Catalog: Design for our future selves 2001 Awards | |
| 15 Sebastien Tran Dinh/Industrial Design Engineering door indicator A simple device integrated into the door handle, which indicates whether a room is occupied or not. From the inside of the room, pushing the button activates a colour signal that is also visible outside and stops the rotation of the handle. From the outside, the colour is red when occupied, but the lock can be opened by pushing a button to de-activate the locking system. The door is therefore never completely locked but relies on visual coding to indicate use. Special application is in the domestic area where older people and ... | |
| 33 Christian Brandt/Vehicle Design chameleon concept The Chameleon concept is a small, inexpensive, individual city car that can change appearance through interchangeable coloured and translucent body panels. The car targets a range of user groups from first time buyers and young families to pensioners and city dwellers, allowing each to customise the car to their individual tastes. The versatility of the vehicle ensures that the requirements of these different groups are catered for. The car is designed to the latest stringent legislation governing Japanese city cars and its design is inspired ... | |
| 40 Marie Lenclos/Communication Art Design and those less able to stand An in-depth study resulting in a short colour film describing the feelings and challenges experienced by parents who have a daily struggle taking their children on public transport in London. The project aims to create a sense of community amongst these parents, through empathy with the experiences being recounted on film. It offers an insight into this socially invisible area to the people who make important transport decisions, as well as the general public. When shown on television or in support groups and community centres, ... | |
