Glide won red dot awards: design concept 2007
Congruation to our NUS ID recent graduate Mr. Terence Woon whose thesis work 'Glide" has won the red dot awards: design concept 2007. There were 884 submissions from 46 countries this year and 105 distinguished works honoured with red dot award. The red dot is the quality label for outstanding design. All design concepts that receive the red dot have been examined by a jury of international design experts. His work can be found at http://www.red-dot.sg/concept/porfolio/06/14rc/R102Glide.htm.
Glide provides a new water experience that brings the user back to nature through the experiential and semantic aspects of its design.
Glide examines the relationship between user and water, and seeks to provide a better user experience in the water. Often, water activities are associated with notions of speed and adrenalin. However, what is really enticing about water is the simple pleasure that one derives just by soaking in a bath or floating in the sea. It is this close contact with water, having it gently caressing the body and allowing it to gently drift one along, which makes it such a wonderful experience.
Consequently, Glide is a new product that offers the user a whole new water experience. Breaking the water surface through a graceful and natural movement, it brings one into close contact with water and redefines the relationship between user, equipment and water. Its form and usage evoke sentiments of being in harmony with nature. Designed with the entire water experience in mind, the product is not just about having fun in the water; it also caters to the before-and-after activities such as relaxation, transportation, storage and maintenance. It employs a new method of natural propulsion that accords autonomy and independence from external energy sources. Lightweight and portable, with easy-to-use handle controls, it is a product that is suitable for anyone, anywhere, and anytime.