Wong Kok Keong won Judges' Prize of Muji Award 02
Congruation to our NUS ID alumnus Mr. Wong Kok Keong (AY05/06) whose work has won the Judges' Prize of Muji Award 02 this year. The Competition attracted 3422 entries from 47 countries in the world this year. There was only one Gold Prize ,no Silver Prize, and only three entries were selected by all the judges for the speical awards.
Currently Kok Keong is working in Orcadesign http://www.orcadesign.com.my/, a top design consultant company in Singapore/Malaysia which has won numerous design awards, such as IF design awards, Red-Dot awards, etc.
Below is KK's winning entry:
Judges' Prize: Chornotebook
Name : Wong Kok Keong [Orcadesign] (Singapore)
Category : Notebook
Diary schedules are arranged in lines and grids, which are difficult to see and has little flexibility. This notebook makes it clear, intuitive and easy to plan and see your daily schedules.
Jury comment (Kenya Hara):
The schedule book that expresses the hours of each day in a circle was interesting too. The relationship of the circular movement of the day and that of turning pages is reminiscent of the relationship of the earth’s rotation each year around the sun. It brought a fresh rhythm to a notebook.
Below are other works from the winners:
Gold Prize: Towel with further options
Name : NIIMI [Takuya Niimi/Yuki Niimi] (Japan)
Category : Towel
This bath towel moves your mind toward further uses of the product. Towels take every day dirt and gradually become damaged. In accordance with such changes, you can downsize the towel with "further options" from a bath towel to a bath mat, and then to a floor cloth and dust cloth. The towel has a vertical and horizontal textured surface that does not produce pile-fabric waste when cut with scissors. The lines act as a marker for cutting and form square modules that let you imagine other uses, encouraging you to re-use it.
Judges' Prize: Stackable Hanger
Name : Satoshi Yoshiizumi (Japan)
Category : Hanger
The hangers can be layered precisely, allowing compact placement with a minimum of space occupied. Also, layering something makes you feel good. The feeling of wanting to layer or accumulate something of the same shape might be an innate desire.
Judges's Prize: Kakujio
Name : De Meyboom Lab. [Yasuhito Hirose/Ryohei Yoshiyuki] (Netherlands)
Category : Food
Salt is one of most useful spice for cooking. But, we tend to put too much.
Kakujio is 2.5cc each. You do not have to measure it. It is a certain quantity anytime.
For more detailed information and juries' comments, please visit the award website: http://www.muji.net/award/