MUJI AWARD 03, with its theme of "Found MUJI" 无印良品奖03 ，其主题是“发现无印良品” 金奖：《 稻草秸秆》 The original meaning of the term "straw" was "wheat straw". Wall art depicting people using straws of wheat to drink from have been discovered from ancient Mesopotamian ruins. Straws of wheat are forms created by nature; they are materials that return to the soil. There's no waste in either the shape itself, or in its actual existence.
银奖：《户外垃圾桶》 A trash bag that easily stands up by itself. By taking advantage of the triangular pack that originated in Sweden and has been used for years for serving milk for school lunches in Japan, we were able to achieve a sense of stability, while the tendency to worry about the actual contents of the bag has been lessened. Can be put to good use when camping, on a picnic, or with other outdoor activities.
铜奖：《大甲席》 Taiwan is an island located on the Pacific Ocean, and there is a small town in the middle city of Taiwan called "Tachia." It's a beautiful place famous for its straw mat, which is made from a specific variety of rush, and usually the mat is hand-weaved by people in the village. Straw mat products are normally seen as floor mats, sitting mats, and hats, which feature respirable, odor-absorptive, quick-drying functions, also the soft straw scent smells purely blissful. "Tachia Mat" is redesigned from the ordinary Tachia straw mat, makes it into a fitted bed sheet that covers the mattress entirely, instead of the traditional one-piece type that simply sits on top of the bed. Comparing to the machine-made mats, the material of "Tachia Mat" is much more flexible and foldable since it's handmade. Today energy-saving is considered as a critical issue, and "Tachia Mat" is definitely a product that will bring a fresh and cool aura. With MUJI's global markets, once "Tachia Mat" is being mass produced, there will be more and more people enjoying the nice and cool summer nights.
铜奖：《钉子》 My grandfather nonchalantly pounded nails into posts and hung various things on them. So that things didn't fall off these nails, he unconsciously pounded them in at an angle. To me, these felt like the most rational sort of hook you could get. While a simple nail would have sufficed, I made a few alterations. It struck me that if you could secure a nail at a set angle and length every time, then you could have beautiful hooks anywhere you could pound a nail in.
铜奖：《第二层皮肤》 "Second Skin" is a double layered with 2 different textured sides - the outer layer being waterproof and protective, the inner layer being soft and gentle. It has the ability to transform itself and help you adapt to any situations - Use as a Towel, Changing Room, bag or Waterproof Poncho...all you need to do is... "Zip it, tighten it, loosen it, carry it, turn it, spread it......and relax."
Gold:Towel with further options，可以再利用的毛巾。 这个设计不增加任何的成本和工艺。你可以浴巾用旧了沿着它把一块大毛巾（浴巾）剪成小的（比如垫脚毛巾，抹布等等），边上还不会掉毛，所以依然可以使用很久，鼓励你Re-use再利用。 This bath towel moves your mind toward further uses of the product. Towels take every day dirt and gradually become damaged. In accordance with such changes, you can downsize the towel with "further options" from a bath towel to a bath mat, and then to a floor cloth and dust cloth. The towel has a vertical and horizontal textured surface that does not produce pile-fabric waste when cut with scissors. The lines act as a marker for
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Juges'Prize:Chronotebook，时刻笔记本。 通常的日程笔记本千篇一律的横这写一串内容。这个笔记本在正中间画一个园，让你直观的按照大概时间安排事情 Diary schedules are arranged in lines and grids, which are difficult to see and has little flexibility. This notebook makes it clear, intuitive and easy to plan and see your daily schedules.
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Stackable Hanger，可叠放衣架， 如图所示，衣架可以很好的相互叠加，节省利用空间，而且人们也喜欢一层层叠加这种天生的心理。 The hangers can be layered precisely, allowing compact placement with a minimum of space occupied. Also, layering something makes you feel good. The feeling of wanting to layer or accumulate something of the same shape might be an innate desire.
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Kakujio，方盐。 这是盐，每块2.5cc，时刻给你一种有量化参考的确定感。 Salt is one of most useful spice for cooking. But, we tend to put too much. Kakujio is 2.5cc each. You do not have to measure it. It is a certain quantity anytime.
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MUJI AWARD-01-2006
Name : Yoh Komiyama (Japan) Category : An outlet plug to save energy The purpose of the work : "A cast-off skin" is designed to perform 3 functions #1. to save energy, #2. to prevent dust or waste from penetrating an outlet. #3. to maintain a connection between an outlet plug and an outlet. Concept of the design; Traditional Japanese people called an existing thing in this world "Utsusemi." "Utsusemi" is a cast-off skin of the cicada insect. The outlet which I saw was an empty container, an "Utsusemi". An invisible soul (a transparent outlet plug) entered the container, and so it was reborn to connect the world. When an outlet plug is pulled out of an outlet it lies like a cast-off skin without a soul. But will it yearn for an outlet so? "A cast-off skin" is based on this simple idea.
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Silver Prize Ｎotebook to remember Satoshi Hasegawa (Japan)
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Name : Taichi Ito (Japan) Category : Roll paper
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Their destination, my departure Chang Yu-Chiao (Taiwan)
