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Emergency Kit
In China, Yuan-Bao represents wealth since ancient times. The ceramic Yuan-Bao, an ingot that can be broken, implies suffering expected personal financial losses as to avoid calamity, seeking peace all year round. As one of the biggest cities in China, Shanghai developed so fast that the people lived there have much working pressure cannot be released. They can smash the ceramic Yuan-Bao to turn good luck when meeting some setbacks.
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Treasure Roller is a massager placed on the desk. Besides temporarily relieving body fatigue, it can also be used as a paperweight. Ingot is regarded as the symbolization of fortune by Chinese people. Shanghai occupies a valuable land with a good geomantic omen, enjoying the good reputation of “Oriental Pearl”. The track ball stands for the developed Shanghai, the world wealth will roll in Shanghai.
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Native Shanghai people are widely known for careful calculation and strict budgeting. Shanghailander’s Calculator is double sided: one side is for oneself, having large a minus sign; the other side is for others, having a large plus sign.
When both try for the maximum benefit, one party has to make concession.
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Democracy
The architecture seems complicated and difficult to understand, actually it’s quite regular and transparent.
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Look on
When looking on, you are being seen.
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Have Friends
Is it not a delight after all to have friends come from afar!
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Shine Shanghai
To integrate, melt and accommodate in this dazzling Shanghai!
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Old Brand--1970s
This work focuses on Shanghai’s one-hundred-year history. It divided the period from 1910 to 2010 into 10 sections, respectively selected 10 elements that can represent that time, which are “cullet”, “old newspaper”, “gramophone”, “old suitcase”, “sunflower”, “false collar”, “old brand”, “distorting mirror”, “K-Line graph”, “magnetism”.
The old brands in 1970s represent the past brilliance of Shanghai. Integrating the adhesive tape printed with old brands with LED, the function and implication is well interpreted.
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Magnetism—2000s
If see Shanghai from the moon, you will see the process of city growing and resource accumulation. Based on the law of magnets: Like poles repel; unlike poles attract, the variant coin supported by the connecting bar will suspend in the air, symbolizing the attraction of modern Shanghai. When you slip the coin into “the coin”, the magnetic disk will gradually decline because of the mutual effect of weight and magnetic force. “Magnetic suspension” penny bank is bound to bring you the unprecedented fresh experience.
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Time Incense
“Time Incense•plate”: Support of mosquito incense is also the reference substance of controlling burning time, which can maintain the original form of incense ashes.
“Time Incense•clock”: Support of mosquito incense can both help control the burning time with numbers and act as a timing tool.
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