Mood Tree Lessenaar Memo Houer by Sameh Ibrahim Emam

Mood Tree Lessenaar Memo Houer by Sameh Ibrahim Emam is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award in Yster in Kuns- en Skryfbehoeftes Ontwerp Competition Category.

YsterKunsbenodigdhede· 2023

Mood Tree Lessenaar Memo Houer

by Sameh Ibrahim Emam

Client: Kokuyo

A' Design Award in Yster Winner in Kunsbenodigdhede Category

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The Design

About Mood Tree Lessenaar Memo Houer

Stel jou voor dat jy jou daaglikse buie uitdruk met 'n eenvoudige stuk papier op 'n boom! Mood tree is 'n unieke memo-houer met 'n ander memo-ontwerp; elke papier het 2 verskillende kleure: Roos aan die bokant wat geluk voorstel, en geel aan die onderkant wat hartseer verteenwoordig. Jy kan die memo's gebruik wanneer jy wil en wanneer jy dit weggooi, sal jy dit op die gesig plaas wat jou bui nou verteenwoordig. Of jy kan 'n ou koerant blaai om jou huidige bui uit te druk. Dit kan van een persoon tot sewe bedien.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Yster

Mood Tree Lessenaar Memo Houer is 'n wenner van die A' Design Award in Yster, 'n prestigieuse erkenning wat toegeken word aan goeie ontwerpe wat voldoen aan die professionele en industriële vereistes wat van goed ontwerpte skeppings verwag word. Wenners in Yster toon groot vaardigheid, hoë spesialisasie, kundige begrip en die kreatiewe vermoë van hul skeppers. Daar word verwag dat Mood Tree Lessenaar Memo Houer 'n hoog aangeskrewe, bewonderde en gekoesterde skepping is wat prakties en innoverend is. Hierdie ontwerp wat die A' Design Award in Yster gewen het, integreer die beste praktyke in die bedryf en het bekwame tegniese kenmerke gekoppel aan kundigheid en talent. Mood Tree Lessenaar Memo Houer word gerespekteer vir sy deeglikheid en is ontwerp om verbeterings in lewensgehalte te bied wat help om die wêreld 'n beter plek te maak.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Imagine expressing your daily moods with a simple piece of paper on a tree! Mood tree is a unique memo holder with a different memo design (every paper has 2 different colors "Rose at the top representing happiness, and yellow at the bottom representing sadness"). You can use the memos whenever you like and when you dispose of them, you will put them on the face that represents your mood now. Or you can flip an old paper to express your current mood. It can serve from one person up to seven.
Dimensions & Packaging: Material: WoodPLAy Wood Fill PLA 3D Printed filament
Length: 21.87 cm
Width: 4.36 cm
Height: 11.89 cm
Memos: 40 memo
Tags: Mood, Tree, Bonsai, Emotion, Social issues, Memo, Desktop, Memo Holder
Production Technology: As the memo holder represents a tree (Bonsai tree) it was made by 3D printer Technology with the shape of it as 2 halves (vertically) the filament used to print it was WoodPLAy Wood Fill PLA that looks, smells and feels like wood. Gravimetrically filled with up to 40% ground wood particles, it is also Biodegradable.
The memo pad and the lower stand were also printed with the same specifications and the same material.
Memos on other hand was made as 2 sides color memo
Design Challenge: The main challenge in this project was how to make this mood shower tool be seen as a normal and beautiful object to be placed on the desktop and also to match the Japanese culture.
Research: This project is part of a more significant project about engaging Gamification with product design to produce products that can help solve big problems like global warming, scarcity of resources, and many Social issues.
Inspiration: Displaying intense emotion is usually avoided in Japanese communication. This is especially the case in formal situations such as in the workplace or school, which may make this environment very stressful and out of balance. In Japanese traditions, the Bonsai tree symbolizesharmony, peace, order of thoughts, and balance. Mood Tree is simply an elegant way of communicating your feelings and emotions to others in order to restore this balance between your inside thoughts and outside reaction
Project Duration: The project started on July 2022 in Japan. The target of the project was to design desktop products and sets that can solve social issues and make people embrace their changes and differences. Then the project was finished as a concept ready for realization on September 2022, then it was 3D printed and tested between October and December 2022.
Operation Flow: As you can see right away it looks like a Bonsai tree, with some leaves on it, so you find yourself thinking about Japanese culture, a calm and peaceful environment. Take your memo and write down whatever you want, and then peacefully hang your memo on the face that represents your current mood. And that's it! You can now see other people who observe your current upright color changing their behavior to match your mood. It a such an easy and very efficient way to calm yourself down and also to communicate your mood without saying or making any social contact. Inside a small product on your desk.