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A’ Design Award & Competition is the Worlds’ leading design accolade reaching design enthusiasts in over 108 countries.
The Laureates of the A’ Design Award & Competition get fame, prestige, recognition, credibility, publicity and international awareness, in addition to a comprehensive and extensive winners’ kit which includes everything you could potentially need to celebrate the success of winning the A’ Design Award. Find out all the prize details, here. If you are interested in registering for next years award, you can do so, here. And you can learn more about the awards, here.
For the 2020 – 2021 design competition, there were 2094 winners in 104 different design disciplines. Let’s have a look at a selection of the winners…
Lattice Chair Weaving Armchair by Chen Kuan-Cheng
Inspired by the waterfall, the back and armrests of this chair flow downward in a beautiful lattice pattern, symbolizing the fusion of wood and bamboo, and the fusion of Eastern and Western cultures.
Platinum A’ Design Award Winner for Furniture Design Category in 2020 – find out more here.
Photography by Chen Kuan-Cheng
Minimal Techno Arm Chair by Sebastiaan Van Beest
Japanese minimalism and the use of negative space are the main inspirations for this armchair, which is constructed from recycled solid steel and repurposed bamboo hardwood flooring.
Golden A’ Design Award Winner for Furniture Design Category in 2020 – find out more here.
Photography by Sebastiaan Van Beest
Ruyi Exhibition Center by Kris Lin
Located in China, the design of this building is inspired by the image of Ruyi, a ceremonial sceptre, as the name implies, everything goes well, is the traditional auspicious object for Chinese people.
Platinum A’ Design Award Winner for Architecture, Building and Structure Design Category in 2020 – find out more here.
Photography by KLID
Living The Noom Housing by Sanzpont Arquitectura
This complex consists of multiple buildings, each with 4 habitational stories and a penthouse that has access to the terrace located on the fifth floor. The design of the building also incorporates wellness living, sustainability, and flexible living.
Platinum A’ Design Award Winner for Architecture, Building and Structure Design Category in 2020 – find out more here.
Photography by Sanzpont Arquitectura
Bayfront Pavilion Public Event Space by Thomas Schroepfer – AAL
The inspiration for the Pavilion was the environmentally comfortable and visually beautiful experience of walking under the foliage of lush trees in the tropics.
Platinum A’ Design Award Winner for Architecture, Building and Structure Design Category in 2020 – find out more here.
Photography by Lim Weixiang
Be Water Lamp by Fernando Correa
The design of this lamp is inspired by the continuous, soothing and hypnotic effect the sunlight reflected on the moving surface of water makes against vertical walls, under bridges and boats’ hulls.
Platinum A’ Design Award Winner for Lighting Products and Lighting Projects Design Category in 2020 – find out more here.
Photography by Matteo Piazza and Flavio Di Renzo
Cling Floor Lamp by Dabi Robert
Cling is a minimal and flexible floor lamp, with a steel pole that smoothly transitions from bottom plate into a bent frame, that holds a big but very thin and light spotless LED ring.
Golden A’ Design Award Winner for Lighting Products and Lighting Projects Design Category in 2020 – find out more here.
Photography by Robert Dabi
Piks Construction Toy by Oppi
Piks is a creative toy designed to develop children’s concentration. The aim of the toy is simple: to create the most original structure by positioning all of the pieces without any of it falling down.
Platinum A’ Design Award Winner for Toy, Games and Hobby Products Design Category in 2020 – find out more here.
Photography by Philippe Fragnière
Build Your City Blind Box Toys by Zilan Zhou
This is a micro-city toy blind box design. One of the features of this design is that the package is also a part of the toy. One side of the box is recessed in the shape of a cross, L, straight line, and T, so the containers become the micro-city land and route.
Silver A’ Design Award Winner for Toy, Games and Hobby Products Design Category in 2020 – find out more here.
Photography by Zilan Zhou
CanguRo Mobility Robot by Shunji Yamanaka – fuRo
This three-wheeled mobility robot aims to forge a new relationship between machines and humans in the era of artificial intelligence (AI).
Golden A’ Design Award Winner for Interior Space and Exhibition Design Category in 2020 – find out more here.
Photography by Yusuke Nishibe
Dimension in the Shadows Calendar by Emi Kawasaki and Daisuke Kodama
The calendar is inspired by light and shadow in daily life, which is existing as a matter of course in every era, in every world and in every season.
Platinum A’ Design Award Winner for Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Category in 2020 – find out more here.
Photography by Naohiro Isshiki
Orinigiri Package Design by Tomoo Nitta
ORINIGIRI is a Food Art which is the cross between Origami and Onigiri. You will enjoy making unique shapes of rice balls by playing folding paper.
A’ Design Award Winner for Food, Beverage and Culinary Arts Design Category in 2020 – find out more here.
Photography by Tomoo Nitta
Marquina Gold Tiles by Cerrad
A tile collection with abundantly scattered gold veining patterns, inspired by the grandeur of marble.
Golden A’ Design Award Winner for Building Materials and Construction Components Design Category in 2020 – find out more here.
Photography by Cerrad Sp. z o.o
Pop Star View Platform by Li Hao
Pop Star is a sculptural installation based on the geometric shape of the icosahedron.
Golden A’ Design Award Winner for Arts, Crafts and Ready-Made Design Category in 2020 – find out more here.
Photography by Li Wei, Ai Song, Li Hao
Balance Desk and Work Manager by Hernan Gregorio and Julia Stabio
Balance is a multi-functional work and desk manager that inspires a more organized, personalized, and productive work experience. The product consists of a canvas and six types of modules (Surface, White Board, Cork, Kanban, Time, and Shelf) that attach magnetically to the canvas.
Silver A’ Design Award Winner for Office Furniture Design Category in 2020 – find out more here.
Photography by Hernan Gregorio and Julia Stabio
Timeless Kitchen by Alustil Sdn Bhd
Timeless kitchen opens up to more eating, prepping, cooking and entertaining space than imaginable, with the kitchen island in the foreground while showcasing a clean, modern wall of cabinetry with a minimalistic pantry, enclosed storage and open shelving in the background.
Golden A’ Design Award Winner for Kitchen Furniture, Equipment and Fixtures Design Category in 2020 – find out more here.
Image credit – Alustil Sdn Bhd
Esurf Electric Surf Board by Flavien Neyertz
The Esurf was inspired by a combination of multi sports, a mix of surfing, wake boarding, motorbike, snowboarding.
Golden A’ Design Award Winner for Sports, Entertainment and Recreation Equipment Design Category in 2020 – find out more here.
Photography by Aottropate Poorhassan for esurf
Attimo Tea Set by Mikhail Chistiakov
Unusual for traditional porcelain, the handle of the Attimo Tea Set has a complex bionic shape with variable thickness.
Golden A’ Design Award Winner for Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design Category in 2020 – find out more here.
Photography by Kazakov Petr
TuttoTondo Washbasin by Giuliano Ricciardi
TuttoTondo is a marble washbasin made up of 3 modules for the column and an element for the washbasin. These components are joined together by steel ferrules which, in addition to ensuring the tightness of the modules, allow the application of a series of accessories, mirrors, shelves and containers, specially designed for the system.
Silver A’ Design Award Winner for Bathroom Furniture and Sanitary Ware Design Category in 2020 – find out more here.
Photography by Giuliano Ricciardi
Whale Tail Sitting Bench by Enrique Minguez
This piece of outdoor street furniture takes its inspiration from the ocean and one of the most iconic images it offers: the whale tails.
Silver A’ Design Award Winner for Garden and Outdoor Furniture Design Category in 2020 – Find out more here.
Photography by David Frutos
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