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Chilli Mind Is Honored with the A' Design Award for Design Drinking Glass Straws in Sustainable Products, Projects and Green Design

Chilli Mind honored for sustainable products, projects and green design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ Design Drinking Glass Straws by Chilli Mind has been granted the A' Design Award in the Sustainable Products, Projects and Green Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2020 - 2021 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

What the A' Design Award Means

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 Design Drinking Glass Straws

Design Drinking is a set of five reusable glass straws made as an alternative to single-use plastic straws. Each straw is engraved individually with an ornament linked to a different city, recalling the decorative style of the early nineteenth century. The straws measure 200 by 7 millimetres and are made of high quality Schott glass, produced by hand in a traditional glassworks in Munich. The set is packed in ecological grass cardboard with a fitted inlay and a cleaning brush of cotton fibres. Each straw can be washed and reused up to 1042 times in a dishwasher.

Award Record

With this recognition, Chilli Mind is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.

About the A' Sustainable Products, Projects and Green Design Award

The A' Sustainable Product Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good sustainable products by leading designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to sustainable product designers, green product manufacturers, eco-friendly product brands and industrial designers from all countries. Entries typically include sustainable projects, environment friendly designs, recycled, upcycled and bio-degradable products. Awarded sustainable product designs are published at https://desingers.org/design-category/sustainable-product

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

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+39 031 4491953

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Design Drinking Glass Straws
Function
Glass Straws
Category
Sustainable Products, Projects and Green Design
Discipline
Industrial Design
Industry
Sustainability
Colors
Peru, Dark Slate Gray, Antique White, Gray and Dim Gray
Images
5

The Recognition

Laureate
Chilli Mind
Country
Germany
Recognition
A' Design Award
Edition
2020 - 2021
Design ID
#124186

Credits

Team
chilli mind Design Team

Design Details

Unique Properties
The big Five! With the Design Drinking Set - consisting of five glass straws - we are making a striking statement. Each straw was engraved gracefully and individually. Five straws - 5 cities - 5 ornaments. A seemingly mundane object is now given an aesthetic and magical quality.
Inspiration
What do you think? How many plastic straws are thrown away every day? Millions? Billions? The second guess is right! There are 3-6 billion plastic straws that end up in the garbage every day worldwide. The amount thrown away is roughly equivalent to the weight of 500 orca whales. So good, that finally there will be a ban on plastic drinking straws in the EU in 2021.
Challenge
The set is a loving homage to the ornamentation of the early 19th century and combines design culture with the sustainability thought of today. The packaging is made of an innovative ecological grass cardboard, the locally produced glass straws sit stably in an individually manufactured inlay with an additional cleaning brush made of cotton fibers. The straws can be cleaned and reused up to 1042 times in the dishwasher. WOW! Drink and enjoy.
Realization and Technology
Made of high quality Schott glass, it is handmade and packaged in a traditional glassworks in Munich meets ecological grass cardboard.
Operation and Interaction
Sustainable? But not only analog! A QR-Code is located on the box itself, which leads you directly to an ever-growing collection of Planet Engagement Tips, driven by passion. Let's engage and stimulate new learnings and behaviors for more daily impact and progress. Think chilli - drink chilli and live sustainably. Cheers.
Project Duration and Location
from October 2020 to December 2020
Keywords
sustainability, planet engagement, drink chilli, design drinking, design experience

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