Press Release
Rui Huang Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for Chalk Pebbles Stationery in Art and Stationery Supplies Design
Rui Huang acknowledged for art and stationery supplies 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 confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Art and Stationery Supplies Design category for Chalk Pebbles Stationery by Rui Huang, designed for Xiamen University of Technology. 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Bronze A' Design Award Means
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
Regarding Chalk Pebbles Stationery
Chalk Pebbles is a set of drawing chalk for children, shaped like riverbed pebbles. Each piece has an irregular texture and colored bands made from edible fruit and vegetable powders. Seven hardness levels allow children to explore tactile differences and to reveal hidden color layers. The chalk marks rough surfaces directly and can be broken apart for free building play. When moistened, the chalk also works as a watercolor medium. Food-safe materials and degradable packaging support child safety and care for the environment.
About Rui Huang
I'm a designer passionate about weaving cultural narratives and human emotions into product design. My goal is to create items that not only serve practical purposes but also convey deep cultural stories and human connections. While I aim to incorporate sustainable practices, my primary focus is on elevating the role of culture and emotion in design. I aspire to work on projects that bridge traditional and contemporary aesthetics, fostering a deeper appreciation for cultural heritage in a modern context.
Award Record
This recognition makes Rui Huang a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Art and Stationery Supplies Design Award
The A' Art Supplies Design Award is an international industrial design competition recognizing best art supplies by leading brands and manufacturers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to art supplies designers, stationery designers, industrial design studios and art supplies brands from all countries. Entries typically include brushes, paints, sketchbooks, pencils, pastels and easels. Awarded art supply designs are published at https://desingers.org/design-category/art-supplies
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
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://desingers.org/170541
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/170541
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!170541
- Laureate Profile: https://desingers.org/d/355039
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://shorturl.asia/SJPDz
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Chalk Pebbles Stationery
- Function
- Stationery
- Category
- Art and Stationery Supplies Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Packaging & Retail and Arts
- Colors
- Gainsboro, Silver, Dark Gray, Light Gray and Light Pink
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Xiamen University of Technology
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Rui Huang
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2024 - 2025
- Design ID
- #170541
Credits
- Image Credits
- Designer Rui Huang, ChalkPebbles, 2025.; Designer Rui Huang, ChalkPebbles, 2025. Video Credits: Designer Rui Huang, ChalkPebbles, 2025.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Chalk Pebbles is designed with the concept of nature as a teaching tool, inspired by the natural shapes of riverbed pebbles. Each piece features irregular textures and vibrant color bands made from vegetable-based pigments. With seven hardness levels, children can explore tactile gradients, revealing hidden color layers. The chalk also doubles as a watercolor medium when moistened. Chalk Pebbles reconnects children with nature in a poetic way, offering low-tech, high-sensory interaction in the digital age.
- Inspiration
- Bring the pebble elements of nature indoors to arouse curiosity and closeness to nature in educational scenes. The unique texture and color changes of natural pebbles are retained in shape and material, allowing children to directly feel the beauty of nature through playing. Environmentally friendly, edible raw materials and degradable packaging are used, which are friendly to the environment and concerned about children's safety.
- Research
- Chalk Pebbles reimagines traditional chalk through nature-inspired design, combining edible vegetable pigments and riverbed pebble morphology to create a multi-sensory chalk for children. Through naturalistic observation, material testing, and questionnaire from 28 users,Open-ended interactions deepen children’s connection to ecological cycles. Future work will scale the play-learn-renew model to broader sustainability education contexts.
- Challenge
- The biggest challenge lies in the ratio of product ingredients, because different color simulations, surface textures, and hardness are required, so multiple tests are needed to optimize the user experience.
- Realization and Technology
- The components of this product are edible fruit and vegetable powders. The pebbles are made using a molding process with food-safe materials, combining starch and powdered pigments for adjustable hardness.
- Operation and Interaction
- Paint directly onto rough surfaces. Break apart and paint onto rough surfaces. Smudge painted areas with a wet brush for a watercolor effect. Use Chalk Pebbles or break them apart for free-building play.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project runs from March 2024 to February 2025 in Xiamen, China
- Specifications
- Individual: 56mmx42mmx23mm, 40mmx35mmx20mm, 50mmx38mmx18mm, 59mmx30mmx21mm, 58mmx26mmx21mm, 62mmx34mmx26mm, 70mmx50mmx25mm Packaging: 264x142mm
- Keywords
- Stationery, natural materials, tactile experience, fine motor skills, children's development, eco-friendly design, sensory play, educational tools, hand-eye coordination, creative exploration