Designer John Leung, who calls himself and his designs “illusive x ingenious x magical,” recently won the 2011 RedDot design award “Best of the Best” for his “Magic Carp-pet Rug”.
This is a much sought after award, coveted by many in this competitive international market. Winners of the world’s largest and most distinguished product competition can expect world-renowned recognition, having proven that their design is of irrefutable quality. What made his design a winner?
This special rug, viewed through a special glass coffee table, appears to the eye to have carp “swimming” in it. Using the moire effect, which is a perceptual trick seen when two different sets of lines or dots are layered on top of each other, Leung has created a “magic” fish tank of sorts. His “Carp-pet” really does seem to be “illusive x ingenious x magical” because it encourages us to save water by having an artificial fish tank, makes a pun of the word carpet with carp (fish), and combines those concepts with the fact that carp’s mythological meaning is bravery and fortune.
To see this design in “motion”, watch his youtube video :
This is a much sought after award, coveted by many in this competitive international market. Winners of the world’s largest and most distinguished product competition can expect world-renowned recognition, having proven that their design is of irrefutable quality. What made his design a winner?
This special rug, viewed through a special glass coffee table, appears to the eye to have carp “swimming” in it. Using the moire effect, which is a perceptual trick seen when two different sets of lines or dots are layered on top of each other, Leung has created a “magic” fish tank of sorts. His “Carp-pet” really does seem to be “illusive x ingenious x magical” because it encourages us to save water by having an artificial fish tank, makes a pun of the word carpet with carp (fish), and combines those concepts with the fact that carp’s mythological meaning is bravery and fortune.
To see this design in “motion”, watch his youtube video :
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