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RE-think + RE-cycle

MACEF DESIGN AWARD 2005
international design competition
january 2005
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the jury was composed of
gaetano pesce, architect and designer
oliviero toscani, photographer
elio fiorucci, stylist
gilda bojardi, (editor-in-chief interni magazine)
nello martini, journalist, son of the founder of the MACEF exhibition
massimo mini (designboom)

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2418 designers from 82 different countries participated.
please browse through the 140 shortlisted entries,
they have been divided into 5 main categories:
many entries could be considered suitable for more than one category,
they have been allocated according to their most prominent characteristics.

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see the exhibition
and the award ceremony
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and the winner is:

shortlisted entries

seed diaper

sermsak sripongtanakul | 19.12.04

WHEN I WAS YOUNG MY SCIENCE TEACHER SAID “DIAPER CAN MAKE DRYLAND BECOMES GREEN” NOW I’M RAISING MY BABY AND HAVE THROWN AWAY HER USED DIAPER EVERYDAY THIS BECOME MY INSPIRATION FOR (read more)

scrapbook

jun kurihara | 19.12.04

The goal of the Scrapbook is to use paper effieciently by reusing unwanted paper. On a messy table top, gather the scrap paper into a neat pile and put into the slot. Second, unhook the rubber (read more)

vintage characters

william wilson | 26.01.05

Sustainability is an issue I find important. Two aspects of this topic have kept me busy when develloping this project. First of all: how can I make something that becomes a completely different (read more)

asso

andrea gianni | 26.01.05

Luminescent object made of a thread spool, refuse of a textile manufacture process. The spools have different colors to distinguish different entries of thread. The smaller diameter of the (read more)

bum-bin

joeke beenhakker | 26.01.05

The bum-bin is a garbage-bin with a seperate compartment for left overs. This helps the homeless to get their food with some more respect and gives everyday people a change to help in a very direct (read more)

one step ahead

naama livne | 26.01.05

I wanted to use the energy of the walking crowd in public places, and transform it into electricity. Using floor tiles allows a variety of designs without any infrastructure demands and changes in (read more)

re:CESS

| 26.01.05

This stool is composed of a waste bin and a piece of a discarded concrete forming sheet. The forming sheet was cleaned, prepared and fit to the bin. The function of the waste bin remains, in that one (read more)

energy index

klaus küppers | 26.01.05

Recycling products are everywhere at home. The kitchen is especially a place which contains many products that are to be recycled or be reduced. But what about the homeenergy?Commenly it is expensive (read more)

prudence

lucy turner | 26.01.05

not only do these elegant floor lamps deal with the issue of recycling of a material, they also recycle the use of a form. i have taken a common industrial object and transformed it into something (read more)

burn out idea

sergio rodriguez | 26.01.05

_1st> take a burn out light lamp _2nd> remove filaments and broken glasses inside the lamp _3rd> clean it _4th> put bumps in the base _5th> improvise a cover _6th> now you have a salt or oil (read more)

truly yours [true-re-use]

inna alesina | 26.01.05

Truly Yours [true-re-use] The fact that we generate lots of trash, is no surprise to anyone. Surprising part is to learn how much. Very small percentage of produced plastic really gets (read more)

pouffe

tony f a michiels | 26.01.05

These tennis balls where "harvested" from various sports clubs. After every season, the balls loose part of their properties for optimal playing conditions. When cutting the balls on the (read more)

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