The birth of universal exposition has been closely related to the birth of cities since the rise of the industrial revolution. The society has a strong need to construct or share collective awareness. A forward-thinking Creative Expo is no longer confined to transactions of cultural and creative goods. It is now challenging the worldview that we are so used to.
The 2018 Creative Expo opens up a new Cultural Concept Exhibition Hall where our theme goes from “How design improves our lives” to “How we can design and create with cultural thinking.”
The exhibition starts from the self-consciousness of our body, then to the basic human senses to find the clues to creativity. Through various exhibition topics, we discuss how proprioception, an innate feeling, can redefine our understanding about originality, aesthetics and culture.
Crafts are an art practiced physically in person. The process of making handicrafts involves three elements: the artisan, the skills, and the materials. The three elements require time to come together. We must wait patiently for the three elements to develop until they meet and come to the most beautiful fruition. This exhibition explores the relation of time to crafts from the perspective of "time," and thus encourages viewers to reflect on what time means to them.
Co-curator|Gina Hsu
DHH ( Dong Hai Hospital) Design Studio - Design Director
Organizer|National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute
Executive Organizer|HU+DHHs Design studio, Exhibitors|Niko Leung, Dimitry Hlinka, Fenko, Nest, Toast, JIA, Lo Lat furniture & objects, Alibamboo, Spring Pool Glass, Mori/CASA, Kaikado, kanaami-tsuji, Weii jewel, ZAN DESIGN, Greenroom Ideas Cooperation, ZISHI, Shiang design studio, HAO life, RISK, Sine. Steel Tongue Drum, Architchen, Wood & Lacquer, REnato lab, Autuma Rains 11, Loto Art Workshop, Woody icon
Cooperative Partner|µHandy
2018 Exhibition Time
Huashan 1914 Creative Park
April 18-22 10am-8pm
※Bldg. E2: April 18-29 10am-8pm
Songshan Cultural & Creative Park
Taipei Expo Park- Expo Dome
April 18-21 10am-6pm; April 22 10am-5pm
※April 18-19 Only open for professionals