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Winners of James Dyson Award 2007

YEN CHING-CHIUAN — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 04:55:00 GMT

The James Dyson Award is an annual design competition which recognises young designers and engineers who demonstrate Dyson’s design philosophy - the ability to think differently, persist in the face of set-backs and create functional, innovative products that improve the way we live.

The winner is selected from the shortlist of national winners from Dyson’s Design Award programme, currently held in 13 countries. The winner was announced in May.

The Award is an exciting opportunity for aspiring design engineers to compete on an international platform for a total prize fund of £10,000, plus a rare opportunity to interact with the Dyson RDD team.

Below are winners' works of 2007:

Winner 2007

Name	Senjo
Winner	Maxi Pantel
Graduated	Muthesius Kunsthochschule, Industrie Design
Country	Germany

Problem:
Communication between deaf people and non-deaf people is difficult without the use of sign-language and lip reading.

Solution:
Senjo is an innovative sign-language translator. This wearable computer system offers mobility and spontaneity in the user’s daily life. Senjo uses digital interfacing in both the visual interpretation of the spoken word as well as the audio translation of hand movements. Using cameras and sensors, Senjo uses speech recognition to translate the spoken word into signs. The signs are projected through a specialised head-mounted display; the chest-piece has built in speakers which interpret the users’ motions into spoken words.

Commended

Name	N-One
Winner	Matt Backler
Graduated	Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand
Country	New Zealand

Conventional intravenous systems and infusion pumps in hospitals are not suitable for dynamic patient movement, or if so, in very limited amounts. N-One has been designed to aid patients to recover from hospital procedures in the comfort of their own home, by replacing the cumbersome hospital drip with a tubeless intravenous pump worn on the patient's arm.

Other entries

Name	Ventra
Winner	Pieter De Smul
Graduated	Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen
Country	Belgium

Too much water is wasted in our households, especially in the bathroom. The Ventra is a system for recycling shower water that also acts as an eco-tap, automatically closing off the valve once the shower is complete.

Name	Ex Aequo
Winner	Sophie Hedde
Graduated	Strate Collge
Country	France

People who suffer from disabilities, such as paraplegics, don't always have the same chances to excel in sport. Ex Aequo is a boat which helps to break down the physical barriers faced by paraplegic children, by incorporating a sliding floor and a simple rope system reinforced into the design.

Name	Ergonomic Violin
Winner	Tricia Ho
Graduated	University of New South Wales, Australia
Country	Australia

Many professional and amateur classical violin players experience problems gripping a traditional violin and can suffer physical pain from musculoskeletal disorders. The Ergonomic Violin was designed to allow the player to customise the violin to suit their individual style.

Name	Specialized recreational SCUBA Diving RIB
Winner	Shane Murphy
Graduated	NCAD, Ireland
Country	Ireland

Scuba diving is almost exclusively enjoyed by the young and fit. The sport can seem intimidating to older and heavier divers as the task of getting back on board is a significant one. The SCUBA uses Waterjet technology to raise up on a platform to help get divers and equipment back aboard.

Name	Adwok1
Winner	Elisa Sbrogiò, Claudia Benetazzo, Angela Bettega
Graduated	IUAV of Venice, Italy
Country	Italy

Conventional cooking hobs do not use energy efficiently. Adwok1 is an induction hob. It is made up of a plate and an electrical circuit which drive and feed a coil. Adwok1 recognizes the dimensions of the pan or pot and distributes the heat in a more effective way.

Name	Hanging scale
Winner	Feilang Tseng
Graduated	Academy Of Art University, San Francisco
Country	Japan

Japanese homes have little room for storage - and conventional scales can take up too much room. Hanging scale is a handy, lightweight, foldable bathroom scale which hangs on the door knob.

Name	Crop Coffee
Winner	Wouter Haarsma
Graduated	Design Academy Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Country	Netherlands

The majority of coffee farmers live in poverty. The aim of this project was to benefit the coffee farmers by decreasing the amount of channels the coffee goes through before getting to the end consumer, thus increasing profits for the farmer.

Name	Handbug
Winner	Almudena Mampasa Cerrillos
Graduated	Polithecnic University of Madrid
Country	Spain

Carrying shopping is a tiresome and often painful task. The thin handles of conventional plastic bags dig into hands and wrists, cutting off the blood supply. Handbug aims to distribute the weight of the shopping over a wider surface area than the narrow straps of conventional plastic straps to prevent unnecessary pressure.

Name	Easywax
Winner	Christian Kohler
Graduated	Eidgen ssische Technische Hochschule
Country	Switzerland

Seasoned skiers and snowboarders know that conventional hot-waxing procedures are fussy and laborious. There is also the added chore of scraping up all the wax that has dripped onto the floor in the process. The Easywax is in stick form, releasing the wax only when heated and in contact with the ski or snowboard surface.

Name	SiMPLE
Winner	Susie Clarke
Graduated	Royal College of Art
Country	UK

Conventional hobs waste energy and time. Over a third of the energy used in hob cooking is lost during the process of heat transfer from the heat source to the pan, resulting in increased cooking times. The SiMPLE hob is made up of conductive silicone, interwoven with wire to evenly distribute heat.

Name	Excubo
Winner	Matthew Gale
Graduated	California College of the Arts (CCA)
Country	USA

Sleeping while riding on public transportation is an uncomfortable activity. The Excubo jacket is for everyday use and makes a warm, stable sleeping cocoon.

For more detailed information, please refer to the competition website: http://www.english.dysoncanada.ca/jda/default.asp

Winners of Taiwan International Design Competition 2007

YEN CHING-CHIUAN — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:21:00 GMT

Amusement is the theme of this year competition and is an attitude toward life. It is with a fun angle when looking about life. The ease in playing itself is a value judgment which will thin the stuffiness of a busy modern life. Through a viewpoint of fun and interest, one can accumulate experience of life and the whole world in a totally different manner. Below is the list of the winners' works:

金獎 Gold Prize

設計者 Name

國家 Country.

作品名稱 Title

Sung-hun, Choi
協同co-designer
You-ly,Kim、Ja-hyun,Seo、Ah-hyun,Son、Mi-soo,Jung、Su-bin, Choi

South Korea

南韓

HARMONY BENCH 合奏五人椅

銀獎 Silver

設計者 Name

國家 Country.

作品名稱 Title

Tatiang JS, Suh、

zN, Ozoono

South Korea

南韓

THE IMAGINARY SHADE-TREE 幻夢葉影

銅獎 Bronze

設計者 Name

國家 Country.

作品名稱 Title

謝承原
林佳慧

Taiwan 台灣

CAUTION 注意!

佳作 Award of Merit

設計者 Name	國家 Country..	作品名稱 Title
楊順發協同co-designer 楊育倫、黃麗寧姚柏勳、張舜偉	Taiwan台灣	GOAL! TRASH CAN 街道娛樂
謝宗翰協同co-designer 溫明輝	Taiwan台灣	PARADOX SHELF
Hongtao,Zhou	USA 美國	SPINNING COFFEE TABLE
劉國威	Canada加拿大	TIC TAC CUP 玩碗樂
Samgmin,Bae 協同co-designer Yuree S. Lim、Jieun Yang	South Korea 南韓	WINE TELLER
陳盈靜	Taiwan台灣	GULLIVER’S PILLOW 格列佛枕頭
abhijit,bansod	India 印度	CYCLUB
Ian,Kettle	UK 英國	Stop.Look Around
賀丞右協同co-designer 劉書銘	Taiwan台灣	PAINTING MASTER
方小嘉	Taiwan台灣	SWIMMING IN THE SEA OF BOOKMARK 玩水標籤
楊格	Taiwan台灣	KONG-FU KITCHEN 功夫廚房
郭映廷協同co-designer 張巍議、陳宏威	Taiwan台灣	BROKEN & UNBROKEN
謝佩珊協同co-designer 黃柏貴、許展維、楊文杰、魏早勛、康雅惠	Taiwan台灣	GO FISHING
劉國威	Canada 加拿大	YOUR LUCKY DAY 誰來洗碗
徐立宇	Taiwan台灣	FOLD-UP 紙摺

入圍 Entrant

設計者 Name	國家 Country..	作品名稱 Title
廖軍豪協同co-designer 盧彥甫	Taiwan 台灣	BOTTLEECO
黃威嘉協同co-designer 林柏州、許家偉、李南瑤	Taiwan台灣	DARTBOARD
吳孝儒	Taiwan台灣	ROCK IT. BROOM 搖滾吧! 掃把
傅琴玉協同co-designer 江美虹、林志展	Taiwan台灣	HELP! SEASONINGS+
謝宗翰	Taiwan台灣	PARADOX TABLE3 AND CHAIR
林品毅	Taiwan台灣	FOOTBALL FEVER 踢球樂
Alyona,Makeeva	USA 美國	ADAM AND EVE INTERACTIVE SLEEPING BAG
洪士育協同co-designer 林家慶、陳俊杰	Taiwan台灣	ELECTRICITY TAP 電龍頭
施雨良協同co-designer 王思佳	Taiwan台灣	TEARS TURN INTO THE GREEN MIRACLE 復活一點小樂趣

For detailed information, please refer to the competition website: http://www.boco.com.tw/2007Competition/english/theme.htm

winner of the radical radiators of the future: archibald

YEN CHING-CHIUAN — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:43:00 GMT

I would like to introduce one from intutive design which is the winner of of the radical radiators of the future.

designer's own words:
Archibald dries your clothes and towels in a perfect way, due to its intuitive shape, it helps to eliminate the wrinkles from your garments, reducing ironing time. The Archibald radiator solves the problem of hanging your clothes with little space, it's also ideal for bathrooms or laundry rooms.

archibald ' design by : leo salzedo from italy and the designers own words about the design:
Archibald dries your clothes and towels in a perfect way, due to its intuitive shape, it helps to eliminate the wrinkles from your garments, reducing ironing time. The Archibald radiator solves the problem of hanging your clothes with little space, it's also ideal for bathrooms or laundry rooms.

For more detailed information, please refer to designboom: http://www.designboom.com/contest/winner.php?contest_pk=14

NUS Design Incubation Centre (DIC) won Gold Prize from International Design Competition Osaka 2006.

YEN CHING-CHIUAN — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:24:00 GMT

Design Incubation Centre (DIC) has won the Gold Prize from the International Design Competition Osaka 2006. Organized by the Japan Design Foundation, the International Design competition Osaka is one of the most prestigious design competitions. Representing DIC for the competition are industrial designers: Tan Yong Kai and Priscilla Lui Sik Peng.

The DIC team emerged the top winner, beating 424 entries from 35 countries with their design, the Dandella. Dandella is a hand-held GPS tracking device designed to help and guide the lost by always physically pointing towards the destination. Press release

http://www.jdf.or.jp/eng/compe/2006_prize.html

Charmant International Design Competition Result

YEN CHING-CHIUAN — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 07:58:00 GMT

On May 5, "Charmant International Design Competition" Ceremony has been held at Charmant booth of MIDO exhibition, in Milan. Congratulations for Mr. Vadim Kibardin(Grand-prix), Mr. Yenwen Tseng(Semi-grand-prix) and 7 people selected as excellent work. And we thank you for all.

Grand-Prix

Title : Cerambyx cerdo frame
Entrant : Vadim Kibardin / KIBARDINDESIGN studio

Semi-Grand-Prix

Title : Fly-flight
Entrant : Yenwen Tseng

Selected Excellent Works

The proposal for frames as new structure and construction

Title : Eyeglasses "Lateral Vision" Entrant : Denis Shumaylov	Title : 1+1 Entrant : Kate Xu

The proposal for frames as normal and delicated

Title : zeerog -Seeing with zero gravity Entrant : Kenneth W K Wu / Kennethuuu	Title : KLARA, titanium prescription glasses Entrant : jan capek	Title : visible Entrant : Tomohiro Shin

The proposal for unique style as fashion

Title : TA-RE-ME Entrant : Kazuhiro Matsunaga	Title : Pica Flor, professional sport glasses Entrant : Aurin/degno studio

Supplementation
Seven works in total were selected. Congratulations.
It becomes an announcement to classify these selected excellent works into three categories newly by Mr. Fukasawa who is the judge. Thank you for a lot of applications and participation.
*Publishing: Name/belonging, work title(in any order)

[Overall Assessments]

Ultimately I believe that spectacles should match the face of the person wearing them and express the exact demeanor and individuality desired by that person. Of course, multiple factors such as the feel of the spectacles and the structure and materials used to achieve that feel, fuse together to create something that meets the expectation of the wearer. In judging this competition stress was placed on the overall harmony between these factors. On looking at the compatibility with the face when worn and the overall impression, naturally those spectacles that ordinary have a good balance of form are chosen. Add to this consideration of the structure and materials to achieve the feel of the spectacles and a successful design can be achieved. There were many designs that put their emphasis on mechanical characteristics and concepts, looking good as spectacles. I think the winning design is one that, rather than presenting the spectacles alone, appropriately blends the overall sense when worn with a slightly new sense of fashion and uniqueness. The overall quality of the competition was extremely high. I think that with designs for spectacles, which require a certain level of specific skills, an understanding that reaches a layer of quality unachievable through ideas alone is essential.

Naoto FUKASAWA