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SHIMA, coffee table - stools

2011-06-15T16:26:00.006+10:00

SHIMA is a modular coffee table designed to fit small living space. It functions as “emergency” seating equipments which can be used occasionally depends on its users' needs.

It is constructed from layers of flat pack stools; each layer can be easily disassembled and folded into a seat. The folding method is inspired by how juice boxes are manufactured.

The furniture piece is made using plastic felt board, as the texture of the material gives the warm feeling to its user and it is strong enough to compose the stool structure. In addition, by the end of the product’s life, the whole furniture piece can be easily recycled as it is made out of PET plastic.

GO! - interactive exhibit

2009-06-09T19:23:00.008+10:00

GO! is an interactive exhibit designed to show how much energy embodied in our food. The information is delivered in simple and straight forward way through the exhibit. To make the message easy to understand, the amount of embodied energy within 6 types of foods is represented by how far an average 12 years old could run with that energy.

What happens inside?

Mr. & Mrs. White

2008-06-15T19:17:00.007+10:00

The brief is to redesigned a mouse from wheeled mouse into a wireless and optical one...
Modeled in Solidworks and 3DSMax...
Rendered in 3DSMax...
Please watch the video for the presentation.

It's Time to Play! - playground

2008-06-15T18:05:00.007+10:00

It is an outdoor playground, with modular design makes it easy to be assembled and unassembled and set up in different arrangement. Color is one strength of the design to give energy, fun and happy feeling to the kids. It is mainly made in metal and plastic in purpose to endure the kids weight and the weather.

lunchbOx

2008-06-13T17:10:00.003+10:00

another lunchbox design...
in slim body and designed like a suitcase...
made in plastic...

what is the half sphere doing there?
it is meant for an apple or an orange to fit in the box...

bolu, lunchbox and drink bottle

2008-04-02T22:23:00.007+11:00

"bolu" is a lunchbox design designed for children especially primary school kids. The space inside the lunchbox is compatible for a sandwich, an apple, and a little more space for snacks, biscuit or a small juice box. The lunchbox design is inspired by classic metal boxy lunchbox and the bottle is inspired by a hip flask. the bottle can be attached with the front side of the lunchbox and still give clearness to the lunchbox's contain,. Imagine bring this lunchbox while walking to school and when the kids drink from this bottle! how cute they are...

Classic Lunchbox (www.vectisdirect.co.uk)

Hip Flask (germes-online.com)

piggy's snout - silver pendant

2008-03-26T19:50:00.008+11:00

"piggy's snout", silver pendant won Retail Creme Award 2007 design competition in Singapore within Perlini's Silver category with pig theme. The second picture shows the real pendant made in Italy by Perlini's Silver.

With Mr. Perlini

saljoe - coffee table

2008-03-26T01:02:00.007+11:00

Saljoe, designed in 2006 by a group of Raffles Design Institute's product-design-students who called themselves "TNI-AL", is a unique coffe table that aims to attract questions like "How does that work?" and "What is that?"

The coffee table comprises of two table tops. When rotated, the table surface on top acts as a Lazy-Susan, interacts with the snowflake design below, forming different and interesting shapes while enhancing the aesthetic value of the coffee table.

This coffee table is a group project that awarded Merit Prize in 3rd Flip! Competition in Singapore.

TNI-AL is acronym from the names of the designer: Try, Nicolas, Ivan, and Agustinus Leo.