Brit Insurance Design of the Year 2010

The Brit Insurance Designs Awards, "the Oscars of the design world," showcase the most innovative and forward thinking designs from around the world.

This year's winner is the Folding Plug by Min-Kyu Choi that revolutionises a humble but critical piece of everyday equipment.

[Exhibition]Decode: Degital Design Senstions @ V&A London

Decode: Digital Design Sensations showed the latest developments in digital and interactive design, from small, screen-based, graphics to large-scale interactive installations.

The exhibition explored three themes: Code presented pieces that use computer code to create new works and looks at how code can be programmed to create constantly fluid and ever-changing works. Interactivity looked at works that are directly influenced by the viewer. Visitors were invited to interact with and contribute to the development of the exhibits. Network focused on works that comment on and utilise the digital traces left behind by everyday communications and looks at how advanced technologies and the internet have enabled new types of social interaction and mediums of self-expression.

My favorite was Daniel Rozin's "Weave Mirror". Because his work was a fusion of new technologies and crafted materials. I think his work represents a hybrid of old physical materials and new technologies and it is something that we are surrounded by in our daily lives. His work makes me reflect appearances of our current lives.

[Exhibition]Ergonomics: Real Design

EcoBuild : be part of it

EcoBuild 2010 is the biggest event on the world for sustainable design, construction and the built environment. I found it was really helpful for understandings in sustainable building materials and construction details.


The most useful part of Ecobuild was the series of seminars for me. The various topics of sustainable seminars were held and I could choose and attend a room.

I chose to attend seminar for making space for food because currently I have big interests in this issue and it was linked to my current ongoing studio project. I hoped that I could gain some useful and professional information from the seminar, and it was.

After joing this worth event, I felt landscape architects must have responsibility for sustainability when they have design their projects.

and for that Ecobuild was a great success for all types of people - students, teachers, landscape architects, architects, gardeners, planners etc.