Press Release
Mako Design Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for Bennetti Watch in Jewelry Design
Mako Design honored for jewelry design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Jewelry Design category for Bennetti Watch by Mako Design. The award was conferred within the 2019 - 2020 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Bronze A' Design Award Means
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.
About Bennetti Watch
Bennetti is a wristwatch designed to combine durability with a refined appearance. The case measures 40 mm in diameter and 12 mm in thickness, and the water resistance level is 5 ATM. The design began with quick hand sketches that resolved the smaller details. A full three-dimensional model was then created and rendered, and the case was 3D printed to confirm a comfortable fit on the wrist. The movement was reconfigured inside the case during the mechanical phase. The concept was completed in about three months.
About Mako Design
MAKO Design + Invent is the founding firm in North America for providing world-class consumer product development services tailored to small businesses, startups, and inventors. Simply put, Mako Design is the leading one-stop-shop for developing your physical product from idea to store shelves, all in a high-quality, cost-effective, and timely manner. Mako Design operates as one powerhouse 30-person product design team spread across 4 offices from coast-to-coast to serve you (Austin, Miami, San Francisco, & Toronto).
Award Record
With this recognition, Mako Design is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Jewelry Design Award
The A' Jewelry Design Award is an international jewelry design competition recognizing good jewelry designs by best jewelry designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to jewelry designers, jewelry brands, jewelers and goldsmiths from all countries. Entries typically include rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, brooches and pendants. Awarded jewelry designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/jewelry
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/91785
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/91785
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!91785
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/259183
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://bit.ly/2kq6T1Q
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
- Bennetti Watch
- Function
- Watch
- Category
- Jewelry Design
- Discipline
- Fashion Design
- Industry
- Luxury and Fashion
- Colors
- Black, Dim Gray, Gainsboro, Dark Gray and Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Mako Design
- Country
- Canada
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #91785
Credits
- Team
- Rob Colgan
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Designed by MAKO and crafted from the finest materials, The Benetti Watch is a cut above its competition. MAKO developed the concept from an idea and after prototyping and assisting with 3D CAD renderings, hand sketching, concept design, digital sketching, product planning, and packaging design through to production. MAKO used elements of logo ideation, manufacturing sourcing, packaging all materials, production management and manufacturing sourcing The Bennetti Watch design as well.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration behind the Bennetti watch stems from the philosophy that a luxury watch should never have to sacrifice its durability for beauty. With this in mind, each Bennetti watch is built to be taken seriously, to stand out, compliment personal style, be a conversation piece and be overall a work of art.
- Challenge
- This product made its way from concept design, to a fully functional prototype, and ultimately into production. Though relatively straightforward, the majority of the challenges took place during the mechanical phase, as we were re-configuring the movement within the watch case.
- Realization and Technology
- Quick sketch ideation helped us realize the smaller design details, while the full 3D model was designed in Solidworks and then rendered with Keyshot. Amidst the CAD phase, we had 3D printed the watch casing to ensure that it sat comfortably on the wrist as well.
- Project Duration and Location
- The concept design took approximately three months to finish in Toronto, Canada, with respect to other existing products that were also under development
- Specifications
- Case Diameter: 40 MM Case Thickness: 12 MM Water Resistance Level: 5 ATM
- Keywords
- watch, luxury, fashion, accessory, accessories, watches, bennetti
