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    Flow • Spread • Slow - SLOHAS in Craft

    In 2025, as the National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute enters its 71st year, this exhibition embraces “SLOHAS Living” as its central vision—highlighting craft as a joyful rhythm that flows gently, woven into the art of living. Introducing the attitude of SLOW living and LOHAS (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability), it frames craft as a medium for responding to future social challenges and cultural practice. More than a lifestyle, it is a heartfelt movement—one that begins with sensory experience, inspires social action, and ultimately leads to cultural resonance. Structured through the trilogy of Flow, Spread, and Slow, the exhibition echoes six core values: Simplicity, Lifestyle, Originality, Health, Aesthetics, and Sustainability. From the sensory awakening of Flow, through the expanding practice of Spread, to the co-created contemplation of Slow, the exhibition spreads out how craft moves from individual perception to collective creation, then ultimately returning to a deeper reflection on daily rhythms. This journey mirrors a three-stage progression—from ideals, to attitudes, to styles—unfolding as an active composition for the future of craft and forming a holistic philosophy of SLOHAS in Craft. No longer just a presentation of static objects, this exhibition becomes a dynamic platform—integrating curation, advocacy, and practice, as three main leading directions. It stimulates all five senses, fosters reflection and participation, and outlines a portrait of contemporary Taiwanese craft in transformation. —from traditional craftsmanship to everyday practice and cultural movement. It affirms SLOHAS Living lifestyle as a kind and well cycle of sustainability and kindness—from S to S, infinite and alive.

IMEDIA

Plant Essence- Colorful Dye

A short documentary film was made based on the concept of ""Plant Essence- Creating a Rustic and Fashionable Local Rural Craft Aesthetics."" The film Colorful Dye features cloth-dying craft communities, and introduces colorful and diverse plant-dyed cloth into the community.

Participating Communities:

New Taipei City Sanxia District San Chiao Yung Culture Association, Kaohsiung City Baolai Humanities Association, Tainan City Houbi District Molin Community Development Association, Hsinchu County Persimmon Dyeing Culture Association

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A Paair of Birds Silk Cotton Tree

A Pair of Birds: Silk Cotton Tree

On the branch in early March, we can see the blooms of kapok flowers. There are hundreds of orange-red five-petal flowers on the branch with pairs of light-vented bulbuls stop among the kapok flowers to enjoy the happiness admired by everyone. Kapok flowers are fortune-cherishing flowers and the pairs of light-vented bulbuls means the deep affection between the husband and the wife, a sign of loving each other forever. The craftsman uses natural lacquer as the base coat and adopts dry paint powder, pigment, and gold powder to make the presentation of kapok flower vivid in order to commemorate the symbol flower of the author's hometown, Taichung County. The composition is rich and full and it presents harmony, warm, and details in the whole as well as contains the meaning of wealth and auspiciousness. It fully demonstrates the profound artistic temperament that the craft master possesses and it seems to have value for collection compared to the function of ware.

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