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Zhang Yingli, Xv Hongxin and Li Ruotong Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for Table Dancers Stationery in Art and Stationery Supplies Design
Zhang Yingli, Xv Hongxin and Li Ruotong honored for art and stationery supplies 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 announced that Table Dancers Stationery by Zhang Yingli, Xv Hongxin and Li Ruotong, designed for Hebei University of Technology, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Art and Stationery Supplies Design category. The recognition forms part of 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 evaluated 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.
More About Table Dancers Stationery
Table Dancers is a set of stationery inspired by dancers wearing red shoes. The set includes a pair of compasses, a paper knife, an eraser and a tape measure. The compasses recall a ballet dancer, and the paper knife moves over the paper like a skater. The eraser is formed of three layers, from skin to flesh to bone marrow. The tape measure is pulled out of the barrel of the shoe like a slim leg. The items are made of nontoxic and light polypropylene plastic. Table Dancers adds emotional value to tools used for study and office work.
Award Record
Zhang Yingli, Xv Hongxin and Li Ruotong is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Art and Stationery Supplies Design Award
The A' Art Supplies Design Award is an international industrial design competition recognizing best art supplies by leading brands and manufacturers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to art supplies designers, stationery designers, industrial design studios and art supplies brands from all countries. Typical entries include brushes, paints, sketchbooks, pencils, pastels and easels. The awarded art supply designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/art-supplies
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/99657
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/99657
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!99657
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/267627
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Table Dancers Stationery
- Function
- Stationery
- Category
- Art and Stationery Supplies Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Packaging & Retail and Arts
- Colors
- Sienna, Slate Gray, Gainsboro, Light Gray and Brown
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Hebei University of Technology
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Zhang Yingli, Xv Hongxin and Li Ruotong
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #99657
Credits
- Team
- Zhang Yingli, Xv Hongxin, Li Ruotong, Li Guiyang, Wang Aochen, Chen Xinyang, Liu Mengge and Hou Xiaoyu
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This product consists of a series of stationeries which is inspired by a dancer wearing red shoes. The stationeries include a pair of compasses, a paper knife, an eraser and a tape measure. The compasses are inspired by a ballet dancer and the paper knife is like a "skater" on the paper. The eraser has three layers, from skin to flesh to bone marrow. The tape measure is pulled out from the barrel part of the shoe as if it is an elegant and slim leg.
- Inspiration
- People all regard stationery as a tool with only useful value. Is it easy to operate? Is it accurate? But we think stationery is more like our working partners. They also have life. We focus on people's emotional needs and design "Table Dancers". Inspired by dancers wearing red shoes, the stationeries include a pair of compasses, a paper knife, an eraser and a tape measure. Users can feel the pleasure of work through "Table Dancers" and we should always remember that life is beautiful.
- Research
- "Table Dancers" is a stationery design. We apply four wonderful forms of dancers to four different stationery items, including compasses, a paper knife, an eraser and a tape measure. We determine the size through man-machine data analysis, and improve the design by making models. At present, people all regard stationery as a tool with only useful value. We need to add emotional elements to stationery and know that accuracy and convenience are not the only characteristics of stationery.
- Challenge
- In the design process of "Table Dancers", we adjusted the shape and size of stationery many times, and finally determined the appropriate proportion. On the basis of satisfying the use function, the plan has been finally determined after consulting the opinions of many users. We hope that this design can change people's understanding and cognition of stationery. Easy use and accuracy are not the only characteristics of stationery.
- Realization and Technology
- The design background is based on study and office space. It is suitable for users who need to draw, measure and make models. Stationery is made of nontoxic and light plastic (pp).
- Operation and Interaction
- Users can study or work through "Table Dancers". The compasses roll out circles on the paper like ballerinas and the paper knife is like a “skater” on the paper. In the process of using eraser, users can be pleasantly surprised to find the changes of eraser, creating inspiration for users to work. The tape measure is pulled out of the shoe barrel like a long leg, elegant and beautiful. They all remind the user not to neglect the pleasure of life while busy working.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project will start in Tianjin in September 2019 and be completed in Tianjin in October 2019.
- Specifications
- 1.The height of compasses is 140 mm. 2.The height of the paper knife is 150mm. 3.The erasable part of the eraser is 15mm*15mm*45mm, and the non-erasable part of the eraser is 45mm*20mm*35mm. 4.Tape measure is 60mm*28mm*41mm.
