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 February 24 (Sunday) - March 24 (Sunday), 2002 Gallery B
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"Personal Skies"
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FUKASAWA Naoto + IDEO
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Individuality within corporate identity
Time and space to work have become unlimited with the expanding technology of wireless communication. Work does not start by going to a place - work happens anywhere and accidentally, around which a workspace evolves. Hence space and objects need to be given the freedom to allow these incidents. This means that in a public environment such as a company, space and time should flexibly adapt to the two contradictory
states: personal individuality and public mindshare.
This design attempts to express the border as one migrates from public to individual and vice versa.
The sky is our most public object, but it is also our most personal fantasy, resonating in the mind of all who look up at the sky. A blue sky for happiness, and a gray sky for melancholy are common perceptions of the public sky. However, according to the mood of the moment, a rainy sky can cheer us up, and a bright sky can make us want to hide away. Personal Skies allows us to access this subtle but powerful influence for our personal environment while at work.
In an office, the desk defines our individual space. In a shared environment the experiential quality of this personal space can enhance a retreat into our mind. Personal Skies allows us to access a real-time sky from the world and transport it to our personal work environment.
We can feel better connected to another person by sharing their experience. Triggered by a phone call, this changing sky is like being transported to the other person's environment.
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Talk Session
NewSchool8