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 BECK' S PRIZE design a key and what it opens --- title: the key to the 21st century # : 181 kieron bakewell from united kingdom   designer's own words: A key to the 21st century is a key concerned with major issues of the new millenium. A key that unlocks common demoninators and discovers something precious. Some would argue this key is information, others would look to environmental issues and then there's war and politics. All of these factors are affected by, or rely on the West's obsession with energy. In this sense the key to the 20th century was oil, but we all know we must move on to something better, something more precious, HYDROGEN. Hydrogen is the precious element that is all around us, and one day will be powering our lifestyles, with only water as a by-product. The lock and key to the 21st century is the process to harness this element. A simple process of passing electric current through water creates hydrogen, which can then be stored or transported. This process is explained metaphorically by using familiar objects, the domestic electricity socket and the specially shaped water bottle. These two objects are the lock and key to the 21st century. A bad lesson in household safety, but a memorable look at a topical issue. --- back - back to the index page - ---  ------- monthly designboom newsletter ------- ------- ? comments and contact us ? ------- 
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