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a door to paradise

the jury was composed of
- peter gabriel, musician
- philippe starck, designer
- oliviero toscani, photographer
- luca trazzi, (designboom)

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3652 designers from 90 different countries participated.
the jury made its selections, and did a great work -
from the combination of choices the honorable mentions
and winning entries were chosen.

browse through the 150 shortlisted entries,
they have been divided into 7 main categories:
many entries could be considered suitable for more than one category,
they have been allocated according to their most prominent characteristics.

and the winner is :

shortlisted entries

the focus door

marcus gustafsson | 22.04.05

“The FOCUS door” offers a wide, panoramic view from a certain point. This focal point is located indoors, exactly 50 cm from the door. The cause of this phenomenon is that a number of thin sheets (read more)

on-off

| 22.04.05

This door, with anodised aluminium frame and jamb, can show in two different ways, thanks to its panel made of an intelligent glass. In fact, the panel is made of an electrochromic device, (read more)

noviembre

marcelo federico | 22.04.05

Door to paradise Is a woman smile With honey bright eyes. The door is one of the most expresive objects you can find in a house. It is the entrance, the comunication but it is also the (read more)

FILO

ps.a seghatoleslami | 22.04.05

FILO Proposal: FILO: the door to paradise is more than a state of transit and flow between space A and B or a mere seperating device between rooms. It is a differentiated territorial object that (read more)

a door made of light

nicola cereser | 22.04.05

The paradise door is necessary made of light and this project speaks only about this. In the upper doorjamb there is a fluorescent lamp (white, coloured, or dynamic) for create a vertical beam of (read more)

single dress wardrobe door

edoardo de falchi | 22.04.05

Everyone needs a single-dress-wardrobe-door.

push

jesse visser | 22.04.05

The interesting thing about doors is that they are at the same time border and passage. As a designer this allows you to leave the two dimesional aspect and give the doors a three dimensional shape. (read more)

chockadoor

Karen Olze | 22.04.05

Chockadoor is a piece of furniture to be attached to the bathroom door. It transforms the large surface of a door into utility space. The seven boxes (six small ones and a big one) offer storage (read more)

luna: light + air door

rick lewis | 22.04.05

luna: light + air door Luna is a simple and understated door with a mysterious character that provides a surprisingly functional feature. The series of holes in the door can be opened and closed (read more)

discrete concrete

schulz alex | 22.04.05

"discrete concrete" is a proposition for a textile armoured concrete door design. Being translucent (by adding rather low- tech plastic based granulate), it communicates to the inhabitants by (read more)

relive

Alessandro Capponi | 22.04.05

The door for inside RElive has the objective to regulate the natural elements for a correct equilibrium to be found. The opening is to external and oblique slide. The assistant value: the holes, (read more)

eden

anniina koivu | 22.04.05

a door is the transit between two parts. a door is not anymore inside, but not quite outside. eden is not paradise, though it is a step passed the present, yet not the future. eden is (read more)

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