Press Release
Wall A2 TV Stand by Nakamura Co. Is Granted the Golden A' Design Award in Furniture Design
Nakamura Co. honored for furniture design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Wall A2 TV Stand by Nakamura Co., designed for Wall, has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the Furniture Design category. The award was conferred within the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached 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.
The Golden A' Design Award Explained
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
More About Wall A2 TV Stand
Wall A2 is a freestanding television stand with casters. The compact base allows placement anywhere in a room. Televisions from 24 to 80 inches made by different manufacturers can be mounted without drilling holes in the wall. Five height levels are available, and the viewing angle, orientation and position can be changed by hand. The structure is a steel pipe welded to a plate, finished with satin powder coating and a woodgrain surface on the pillar. Cables run inside the pillar and stay hidden from view.
Award Record
This recognition makes Nakamura Co. a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
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://desingers.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://desingers.org/148495
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/148495
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!148495
- Laureate Profile: https://desingers.org/d/339657
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://equalsgl.com/products/wall_a2/design-and-technology/
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
- Wall A2 TV Stand
- Function
- TV Stand
- Category
- Furniture Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home
- Colors
- Black, Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Dark Gray and Lavender
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Wall
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Nakamura Co.
- Country
- Japan
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #148495
Credits
- Team
- Akira Nakamura, Toshiaki Komori, Hiroshi Tozawa, Takashi kurita and Naohisa Inoue
- Image Credits
- Photographer Nakamura Co,Variations,2022.; Photographer Nakamura Co.Variations,2022.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- WALL A2 is a freestanding TV stand with casters. Its compact size and shape allow an easy installation anywhere in a room. A variety of TVs from different manufacturers can be installed at any height without the need to drill holes in the wall. The viewing angle, orientation and position can be easily changed by hand. The design focuses on flexibility of installation for an easy adaptation to the living environment and preferences of the users.
- Inspiration
- TVs are no longer just for watching TV programs, but have become personal devices for enjoying a variety of entertainment such as streaming, games, and online fitness programs. TV stands should allow anyone to place a TV anywhere in a room according to the viewing preference if the users rather than to spatial requirements. In response to this idea, we started the project to develop a TV stand that would provide a high degree of freedom for installing a TV.
- Research
- The ever-increasing diversity of viewing styles prompted us to rethink if the conventional stationary TV benches and stands could cover the needs of all users. WALL A2 was conceived as a proposal to address such needs: a TV stand that can placed anywhere in a house to suit the preferred viewing style and living environment. Thus, we created a TV stand that has a compact and stylish shape, can be placed anywhere, can have its height adjusted, and allow the direction of the screen to be changed.
- Challenge
- WALL A2 will be placed in various places away from a wall, it was necessary to minimize its appearance and reduce the installation space needed. To achieve both compact size and stability, the balance of the center of gravity of this TV stand was calculated and verified multiple times in a lab that can simulate the strongest earthquakes in Japan. The low-profile casters we contribute to enhance its stylish design, resulting in an impressive base thinness of 26 mm.
- Realization and Technology
- WALL A2 features a simple 7-shaped design that fits to the modern aesthetic principles. For easy manufacturing and assembly, the structure was simplified to the limit consisting of a steel pipe welded to a plate. The circular base and TV mounting frame were secured with screws. Satin powder coating was applied to the entire body, and a woodgrain finish was baked on the surface of the supporting pillar giving a texture of high-quality furniture.
- Operation and Interaction
- WALL A2 can accommodate TVs (from 24 to 80 inch) from various manufacturers. It provides a 5-level height adjustment, and the casters allow an easy mobility. The ‘7’-shaped stand gives a sensation as if the TV screen is emerging out of the surroundings and enhances the viewers immersive audio-visual experience. Optional shelves are provided to accommodate peripheral devices and all the cables run inside the supporting pillar hidden from outside.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in May 2021, and its development was completed in June 2022. The product was put into the market in August 2022.
- Specifications
- Width 550mm x Depth 550mm x Height 1280mm
- Keywords
- TV stand, interior, TV accessory, caster, cable storage, audio-visual experience, space-saving design
