Retranscription de l’interview d’une personne atteinte d’une rétinite pigmentaire depuis son enfance, ayant maintenant atteint la cécité. Par Marie et Jérémy

Rencontre avec Celine Massard

Designer: Jonathan Ben-Tovim
Project Name: Safely Dangerous Kitchen (above)
Project text English: From toothbrushes to missile defence systems, the industry of safety has become a global obsession. A visit to any modern airport will reveal the desperate lengths we go to in creating the illusion of safety. However, there seems to be little scrutiny of the vast sums of money and time spent on the safety industry. Perhaps its time to ask; does safety really make us safer? This question was the basis of my investigation into the safety measures we take, and the human factors that drive these decisions.

Much of my investigation was spent on understanding the psychological factors behind safety such as risk perception, and our basic attraction to danger. Ultimately I wanted to pose the question: Do we always need safety, or is a little bit of danger just as safe? The material response to this research comes in the form of the Safely Dangerous Kitchen; a series of kitchen appliances that confront the user with certain safety ‘myths’ that are associated with specific products. A whole kitchen environment was created with the aim of finding the border between danger and attraction.

2ème Prix 2011 : Senen Kurşun Bahadir et son « textile détecteur d’obstacles »

Doctorante originaire de Turquie à l’ENSAIT-GEMTEX de Roubaix et à l’ITU Textile Technologies and Design Faculty d’Istanbul en Turquie, Senen Kurşun Bahadir a inventé un système de détection d’obstacles portable entièrement intégré à des structures textiles pour des personnes malvoyantes. Ces textiles pourraient être développés dans les secteurs militaires, sportifs ou dans le milieu médical. Ces nouveaux textiles permettent de créer une gamme de vêtements interactifs, électroniques et intelligents. Plusieurs tests ont été effectués avec succès.