08 int. design heavyweight
competition
brief: Entries to the 2002 International
Heavyweight Design Championship run by Core77 were asked to conect with
the concept of "Need" and explore the potential of design
as it related to this concept.
intro: As part of brno4, a group
of architects and designers, we set out to question what people as consumers
actually need. Our solution was not a product or single item but a network
which would enable free information, dialogue and communication. The
name for the network component was Streetbox.
design: Streetbox is a device for
the rejuvination of public life through information, communication and
participation. It is part of our urban landscape and is designed to
be durable, environmentally positive, an object of interest, beauty
and facility.