Results of the 5th International Competition Nagoya Design Do! 2006

Results of the 5th International Competition Nagoya Design Do 2006
A design work needs a "function". Then, "What is function?"

Simply put, it should be to work or operate in a proper way to fulfill a purpose.

But in our Chinese characters, it also means "the particular role of an individual element as it depends on other elements in the whole".

In the human environment the function of a created work must not be independent of its surroundings; rather it must operate interactively, act and react to its environment.

Function, therefore, is a truly social concept.

When you are creating something as a design, you may look at it from the perspective of someone else during the actual creation process.

The eyes of that someone else might be the voice of your client, or perhaps the targeted user, while your own inner voice reflects an even greater influence on the design.

That inner voice may be whispering, "Am I creating this object for him, or for her? Maybe, it should be for the other people living far away in stead those who surround me.

No, in fact, it should be geared for people in the future, people I have never even met."

The theme for the 5th International Competition NAGOYA DESIGN DO! is "For Someone Else," with an added qualifier of "Communication and Collaboration."

Communication does not necessarily have to involve only people; objects or the environment can be your partners as well.