Good Design Awards 2009
Posted in: PRODUCT INNOVATIONS, Today's ChiliThe results have been announced to the annual awards which, as their name suggests, honor smart product design.
Some of the most notable winners this year were the LUMIX DMC-GF1SK camera, the Naoto Fukasawa-designed Samsung N310 notebook laptop, and, bizarrely, the Green Tokyo Gundam Project.
Alongside those there were some other sub-categories, including the Long Life Awards, which looked at products long-used and cherished. As you can see from the gallery (click the images to enlarge), there were some of the most ordinary but yet interesting objects here, including glue, Cup Noodle and a urinal!
Also, the Frontier Design Awards showcased products which displayed new lifestyles that will develop in the near future. One of the best of these is a TV screen created by Hitachi that would be controlled simply by hand gesture. Handy for those times when you can’t locate the remote!
Judges included the ubiquitous Kenya Hara, Shunji Yamanaka and Hiroshi Naito.
There is also a free exhibition showcasing the top products. It runs October 1 to November 8 at Tokyo Midtown Design Hub.
Images are courtesy of JIDPO.
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