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設計癖記得當時去香港理工大學的畢設展現場是在周六，7 樓的分展場略顯清冷。但很幸運的是遇到了 Jennifer，她是為數不多當時在現場的講解者。身材嬌小、皮膚白白的短髮女生，聲音細細的，扎著鼻環，顯得很可愛。她說自己國語不好，但還是很謙遜很耐心地用國語給我講解了她的作品。設計癖敢肯定，大家從後文了解了她的作品和大學經歷之後，肯定會「WOW」。
此前設計癖發過廣美交通設計系的畢業設計作品，有讀者過來問「為什麼沒有船的設計」。終於在香港理工大學找到，且有好幾款交通工具都是為適應水面設計的。設計癖以為：一方面，是因為香港更近海吧；另外還要看個人興趣和視野了。
在未聽這位設計者講解時，設計癖以為這是一款很酷的遊艇。
「這是一艘專門收集海洋浮游垃圾的電動船舶。」Jennifer 說。WOW….她要做的是面向海洋的設計,解決人類面臨的海洋垃圾問題。小小的心臟，大大的夢想，就是這樣了。
一.作品OCSON簡介
OCSON 是一款自動化電動船舶，具有靈活收集浮動垃圾的功能。這艘船還可以利用太陽能和水力發電作為動能，進行海洋垃圾的收集。
該船能 24 小時自主運行，使用 6 個攝像頭，每個攝像頭覆蓋達 50 米，來檢測浮游垃圾，並配備卡爾曼濾波器。該船的全長 5.3 米，最多可容納 2 噸廢物，最少可收集細小廢物由 0.2 立方厘米至 60 立方厘米。
在收集廢物的容器中使用抽吸控制的方法。通過吸引水和廢物一起進入船舶，吸力製造水流入吸頭，廢物置身體何處也容易被收集，它增加了船舶適應不同位置的靈活性，這使得在狹窄空間收集廢物效率更高。再者，前部垃圾箱越深，吸力越大。
除太陽能電池板外，該船採用 70％ 的可再生能源運行，水管系統佔用了大部分能源能節省能源。在收集廢物時，船隻將水排，經過兩個水力發電水箱，通過水力噴射引擎產生能量並作為機動能源噴出。
最後，在市場上海洋垃圾的具體數據相當含糊，通常很難獲得。OCSON 的運動感測器攝像頭可以捕捉垃圾尺寸和流量數據，可建立海洋廢物精確的大數據，以便進一步用於研究甚至開發，以解決其他海洋物問題。
二.設計癖專訪
設計癖後期又聯繫到了在紐約的 Jennifer， 做了進一步採訪。
設計癖：可以為我們談談你作品的創作歷程嘛？從創意產生到創作出作品的過程，老師對此作品有何指導意見？
Jennifer Yeung：Yes, Of course. In our final year project, there are mainly two streams that students would follow, which is the design in their specific talented zone and the other chose to challenge themselves. I went with the second one, transportation design wasn』t exactly my major. However, my thought was final year project is a platform for me to prove to myself that I am able to achieve a foreign zone of design and bigger scale project all by myself, therefore I went with it.
In the beginning stage of brainstorming ideas, I have already stick with the idea of ocean and water. As I was a former competitive swimmer, I spend lots of time in water. Cross Harbor swimming competition was always an exciting event for me, as I participate in it quite often. Yet often time, while swimming I usually came across trash, floating plastics, even though the organizers have claimed that the ocean have been cleaned before. This make me question, how serious is this problem. In a young age, as I dig deeper in to this issue, I have found out that not only Hong Kong, all over the world are heavily affected by this issue. Animals have died, it affects the whole eco system that eventually comes back to us humans.
Jennifer Yeung：我們大學最後一年，同學們可以選擇自己專業領域或者非專業領域去做畢業設計，後者比較有挑戰性，但我還是選擇了後者，準確來說，交通設計並不是我的專業。我是想通過畢業設計這個平台來證明靠我自己也可以搞定其他領域的更高目標的設計，然後我就去做了。
創意之初，我就鍾情于海洋或則水面，因為此前我是一位游泳隊員，很多時間都是在水中度過的。我經常參加跨港游泳比賽，很讓人興奮。但是，游泳過程中經常會遇到漂浮的垃圾，像塑料瓶之類的。儘管比賽組織方已經宣稱水面已經清理。這個問題從小就一直困擾我，因此也激發我深入地做些研究，其實這些問題不僅香港存在，世界各地都存在嚴重的海洋垃圾污染問題。污染導致動物死亡，影響到整個生態系統，進而反饋到人類身上。
Jennifer Yeung：Through research, was also very shocked that Hong Kong as a mature develop city is still using sampan boat with two workers and a net to clean the ocean. It is an extremely effective way to deal with floating waste. As I was also inspired by a saying 「this is more difficult to reach for it than to attract it.」 I came up with an idea that it could be flexible in collecting floating trash in various location, by using suction control to attract waste that are stuck under piers or even the gaps between boats.
Sketching and form prototyping was essential in doing the design, I had to work every day non- stop at least 15 hours in the second semester to try to achieve the design that I desire. My Tutor Scott Chin take a really great role in guiding me through the project, he was supper supportive, really understanding, always gives great suggestions. He guide me to break through hard times and push me to the better good.
Jennifer Yeung：調查結果有點讓我震驚，香港這種發展很成熟的城市，竟然還在用一個舢板船、兩個工人加一個打撈網這樣的模式去清理海洋垃圾，這算是當下處理海洋垃圾很有效率的辦法了吧。漂浮垃圾存在這樣的問題，接觸到比捕撈到難度要大的多。我想到一個辦法，可以全方位多布點更靈活打撈這些垃圾，通過使用吸力控制來吸引卡在碼頭下面或甚至船之間的垃圾。
勾畫和建模對做這個設計非常重要，我在第二學期每天必須至少工作 15 小時，才能實現我想要的設計。 我的導師 Scott Chin 在指導我完成這個項目方面發揮了非常重要的作用，他非常理解我的初衷且給我很大的支持，總是給出很好的建議。 他引導我突破瓶頸，讓我的設計日臻完善。
設計癖：個人入讀港理大設計學院，選擇設計是個人一直以來的興趣嗎？簡單談下四年學習經歷吧。
Jennifer Yeung.：Studying in design school have always been my dream. Since middle school I have discover my passion of art and design, I notice the art class I took at school wasn』t enough for me. I wanted to discover more about design in different environment, so I took the courage and travel all by myself to study abroad to Canada. In there it opens up my mind and taught me what makes design special, is it not only art piece but useful in a sense of value and or function.
Then I felt I never really have the chance to study the eastern side of design and moreover it is where my roots are. Therefore, I decided to came back to Hong Kong for university. In the meantime, I went to Spin Barcelona for two months of internship, which keeps me nurture in a multi-cultural experience throughout university life. PolyU is a design school that focus more into particularity, yet also let us discover the beauty in art and design. This school opens up my eyes to real life factory production, prepares us to work as professional designers in more industrial design. I spend quite a lot of memorable time in staying overnight in the studios and working in the campus. The environment gave me to also understand different programs of design, as we sometime have classes together in design history and all those fundamental design subjects.
Jennifer Yeung：能在設計院校學習一直是我的夢想。從中學開始，我就發現自己在藝術和設計方面特別有熱情，當時在學校上的藝術課對我來說遠遠不夠。我想去到不同的環境中發掘更多關於設計的知識，所以我鼓起勇氣，獨自到加拿大旅行留學。那裡給我很多啟發，我漸漸明白什麼才會使設計變得特別。設計它不僅是藝術品，且富有使用價值和功能意義。
然後我覺得我從未真正有機會研究東方設計，但那正是我的根，因此，我決定回到香港上大學。與此同時，我去西班牙的巴塞羅那進行了兩個月的實習，這讓我在大學生活中經歷了多元文化體驗。理大是一所設計學院，更注重特殊性，同時也讓我們發現藝術和設計的美感。這所學校讓我更關注現實生活中的產品生產落地，致力培養我們成為工業設計領域的專業設計師。我有很多在學校的工作室通宵做研究的經歷。這種環境讓我了解不同的設計方案，我們會學一些設計史和基於設計主題的課程。
設計癖：大學期間還有哪些作品？獲得獎項？及作品都是哪些？可以為我們介紹下嗎？
Jennifer Yeung：Yes not only I did transportation design, I did public facility, electrical appliances, bag design, shoe design, accessories design, stationaries life style and tool design. I have covered a large range of projects, while studying in school. (All in website: http://www.jenniferyeungdesign.com)。
設計癖：在校期間，有沒有跟企業合作的經歷，出過哪些落地的作品？你的畢設作品現在有企業找你合作了嗎？
Jennifer Yeung：I did internships while I was at the summer semester in year 3 in Barcelona, Spain in Fab Lab Barcelona. I designed a Foldable Lap desk, using traditional wood mold bending technique and using recycled pineapple leaf leather material to design the product. That product will be on in the fab market for purchase in the future.
Jennifer Yeung：我大三的時候在西班牙巴塞羅那的 Fab Lab 做實習。 當時設計了一個可摺疊的桌子，使用了傳統的木模彎曲技術，並使用回收的菠蘿葉皮革材料來設計產品。 該產品會在 Fab 市場上出售。
設計癖：最後就評價下貴校設計學院的優劣，對要來學習設計的同學有何建議？
Jennifer Yeung：as I mentioned before PolyU is a great school for practicality design, but I gives space for students in exploring further in style and esthetics, sometimes base on each tutor preferences.
Jennifer Yeung：正如我之前提到的，理大是一所優秀的實用設計學校，為學生提供了進一步探索風格和美學的空間，有時候會根據每個導師的偏好。
設計癖：香港在設計方面的優劣，這個城市對你專業發展有何促進或者限制嗎？
Jennifer Yeung：Hong Kong with the “East meets West” culture mix, and excellent location close to China for factory production use. It is considerable to be one of the best place to start product design business. Also over the years Hong Kong government have been putting great affords and recourses on promoting creative industry. Therefore, as a designer I would definitely also join in and to advocate design industry in Hong Kong. Yet Hong Kong have been seen as an economic and business city for years, it needs time for it to nurture new values in design, art and lifestyle.
Jennifer Yeung：香港是一個「東西合璧。」的文化熔爐，且靠近內地的生產基地，地理位置優越。 這裡可以說是產品從設計到商業化的一個絕佳場所。此外，近年來，香港政府一直致力於推動創意產業的發展。 因此，作為設計師，我一定會加入並倡導香港的設計業。 然而，香港多年來一直被視為經濟和商業城市，它需要時間來沉澱和培養設計、藝術和生活方式的新價值。
設計癖：你會去到什麼公司工作？還是繼續深造？
Jennifer Yeung：I am planning to work as a product designer and pause my academic journey, but continue with my education journey. I would love to work in anywhere in the world to obtain an international view, understand more that to get me prepare for being a mature designer. I believe to be a mature product designer the best method is to learn yet also contribute through work in a company, therefore having this chance I plan to work in a company that I can gain some design and business knowledge, and contribute my design ideas as well as excicuting skills to the company.
Jennifer Yeung：我打算作為產品設計師，暫停我的學術之旅，但繼續我的教育之旅。 我很樂意在世界任何地方工作，以獲得國際視野，了解更多，讓我為成為一名成熟的設計師做好準備。 我相信要想成為一個成熟的產品設計師，最好的方法通過公司的工作去學習，同時做出貢獻。因此有機會我計劃在一家公司工作，我可以獲得一些設計和商業知識，並貢獻我的設計理念，如 以及公司的激勵技巧。
設計癖：對選讀設計的同學會有什麼建議？
Jennifer Yeung：I would say and drop your dream, it might sound old fashion, but is it always right. Keep your dream even in hard times, and follow it when you can.
Jennifer Yeung：我會說有夢就要追，它可能聽起來很老套，但是對的。即便艱難也要堅守夢想，尋找機會讓它變成現實。
採訪：設計癖駐廣東記者孟璇
圖片來源：設計癖拍攝、Jennifer 個人網站
