Design Statement

Design Statement

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

 

Vessi

Vessi Animation is a promotional animation created for a boot. The animation presents the product through natural visual elements that link the footwear to the lifestyle of the customer. Water relates to the features of the boot, while clouds suggest lightness. The boot was modeled with hard surface techniques in 3ds Max, using photographs as reference, and leather textures were applied. Rendering was done with Redshift and simulations with Houdini. The animation was used on the product website and on social media, without explanatory text.

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Du Conference

Du Conference is an intelligent doorplate system for office meeting rooms. The system shows room status and allows on-site reservation through a touch screen. Face recognition and QR code scanning are used to speed up identification and access. Light bars on both sides indicate the state of the space through color changes. Information is synchronized with smartphones, tablets and computers. Sensors monitor the room environment and support suitable settings for each period. The aim is to reduce wasted office space and to make meetings clearer and more comfortable.

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Totetsu Training Institute

The client, founded at the request of the former Ministry of Railways to maintain and reinforce Japan’s rail system, is a general construction company with far-reaching expertise in the field of rail-related construction. The designer Takuya Wakizaki, the founder of MOTIVE Inc., created a wayfinding system for the institute, which the client built to develop human resources. For the design motif, the designer used rail lines-the core identity of the client. Through the design, the designer strove to create a space that would help trainees feel a sense of pride in their work.

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Co Art

Co Art is an interactive installation that lets visitors create art together with artificial intelligence. The system is driven by neural network algorithms and connects people to the digital world. A ring of light guides the visitor to place a hand inside the blue interactive area and to speak. The spoken words are then converted into an imaginative artwork. The device measures 1501 by 697 by 420 millimetres and is used in a standing position. Co Art gives visitors the role of the artist and offers an unusual exhibition experience.

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Romexis 6

Romexis 6 is dental imaging software created for dental professionals. Romexis 6 allows capturing, viewing and processing X-rays, three-dimensional images, photos and videos within one system. A fully redesigned user interface simplifies many functions into a clear and customisable workspace. Experienced users can adapt workflows to their own preferences. New users can follow Workflow Wizards, which give step-by-step guidance through short videos and texts. The software runs on a standard computer or as a networked platform.

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Kasane no Irome - Piling up Colors

An installation design of Japanese Dance. Japanese have been piling up colors from olden times to express sacred things. Also, piling up the paper with square silhouettes has been used as a thing representing sacred depth. Nakamura Kazunobu designed a space that changes the atmosphere by changing to various colors with such square "piling up" as a motif. Panels flying in the air centering on the dancers cover the sky above the stage space and depict the appearance of light passing through the space that can not be seen without the panels. A space that draws light strikingly, develops Japanese Dance.

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