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A unique, portable "shell" lamp designed by a Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) student has attracted the attention of a Singapore company, which is interested in producing it commercially.
Designed by Connie Yong Siew Fong, the lamp shade, which is shaped like a shell, can be opened and closed like a fan. Made of plastic, the "shell" comes in various colours such as indigo, pink and orange to alter the ambience.
All you have to do is this - gently prise off the "shell" to release the little magnets at the sides and snap the desired "shell" onto the lamp. To conserve electricity, a powerful but energy-saving Alpha-LED light is used.
Mr Peter Yuen, the Director of Team One Technologies Pte Ltd, a design house for electronic products, said the lamps have good commercial potential and will be produced in China. His company hopes to market them soon.
The "shell" lamp was among the 20 selected projects displayed at the cube - Product Design & Innovation Exhibition 2010 at HortPark & the Southern Bridges from 25-26 March and Ngee Ann's Design Studio, Blk 44 from 30 March - 1 April. The event was held to showcase the final-year projects of students in Ngee Ann's Product Design & Innovation course.
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Yunnan 18 Oddities Souvenir
Looking for a souvenir to commemorate your trip to Yunnan? How about a set of nine pairs of chopsticks with miniature "icons" on top to symbolise the Yunnan 18 Oddities - the 18 unique traits of China's Yunnan province? The Yunnan oddities are also inscribed in Chinese on the chopsticks.
A brainchild of Gervina Lim Yuan Ying, the chopsticks are designed for a China company which has approached the polytechnic to help design new souvenirs that signify the Yunnan 18 Oddities.
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Airline Tray
Clearing passengers' trays after a meal can be time-consuming for the cabin crew when they have to rearrange the crockery and cutlery before stacking them into the food trolleys. Otherwise, they will not fit.
To solve the problem, Chai Zhi Ying designed a tray with individual slots for each utensil. This is to encourage the passengers to put back the crockery and cutlery in their original positions before the tray is collected by the crew.
Incense Jr
When Phaddeus Yak Zhiqi burns incense paper with his parents, his nose tends to be irritated by the ashes. That inspired him to find a design solution to prevent the ashes from blowing up.
Enter the Incense Jr, a two-layered bin with filters to trap more ashes and prevent them from escaping. The ashes are collected onto a tray at the base of the bin. To dispose of the ashes, just place a newspaper on the ground and pull out the tray.
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