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Ladan Zadfar & Mohammad Farshad Is Honored with the A' Design Award for O.boat Teakettle in Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design
Ladan Zadfar & Mohammad Farshad honored for bakeware, tableware, drinkware and cookware design by the international grand jury of the 2015 - 2016 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2016 /DesignNewswire/ O.boat Teakettle by Ladan Zadfar & Mohammad Farshad, designed for Creator studio, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2015 - 2016 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The A' Design Award Explained
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.
More About O.boat Teakettle
O.boat is an effort to combine origami art with practical utensils. O.boat is a teakettle shaped as an origami boat. It is divided into three separate parts: the first part is the water container which is the bottom of the boat,the second part is where tea is made and it is placed on the top of water container and the third part is the closure of the pot. The designers consideration was to design a module that shows everything could be shaped differently and in a complete new way.
About Ladan Zadfar & Mohammad Farshad
Ladan Zadfar has a genuine fascination for delving into the needs and real challenges faced by customers or users. Her primary focus is on merging quantitative data with qualitative feedback, ensuring evidence-based strategic design solutions that align with both client expectations and project objectives. This mindset propels her towards a journey of continuous learning and self-challenge, pushing boundaries in various aspects to deliver the most optimal outcomes.
Award Record
This recognition makes Ladan Zadfar & Mohammad Farshad a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted in the 2015 - 2016 edition of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design Award
The A' Kitchenware Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good kitchenware designs by best kitchenware brands and designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to kitchenware designers, product designers, industrial design studios and kitchenware brands from all countries. Typical entries include pots, pans, cutlery, plates, bowls and glasses. The awarded kitchenware designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/kitchenware
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/44879
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/44879
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!44879
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/153935
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- O.boat Teakettle
- Function
- Teakettle
- Category
- Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Food & Hospitality
- Colors
- Light Gray, Gray, Dim Gray, Gainsboro and Dark Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Creator studio
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Ladan Zadfar & Mohammad Farshad
- Country
- Germany
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2015 - 2016
- Design ID
- #44879
Credits
- Team
- Ladan Zadfar and Mohammad Farshad
- Image Credits
- Ladan Zadfar Mohammad Farshad
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This design is an elegant, beautiful teakettle which is a concept lies in the fusion of origami boats and a teapot and is a true pleasure to partake from.This design is divided in two parts that match together vertically.The underneath part is where we pour water and the top part is where we make tea.This design is made of clear tempered soda-lime glass and metal, it also has a little grid shield which we pour dry tea in it and then it is put into the top part and it has caoutchouc handholds.
- Inspiration
- Origami is one of the most interesting hand arts ever, once we read an article about origami that was written by an origami professor, he said we can use origami for everything because it is everywhere and that was the sparkle of this idea. If origami is everywhere and we can use it for everything why not in the kitchen!We started working on a new teapot and kettle that is a concept of an origami boat. We also used colors that mostly represent the ocean and the sea to let you feel its content.
- Research
- We did a major research on origami and all the shapes that could be made and we studied about how we can mix the origami world with our world and make it practical .
- Challenge
- The challenge was to combine origami and kitchenware like teakettle and make it work . The hardest part was to shape something that shows our point of view and the aspects that were important for designers.
- Realization and Technology
- This design is made of three different materials: clear tempered soda-lime glass which is stabile and resistant to strikes,metal that shape the lines of the boat and holds the structure,caoutchouc that shapes the handholds and it is designed like it is no different from the metal that is used and you can see the whole concept and think the handholds are also made of metal.The caoutchouc handholds are for preventing hands to burn.
- Operation and Interaction
- O.boat is a teakettle that is formed based on origami art . The basic thought was to design kitchenware that represents origami shapes and lines . Nowadays designers are trying to present new looks and aspects for almost everything around , this product was a quest in order to change the taste and look of a kitchenware that is mostly used , teakettle !
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in January 2016 in Iran and finished in February 2016 .
- Specifications
- The width of this teakettle is 300 mm , its depth is 130 mm and its height is 200 mm .
- Keywords
- teapot, teakettle, origami, boat, kitchenware, tea, ship
