Press Release
Silver A' Design Award in Lighting Products and Fixtures Design Goes to Zero Circular Light by Hsin-Kai Tai and Wan-Ting Lin
The international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Hsin-Kai Tai and Wan-Ting Lin for lighting products and fixtures design
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COMO, Italy, April 18, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Silver A' Design Award in the Lighting Products and Fixtures Design category for Zero Circular Light by Hsin-Kai Tai and Wan-Ting Lin. The award was conferred within the 2023 - 2024 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Silver A' Design Award Means
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
Regarding Zero Circular Light
The variety of this product carries light and time, water, and the transparency of plasticity which makes it able to see and touch the time. The pointer will splash the water and cause small ripples per second, like every recurring event that is being triggered. In a whole circle of time, it finds the uniqueness and beauty in daily life from every perspective of the water. It uses 100 percent recyclable glass from daily life, as the saying goes it ends at zero and is born at zero.
About Hsin-Kai Tai and Wan-Ting Lin
My practice explores transitional states of consciousness—between growth and collapse. I translate fleeting inner experiences into perceptible psychological landscapes: valleys, slopes, fractures, and traces of light formed within the self. Through layering of material and form, I aim to make internal states visible—not as descriptions, but as experiences. For me, my work is not an object, but an extension of the self in the world—an ongoing process of becoming, sensing, and existing.
Award Record
Hsin-Kai Tai and Wan-Ting Lin is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Lighting Products and Fixtures Design Award
The A' Lighting Design Award is an international lighting design competition recognizing good lighting designs by best lighting designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to lighting designers, lighting architects, industrial design studios and lighting product manufacturers from all countries. Typical entries include chandeliers, pendant lights, wall sconces, table lamps, floor lamps and outdoor lights. The awarded lighting designs are published at https://desingers.org/design-category/lighting
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/155013
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/155013
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!155013
- Laureate Profile: https://desingers.org/d/338143
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Zero Circular Light
- Function
- Circular Light
- Category
- Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Electronics & Appliances
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Dark Gray, Light Slate Gray and Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Hsin-Kai Tai and Wan-Ting Lin
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #155013
Credits
- Team
- Designer：HSINKAI TAI and Designer：WANTING LIN
- Image Credits
- Photographer HSINKAI TAI, Display, 2023.; Photographer HSINKAI TAI, Shadow, 2023.; Photographer WANTING LIN, Ripples, 2023.; Photographer HSINKAI TAI, Atmosphere, 2023.; Photographer WANTING LIN, Display, 2023.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The variety of this product carries the light and time, water and the transparency of plasticity which makes it can see and touch the time. The pointer will splash the water and cause small ripples per second, like every recurring event which is being triggered. In a whole circle of time, it finds the uniqueness and beautifulness in daily lives from every perspective of water. It uses 100 percent recyclable glass from daily lives, as a saying goes it ends to zero and be born to zero.
- Inspiration
- Glass is 100 percent recyclable, just like nature and the endless cycle of life. When the glass sand melts at high temperatures, it becomes as soft as water, revealing the subtle relationship between water, transparency and time. Hope to present all values through the light, and bring the resonance of heart and glass into the products. When light and shadow get into the mind, it brings out the romantic meaning of glass regeneration.
- Research
- The process of recycling glass is quite complex. We try to find materials which similar with glass's characteristics, showing its value of glass in circulation, and bring it into our daily lives. Compared with transparent materials, acrylic shows the advantages of easy processing, but it cannot be recycled like glass. In addition, we find that light, water and time are all changeable media in the relationship between transparency and glass. They exist in various forms in nature. It is hoped that this product will be presented in a way that can produce light and shadow changes, such as ripples spreading and water droplets falling, etc.
- Challenge
- Solving the limitations of shape and modularity in the glass product, finding out the meaning and expression of circular glass, and experiment the different effect between water and light.
- Realization and Technology
- This product is cooperated with Spring Pool Glass. It is made of recycled glass and combined with soft light which touches the users’ heart. Expect to place this product at Spring Pool Glass's cooperative store, such as SIDOLI RADIO and Akau Coffee which have experiential activities regularly. It can attract the target customers who focus on spiritual enjoyment and make the house more comfortable. It not only creates the commercial value but also promotes the sustainability.
- Operation and Interaction
- 1. Stack and assemble from bottom to top. 2. Insert the battery and plug it. 3. Insert the pointer. 4. Pour water into the glass dish and cover it with the glass lid. 5. Feel the changes of light and shadow in a relaxing way.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in November 2022 and finished in May 2023. Exhibited at YODEX Industry-Academia Cooperation in May 2023.
- Specifications
- Width 235mm x Depth 235mm x Height 164mm
- Keywords
- circular, light, relax, glass, water, time
