GOOD DESIGN AWARD

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2011

Good Design Award

Award-winning item
Airtight Canister [Abundance]
Business Owner
JIA Inc.
Category
Sundries and household goods
Company
JIA Inc. (Taiwan)
Award Number
11G02051
Outline of Good Design Award winners
Outline of Good Design Award winners 2011

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Outline

Abundance in Chinese culture is a happy word. It is often written in calligraphy on a piece of red paper and stuck outside of rice containers in the beginning of a new year to wish for a good year. While one of the key Chinese philosophies describes that the earth is square and the heaven is round to manifest the stability and the mobility, the yin and yang, designer takes the line and uses terra cotta and silicon lid to translate the thinking into modern airtight canisters with a touch of Zen. Also, with a whisk of imagination, you can turn them into a sleek vase.

Producer

JIA Inc.

Designer

KateChungDesign

More information

http://www.jia-inc.com/product/airtight-canister/

Already on the market
2011/5/1

Evaluation

All the judges expressed high praise for this very accomplished set of vessels. Usually when we assess containers there is a lingering feeling that nothing new can ever be achieved, but the stable, reverse-tapered shape of these ceramic vessels is really outstanding and so is their perfect compatibility, in terms of touch and color, with the elastomer caps. This product reminded us of what great design potential still remains in everyday objects.

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