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Re-Leaf Tree Pool by The School of Industrial Design in LAFA Wins the Silver A' Design Award in Street Furniture Design
The School of Industrial Design in LAFA acknowledged for street furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2016 - 2017 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 19, 2017 /DesignNewswire/ Re-Leaf Tree Pool by The School of Industrial Design in LAFA, designed for Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Street Furniture Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2016 - 2017 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 Silver A' Design Award
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
Regarding Re-Leaf Tree Pool
Re-Leaf is an ecological tree pool designed for streets and public spaces. Fallen leaves are gathered inside the semi-enclosed basin, where rain and snow compact them until they decompose. The rotted leaves act as a natural fertilizer that increases soil nutrients and supports tree growth. The semi-closed form also reduces water runoff and helps protect soil moisture. Re-Leaf is made of cast iron and consists of four identical parts, which are joined before installation around a tree. The tree pool measures 1300 by 1300 by 250 millimetres.
About The School of Industrial Design in LAFA
Curriculum vitae Wenkai Xue, the director of National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center of Industrial Design in LAFA, a member of the China Artists Association, employed as a professor, vice-president and postgraduate tutor in The School of Industrial Design in LuXun Academy of Fine Arts, who has published a plenty of design works, papers, treatise, achievements and projects, now is working in the industrial design teaching research and design practice. Main works Design of Concept Voice Box has won the Golden Awards of the 1st LiaoNing Provence Arts and Designs. Public facility Series Design has nominated in The Concept Exhibition of Environment Facilities in Beijing Olympic Park.
Award Record
This recognition makes The School of Industrial Design in LAFA a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Street and City Furniture Design Award
The A' Street Furniture Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good street furniture designs by leading designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to street furniture designers, industrial design studios, street furniture brands and street furniture manufacturers from all countries. Entries typically include benches, bollards, bus shelters, bicycle racks, litter bins and planters. Awarded street furniture designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/street-furniture
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/52502
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/52502
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!52502
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/169667
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Re-Leaf Tree Pool
- Function
- Tree Pool
- Category
- Street Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Social Impact
- Colors
- Silver, Dark Olive Green, Dark Gray, Dark Slate Gray and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Luxun Academy of Fine Arts
The Recognition
- Laureate
- The School of Industrial Design in LAFA
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2016 - 2017
- Design ID
- #52502
Credits
- Team
- Xue Wenkai, Sun Jian, Du Heli, Xue Bomu and Dai Guanrong
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- As we all agree that Mother Nature know what is the best, fallen leaves are the best fertilizer of trees. But before those leaves rot for a while, they are accumulated, compacted and watered by rain and snow. Return to the Roots is the solution of fallen leaves. By means of ingenious design of three-dimensional space, trees are spread fertilizer which is ret by their own fallen leaves in the enclosed space formed by the tree pool, so as to increase soil nutrients and stimulate tree growth.
- Inspiration
- By considering of Mother Nature always using new lives to replace the old one, every new leaves can be seen a regeneration of those fallen leaves. Just like the saying that Mother Nature always know what is the best, fallen leaves are the best fertilizer of trees. In each autumn, fallen leaves are everywhere on the street, not be used. So we offer you Re-leaf, the design of ecological tree pool, the best solution of fallen leaves.
- Research
- To offer a better solution of fallen leaves and give trees more fertilizer, we find a solution in the tree pools design. As we all know, the fallen leaves can be rotted by themselves and it is the best fertilizer of trees. Semi-closed tree pool can effectively avoid water runoff and protect soil moisture. We put the fallen leaves in our tree pool, give it a space in rotting.
- Challenge
- The challenge of our design is that we cannot find a suitable material in hardness and ductility. After a number of tests in the selection of materials, we finally find the proper material which achieves the desired effect.
- Realization and Technology
- Our design is shaped by Cast iron molding technology.
- Operation and Interaction
- Our project is kind of model combination design, combine with 4 same parts. You can install all the parts before you set up the tree pool.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in April 2015 in LAFA Communal Facility Design Studio and finished in August 2016 in National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center of Industrial Design in LAFA.
- Specifications
- Width 1300mm x Depth 1300mm x Height 250mm
- Keywords
- Ecological Balance, Sustainable, Regeneration, redesign,
