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Honorable Mention
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Plant Light |
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| Comcept: |
As the old Japanese proverb goes
"Worry is often the cause of illness," I believe people can change
dramatically by how they think and feel. For instance, for those children
struggling in a harsh environment such as in a refugee camp, their way of
thinking might have great influence on their future. I contemplated if I
could support those people mentally by using this product.
The concept of planting light was created from my wish for the product to
take root in the community where those children live, just like the plants
that grow strongly in the area. The influence of light on human beings does
not remain on just one but keeps on spreading from one to another. Eventually
it expands worldwide and becomes as for everyone on this earth.
Using a special kind of radiator named phosphorescence glass enabled those
of us living in developed countries to provide "light" to others. This glass
stores photon energy inside itself and keeps on glowing in the dark. All
we need to operate this product is sunlight and soil. |
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| Coment: |
Plant Light will glow symbolically at refugee
camps that are surrounded in complete darkness during the night. With recent
light storage technology, this plan seems highly feasible. The piece was
well recognized as it can be used continuously, running on sunlight and
soil alone.
At the first judging, advice was given to avoid a design too otherworldly
and create a product that could fit in with the people who live there. The
model turned in at the second judging, however,
still carried a certain sense of oddness. |
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| Profile |
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Name of Applicant: |
Jun Murakoshi |
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| Date of Birth: |
1978/6/3 |
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| Sex: |
Male |
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| Nationality: |
Japan |
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| Residence: |
UK |
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| Academic History: |
Completed Chiba University Graduate School
of Science and Technology, Department of Design |
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| Occupation: |
MA 2nd Year, Design Products, Royal College
of Art |
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Exhibitions:
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"Made In Nigeria" British Council
Lagos, Lagos/Nigeria, 2006
"Made by Machine", Milan/Italy, 2006
"Hyakuno Suwari (100 Ways of Sitting)" Exhibition, Tokyo Designers
Week, Tokyo/Japan, 2001 |
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