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Honorable Mention [Astrid Klein's prize]
Title：	Snow Flake
Concept:	You drop it, it floats. You blow it, it melts. You drink it, it tastes like sweets... What is this? It is a sugar which gives you magics... The hollow structure allows the sugar sphere to float when you drop it to the hot drink. The process of blowing and melting helps you to take hot drink without stirring to melt the sugar, as well as to enjoy the fun experience of blowing the sugar sphere and to cool the coffee at the same time. The convection current which is formed by the cycle of cold water sinking and hot water rising, creates the flow of liquid that brings the melted sugar evenly into the entire solution. The experience of blowing hot beverage to cool down the surface in order to achieve the right temperature to drink is no longer a boring process, but an enjoyable and meaningful act.
Judge's Comments:	Singapore, where this artist lives, has no snowfall, and this work allows one to sense that wish for snow. This is a poetic piece that gets the imagination working. Unfortunately, using coffee to dissolve the sugar in the process of sizing the sugar balls did not actually recreate the effect adequately, this is actually possible to work out. I believe this would make the nice little pleasure of drinking coffee more enjoyable.
Profile
	Name of Applicant:	Cici Chen
	Year of Birth:	1982
	Gender:	Female
	Nationality:	Singapore
	Occupation:	Creative & Design Executive, Q's Advertising Pte Ltd
	Academic history:	National University of Singapore, Bachelor of Arts, Industrial Design
	Awards:	-Furniture Design Award 2008 Singapore - International Open Category - Merit Award -Furniture Design Award 2007 Singapore - Young Designer Category - Silver Award -Furniture Design Award 2007 Singapore - International Open Category − Merit Award -Furniture Design Award 2006 Singapore - Student Category − Merit Award -PhotoReal 2005 U.S.A. - Winner with Best Concept
	Exhibitions:	-International Furniture Fair Singapore 2008 -Furniture design exhibition at Singapore National Museum in 2007 -International Furniture Fair Bahrain 2007
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