FOOT - OPERATED FAN

TitleFOOT - OPERATED FAN
BrandYAMAZEN CORPORATION
Product / ServiceFOOT - OPERATED FAN
CategoryB05. Home Appliances, Furnishings, Electronics & Technology
EntrantDENTSU INC. KANSAI Osaka, JAPAN
Idea Creation DENTSU INC. KANSAI Osaka, JAPAN
Production SIN DESIGN OFFICE OSAKA, JAPAN

Credits

Name Company Position
TOMOYA TERADA 3S photographer
YASUYUKI KATAKURA huit Stylist
YASUHARU HINO hair and makeup artist
SHUNSUKE AKIRA quroco retouch
TAKAHISA YANO DENTSU WEST JAPAN Creative Director, Copywriter
YOSHISADA NAKAHARA Sin Design Office Art Director,Designer

English Translation of Main Headlines

By portraying a situation where neither hand is available, it expresses the freedom that the ability to use our feet affords us. It appeals directly to the right-brain and not the left, so the audience intuitively understands that this fan is so easy and enjoyable to use that their toes almost itch to touch it. In Japan, the common sense notion that an electric fan should be operated with one’s hands was overturned. The approach also led people to notice that with hands becoming occupied so quickly, their feet are free to do much more.