Sofan
Sofan Folding Table by Qi An is a winner of the 2023 Bronze A' Design Award in Furniture Design.
Sofan is a Bronze A' Design Award winner, a much prestigious recognition granted to outstanding designs distinguished by creativity, ingenuity, and astuteness.
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By combining user culture and behavior, the traditional Soban's functional and aesthetic elements are redesigned to fit the modern life culture, and new materials and technologies are used to develop and produce the products. By conforming to the changes in people's behavioral characteristics in different periods, furniture that lasts for a long time is timeless and can also realize the sustainable development of furniture design and use.
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Sofan by Qi An
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Folding Table
Accolades
Furniture Design Award Winner in 2023.
Bronze Winner
Sofan Folding Table
Sofan is a Bronze A' Design Award winner, a much prestigious recognition granted to outstanding designs distinguished by creativity, ingenuity, and astuteness. Bronze winners are amply skillful and strikingly creative artifacts that authenticate the vast experience, imagination, and resourcefulness of their designers. Sofan is expected to be a highly-regarded, admired, and cherished object that is notably professional and innovative. This Bronze A' Design Award-winning design incorporates best practices in art, science, design, and technology, and is excellent for its attention to detail. Sofan splendidly satisfies needs, touches desires, charms feelings, and appeals to curiosity.
Winner Designer
Qi An
Qi An is a doctoral candidate in spatial furniture design at TED Graduate School of Lifestyle Studies, Kookmin University, Korea. In 2020, he received a double master's degree in interior architecture and product design from Ecole Camondo, France. He has participated in the Beijing high-level talent training program and won national and international awards such as MadeCuleture Award International Design Competition, Jinpu Cup, National Packaging Design Competition, and National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition. He has participated in projects such as the renovation of Van Cleef & Arpels' office space, the planning and design of Jean-Michel Basquiat's "L'art et la musique" art exhibition at the Philharmonie in Paris, the design of the restaurant at the UNESCO headquarters, and the renovation of Hôpital Bichat Hospital in Paris.
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Graduate School of Techno Design
The Graduate School of Techno Design, supported by the government’s Brain Korea 21 Project, offers various programs to enhance students’ professionalism, especially focusing on the practical education of students in order to develop their abilities in designing, planning, and marketing, and in the coordination of projects through participation in collaborative research with companies.
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