Article by Martin Gibson – Twitter – 10.06.2010
The Red Dot 2010 Design Competition is now running! Find out more information about this years competition here.
Miss Seung Je DO, Mr Tsunho WANG |
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Triangle+ is both a dustpan and a dustbin. The difference between its two functions is just ninety degrees. |
Mr Cheng-Yu TSAI |
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With a graceful shape and a built-in bag dispenser, Trash Know is a rubbish bin that brings elegance and convenience to garbage disposal. |
Mr Itay POTASH |
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With its timing device and its megaphone influences, Timer Mechanism Alarm Clock emphasises the importance of getting the proper number of hours of sleep. |
Mr Kem GALLIONE |
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The Angle alarm clock utilises a new technology called Audio Spotlight (developed by Holosonic), which focuses sound at a particular target. It allows people to wake at different times without disturbing each other. |
Miss Kyung-Young LEE, Miss Hyun-Jin LIM |
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Tea Bar takes the mess out of brewing a cup of tea by collecting annoying drips. |
Mr Egor MYZNIK |
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More akin to an art object than an instrument of measure, Soft Clock offers a new perspective on telling the time. |
Mr Chien-Pang LIN |
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Made with heat-sensitive material, Soft=Safe is a set of infants’ tableware that prevents burning by becoming dysfunctional when too hot. |
Miss Jieun MYUNG |
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Rughut is an interior rug that can be transformed into a cosy hut with a simple hooking action. |
Mr Sunman KWON |
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Rug with Scale presents an easy way to manage your weight and health. |
Miss Clare Tingyu CHEN |
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With their tear-off floor-cleaning bottom layers, a pair of PL SLIPPERS would make cleaning hair, dust, and lint from the floor a much quicker, easier, and more pleasant task. |
Mr Clement ELOY |
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Lucifer is a refillable match dispenser and an automatic match igniter. It is also a clever reinterpretation of the traditional matchbox. |
Mr ShiKai TSENG |
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Offering a gesture of hope along with the money inside it, Have a Lovely Baby refashions the typical Chinese red packet. |
Miss Hyewon JUNG, Miss Danbi KANG, Miss Ji-Hye LEE |
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Germs can be left outside the home and the mind can be put at ease with Fresh Hands – a digital door lock in the form of a faucet that cleans the hands with soap vapour before you go inside. |
Miss Young soo HONG, Mr Doosan BACK, Miss Soo yeon HONG |
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Incorporating the effect of a shifting gravitational centre, Flip Letter Box changes its configuration to indicate that mail has been delivered. |
Mr Cheng LI, Mr Xun ZHANG |
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Finger Coffee is a coffee cup with a flexible lid that allows the coffee to be stirred with the finger. |
Mr. Damjan STANKOVIĆ |
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When the Cipher glass is empty, it resembles a meaningless colourful mosaic. When a drink is poured into it, the name of the drink is revealed in the mosaic. |