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Design Release

Design Release featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Hanoi Mirror House

Upon entering the Mirror House in Hanoi’s Reunion Park, visitors are swept into the depths of the ocean as they explore the wonders and beauty of the sea. Brilliant colored ceramic mosaic murals feature snails, starfish, sea anemones and a wide array of tropical fish. Mirrors add a sense of magic and intrigue. This experience was captured by painter Nguyen Thu Thuy and her colleagues in a 3D artistic expression. Being able to develop a deep appreciation for public art is rare in Vietnam, but Thu Thuy is breaking the barriers.

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Hanoi Mirror House

Recently, the Mirror House is changed to a fascinate ceramic mosaic tiles seascape in Hanoi’s Reunion Park . Tremendous sea murals is capturing the World famous Ha Long Bay and Truong Sa waves cover the entire exterior of the house. The interior takes the visitor on a magical undersea journey showcasing sea life using 3D mosaic murals with more than 50 mirrors adding delight for everybody. The snail shape of the house provides a unique setting for exploring the magic and beauty of sea.

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Nalox

175 people die a day in the U.S. from an opioid overdose, and naloxone is the drug that can reverse it. Loved ones and passerby are usually the first to find an overdose victim, but current naloxone kits have not been designed with their needs in mind. Nalox was designed to be a better overdose kit. It is simple, intuitive, discrete, and small enough to be carried at all times so that it is there when the user needs it most. Most importantly, it brings empathy and control to those who desperately need it. In short, Nalox puts the power to save a life in everyones hands.

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Identity

Identity combines classic product design and social design. It is empowering people to define themselves in their own terms. It highlights the importance of perspective in creating the reality. Labels like gender, race, nationality, etc. that has nothing to do with the true self are limiting people both in the society and in their own mind. Identity inspires individuals to choose a perspective to tell an empowering story to themselves. Human behavior initiates in the mind and Identity is a reminder to break the limiting cycle. It bridges the gap of two opposites with changes in perspective.

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Tokyo Sento Project

Creating a community based in sustainable SENTO. 1. Management of WEB media connecting young people and public baths. 2. Management of SENTO as experiment site to provide SENTO for one of the occupation. 3. Connect SENTO to companies as media that advertisement and event places. 4. Make an environment in which new companies, occupations and organizations that related SENTO are established. Through these activities, we have made the SENTO which was a declining industry a necessity for the present society.

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Bermuda

Created for the over 100 million fishermen who don't have resources for equipment. Bermuda is a low cost seawater purifier. Its design is based on the Bermuda triangle , from which its shape derives, this triangle shape is also necessary for the purifier's efficiency. It's inflatable body can be used as a lifesaver. Its lines, textures and colors are soft and friendly to convey a sense of hope in the user and generates a state of alert, that in conjunction with good hydration increases the chances of being saved. In addition, due to its materials and technology can be produced at a low cost.

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