Tongji University Press presents A Little Bit of Beijing by Li Han & Hu Yan The Publication x Architecture exhibition featured spreads from new books from the Luminous City imprint of Tongji University Press; Li Han & Hu Yan's A Little Bit of Beijing was a favorite Designed by: Li Han & Hu Yan www.core77.com/blog/design_festivals/beijing_design_week_2013_drawing_architecture_studio_presents_aRay Hu 4 of 62
Food Loop - Urban Gardening The first seeds, so to speak, of the urban gardening movement have sprouted in Beijing Designed by: X6 Architecture with Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Vanke & Little Donkey Farm www.x6.comRay Hu 5 of 62
Food Loop - Urban Gardening The planters were located on a catwalk, against the industrial backdrop of the 751 D.Park Designed by: X6 Architecture with Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Vanke & Little Donkey Farm www.x6.comRay Hu 6 of 62
Liu Feng - "The Milky Way" for Swarovski Digital Crystal Liu Feng's piece was a highlight of the Swarovski Digital Crystal exhibition: the plinth was lit from underneath by a projector showing memorable scenes from classic films, diffracted by the crystals Designed by: Liu Feng www.swarovskidigitalcrystal.com/the-designers/liu-feng/Ray Hu 7 of 62
Liu Wei - Installation in Caochangdi Artist Liu Wei designed a stage featuring ceramic pots fitted with speaker cones for the soundsystem Designed by: Liu Wei www.saatchigallery.com/artists/liu_wei.htmRay Hu 9 of 62
Liu Wei - Detail of Installation in Caochangdi Wei's collaborator Naihan Li sourced the store-bought pottery Designed by: Liu Wei www.saatchigallery.com/artists/liu_wei.htmRay Hu 10 of 62
Matt Hope - People's Power Station Beijing-based artist and designer Matt Hope presented a conventional municipal exercise machine that was rigged to generate power for a street lamp Designed by: Matt Hope matthope.org/Ray Hu 11 of 62
Studio LL - Du Pin - Mirror Table Studio LL--Tony Law and Fai Lau--made their debut in Caochangdi with these repurposed vintage-meets-modern pieces Designed by: Tony Law & Fai Lau www.thisisll.comRay Hu 13 of 62
Studio LL - Du Pin - Frame Table Lau has run a vintage furniture store and interior design consultancy for many years Designed by: Tony Law & Fai Lau www.thisisll.comRay Hu 14 of 62
Studio LL - Drum Stools The drum stools feature rock 'n' roll iconography set in marble Designed by: Tony Law & Fai Lau www.thisisll.comRay Hu 15 of 62
Vice China - Traitor Zhou's Non-Kosher Food Emporium Vice China set up a pop-up café in Caochangdi, predicated on a cheeky pun Designed by: Vice China www.vice.cnRay Hu 16 of 62
Vice China - Traitor Zhou's Non-Kosher Food Emporium A mural depicting Traitor Zhou himself Designed by: Vice China www.vice.cnRay Hu 17 of 62
Common Objects - Soviet and Chinese Design 1950-1980's Common Objects was a joint effort by the Moscow Design Museum, curators Evgenia Novgorodova and Peipai Han, and a handful of supporting agencies. Designed by: Curated by Evgenia Novgorodova & Peipai Han www.moscowdesignmuseum.ru/en/exhibitions/2331/Ray Hu 18 of 62
Common Objects - Soviet and Chinese Design 1950-1980's Packaging for confectionary goods Designed by: Curated by Evgenia Novgorodova & Peipai Han www.moscowdesignmuseum.ru/en/exhibitions/2331/Ray Hu 19 of 62
Common Objects - Soviet and Chinese Design 1950-1980's Bidon with logo of Youth and Students Festival 1985 Designed by: Curated by Evgenia Novgorodova & Peipai Han www.moscowdesignmuseum.ru/en/exhibitions/2331/Ray Hu 20 of 62
Common Objects - Soviet and Chinese Design 1950-1980's From left: Xihu Radio 7B13, Qunying Radio Factory of Hangzhou (Courtesy of TheBIG8S) / VEF-206 portable transistor radio, since 1973; Elektronika 322 portable cassette player, since 1978 Designed by: Curated by Evgenia Novgorodova & Peipai Han www.moscowdesignmuseum.ru/en/exhibitions/2331/Ray Hu 21 of 62
Common Objects - Soviet and Chinese Design 1950-1980's An advertisement for the 1980 Olympics in Moscow Designed by: Curated by Evgenia Novgorodova & Peipai Han www.moscowdesignmuseum.ru/en/exhibitions/2331/Ray Hu 22 of 62
Common Objects - Soviet and Chinese Design 1950-1980's These shiny "Shanghai"-branded rotary phones look candy… Designed by: Curated by Evgenia Novgorodova & Peipai Han www.moscowdesignmuseum.ru/en/exhibitions/2331/Ray Hu 23 of 62
Common Objects - Soviet and Chinese Design 1950-1980's From left: 1950's mid-heel galoshes, Red Bogatyr factory; 1960–70's plastic shopping bag; Flying Man Sewing Machine Designed by: Curated by Evgenia Novgorodova & Peipai Han www.moscowdesignmuseum.ru/en/exhibitions/2331/Ray Hu 24 of 62
Dashilar Map by Kenya Hara Kenya Hara created an intricately-rendered map of Dashilar Designed by: Kenya Hara dashilar.org/Ray Hu 25 of 62
Oh! Not a Gallery An ongoing intervention for 'non-professional' exhibitors Designed by: Artunit artunit.cnRay Hu 26 of 62
LAVA - Mobile Design Agency Dutch design team LAVA took to the streets, or rather the hutong, with their Mobile Design Agency Designed by: LAVA lava.nlRay Hu 27 of 62
LAVA - Mobile Design Agency They packed a mobile studio into the motorized bike and offered to design logos for the local business owners Designed by: LAVA lava.nlRay Hu 28 of 62
LAVA - Mobile Design Agency Here are some of the results of LAVA's efforts Designed by: LAVA lava.nlRay Hu 29 of 62
Luca Nichetto - Scagnèl Italian designer Luca Nichetto designed these benches for public use Designed by: Luca Nichetto lucanichetto.comRay Hu 30 of 62
Luca Nichetto - Scagnèl Made from cement, they were quite heavy but surprisingly comfortable Designed by: Luca Nichetto lucanichetto.comRay Hu 31 of 62
Meta-Hutong The 'Meta-Hutong' logo turned up a few alleys away from the exhibition in Dashilar Designed by: META-Project meta-hutongs.org/Ray Hu 35 of 62
Hutong Ecology The Meta-Hutong exhibition included a model of a courtyard house Designed by: META-Project meta-hutongs.org/Ray Hu 36 of 62
Michael Young - Hutong Public Toilet The Hong Kong-based designer proposed a much-needed update to the public toilets that are a common sight (and smell) in the hutong Designed by: Michael Young www.michael-young.com/news.htmlRay Hu 37 of 62
Michael Young - Hutong Public Toilet The project is part of the Dashilar Pilot program Designed by: Michael Young www.michael-young.com/news.htmlRay Hu 38 of 62
Micro/Macro - Yi, Er, San, Wu, Ling stools A furniture collection inspired by traditional Chinese stool typology, named after (and loosely based on) the numbers 1, 2, 3, 5 and 0 Designed by: Sara Bernardi micromacrolab.itRay Hu 39 of 62
Micro/Macro - Displacement Collection Jewelry inspired by architecture Designed by: Sara Bernardi & Miranda Vukasovic micromacrolab.itRay Hu 40 of 62
Micro/Macro - Displacement Collection The bracelets also come in concrete, another allusion to architecture Designed by: Sara Bernardi & Miranda Vukasovic micromacrolab.itRay Hu 41 of 62
Micro/Macro - Displacement Collection Designer Bernardi shows off another wearable inspired by the city (the wall made for a nice backdrop) Designed by: Sara Bernardi & Miranda Vukasovic micromacrolab.itRay Hu 42 of 62
Museum of Bicycle Parts A team of CAFA students set up shop in an actual bicycle repair shop Designed by: CAFA Visual Communication Student Team design.cafa.edu.cn/en/teaching/undergraduate/visualRay Hu 43 of 62
Klaas Kuiken & Dieter Volkers - Made by Someone in China Klaas Kuiken & Dieter Volkers' "Made by Someone in China" was a standout in the SALON/ Dutch Design program in Dashilar Designed by: Klaas Kuiken & Dieter Volkers Salon1.orgRay Hu 46 of 62
Klaas Kuiken & Dieter Volkers - Made by Someone in China The designers invited locals to make a miniature teapot out of clay, then they 3D-scanned them to produce full-size versions Designed by: Klaas Kuiken & Dieter Volkers Salon1.orgRay Hu 47 of 62
Sander Wassink's Remixed Footwear Another participant in SALON/, Sander Wassink set up a workshop where he dismembered and re-sewed sneakers Designed by: Sander Wassink sanvans.comRay Hu 48 of 62
Urbanus presents Zhang Kuo Urbanus Design & Research hosted Master Zhang Kuo, a woodcut craftsman, who demonstrated his skills during exhibition hours Designed by: Zhang Kuo / Urbanus Architecture & Design urbanus.com.cnRay Hu 50 of 62
Urbanus presents Zhang Kuo The results are quite beautiful Designed by: Zhang Kuo / Urbanus Architecture & Design urbanus.com.cnRay Hu 51 of 62
Bogue Profumo at Wuhao These incredible 'masks' had been infused with scents; the ceramic form also evokes a conch (except that it is held to the nose as opposed to the ear) or a pasta (the designer is Italian) Designed by: Bogue Profumo bogue-profumo.com/Ray Hu 57 of 62
Elaine Ng Yanling / Fabrick Lab - Climatology - Macro Velcro Elaine Ng Yanling developed a material that responds to local climate conditions Designed by: Elaine Ng Yanling / The Fabrick Lab thefabricklab.comRay Hu 58 of 62
Elaine Ng Yanling / Fabrick Lab - Climatology - Macro Velcro The material consists of layers of veneer and textile, which Ng then laser-cuts and stitches together Designed by: Elaine Ng Yanling / The Fabrick Lab thefabricklab.comRay Hu 59 of 62
Elaine Ng Yanling / Fabrick Lab - Climatology She's also developed a collection of wearables--hair clips, broaches, rings--made from the Climatology material Designed by: Elaine Ng Yanling / The Fabrick Lab thefabricklab.comRay Hu 60 of 62
Jewelry by Mian Wu We understood what Wuhao's Isabelle Pascal saw in young CAFA grad Mian Wu's work last year; the new collection also comments on jewelry production Designed by: Mian Wu www.wuhaoonline.com/Ray Hu 61 of 62
Jewelry by Mian Wu Wu casts the 'rejected' rings to create new ones Designed by: Mian Wu www.wuhaoonline.com/Ray Hu 62 of 62
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