Painter Nguyen Thu Thuy (Source: .thuthuymosaic.com)Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Painter Nguyen Thu Thuy has received the silvertrophy at the International A’ Design Awards for her artwork at the MirrorHouse in downtown Hanoi’s Thong Nhat Park.
The awards ceremony took place at theTeatro Sociale Opera House in Como City, Italy, on June 30.
After the ceremony, the honoured works willbe featured at an exhibition held at the Museum of Outstanding Design (MOOD) inComo until July 4.
Thuy won the Silver Trophy in the categoryof Public Arts Design for Society and the Environment.
This year, the organising board received1962 nominations from 100 countries in 99 different disciplines of design.
Speaking at the ceremony, Thuy said shefelt happy to have a chance to renovate the House and turn it into an artisticstructure decorated with ceramic designs inspired by the ocean.
“The Mirror House, or Laughing House, wasbuilt in 1979 with support from the former Czechoslovakian government,” shesaid. “It was built in the shape of a huge snail shell, with 50 mirrorsproviding distorted reflections of visitors.”
“Last year, I used ceramics, thetraditional material of Vietnamese art, to coat the Mirror House,” she said.
The A’ Design Awards were established to raisepublic awareness of outstanding design practices and principles. The ultimateaim of the award is to build strong incentives for designers, companies andbrands from all countries to come up with better products, services and systemsthat can benefit mankind.-VNS/VNA
The awards ceremony took place at theTeatro Sociale Opera House in Como City, Italy, on June 30.
After the ceremony, the honoured works willbe featured at an exhibition held at the Museum of Outstanding Design (MOOD) inComo until July 4.
Thuy won the Silver Trophy in the categoryof Public Arts Design for Society and the Environment.
This year, the organising board received1962 nominations from 100 countries in 99 different disciplines of design.
Speaking at the ceremony, Thuy said shefelt happy to have a chance to renovate the House and turn it into an artisticstructure decorated with ceramic designs inspired by the ocean.
“The Mirror House, or Laughing House, wasbuilt in 1979 with support from the former Czechoslovakian government,” shesaid. “It was built in the shape of a huge snail shell, with 50 mirrorsproviding distorted reflections of visitors.”
“Last year, I used ceramics, thetraditional material of Vietnamese art, to coat the Mirror House,” she said.
The A’ Design Awards were established to raisepublic awareness of outstanding design practices and principles. The ultimateaim of the award is to build strong incentives for designers, companies andbrands from all countries to come up with better products, services and systemsthat can benefit mankind.-VNS/VNA
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