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Family-use Products

00B1366
Juicer Mixer
[National MJ-W100/MJ-W90/MJ-W80]

Price:27,000 to 21,000 yen
Manufacturer:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Design:Ikuko Wakita, Fumiyasu Nakano, Yoshitaka Sugimoto/Design Center, Home Appliance & Housing Electronics Company, Matusita Electric Industrial Co.,LTD.

Against the backdrop of increased awareness of health issues, this juicer/mixer with double-spin performance, targeted primarily to middle-aged and senior citizens, offers higher performance in vegetable juicing and increased dietary fiber, vitamins and other nutrients. The design emphasizes easy-to-use safety features such as a lever mechanism to unlock individual parts with the single touch of a button and the shape of a switch guard that eliminates the possibility of accidentally turning the juicer/mixer on when the lid is not in place. The designers were commended for their use of transparent primary colors to create a novel, quality product and bring a new attractiveness to an old, familiar product.





Family-use Products


00B2463
cabinet[arflex COMPOSER ALUMINA CME-001A CME-008A]

Price:341,000 yen
Manufacturer:ARFLEX JAPAN LTD.
Design:Coral Ocean Design inc.


Cabinet features aluminum drawer handles and other details. The simple design and careful attention to detail and size ensures that this cabinet does not overwhelm the space it occupies, but rather imparts a high-quality feel to any interior space. Combining functionality with image, the variety offered by this product allows customers to tailor each part of the cabinet to their own specifications.
The designers were commended for the attention to detail for which this company is known as seen in the back panel processing, noise-less door hinges and systematic design, as well as the emphasis on interior design harmony in the cabinet's overall smooth and high-quality finish.




Family-use Products


00B3510
BATHROOM[National system bath[NAGOMI] Unirich YU-1620ZN]

Price:\1,678,400~3,417,000
Manufacturer:Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Design:Design Center, Home Appliance & Housing Electronics Company, Matusita Electric Industrial Co.,LTD. Osamu Kondou, Hirofumi Gyokusen

New system bath contributes to the issues of an aging society by focusing on safety and body movement when getting into and out of the tub. Giving attention to the lines of movement and sitting posture of the human body, this system bath design ensures a comfortable, safe and high-quality bathing space for two or more people.
Large counter seats allow bathers to get into the tub after washing their bodies without turning around and provide sufficient space for the caretakers of the aged and physically handicapped to work. The designers were commended for their thorough research into the movement of the human body within the unique environment of the bathroom; for a more convenient and extremely universal product design; and for creating a new style of bathing.






Family-use Products

0B4566
Passenger Car[CIVIC]

Price:1,348,000 yen
Manufacturer:HONDA MOTOR Co.,Ltd.
Design:HONDA R&D Co.,Ltd.


Compact passenger car offers large, comfortable interior within a small body.
The low, wide, flat floor and dashboard create an interior space reminiscent of the mini-van and unrivaled by other traditional passenger cars in this class and offer new standards in both uniform styling and practicality.
With consideration given to the high-quality finish of top-class cars, as well as safety and environmental performance, the result is an extremely cost-effective car in every sense of the word. The designers were commended for product development consistent with the stance taken by this company to produce revolutionary compact cars in innovative styles.