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Social Harmony

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Innovation
Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
Total
JURY VOTES
Cultural Space
8.93
8.93
8.64
7.14
8.41
Stefan Weil
Stefan Weil CCO at Atelier Markgraph
A creative and smart solution for t...
10
10
10
8
9.5
Gudy Herder
Gudy Herder Trend Consultant at Eclectic Trends
Who wouldn't like to be in line in...
10
9
10
8
9.25
Omar Abdelghafour
Omar Abdelghafour Founder Principal at Light Space Design
7
9
8
6
7.5
Justine Fox
Justine Fox Cofounder | Colour Specialist at Calzada Fox
A beautifully simple and intuitive...
9
8
9
6
8
Leni Popovici
Leni Popovici Founding Director and Partner at KAP Studios
Really wonderful, simple and effect...
10
10
10
7
9.25
Liam Doyle
Liam Doyle Principal at Jump Studios
wonderful idea, utterly charming an...
8
8
8
7
7.75
Anne-Rachel Schiffmann
Anne-Rachel Schiffmann Director of Interior Architecture at Snøhetta
8
8
7
6
7.25
Veronica Givone
Veronica Givone Managing Director Hospitality at IA Interior Architects
9
9
9
8
8.75
Ruud Belmans
Ruud Belmans Creative Director at WeWantMore
Wonderful illustration of the power...
9
10
9
8
9
Tina Norden
Tina Norden Partner at Conran and Partners
What a wonderful and innovative ide...
10
10
9
6
8.75
Sonia Tomic
Sonia Tomic Senior Associate, Head of Furniture & Materials at Universal Design Studio
So simple, joyful and human, in a t...
8
8
8
8
8
Christiaan Fokkema
Christiaan Fokkema Partner at Hollandse Nieuwe
Charming, simple and fun. Lovely....
9
9
8
7
8.25
Yifan Wu
Yifan Wu Cofounder at Sò Studio
9
9
8
7
8.25
Mengjie Liu
Mengjie Liu Cofounder at Sò Studio
9
8
8
8
8.25
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Eco-Social Impact
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GRAND JURY VOTES
Shortlisted - Cultural Space of the Year
9.06
9.07
8.83
7.98
8.74
Bill Bouchey
Bill Bouchey Principal - Director of Design Interiors at HOK
8.93
8.93
8.64
9.31
8.95
Anne-Rachel Schiffmann
Anne-Rachel Schiffmann Director of Interior Architecture at Snøhetta
8.93
8.93
8.64
8.24
8.69
Julian Lwin
Julian Lwin Spatial Design Director at Lwindesign + StreetFarms USA
Wonderful concept engaging people w...
9.6
9.6
9.26
7.14
8.9
Daisuke Nagatomo
Daisuke Nagatomo Assistant Professor at National Taiwan Normal University
It is simple yet dynamic solution t...
8.93
8.98
8.98
8.07
8.74
Martin Mostböck
Martin Mostböck Founder and creative director at AID at Martin Mostböck. AID - ArchitectureInteriorsDesign
8.93
8.93
8.64
7.14
8.41
Designer
Floor area
0 ㎡
Completion
2020
Art Direction, Installation Design, Production Management

“SOCIAL HARMONY” is a new type of signage designed to be a solution for a society tormented by COVID-19. The spread of COVID-19 has forced people to live stressful and challenging life. Telling people where to stand and forcing them to respect social distancing rules through, for example, putting stickers on the floor makes society feel even more constraining. "SOCIAL HARMONY" is a signage system that plays music notes when you stand on a musical score situated on the floor. Standing on notes that are spaced apart equally encourages people to spontaneously maintain social distancing while waiting in line. Thanks to the installation, even children come to respect social distancing in a fun and proactive way, thus maintaining a cheerful lifestyle while protecting people’s lives from COVID-19. The music score used in "SOCIAL HARMONY" is "Gymnopédie nº1" by Erik Satie. By making the most of the power of classical music, culture and art, we aim to sublimate the act of social distancing itself and transform it into a positive way of communication between people. It was actually installed at the entrance of a music hall in Yokohama and was discussed by various media in Japan and abroad. We are planning to develop signages with designs and sounds that would match the installation location, such as supermarkets, public transportation, zoos and such in the future.