Press Release
Linkform Design Receives the Bronze A' Design Award for Aplus Seafood Bar and Restaurant in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
The international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Linkform Design for interior space and exhibition design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ Aplus Seafood Bar and Restaurant by Linkform Design, designed for A-plus Dining, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within 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 scored 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.
Regarding Aplus Seafood Bar and Restaurant
Aplus is a seafood bar and restaurant located inside a department store in Taipei. The interior covers 4520 square feet and is inspired by the elements of the ocean. Waves are interpreted through flowing forms and shades of blue that move from dark to light. Customized decorative light fixtures are mounted on the ceiling to suggest the continuity of waves. A Japanese graphic of a geisha with an octopus decorates the bar area. Western and eastern materials are combined to reflect the fusion cuisine served. The bar is placed in the center so the space can host both small and large groups.
About Linkform Design
Kung-Chao Huang is a Taiwanese interior designer. Most of his projects are in Taiwan. The designer has done many commercial design. He incorporates the interior design into the brand identity. The designer also helps the outdated brands to transform and improve the costumer experience in term of spatial design. Kung-Chao Huang does not only take care of the design, he is actually engaged in the discussion of the marketing field as well as he believes that knowing everything about a brand is the way to come up with best design.
Award Record
Linkform Design is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
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. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Typical entries include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. The awarded interior designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/interior
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/98289
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/98289
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!98289
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/262653
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://tinyurl.com/vsztg2z
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Aplus Seafood Bar and Restaurant
- Function
- Seafood Bar and Restaurant
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Black, Deep Sky Blue, Dark Slate Gray, Saddle Brown and Sienna
- Images
- 5
- Client
- A-plus Dining
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Linkform Design
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #98289
Credits
- Team
- Kung-Chao Huang, Jo-Tzu Huang and Tzu-Ying Huang
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Linkform design's aim is to express the liveliness of the ocean by creating a dynamic environment to give life to the seafood restaurant. The materials and methods to make the entire interior has its flow mimicking the waves of the ocean. Additionally, by the philosophy of the restaurant -a creative seafood cuisine that has a sense of western and eastern fusion, some materials that was used were to completely convey the concept of both western and eastern culture.
- Inspiration
- The concept was inspired by the elements of the ocean. Linkformed Design isolated the process of waves which can be divided into color, shape, and conveyed these elements to the entire space by the transformed color and shapes, such as the blue color from the dark to shallow. In the end,the project used the projection of waves and the traditional Japanese graphic of geisha with octopus to bring out the overall atmosphere.
- Research
- The main research of the project focused on how to connect western and eastern culture by using several materials and different ways. Linkform design focuses on making details to convey the dynamic concept and make the entire space has visual multilevel while making sure the company still abides on the rules of having construction in a department store and finished on schedule.
- Challenge
- the greatest challenge of the seafood bar and restaurant is the arrangement. The place also accommodates special events. The project should fit for both small and big crowds without sacrificing the design. Thus, bar was placed in the middle.
- Realization and Technology
- For the seafood restaurant, the design used customized, decorative light features mounted on the ceiling to showcase the continuity and projection of the waves that enhances the dynamic feel. The bar's interior was collaborated with a well-known Taiwanese tattoo artist to finish the Japanese geisha graphic which perfectly convey the oriental style.
- Operation and Interaction
- The restaurant is located inside a department store in the heart of Taipei. First of all, to engage with a city, Linkform design used contemporary methods and techniques, as well as playing with the lighting. To showcase the balance between variety of cultures, quality and stylish materials were played with a mixture of different techniques and method to make a unique sense of cultural fusion.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in February 2018 Taipei and finished in June 2018 Taipei.
- Keywords
- Seafood, bar, restaurant, creativity, conceptual, industrial, oriental, modern
