Paper, glass or plastic cups serve as lampshades on the piano lacquer lamp stand of the Cup concept. Since the shades are different in style, pattern and colour, each creates a highly individual light quality. Thanks to the LEDs, the lamp consumes little energy yet promises a long lifespan. Cup concept comes with a charger and power supply unit, so that the lamp is always ready to use.
Designed by Andy Wei, Shadow Zhong and Zasu Lin from SSYS Co., Ltd.
Taking recycled advertising banners as the project’s starting point; the designers gave a unique three-dimensionality to the material by cutting it into small pieces and combining them together to create interesting volumes of light and texture.
Taiwan is a multi-cultural country. We accept new things easily and learn everything fast. That why Taiwan design style was called “fusion”.
“Victoria in Supermarket” seems like a traditional furniture of Victoria style. Actually, the form of it makes by common bottles that can be bought in supermarket. Through silicon molding and concrete molding, all the details of the bottles could be kept clearly.
Every item from “Victoria in Supermarket” is popular in blue-collar, such as medicine wine, Kaoliang Liquor, energy drink, and coffee. These low-price and barbarous drink contrast sharply with the high class Victoria style. At the same time, it shows how Europe culture influence Taiwanese culture deeply.
Designed by Tsai & Fanchiang
The goal with this lighting design was to reintroduce and to hopefully help the audience gain a different point of view about Chinese culture and design. My theme was the idea of “purity” – the materials used to make the light are transparent, and when lit up the light illuminates the outline of the shape without any unnecessary decorations or details. To an average American, their familiarity with Chinese products are the mass-produced souvenirs you can find in Chinatown. No one would buy it to decorate their house with seriously, even though the original designs that these cheap imitations are copied from are actually beautifully designed. With my light, I looked to preserve the purity of the traditional design, but with a contemporary twist so that it can be incorporated into a modern day living space.
Photography by Greg Kirkpatrick
Designed by Mike Chen & James Park
