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Normal Room

http://www.normalroom.com/




Normal Room is such a brilliant idea it's hard to imagine that no-one has ever thought of it before. Essentially, the purpose of the site is to showcase "interior design and home furniture from all around the globe", allowing users to "explore the differences and similarities in architecture and home decoration between people in different countries". However, the site's real strength is the way it taps into the same appetite for content sharing that has made YouTube such a success, with users around the world able to upload photos of their own rooms, or to comment on the 'merits' of other people's. Normal Room's interface is also excellent, with a crisp, understated design that doesn't try to compete with the photos on display. Usefully, images can also be browsed by room - including a section dedicated to toilets - or by country, each employing well-designed clickable maps. Refreshingly, the site doesn't take itself too seriously, urging visitors to "explore the variety of lifestyles and cultural peculiarities!" Yet Normal Room is also a strangely compelling resource, offering a unique and fascinating perspective on how people in different cultures and countries live. A site that is sure to grow and thrive. Awarded a Sapling Commendation. [GAS, 8 Jan 2007].



ENTRY NUMBER: int-080107-01
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Finland
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