Press Release
The Sea Refuses No River Restaurant by Alex Jiang Is Granted the Silver A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Alex Jiang honored for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ The Sea Refuses No River Restaurant by Alex Jiang, designed for Prime Interior Design, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2019 - 2020 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.
The Silver A' Design Award Explained
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.
About The Sea Refuses No River Restaurant
The Sea Refuses No River is a Teppanyaki restaurant interior located in the central area of Shanghai. The interior area is 478 square meters and the landscape area is 800 square meters. The design joins modern lines with traditional Chinese wood structure, recalling the iron window frames of Shikumen houses. Materials include copper imitating stainless steel, Hainan volcanic rock, oak wood veneer, gray marble and soft fabrics. A handmade wall carpet lines the aisle. Curved walls and a stepped ceiling suggest the movement of waves.
About Alex Jiang
Mr. ALEX Jiang is deeply influenced by Chinese and Western cultures,with passion to collect and study fine arts,specialized in combining the essence of European classical furniture culture with modern design style elements.With his own unique vision and novel ideas,he has continuously created a series of excellent works in the design field.His unique charm and diversified style have been cast with his long-lasting charm and personality thinking formed over the years.
Award Record
This recognition makes Alex Jiang a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award
The A' Interior Design Award is an international interior design competition recognizing good interior designs by interior designers and architects worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Entries typically include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. Awarded interior designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/interior
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/96338
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/96338
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!96338
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/263519
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.pid-sha.com/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- The Sea Refuses No River Restaurant
- Function
- Restaurant
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Black, Dark Olive Green, Dark Slate Gray, Saddle Brown and Sienna
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Prime Interior Design
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Alex Jiang
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #96338
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Rivers and roads integrate 2D lines on the map,just like 3D composition of nature and humanities.Between squares,integrating the modern lines with Chinese traditional wood structure,shows the spirit of iron window of Shikumen.
- Inspiration
- Shanghai - the largest city in China is where I work in,Is a city full of emotions and integrating Chinese and western cultures,During these 22 years when I lived here, I was wandering in the lane and alley with rich Shanghai culture and feeling the development and growth of this city.
- Research
- We show the streamline feeling for the planning of spatial moving lines,hoping to create the expression modes related to the sea.Therefore, the word “sea” is the important origin of the creative idea.The wall with mtoving line and streamline modeling in the aisle is also the extension of conception, the handcraft wall carpet on the wall is also the delicate performance of the traditional handicraft and the beauty of Chinese tradition.
- Challenge
- Shanghai Art Deco’s spirit design symbol and ceiling detail design are the embodiment of the precision process, each step’s change size is different, fluctuating as like the wave, the pane modeling shown by the simple lines is the memory and impression of old Shanghai, the arrayed ceiling creates the environment space of ritual sense and presents the different spatial feelings.
- Realization and Technology
- Copper imitated stainless steel – the embodiment of retro feelings. Hainan volcanic rock – the beauty of natural quality. Oak wood veneer – the symbol of arts and humanities. Quality of fabrics soft decoration – spirit of profession. Gray marble – embodiment of noble quality.
- Operation and Interaction
- The customer visited a Teppanyaki restaurant with tatami in US, bearing in mind constantly, the customer hopes to open a Teppanyaki restaurant in Shanghai, and thus luckily, we got the opportunity to show the design of this dining hall. With our diligent and effective communication, the final presented effect not only satisfies the customer but also creates the ultimate aesthetics of Zen, every detail is the embodiment of the professional spirit.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project，“The Sea Refuses No Rive — 海纳百川” ， locates in central area in Shanghai.Started in October 2017 and finished in September 2018.
- Specifications
- Interior Area：478m² Landscape Area：800m²
- Keywords
- ShangHai，TheSeaRefusesNoRiver，TeppanYAKI，Landmark，Zen，Tatami，ArtDeco，Handicraft，Shikumen
