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Synthetic Music Enlightenment Toys

Wednesday, 16 October 2024

Dudo

Dudo is a modular synthesizer toy designed for children aged four to twelve. Dudo joins sound and light effects so that basic music theory can be learned through play. Five simple modules cover sequencing, wave change, filtering, rhythm and amplification, and nine connection methods allow expanded functions and multiplayer use. The difficulty level can be raised as children grow older. Capacitive sensing triggers drum sounds when the drum module is tapped. Non-toxic plastic is used, and the size follows the ergonomics of children.

MELTEM CETINKAYA

Filter Coffee Machine

Tuesday, 15 October 2024

Aroma Gourmet

A multi-functional filter coffee machine has been developed for those who want to experience their own coffee. Aroma Gourmet is aesthetic, practical, and functional to make coffee according to the taste of the user in all coffee-making processes. Users will experience a machine that appeals to their senses due to the smell of coffee. They will be able to brew coffee even when there is no electricity thanks to its extra apparatus. Moreover, thanks to its portable coffee pot and apparatus, it can brew coffee anywhere (in nature, in the camp, etc).

Fuma Fujiwara

Stool

Monday, 14 October 2024

Layer

The project started with making furniture out of small-diameter trees and scrap wood. Wood in Okinawa is felled due to natural disasters and road expansion. However, in recent years, road expansion has decreased due to environmental considerations, so wood is also shrinking. To continue making Okinawa furniture, it was necessary to use small materials. Therefore, the Layer stool were created by combining various types of wood. It is made from upcycled waste. This design proposes a new value by reconstructing the waste material from Okinawan wood into blocks.

Takanori Urata

Recycled Cork LED Lantern

Sunday, 13 October 2024

Lead

Recycled corks from wine bottles consumed in Tokyo are collected and re-molded into the body. The light emitted on the cork's soft surface emits a warm glow on the spot. Compact size that can be carried even in times of a disaster. The gentle light leads you to a hope in any place. Rechargeable for up to 13 hours of lighting. This lighting was designed to contribute to a sustainable society by recycling corkscrews, which are usually thrown away, as a valuable resource. As of now, some of the corks collected from about 750 restaurants in Tokyo are being used.

Elena Prokhorova

Modular Seating

Saturday, 12 October 2024

Plump

Plump is a modular seating collection designed for public and office spaces. The seat is made of foam and upholstered in fabric, and the frame is made of natural ash wood. Modules can be combined into compositions that suit both large open areas and small rooms. A single module measures 800 mm in width, 800 mm in depth and 650 mm in height. On request, modules can be equipped with a USB socket or a table. The plinth is either wooden or covered with upholstery fabric. Built-in charging points allow devices to be charged during waiting periods.

Sepideh Bayat

Lighting

Friday, 11 October 2024

The Alien

A story that originated from the sense of women - as delicately and carefully, ossified and just as carefully nurtured its roots by maintaining and creating empty spaces between them. It is as if the bones gave life and growth to its delicate, firm, and strong existence and then found itself immersed in a light, or other words, a light that blossomed from within. Sepideh got its name from the alien, so when a person feels like a foreigner or alien, her inner roots are like a new life. The roots inside have a longing to be freed and rely on the safe point of the boundary.