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Project Living Pixels

Project leaders Chan Wan Ki, Kay; Chen Siu Wa, Shai Chai; Suen Ka Hei, Catherine

Taking recycled advertising banners as the project’s starting point, the designers created a unique three-dimensionality for the material by cutting it into small pieces and combining these to create volumes of light and texture.

The vintage stands were rescued from antique stores from Cat Street in Hong Kong, and kept in their untouched, original conditions. The designers created each lamp shade individually and specifically for each stand, selecting the banners, sorting out matching colours and sewing each patch by hand to build the perfect irregular shape.

As the banners are printed in one side only, the lamps appear to be white and pale when switched off, but the plain appearance radically changes once the lamps are switched on and the colours emerge from the inside.

CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE

Name U Pik Kwan, Stephanie; Wong Shun Yin, Frankie

School Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Project 生 – Endless Lighting

The Endless Lighting concept comes from sei in Japanese culture. Nature is the source of all art and design in Japan, the muse of all Japanese artists and designers. The materials of art are rendered in forms that evoke their natural origins, and this inspiration is reflected in the use of treated wood veneer to create the structure of the light.

 

CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE

Name Yung Hon Yi Kenneth

School University of Hong Kong

Project Easily Removed Electric Plug

The Easily Removed Electric Plug is similar to the common electric plug, but with a lever mechanism on it. The device allows user to easily remove the plug using just one hand, making it particularly useful for the elderly or people with disabilities. The one-piece outer case design does not trap dust and also provides a better sense of safety to the user. With a hidden lamp illustrating the power status, the plug demonstrates a combination of simplicity and functionality.

 

CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE

Name Malou Ko

School Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Project Green With Envy

A series of planters for domestic and office use designed for the HKWWA (Women’s Workers Association). The goal was to design a product the group could produce and sell to help benefit their organisation. Green With Envy is also an attempt to find a second life for the huge quantity of vinyl banners used for promotional means that go unrecycled every year. Each pot comes with a small mission statement and seeds to help start your first plant in the new planter.

 

CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE

Name Ho Kwan Yiu, Austin

School Hong Kong Design Institute (IVE)

Project Milk Table

This multifunctional table also serves as storage. Aimed at children, lightweight materials and appealing, bright colours are used. The shapes encourage learning and the multiple uses of this item of furniture ensures it will be used for a long time.

 

CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE

Name Lam Wai Wa

School Birmingham City University – the VTC School for Higher and Professional Education

Project Transformation Furniture

Using minimal material for maximum purposes to meet the demands of users and add fun to our life, Transformation Furniture can be a simple chair, a coffee table, a magazine rack, storage and much more. The furniture can be folded flat when not needed to save space without compromising comfort or style.