, a shoe-changing seat, a dining table, a dining chair, a bedside table and a bed. A retro gourd-column shape is combined with modern forms and finishes. Panels are made of solid wood or burl wood veneer, and the colors include natural wood tones and color blocking. The side tables use a tool-free installation structure, which allows flat packaging.
Award Record
With this recognition, Songmics Home Design Team is a winner of 10 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/176920
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/176920
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!176920
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/369407
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Mariel Series Storage And Item Placement
- Function
- Storage And Item Placement
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Silver, Dark Gray, Rosy Brown, Gray and Light Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Ziel Home Furnishing Technology Co., Ltd.,
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Songmics Home Design Team
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #176920
Credits
- Team
- Yexin Wang, Guonian Li, Ying Li, Yan Huang and Yuan Liang
- Image Credits
- Songmics Home Design Team
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Focusing on the integration of retro style and modern sense, the gourd - column furniture series is launched. Side tables use tool - free installation and flat packaging. CMF includes log color, color blocking, etc. Panels are made of solid wood or burl wood veneer, suitable for multi - style homes.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by the retro gourd - column shape and the needs of diverse home styles, creating furniture that combines retro and modern styles.
- Research
- The research integrates retro and modern home styles, and creates practical and beautiful furniture suitable for multiple styles through gourd - column shape, tool - free installation, characteristic CMF and material application, providing a new direction for home design.
- Challenge
- How to combine modern production technologies (tool - free installation, flat packaging) and materials (burl wood veneer, etc.) while retaining the charm of the retro gourd - column shape, and achieve a good balance between style and function is a challenge.
- Realization and Technology
- Using materials such as solid wood and burl wood veneer, side tables use tool - free installation structures to achieve flat packaging production.
- Operation and Interaction
- Side tables are tool - free to install, with simple operation; furniture integrates into the home space, interacts harmoniously with the environment, and enhances space beauty and practicality.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project was launched in Shenzhen in February 2025 and completed in Shenzhen in September 2025. It is expected to be launched on the market in March 2026
- Specifications
- Round side table:width 300 mm x depth 300 mm x Height 550 mm square side table:width 400 mm x Depth 300 mm x Height 550 mm coffee table:width 800 mm x Depth 800 mm x height 450 mm round bar table:Width 600 mm x Depth 600 mm x Height 1050 mm console table:Width 1000 mm x Depth 300 mm x Height 800 mm shoe-changing stool:width 800 mm x depth 280 mm x Height 500 mm dining table:Width 1400 mm x depth 850 mm x Height 750 mm dining chair:Width 485 mm x Depth 630 mm x Height 1015 mm bedside table:Width 500 mm x Depth 400 mm x Height 570 mm bed:Width 1600 mm x Depth 2112 mm x Height 1100 mm
- Keywords
- Retro furnitur, Gourd column, Tool - free installation, Flat packaging, CMF design
