The fourth edition of the One Day Design Challenge was held in Hong Kong on Saturday, December 1st. This contest consolidates its presence in the city after the good reception it has received during the last years. This time, the briefing consisted of designing a new bathroom product to store several wet towels. The proposal had to ensure the cleanliness of the towels and the comfort of users.
The jury was made up of David Lo, Creative Director at Lomatters; Dawn McGregor, CWR's partnerships leader; Francis Lim, Associate Director and server on the Board of the Hong Kong Heritage Conservation Foundation; Roger Wu, Executive Director, Project Development, of Haw Par Music Foundation Limited (HPMF); and Fernando de la Cal, who is the Export Sales Director of Roca Sanitaryware Limited.
"UVGI" was the first prize winning project. Dong Si Wah, Wong Tsz Ching and Yeung Hin presented what is the most reliable and scientific way to kill germs: UVC light rays. This design is a towel hanger that also provides a touch of design to the bathroom. Li Hung Kin and Poon Chun Hei won the second prize for their project "Roller", a fast tower dryer with a very small size.
The third prize went to "Towel Factory" by Leung Hon Chi, a proposal that took into consideration the circuit of water that would be used to clean the towels.