Press Release
Arc Guitar Stand by Hung Yuan Chang Is Granted the A' Design Award in Furniture Design
Hung Yuan Chang acknowledged for furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ Arc Guitar Stand by Hung Yuan Chang, designed for HYC Design Studio, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to 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.
The A' Design Award Explained
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
More About Arc Guitar Stand
Arc is a guitar stand designed to hold a guitar in a stable upright position. The stand is made of ash wood. The arc strips are shaped by laminated bending and are then connected with joints to form a triangular structure. The triangular body keeps the guitar steady during storage. The form was inspired by modern architecture and by space design, with attention to structures that are not over-decorated. The simple shape allows the stand to suit contemporary interiors, where it can serve both as a tool and as a decorative object.
About Hung Yuan Chang
Hung Yuan Chang has studied architecture and furniture design, he also carries a rich guitar playing and instrument crafting experience. He worked in architecture field for several years before he moved to Rochester New York and focused on perfecting his furniture design and wood crafting skills. He then setup his own studio at Bay Area California in 2017. He focus on combining different ideas and crafting skills from different design domains. He believes in being at the front line with his audiences, observing how people live and act is essential to the design.
Award Record
This recognition makes Hung Yuan Chang a winner of 5 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2018 - 2019 and the 2019 - 2020 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Furniture Design Award
The A' Furniture Design Award is an international furniture competition recognizing good furniture designs by best furniture designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to furniture designers, product designers, industrial design studios and furniture brands from all countries. Typical entries include chairs, tables, sofas, beds, cabinets and shelves. The awarded furniture designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/furniture
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/99117
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/99117
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!99117
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/223737
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.hungyuanchang.com
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
- Arc Guitar Stand
- Function
- Guitar Stand
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Saddle Brown, Black, Tan, White and Rosy Brown
- Images
- 5
- Client
- HYC Design Studio
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Hung Yuan Chang
- Country
- United States of America
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #99117
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The arc strips were made and connected by using laminated veneer techniques and then combined joints and form a stable triangular body of structure. The guitar sits steady within the structure. And because of the unique shape, the stand could easily fit in contemporary, it could act as a tool or a piece of art.
- Inspiration
- Guitar stand is rarely the topic being explored in the furniture world. musicians deserve something better. Arc guitar stand was inspired by the modern architectures and the ponderation of space design on how to composite structures that are not over-decorated and form a new pattern that is elegant and enchanted.
- Research
- This is an outstanding guitar stand made out of hardwood with overcome various of structural challenges and wood crafting techniques. The guitar stand is stable with its own personality and with a pretty structure and appearance.
- Challenge
- musicians deserve something better. The challenges of the design are in finding the right materials and how to maximize the angles of the placement. The guitar stand has an unique structural placement which creates challenges when it’s being crafted: To form the shape and the accurate joint angle, which requires a huge amount of calculation when bending and making joint each pieces of wood, is one of the key challenges when crafting.
- Realization and Technology
- Ash, Joint, Laminate bending.
- Specifications
- Width 37mm x Depth 36mm x Height 27mm
- Keywords
- Guitar stand, Chair, Wood, guitar, structure,
