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2007-10-17
WEEK 5: Home as Companion Midterm
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Team SloHome
HOME AS COMPANION
Creating a "SloHome" one product at a time
Single working professionals in Tokyo need homes that they can emotionally connect to. "Slohome" pauses one's life to deliver tranquil moments. Each moments reveal the magic and beauty of scarce resource and inspire appreciations for the nature.
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WEEK 5: Team Hotaru Midterm
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Team Hotaru - Ambient Tools for Sustainable Living
Statement of Intent : We propose to design tools to heighten awareness within the daily life of the twenty-something. Using ambient information, we hope to create a bridge for the Japanese youth towards a new sustainable lifestyle.
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WEEK 5: Safety & Emotion Midterm
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Security & Emotion
Post-Midterm Statement of Intent:
By preserving energy and memories, we aim to enrich the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren; creating meaningful heirlooms that enhance the emotional bond with light and interaction.
Team Definition of Sustainability:
Nothing should go to waste. Grandparents save up energy that would originally be wasted and give it to their grandchildren as gifts. The energy materializes itself as a light and gives comfort and security to the children. The products are passed from generation to generation, limiting waste and meaningless toys/gifts.
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WEEK 5: Powered by the Body Midterm
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Team 千代 (Chiyo)
Post-Midterm Statement of Intent:
Through use of kinetic and natural energy sources we aim to create an emotional awareness of the environments and energy we take for granted in the midst of our daily lives though subtle illuminated moments.
Team Definition of Sustainability:
Creating environmental awareness is the first step in sustainability.
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WEEK 5: Personal Landscape - Midterm
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Personal Landscape - tagline here
Post-Midterm Statement of Intent:
Team Definition of Sustainability:
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WEEK 5: Second Life Light Midterm
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Lighthouse - Every Object Deserves a Second Chance
Post-Midterm Statement of Intent: Living in a fast pace urban environment people tend to neglect the importance and value of everyday objects. With no appreciation, life for those objects become shorter than what they actually could be. Umbrella is one of the objects that people dont pay much attention to. They are always discarded and ignored when there is no rain. Our objective is to give umbrella more chances in our everyday life. Some of the possibilities may include creating a landscape, a light fixture, and a personal light. Afterall, we believe creating a good relationship between users and objects will help us to appreciate more.
Team Definition of Sustainability: Appreciation is the first step toward sustainability
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Team J.A.M.- Building Light for Life
Post-Midterm Statement of Intent:
A window screen (shoji screen)/ room divider/ fort/ lantern/ endless possibilities... A product that is brought to a home in a (or a number of) flat sheet(s) with perforated marks and shapes to either be folded or popped out, and built for the desired use. It contains embedded LED's and solar cells that power the LED's in the absence of light.
Metaphor for the Quality of Light:
Through the reminder of lost natural beauty one will be inspired to reclaim the beauty that could still potentially be there. The final product is inspired by the sky, during the day it depends on the sun to charge and at night it glistens in a way that is a mere hint at the wonder that can be found in a starry sky.
Team Definition of Sustainability:
The flat single sheet packing cuts the transportation down to a minimum and the dynamic modularity puts the product capability at a maximum. The simple manufacturing keeps down emissions, production time, and energy to a minimum. Utilizing recycled and refuse materials support the environmental responsibility message of the product.
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