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CityWood Artwork by Hubert Roguski Wins the Golden A' Design Award in Fine Arts and Art Installation Design
Hubert Roguski honored for fine arts and art installation design by the international grand jury of the 2017 - 2018 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 16, 2018 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Golden A' Design Award in the Fine Arts and Art Installation Design category for CityWood Artwork by Hubert Roguski. The result belongs to the 2017 - 2018 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Golden A' Design Award Means
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
About CityWood Artwork
CityWood is a wooden map artwork that presents a city as a three dimensional object. City streets, water and landscape are represented by separate wooden layers, and the layers create depth. Each layer of fine quality plywood is cut with laser technology, polished for a smooth surface and assembled by hand. The layers are set in a wooden frame that measures 450 mm in width, 450 mm in height and 30 mm in depth. The artwork can hang on a wall or stand on a desk. The natural grain of the wood makes each map different.
About Hubert Roguski
Polish architect and product designer Hubert Roguski takes an innovative approach to map design. His studies at Warsaw University of Technology and at University of Tokyo allowed him to approach his creation from various viewpoints. He has a distinctive style that blends traditional minimalist style together with modern perspective of the metropolitan cartographer. Through his art, he substantiate the value of hand made act on natural wooden materials.
Award Record
This recognition makes Hubert Roguski a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Fine Arts and Art Installation Design Award
The A' Fine-Art Design Award is an international fine-art design competition recognizing best fine-art works by leading fine-art artists and creators worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to artists, painters, sculptors and ceramicists from all countries. Entries typically include sculptures, paintings, installations, photographs, drawings and mixed media works. Awarded art designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/fine-art
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/59746
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/59746
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!59746
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/214748
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://thecitywood.com
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- CityWood Artwork
- Function
- Artwork
- Category
- Fine Arts and Art Installation Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Arts
- Colors
- Rosy Brown, Gray, Dim Gray, Gainsboro and White Smoke
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Hubert Roguski
- Country
- Poland
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2017 - 2018
- Design ID
- #59746
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- CityWood is a wooden map artwork. City streets, water and landscape are represented by separate wooden layers. Each layer is precisely cut using laser technology. It is a three dimensional design that combines modern technology (laser cutting, GIS, OSM Data) with the beauty of wood and craftsmanship.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by a actual city the project shows a city space as a 3d object. Thin yet very complex street pattern, cut in wood layers looks like minimalist modern abstract art.
- Research
- The map itself is a beauty. I wanted to transfer it to a three dimensional object. My long study of maps and GIS technology made it possible to acquire a current maps of the cities. Using laser technology I was able to create a layered model of a city. Wood is a uniquely patterned natural material and it was chosen for this design. It gives an additional rare value for each work.
- Challenge
- The final design is a product of a long battle between wood and city pattern. To find this unique proportion of width and depth of the each street, many prototypes were created. The color of the wood of each layer makes the whole design readable and visible as a city map.
- Realization and Technology
- The design is a multilayered city pattern object framed in wooden frame. Each layer of polished fine quality plywood is cut using laser technology.
- Operation and Interaction
- The wood art depending on its size can hang or stand on the desk. Whether in the living room, dining room or office space.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in May 2017 in Warsaw, Poland.
- Specifications
- Width 450 mm x Depth 30 mm x Height 450 mm
- Keywords
- laser, cut, map ,street, city, new york,wood,citywood
