RIVA1920 promotes the 9th Design Awards “Light Up Your Idea” for the design of six pieces of furniture, specifically TABLES and BENCHES intended for OUTDOOR use
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Riva Industria Mobili S.p.A., a company selling its own solid wood furniture Collection under the registered trademark of RIVA 1920, promotes the Design Award “Light up your idea” Japan Edition for the design of a new stool
Guidelines for materials:
- Solid wood _ Riva 1920 – scented cedarwood of Lebanon, coming from controlled cut
- sizes: seat Ø min.30cm max 40cm – H. 45 cm
- creation: the object has to be obtained from a unique piece of cedarwood (maximum height 50 cm, maximum diameter 56 cm) using NC 6 axis machine
Evaluation Criteria:
- Design: different from the other Riva 1920 stools, but representative of RIVA 1920 mood
- Functionality: easy to produce and easy to use
- technical feasibility
- productive economy
- commercial appeal
The projects having a simple and easy feasibility, but a high aesthetic impact combined with design, functionality and eco-sustainability, which best pursue the distinctive style of the Riva1920 Collection, will be favoured.
The competition is restricted to participants from Japan only
The Winners
On June 10th, during the Salone del Mobile 2022, the award ceremony for the winners of JP Design Award Edition was held. The winning projects:
- Rei Hamada – project Kura
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