Our Guest Critics, Jemery Sun, Director of Orcadesign would like invite you to their latest  “make dreams” exhibition at the Icsid World Design Congress 2009.

As you may know, the Icsid Congress is a high-profile international event of the industrial design industry. The exhibition will be showcasing how design empowers our dreams and will take place at the Suntec Exhibition Hall from 24th to 27th of Nov.  For more information about orcadesign, please visit http://www.orcadesign.net/

23 November 2009 (Monday), 2pm at LR425

located on Level 4 of SDE 3, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore.

2009 BraunPrize winner has been selected on September 17, 2009 by the guest jurors attending the BraunPrize Forum as:

Johanna Schoemaker
with the project ‘Clam I OLED Lamp’,
from Bergischen Universität Wuppertal, Germany

The 2009 event marks the 17th time the BraunPrize has been awarded since its inception in 1968 by Erwin Braun, the son of company founder Max. The Award’s esteem is influenced by the key role the German company played in redefining consumer product design throughout the 50 and 60’s. The strong, minimalist, “Less, but better” design language pioneered by Braun – and in particular Dieter Rams – is still clearly evident to day in modern icons like Apple’s iPod.  Below is this winning entry:

Clam I OLED Lamp
The family of lights developed as part of the designer’s graduation project creates, through the deliberate use of the newly invented OLED lamp, a pleasantly diffuse yet extremely energy-efficient light effect. Based on the image of a flower opening in daylight, the lights behave in the opposite way, opening to provide light as soon as they are switched on.

The opening angle – and therefore the light emission of the lamps and the color and intensity of the light – can be adjusted. The ‘ceiling lamp’ includes a remote control that can also be used to pre-select different dynamic light programs. The lamps emphasize the special visual characteristics of the lamp: slimness, transparency, lightness and flatness.

Registration Deadline: January 5, 2010!

The iF concept award invites young designers worldwide to submit innovative contributions and apply for the sought-after iF award. The iF concept award offers students and recent graduates from the areas of design, architecture, marketing and engineering an opportunity to compare themselves on an international level and to present their ideas to the design-interested public.

For more information, please visit the competition website: http://www.ifdesign.de/awards_concept_index_e

Below are some competition winning entiries from last year:

BETH: water container playboard: Jungae Seo
This design is for a scooter with an attached water tank, designed especially for children living in countries where houses often have no running water. When the children are sent to fetch water, they set off with the ‘Beth’ scooter, fill the water tank and so are able to transport the water playfully. This is a simple method of transport which can be economically produced, and at the same time providing the children with a toy with which they can simply have fun.

Energy ball: Sung Hyun Hwang, Hye in Lee

When the ‘energy ball’ is kicked, piezo elements inside the ball transform the impact energy into electrical energy. If the ball is used during the day, it can generate enough energy to power a light bulb or a small electrical device by night. The concept is particularly well suited to countries in the developing world.

Yl Sound | earplugs: Jiwoong Hwang

Who hasn’t had the problem of earphone cables for an mp3 player or personal CD player getting all tangled up in a mess? No solution to the problem has been present – until now. These earplugs offer a solution, combining the zip-fastener with a simple fashion idea: the control for the music player is inside the zip pocket. A simple and logical solution.

PROTHESE | interim leg prosthetic: Tillman Beuscher

The Landmine Monitor report estimates the number of landmine victims to be between 15,000 to 20,000 a year. This interim prosthetic for the leg is intended as an immediate aid for those injured by war and landmines worldwide. The central aim is to support self-help by means of swift initial treatment. This can be provided directly helping people to maintain hope and enabling them to continue supporting their families.

NUS Design Incubation Centre just completed a workshop, design thinking workshop, with our business school’s alumni.

This workshop explored an array of design thinking tools, applied to real-life business scenarios, to seek new opportunities for radical innovation. Apart from learning the creativity toolkit, participants experienced a day of active innovation culture, from ethnographic trips to concept generation to narrative storyboarding. The entire process aimed to be versatile enough for the development of any business, involving products, services, spaces or systems.

Below are some photos from activities. For more information, please visit Design Incubation Centre’s website.

NUS ID 2nd year student, Darren Yeo, won the top prize for Gifts and Premiums for the modern and happy office design competition and 3rd year student, Cheng Siew Ming, was also awarded the 2nd runner-up in the same competition. This competition was organized by Singapore Gifts and Stationery Show 2009.

Top prize: Diao Yu, Darren Yeo
Corporate gifts and premiums are effective marketing tools, but are easily forgotten by consumers. The attachment of an experiential encounter with the gift would, however, be able to create a lifelong memory. Hence, an exquisite teabag collection, inspired by Singapore’s iconic oolong tea, 钓鱼（diao yu）, has been created to also cater to the caffeine needs of a working adult, both locally and internationally. Besides breaking apart from conventional appearance, the tea filter will also be made with environmental-friendly material for the eco-friendly consumers.

3rd Prize: Plantimo, CHENG SIEW MING
Nature in sight can make people feel happy and relax. But what if nature plays another role in office?
“Plantimo” is the product everyone will keep eyeing on. It serves as a timer clock which counts down to the end of work. User set the time by turning the leaf knob that works on the turn-and-dial phone mechanism. Ticking off silently, the plant will rise slowly, seemingly growing to life, and finally a bud opens slightly to reveal the hidden flower. This mimics the mood of workers, blossoming after a hard day of work, revealing the fruit of labour.