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Ripples Tableware by Bo Zhang Receives the Silver A' Design Award in Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design

Bo Zhang recognized for bakeware, tableware, drinkware and cookware design by the international grand jury of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 18, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Ripples Tableware by Bo Zhang, designed for Desz, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design category. The result belongs to 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

About the Silver A' Design Award

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.

About Ripples Tableware

Ripples is a collection of serving trays designed for use at home and outdoors. The trays explore perception and reflection, and they change the way a space is seen. The color of each tray appears to shift when the tray is viewed from different angles, which creates an interactive visual effect. The forms are made by three-dimensional printing and are then painted. Two sizes are offered, 40 by 40 by 3.8 centimeters and 22 by 22 by 2.5 centimeters. The collection uses an experimental approach to color and visual presentation.

Award Record

With this recognition, Bo Zhang 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. The competition 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. Entries typically include pots, pans, cutlery, plates, bowls and glasses. Awarded kitchenware designs are published at https://desingers.org/design-category/kitchenware

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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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Ripples Tableware
Function
Tableware
Category
Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design
Discipline
Industrial Design
Industry
Furniture & Home and Food & Hospitality
Colors
Sienna, Dark Slate Gray, Saddle Brown, Maroon and Dim Gray
Images
5
Client
Desz

The Recognition

Laureate
Bo Zhang
Country
United States of America
Recognition
Silver A' Design Award
Edition
2024 - 2025
Design ID
#168656

Credits

Image Credits
YANG ZHANG

Design Details

Unique Properties
The Ripples collection plays with perception and reflection in a way that challenges the viewer’s understanding of space. It creates a fantastic feeling of visual magic. The designer started from the characteristics of "changing" ,including the change of vision, surface, color, etc., and developed tray with new value, which is suitable for home and outdoor. The inspiration comes from the fun of visual angle, space folding and color change itself.
Inspiration
Color is a key factor in Ripples, it has the power to evoke emotions and transform living spaces. Designer show the surprise and interactivity of Ripples via color. The collection use an experimental approach to explore the unpredictable feeling of color and visual presentation.
Research
The Ripples collection plays with perception and reflection in a way that challenges the viewer’s understanding of space. It creates a fantastic feeling of visual magic.
Challenge
Color is a key factor in Ripples, it has the power to evoke emotions and transform living spaces. Designer show the surprise and interactivity of Ripples via color. The collection use an experimental approach to explore the unpredictable feeling of color and visual presentation.
Realization and Technology
3D print form and paint
Operation and Interaction
When you look at the work from different angles, the color of the work changes.
Project Duration and Location
2024.8-12 / NEW YORK
Specifications
40*40*3.8cm 22*22*2.5cm

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