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Yin Mo Star Kui 4 Pieces Knife Set by Beijing Wang Mazi Technology Co., Ltd Receives the Platinum A' Design Award in Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design
The international grand jury of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Beijing Wang Mazi Technology Co., Ltd for bakeware, tableware, drinkware and cookware design
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COMO, Italy, April 21, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Yin Mo Star Kui 4 Pieces Knife Set by Beijing Wang Mazi Technology Co., Ltd has been granted the Platinum A' Design Award in the Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design category. The award was conferred within the 2024 - 2025 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.
The Platinum A' Design Award Explained
The Platinum A' Design Award is recognized for honoring designs that stand at the forefront of creativity and innovation. It is the highest accolade bestowed by the A' Design Awards, acknowledging works that blend remarkable innovation with impactful societal contributions. These designs not only showcase exceptional artistic and technical proficiency but also highlight their creators' commitment to advancing the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Recipients of this award are celebrated for their role in shaping the aesthetics and trends of our time, contributing significantly to the enhancement of quality of life and promoting sustainable development.
About Yin Mo Star Kui 4 Pieces Knife Set
Yin Mo Star Kui is a four piece Chinese knife set designed for home kitchens. Each blade is made of composite steel with a multilayer structure. A high carbon steel core keeps the edge sharp, while a low carbon steel surface layer resists corrosion. Hot forging at 1040 degrees Celsius and cold forging at minus 196 degrees Celsius improve strength and toughness. The forged surface is slightly rough, which reduces contact with sticky food. The handle has a concave grip area and balanced weight for comfort during long use. The black and silver finish carries a classic Taotie pattern.
About Beijing Wang Mazi Technology Co., Ltd
Wang Mazi was founded in the eighth year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, that is, in 1651 AD, since its establishment, it has always adhered to the standard of three to see and two to try the genuine goods for more than 300 years The original heart has not changed, with ingenuity to build quality, renowned at home and abroad, won the national silver Award twice in a row, has become a symbol of many family kitchen must choose knives and quality life, but also cast the hearts of the Chinese people's century-old reputation of kitchen knife experts to culture, culture to lead the world.
Award Record
With this recognition, Beijing Wang Mazi Technology Co., Ltd is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design Award
The A' Kitchenware Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good kitchenware designs by best kitchenware brands and designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to kitchenware designers, product designers, industrial design studios and kitchenware brands from all countries. Typical entries include pots, pans, cutlery, plates, bowls and glasses. The awarded kitchenware designs are published at https://desingers.org/design-category/kitchenware
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/168609
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/168609
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!168609
- Laureate Profile: https://desingers.org/d/365074
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Yin Mo Star Kui 4 Pieces Knife Set
- Function
- 4 Pieces Knife Set
- Category
- Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Furniture & Home and Food & Hospitality
- Colors
- Black, Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray and Light Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Beijing Wang Mazi Technology Co., Ltd
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Platinum A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2024 - 2025
- Design ID
- #168609
Credits
- Team
- Wenqiang Xu,, Zhuogong Ao, and Sihong Pan
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This Chinese knife set, designed based on diverse needs of Chinese kitchens, aims to offer users an efficient, comfortable experience. It ingeniously integrates unique appearance design, exquisite craftsmanship, and premium materials, striking a perfect balance between aesthetic pleasure and practicality.
- Inspiration
- The product prioritizes both of aesthetic pleasure and practicality. Its refined forged texture significantly enhances visual layering while giving a strong 3D visual effect and a sense of dynamism. Meanwhile, the color scheme of black and silver, combined with the classic Taotie pattern as an embellishment, greatly improves visual appeal by marrying antiquity with modernity.
- Research
- Traditional Chinese knives often focus excessively on practicality while neglecting aesthetic pleasure and user experience. This product, however, demonstrates a profound understanding of traditional Chinese culture and a deep insight into modern lifestyles, and especially takes into account the needs of Chinese kitchens. It aims to bring users visual enjoyment and foster their cultural identity through unique appearance design while ensuring an efficient, effortless experience.
- Challenge
- The challenge was striking a balance between hardness and toughness of the knives to enhance durability and practicality. To address that, the blade is crafted from composite steel and utilizes a multilayer structure. The core layer of high carbon steel ensures lasting sharpness, suitable for precise cutting and prolonged use. The anti corrosion surface layer of low carbon steel is uneasy to rust even under damp conditions, reducing the risk of breakage and edge rolling.
- Realization and Technology
- The knife set employs 1040 degrees Celsius hot and minus 196 degrees Celsius cold forging processes to ensure lastingly superior performance. The hot forging process improves the overall strength and toughness by optimizing the shape and eliminating imperfections. The cold one enhances the crystal structure to increase resistance to deformation. Compared to conventional knives, the product, benefiting from its special forging processes, achieves better durability and prolonged service life.
- Operation and Interaction
- The ergonomic handle adopts a reasonably concave structure at the grip area and a streamlines shape, as well as scientifically distributed weight, to offer a comfortable grip and relieve hand fatigue during prolonged use. A slightly rough surface resulted from forging processes effectively reduces the contact area between the food and the blade, making the knives especially suitable for handling sticky food. This improves cutting efficiency, contributing to smoother and more efficient operations.
- Project Duration and Location
- This product was developed in Beijing in February, 2024, and will be launched in China in April, 2025.
- Keywords
- Chinese knife set, forged texture, forged texture, efficient cutting, composite steel, hot and cold forging processes
