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Tegeta 30 Year Award Commemorative by Teona Kokhodze and Nini Chanturia Receives the Bronze A' Design Award in Awards, Prize and Competitions Design
The international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Teona Kokhodze and Nini Chanturia for awards, prize and competitions design
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COMO, Italy, April 15, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Tegeta 30 Year Award Commemorative by Teona Kokhodze and Nini Chanturia, designed for Tegeta, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Awards, Prize and Competitions Design category. 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 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.
More About Tegeta 30 Year Award Commemorative
This commemorative award translates time and collective achievement into a physical form through a layered metal structure. Laser cut plates are stacked around a central axis, creating a modular system where repetition and proportion define the object. Controlled oxidation finishing ensures material durability and visual consistency.
About Teona Kokhodze and Nini Chanturia
Teona Kokhodze is a creative director based in Georgia, whose work spans design, automotive, and cultural programming. She develops concepts that transform functional environments into experience-driven spaces through a combination of spatial design, visual identity, and storytelling. Her projects bring together branding, architecture, and curated content within the automotive industry. In parallel, she initiates exhibitions and collaborations that engage with contemporary art and contribute to the local creative ecosystem.
Award Record
With this recognition, Teona Kokhodze and Nini Chanturia is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Award, Trophy, Prize and Competition Design Award
The A' Accolade Design Award is an international design competition recognizing designs of trophies, prizes and accolades by leading designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to accolade designers, trophy designers, prize designers and competition design experts from all countries. Entries typically include awards, prizes, competitions, contests, medals and trophies. Awarded accolade designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/accolade
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/179432
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/179432
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!179432
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/377814
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Tegeta 30 Year Award Commemorative
- Function
- Commemorative
- Category
- Awards, Prize and Competitions Design
- Discipline
- Service Design
- Industry
- Arts and Branding & Advertising
- Colors
- Dim Gray, Gainsboro, Black, Dark Slate Gray and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Tegeta
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Teona Kokhodze and Nini Chanturia
- Country
- Georgia
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #179432
Credits
- Team
- Nini Chanturia and Teona Kokhodze
- Image Credits
- Giorgi Mamasakhlisi
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This commemorative award translates time and collective achievement into a physical form through a layered metal structure. Laser-cut plates are stacked around a central axis, creating a modular system where repetition and proportion define the object. Controlled oxidation finishing ensures material durability and visual consistency.
- Inspiration
- The project was inspired by the concept of time as an accumulative process rather than a singular symbolic moment. References were drawn from architectural stratification, infrastructural layering, and the natural ageing of materials, where form evolves through continuous addition and transformation. This accumulation is understood not only as physical growth but also as the result of collective human effort. The design reflects the contributions of founders and employees who have shaped the company over thirty years, translating their shared legacy into a structured and enduring form.
- Research
- Qualitative design research aimed to translate a corporate milestone into a physical expression of time. The methodology integrated design thinking, sketching, conceptual analysis, material experimentation, and iterative prototyping. Data was collected through visual research, precedent studies, and collaboration with the manufacturer. Experiments explored proportion, layering, and oxidation processes. Results produced a modular system encoding duration, demonstrating how design can materialize collective memory and reinforce corporate identity.
- Challenge
- A key challenge was the individual production of each metal plate, with a total of 185 unique elements corresponding to employees. This required precise coordination, consistency in fabrication, and careful control of the oxidation process to maintain visual continuity across all pieces. The process was time-intensive and demanded close collaboration with the manufacturer to ensure accuracy, quality, and alignment with the conceptual intent.
- Realization and Technology
- The design was developed through digital 3D modeling and iterative prototyping to refine proportion and structural balance. Production was carried out in collaboration with De Castelli, utilizing precision fabrication and their signature metal oxidation process to achieve controlled surface gradation. This technique enhances depth and material expression, while finishing processes ensure clean edges and a refined tactile quality.
- Operation and Interaction
- The trophy is experienced as a layered object, where each metal slab represents a year of contribution. As the number of layers increases, the form grows vertically, symbolizing time and collective effort. The user interacts with the object visually and physically, reading its structure as a record of achievement. This layered progression creates a clear and meaningful connection between the object and the duration of service.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project was developed over a one-year period from 2024 to 2025. It started in Tbilisi, Georgia, with concept development and prototyping, and was completed in Italy at the De Castelli factory, where final production and material refinement were carried out.
- Specifications
- Dimensions: 130 mm (W) x 50 mm (D) x approx. 300 mm (H, variable depending on number of slabs). The base supports a modular vertical composition of metal plates and spacers. Individual elements are precision-fabricated and assembled to reflect years of service. Surface treatment includes controlled oxidation with graded tonal variation. The structure ensures stability while allowing scalable configuration.
- Keywords
- award trophy, commemorative design, corporate identity, anniversary award, metal design, oxidation finish, modular structure, minimal design, recognition object, industrial craftsmanship
