Taiwan Designers’ Week

Event News

• 06/10/2013 - Around – Ideas Within Life

  Prior to 2007, Taiwan did not have an exhibition that specifically shows the characteristics of Taiwanese designers. In 2007, a self-initiated private sector event called “Taiwan Designers’ Week” was born, and a ten-day design event held annually in September has now entered its seventh year.

  This year, TWDW takes place at the “EXPO Dome” Pavilion at Taipei Expo Park at the end of September. We’ve created a space for more than 500 designers, 120 domestic and international designer brands and series from the 65 design hotspots in the annual theme of “” AROUND – Ideas Within Life “” under the guidance of the local established designers. The 10 days event will include film projections, workshops, seminars and other kinds of leading subject related activities. This wonderful annual celebration will give everyone from 27th of September till 6th of October a great chance to experience what’s “hot” in the Taiwan design world.

   

  AROUND – Ideas within Life

  Great design is not only what turns the world around. It’s hidden in every small part that surrounds us. “”Designer”” is not just a title, but an attitude of facing every unknown ahead. The theme of 2013 Taiwan Designers’ Week is “”AROUND””, which redefines the relationship between viewer and designer. We will be able to “”read”” the resources around, find how designers put themselves in different roles in life.

   

  TWDW ’13 exhibition concept focuses

  For seven years, the Taiwan Designers ‘Week is not only a design exhibition, we continue to evolve our design thinking, with a focus on future state of the local environment. Taiwan Designers’ Week, will live in the city creating a space for many ongoing partnership programs to share the feeling of “”design”” being around.

  “”2013 Taiwan Designers’ Week”” focus on four main points:

  1) Build a wide range of exhibitions

  2) Establish a viral design platform

  3) Enhance business links and market opportunities

  4) Create connections and cooperation on an international scale.

  Taiwan Designers’ Week breaks the boundaries and barriers through a diverse creations integrated into the design field.

  “”The theme exhibition | TWDW PRESENTS”” led by the curator Biaugust, invited an industrial, graphic, interactive design, metalwork artists, illustrators , photographers, etc. to interpret the annual theme AROUND through a variety of different perspectives.

  “”Thematic Exhibition | Theme Zone”” curated by Group 7 focused the concern on a local culture, unveiling the cultural context in innovative approach to the design in Taiwan.

  “”Design Star forces | Rising Star”” with it’s constant growth of applicants, the jury praised concepts with the marketing power above average.

  Enhance the commercial and market opportunities

  Taiwan Designers’ Week particularly this year created an interactive design platform to enhance cooperative business opportunities. The independent “”Design matchmaking | Design Match”” will be hosted in 14 events bringing more possibilities to happen. In addition to this, we also care about brand awareness. “”Design industry image Show | 3×3 Design Show”” launch with the underground “”gamers Cart | Design Shopping”” – invites players from all areas of life by bringing goods that will attract even the sharpest visions and tastes. Our goal is to redefine design and it’s relationship with consumption and life.

   

  International exchange and cooperation

  Taiwan Designers’ Week and Flora Expo Park will present this month a very meaningful collaboration sessions like “”Design Forum | Let’s Talk Design””. From Amsterdam (Netherlands) we have invited the legendary Mr. Gijs Bakker, founder of Droog Design – famous for cutting edge product design, innovative projects and events around the world. Second big highlight of this year has the reputation of one of the world’s most authoritative independent publication media of contemporary issues and critique on art, architecture and design, Ms. Birgit Lohmann – the CEO of Designboom Milan Design. These two guests take a very important part in our festival.

  In year 2013 we have established serious connections with three influential design media. We’ve already received highly positive feedback from Designboom (Milan) itself followed by Design42days (Milan) and buyMeDesign (Hong Konng). It will be a very powerful international exposure for Taiwan Designers’ Week.

  Second year in a row we will be collaborating with “”Design Urban Nomad Film Festival x | Design Cinema x Urban Nomad “” to produce a series of films screenings on art, architecture and design. The overwhelming theme here is modernism and the subsequent movement into postmodernism. The films will give us a great window on the work and ideas of Charles and Ray Eames (designers of the fames “Eames chair“), Lallo and Massimo Vignelli (they did logos for Ford, American Airlines, and all NYC Subway signage), architect Rem Koolhaas, painter Jean Michel Basquiat and contemporary artist Cindy Sherman. There will be seven documentary films in 12 screenings.

  
  
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• 07/10/2013 - Photo reportage by Sarah Li

  A selection of products on show at Taiwan Designers’ Week, by Sarah Li.

  
  
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