Catalog: Design for our future selves 2001 Awards | |
| 8 Anna Hiltunen/Design Products chatter A table that reacts to sound with a visual display of lights on its surface. By networking the table to the various appliances in the house, different areas of the table light up each time the phone rings, doorbell rings, or any alarm such as the microwave timer goes off. As well as its use as ordinary furniture, the table provides visual reassurance of an aural landscape assisting the hearing faculties of older users. The responsive and playful nature of the table increases enjoyment of the domestic environment and maintains independence no more straining ... | |
| 21 Noel Batt/Ceramics Glass switch table Furniture that transforms from a desk to a dining table at the flick of a switch. The primary use of the table is for homeworkers who have the restriction of living and working in the same space. The table has two levels, the top one made of glass and the bottom one made of wood. The glass has a sandwich of liquid crystal sheet that is naturally translucent but will become transparent when an electric current passes through. After working during the day, all the work can be put on the lower wooden shelf and hidden away by the glass top in its translucent ... | |
| 24 Richard Macara/Architecture Interiors pervasive lounging By 2010, 50 per cent of population will be single, as most working people have little or no time to meet other people and form relationships despite the surge in communication technology. This project softens up public spaces by creating virtual dating agencies centred around physical locations in the city. The service is accessed by plugging your 3G mobile device into the furniture, it could be in a train station or public square. Your personal profile is entered into the system, and remains there for the working day. During that time ... | |
| 27 Flavia Silva/Design Products coringa chair Coringa is a two-height chair for working, reading and relaxing that is multifunctional and playful. It aims to save space in the domestic environment by combining in a single form the functions of an easy chair with a desk chair. Due to the shape of the arms, there is no need for any mechanism to transform this piece of furniture. The user turns the upright chair into an easy chair by simply rocking the piece on its arms. Aimed at people living and working in small spaces, including those in student accommodation. | |
| 53 Edward Goodwin/Industrial Design Engineering craft and medical scalpels Scalpels are used by surgeons, craftsmen, modelmakers, pattern cutters, leather workers, lighting manufacturers and furniture makers the list goes on. This two-part project for a disposable surgical scalpel and its reusable metal equivalent eliminates some of the problems relating to current designs. The safety issues of applying, removing and storing blades for metal scalpels have been resolved. By integrating blade dispensing and storage into the handle, the user can locate and apply them quickly and avoid injury. The ... | |
