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Family-use Products

00B1318
STEP
stable step st2
Manufacturer:Nikkei Products Company
Design:GK Planning and Design Incorporated+Nikkei Products Company Price:10,000 yen

Footstool design both prevents accidents when in use with an enlarged top plate and crosspiece and improves the interior design aesthetic when stored. The stool's novel wave-like design is based on research on both the non-slip properties and aesthetic beauty of the top plate and crosspiece.
The designers were commended for their attempt to bring the footstool, a traditionally undervalued interior mainstay, to the forefront of interior design to create a multi-functional tool for daily life.






Family-use Products

00B1350
table ware
TOMOE
Manufacturer:Hakusan Porcelain Co., Ltd
Design:hakusan porcelain co.,ltd design dept. tominaga kazuhiro
Price:600 to 3,000 yen


Bowl designed for numerous routine uses accommodating the diversity and originality that Japanese, Western, Chinese and other ethnic dishes are bringing to food culture.
This delicate bowl features vibrant use of materials that impart the decorous feel of white and blue porcelain and an unconstrained organic form. The designers were commended for their skillful application of machine form technology, as well as the product's delicately curved lines and reasonable price.






Family-use Products

00B2454
TABLE
TABLE&DESK SYSTEM
Manufacturer:TOSKA Co.,Ltd.
Design:TOSKA CO.,Ltd.Plannig&Development+TRIGONAL DESIGN SYSTEMS IChiro SHimada+Ottimo DESIGN Co.,Ltd. Hideo Yamamoto
Price:800 to 60,000 yen

Table and desk assembled in unique combinations of frames, legs and trims. Users choose from a selection of table frames in six lengths and combine frames with top plates, magazine racks and other accessories. They may also choose to finish the frame and legs in the trim of their choice. This table and desk provide an abundance of 40 combinations in all.
The designers were commended for aesthetically pleasing, simply designed, multi-purpose products that promote participation in product design by users who assemble their favorite parts into their own unique combination.







Family-use Products

00B3520
Tatami mat
Hinoki tatami mat
Manufacturer:Hidaforest co,ltd
Design:Hidaforest co, ltd
Price:28,000 yen

Tatami mats lined with sliced cypress chips (a by-product of forest thinning) completely eliminate the use of chemical products. Utilizing the natural antibacterial and insect repellent properties of the Japanese cypress to prevent fleas, mold and other outbreaks, these mats are superior to traditional mats made with straw and chemical products, which absorb and emit moisture. Cypress oil repels insects and provides a solution to the household infection. The use of throwaway products from thinned cypress trees and transformation of scrap wood that is resistant to natural decomposition not only results in zero emissions, but also helps motivate those working in forestry. The relaxing smell of cypress means these tatami mats are both people- and environment-friendly. The designers were commended for their careful attention to the entire process, covering every step from product development to after it has become part of the user's daily life.