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Honorable Mention

Title:

Visual Textured Block

Comcept:

The textured blocks we saw on the streets are for people with visual impairment. Textured blocks become Light for the blind. Although we understand the great need for them, they are actually unnecessary to our lives. Therefore, I often see textured blocks that lost their function by obstructions such as bicycles. So, I designed textured blocks for sighted people to give them a real appreciation of the existence of textured blocks. Under the concept of "Textured Blocks are Light", I developed a sustainable design while maintaining the appearance of the traditional blocks. First of all, let's review the textured blocks for everyone. The aim is to create a system that works without power supply by converting mechanical energy of people walking into electrical energy to light the LED.

Coment:

Those with normal vision often forget about the Braille blocks made to support the visually impaired. The idea to shed "light" on Braille blocks ﾐ the "light" for blind peopleﾐ so people with normal vision could see it in a "fresh light" is easy to understand and also practical. The technology that illuminates the LED light with weak electrical currents triggered by people stepping on the blocks could be applied to other ideas as well. It was only regretful that the submitted model was unable to present the effect of lighting sufficiently.

Profile

Name of Applicant:

Nobuhiro Asahina

Date of Birth:

1982/9/1

Sex:

Male

Nationality:

Japan

Residence:

Japan

Academic History:

Student at Chiba University Graduate School of Science and Technology, Department of Design

Occupation:

Second year graduate student at Chiba University Graduate School of Science and Technology, Department of Design.

Exhibitions:

Nobuhiro Asahina Photo Exhibition - Hakuten - (1st Exhibition at Omotesando, 2nd at Kashiwa)

Collaborator:

Mitsushi Yoshida

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