Not in Beijing for the 2015 design week? Try catching one of these international showcases of Chinese design instead.
100% Design London
As part of the 2015 UK-China Year of Cultural Exchange, there is a concerted effort across many London Design Festival (LDF) platforms to promote Chinese design, including at 100% Design London. A huge China booth (pictured above) hits visitors as soon as they enter the Olympia London venue, organised by the Shenzhen Industrial Design Association (SIDA). Neighbouring this is the Icon Presents: Hi Design Shanghai display, put together by a number of bodies, including Design Shanghai and China Design Centre.
EATAIPEI — World Design Capital Taipei 2016
Taking place as part of Tent London and Superbrands London, EATAIPEI is a unique food design event, which presents “a culinary delight that narrates five aspects of Taipei City: History, Landscape, People, Lifestyle and Future. Through participating and tasting a series of exquisitely crafted dishes, audiences will be led on an immersive and sensory exploration of Taipei – the World Design Capital of 2016”.
Gem Scout
Later today (26 September 2015) at 15:00–18:00, the UK-China Art and Design Association (UCADA) will launch Gem Scout, a showcase of emerging jewellery designers, at China Design Centre. The display will be up until 3 October 2015. Find out more via the UCADA Facebook page.
Artifact Beyond — Design in China Now
Last month, the Artifact Beyond — Design in China Now exhibition opened at the Helsinki Design Museum in Finland. This intends to present a comprehensive selection of Chinese designers and artists, concentrating on how older craft techniques have been used in contemporary design: “Unconventional techniques and materials make everyday objects interesting – a chair is influenced by the art of folding paper and a bicycle frame can be made of bamboo. Chinese design astounds the viewer with its wide range and versatility, and its ingenious combinations of old and new”.
Chinese Style: Rediscovering the Architecture of Poy Gum Lee, 1923–1968
Finally, at New York’s Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA), a survey exhibition of Poy Gum Lee’s architectural works have just opened to the public. According to the museum website, “Lee’s hand is visible in the major civic architecture of Chinatown post 1945, which blends stylistically Chinese details with modern technologies and materials. Lee was the architectural consultant for the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association’s building on Mott Street (1959) and the On Leong Tong Merchant’s Association at Mott & Canal Street (1948–50) – the most prominent Chinese modern building in Chinatown. Among his highly visible commissions, Lee designed the Chinese-American WWII Monument in Kimlau Square (1962), a modernist take on a traditional Chinese pailou or ceremonial gate; the Lee Family Association (circa 1950); and the Pagoda Theatre (1963, demolished)”. Click for more.
Many thanks to Kaisu Savola for donating the image of PINWU’s Piao chair at the “Artifact Beyond — Design in China Now” exhibition.
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