Officially announced as the winner of Design Awards 2019, Ong Cen Kuang takes Indonesian Hand-crafted pieces to International Level
“Kelopak”, a product of commitment to extensive experimentation, artisanal craftmanship and a passion for lighting that was sparked by Balinese ubiquitous paper lanter has won one of the best international design awards. Held in Murray Venue Hongkong after months of submissions, short-listing and deliberation by an estemeed panel of industry.
Taking indonesian craftmanship that embrace local ambience, Kelopak consists local heritage and traditional value on its modern design structure. Who would realized that a paper and zipper could form a beautiful flower-petals-shaped poetic lighting that attracts global judges to eventually give the awardd to indonesian local.
Ong Cen Kuang studio believes on his own philosophy that aimed to create the best yet simple original hand-crafted pieces, as Kelopak has its root of philosophy perfectly. Budiman Ong, the founder of Ong Cen Kuang let every unique materials that his studio uses characterized by the way they speak for themselves. Meaning, every hand-crafted pieces by Ong Cen Kuang Studio have a physical descriptions that able to attract everyone who ravishing an artsy hand-crafted pieces for their home interior. The founder who is as well the graduate fo Gray’s school of art, Robert Gordon University in Scotland also believes in the beauty of asian heritage that fuels his inpirations to shape an aesthetics and knowledge design.
This priceless award Ong Cen Kuang received inspires Indonesian locals to keep innovates their ideas and imaginations and turning them to reality for a whole new level. In addition for their prizes, along with other winners from countries, Design Awards has launched Design Anthology Education fund with the venue sponsor, Murray, Hong Kong. This charity program dedicated entirely to providing grants for design education. Hoping that in the future the grants will expand in size, scope and beyond the borders. The awards and related events are the first of many fundraising platforms for the charity. It is also to increase local awareness towards the importance of Interior Design for our living, its meaning and philosophies, of which Ong Cen Kuang is part of this honourable program.
