Munich – the design metropolis
bayern design GmbH
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Munich – the design metropolis
bayern design GmbH
Photo credit:
MCBW
Munich – the design metropolis
bayern design GmbH
Photo credit:
MCBW
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Winners announce - DFA Awards 2014
Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC)
Project Title: i.DummyWinning Company: Winswin Limited (Hong Kong)“A very hands-on tool for pattern making and fitting in the studio and a pride for the fashion industry in the region.” Eric Chan, Design for Asia Awards 2014 Judge Synopsis: Relied on by a host of insiders, dummies have already performed a vital function as part of the prototyping, manufacturing and fitting process. In view of this, Dr. Allan C. K. Chan from the Institute of Textile & Clothing at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has decided to create an intelligent dummy that could provide the best quality fit for any body shape and reduce the need for storage space and overall costs. The development of i.Dummy benefitted from a cross-disciplinary approach, integrating product development, practical and professional knowledge in marketing, academic research into textile theory, data collection, technology and engineering.
Winners announce - DFA Awards 2014
Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC)
Project Title: i.DummyWinning Company: Winswin Limited (Hong Kong)“A very hands-on tool for pattern making and fitting in the studio and a pride for the fashion industry in the region.” Eric Chan, Design for Asia Awards 2014 Judge Synopsis: Relied on by a host of insiders, dummies have already performed a vital function as part of the prototyping, manufacturing and fitting process. In view of this, Dr. Allan C. K. Chan from the Institute of Textile & Clothing at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has decided to create an intelligent dummy that could provide the best quality fit for any body shape and reduce the need for storage space and overall costs. The development of i.Dummy benefitted from a cross-disciplinary approach, integrating product development, practical and professional knowledge in marketing, academic research into textile theory, data collection, technology and engineering.
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Winners announce - DFA Awards 2014
Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC)
Project Title: Nike MagistaWinning Company: Nike, Inc (USA)“When we assess a design, we’re not just thinking about its look and feel, it’s about how it functions and whether it’s a nice experience. We are not just thinking about the design, we also think about trying it ourselves.” Yao Yingjia, Design for Asia Awards 2014 Judge Synopsis: Magista is the result of four years of research and development by Nike’s eighty-strong research laboratory and product development teams in Italy and Asia. During the research and development process for Magista, Nike designers spent time with about 140 professional football players across Italy, Spain, England, Brazil and Germany. They developed rapport with the athletes, even playing video games together in hotel rooms between games, and most of all finding out what was wanted and needed on the football pitch, especially for dribbling and attacking. Magista employs Nike’s Flyknit technology, a groundbreaking method of production introduced in 2012 for Nike’s Flyknit Racer. Hailed by athletes for its feather-like weight and its snug fit, Flyknit features precision-engineered yarn that yields great structure and durability.
Winners announce - DFA Awards 2014
Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC)
Project Title: PARKROYAL on PickeringWinning Company: WOHA (Singapore)“A world-class hotel of sophisticated design. The project team was conscious of hospitality. The strong ‘green architecture’ concept was articulated via a high design standard.” Shashi Caan, Design for Asia Awards 2014 Judge Synopsis: In Asia, where land is limited, the challenge for any architect is to deliver ever higher density developments without compromising quality of life. WOHA was acutely aware of this when commissioned to design Parkroyal and strived to connect people with the nature. This hotel and office project has raised the bar as a truly “green” building. Situated in Singapore’s city centre, the 12-storey building is self-sufficient:the roof surfaces collect all the rainwater, which is then distributed via gravitation feed. In a dry period, reserve collection tanks are supplemented with non-potable recycled wastewater. The roof is also fitted with photovoltaic panels for electricity generation. Overall, the building’s sustainable features reduce 30% of operational needs, and is hence granted the “Green Mark Platinum” certification.
Winners announce - DFA Awards 2014
Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC)
Project Title: PARKROYAL on PickeringWinning Company: WOHA (Singapore)“A world-class hotel of sophisticated design. The project team was conscious of hospitality. The strong ‘green architecture’ concept was articulated via a high design standard.” Shashi Caan, Design for Asia Awards 2014 Judge Synopsis: In Asia, where land is limited, the challenge for any architect is to deliver ever higher density developments without compromising quality of life. WOHA was acutely aware of this when commissioned to design Parkroyal and strived to connect people with the nature. This hotel and office project has raised the bar as a truly “green” building. Situated in Singapore’s city centre, the 12-storey building is self-sufficient:the roof surfaces collect all the rainwater, which is then distributed via gravitation feed. In a dry period, reserve collection tanks are supplemented with non-potable recycled wastewater. The roof is also fitted with photovoltaic panels for electricity generation. Overall, the building’s sustainable features reduce 30% of operational needs, and is hence granted the “Green Mark Platinum” certification.
Winners announce - DFA Awards 2014
Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC)
Project Title: Rooting Out Crime by DesignWinning Organization: Seoul Metropolitan Government (South Korea)“This project represents a new discipline where social design can enable progress and allow community to address crises. The outcome of this project is an important reference – how to use the collective design process, how citizens can protect their own vital resources, how residents can increase the livability of their districts, and how to analyse situations for different districts and different cities.”Don Ryun Chang, Design for Asia Awards 2014 Judge Synopsis: Seoul’s Mayor initiated the “Rooting out Crime by Design” (RCD) programme in 2012, which expanded on the research conducted by the Korean Institution of Criminology on “Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design” (CPTED). Two months after RCD’s implementation, both the sense of attachment to the neighbourhood and the level of fear of crime improved. A survey in the 5th month indicated a 12 per cent decrease in robbery and no cases of rape. In a school where its well-being index used to be the lowest in Seoul, after having implemented this pilot scheme, bullying and violence decreased and students interacted more closely with each other. Similar programmes had been implemented in Western countries before. However, Seoul’s RCD project was executed in greater depth and on a much larger and sustainable scale, making it a valuable role model for Asia and beyond.
Winners announce - DFA Awards 2014
Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC)
Project Title: Rooting Out Crime by DesignWinning Organization: Seoul Metropolitan Government (South Korea)“This project represents a new discipline where social design can enable progress and allow community to address crises. The outcome of this project is an important reference – how to use the collective design process, how citizens can protect their own vital resources, how residents can increase the livability of their districts, and how to analyse situations for different districts and different cities.”Don Ryun Chang, Design for Asia Awards 2014 Judge Synopsis: Seoul’s Mayor initiated the “Rooting out Crime by Design” (RCD) programme in 2012, which expanded on the research conducted by the Korean Institution of Criminology on “Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design” (CPTED). Two months after RCD’s implementation, both the sense of attachment to the neighbourhood and the level of fear of crime improved. A survey in the 5th month indicated a 12 per cent decrease in robbery and no cases of rape. In a school where its well-being index used to be the lowest in Seoul, after having implemented this pilot scheme, bullying and violence decreased and students interacted more closely with each other. Similar programmes had been implemented in Western countries before. However, Seoul’s RCD project was executed in greater depth and on a much larger and sustainable scale, making it a valuable role model for Asia and beyond.
Winners announce - DFA Awards 2014
Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC)
Project Title: Forest NotesWinning Company: JVCKENWOOD Design Corporation (Japan) “This is, essentially, a speaker. Yet it is much more than simply a product. It is an exercise that has created a very emotional experience. The sounds of nature can be transmitted live through the speaker — isn’t that wonderful?” Dennis Chan, Design for Asia Awards 2014 Judge Synopsis: Imagine hearing the faraway sounds of the forest at any time – the sounds of nature lulling a child to sleep, an evening at home after a busy day in the city relaxing to music from the forest world. Voices of the forest – the sounds of birds singing, branches swaying, a leaf falling, winds gathering and maybe a squirrel scurrying – can now be streamed live, picked up via microphones placed in seven forests across Japan. In March 2013, JVCKENWOOD Design Corporation launched Forest Notes – an innovative series of exquisitely designed speakers complete with a built-in wireless Bluetooth connection, web-enabled device and smartphone application that aurally transmits the natural beauty of the wilderness in real time, from one season to the next.
Winners announce - DFA Awards 2014
Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC)
Project Title: Forest NotesWinning Company: JVCKENWOOD Design Corporation (Japan) “This is, essentially, a speaker. Yet it is much more than simply a product. It is an exercise that has created a very emotional experience. The sounds of nature can be transmitted live through the speaker — isn’t that wonderful?” Dennis Chan, Design for Asia Awards 2014 Judge Synopsis: Imagine hearing the faraway sounds of the forest at any time – the sounds of nature lulling a child to sleep, an evening at home after a busy day in the city relaxing to music from the forest world. Voices of the forest – the sounds of birds singing, branches swaying, a leaf falling, winds gathering and maybe a squirrel scurrying – can now be streamed live, picked up via microphones placed in seven forests across Japan. In March 2013, JVCKENWOOD Design Corporation launched Forest Notes – an innovative series of exquisitely designed speakers complete with a built-in wireless Bluetooth connection, web-enabled device and smartphone application that aurally transmits the natural beauty of the wilderness in real time, from one season to the next.
Winners announce - DFA Awards 2014
Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC)
Project Title: SILENT Brass™Winning Company: Yamaha Corporation (Japan)“It offers the potential for musicians to practise as they can listen to themselves play in silence.” Tetsuyuki Hirano, Design for Asia Awards 2014 Judge Synopsis: Playing the trumpet in an apartment building in the middle of a large city in Asia might not always be popular with one’s neighbours. One of the many benefits offered by the Silent Brass series is the assurance of harmonious community relations – musicians can play wherever and whenever they like, without disturbing the rest of the family or the entire neighbourhood. In Asian cities where domestic life is often confined to very compact apartments with little space and privacy, this product has even greater benefits. This latest innovation makes it no longer necessary to use mufflers to reduce noise, which could render music dull and lifeless – a dispiriting experience for any budding player.
Winners announce - DFA Awards 2014
Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC)
Project Title: SILENT Brass™Winning Company: Yamaha Corporation (Japan)“It offers the potential for musicians to practise as they can listen to themselves play in silence.” Tetsuyuki Hirano, Design for Asia Awards 2014 Judge Synopsis: Playing the trumpet in an apartment building in the middle of a large city in Asia might not always be popular with one’s neighbours. One of the many benefits offered by the Silent Brass series is the assurance of harmonious community relations – musicians can play wherever and whenever they like, without disturbing the rest of the family or the entire neighbourhood. In Asian cities where domestic life is often confined to very compact apartments with little space and privacy, this product has even greater benefits. This latest innovation makes it no longer necessary to use mufflers to reduce noise, which could render music dull and lifeless – a dispiriting experience for any budding player.
Winners announce - DFA Awards 2014
Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC)
Project Title: The Red FaceWinning Company: MARUSAI (South Korea)“It is something so simple and almost unassuming… it creates a focal point to an area of the city.”Paul Priestman, Design for Asia Awards 2014 Judge Synopsis: When designers focus their creativity on the mundane – in this case a bus shelter – the results can often be revolutionary. The Red Face is simultaneously a waiting point, meeting place, playground and viewing platform. All this is achieved in a crisp, sculptural form. The project formed part of an industrial design programme at the Gwangju Design Biennale 2013. The bus stop was originally built as the alighting point for visitors attending the Biennale, so the structure was conceived as a showcase. However it has since become a permanent landmark and its position among some trees also accents the design. Bus stops generically follow the same familiar form: a simple rectangle with simple lines perpendicular and parallel to each other. Challenging those rules entirely, The Red Face is a series of angled, tilted and cantilevered planes and lines that give tension to its overall perspective.
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