Taiwan
One beautiful island,shows its diverse fusion of tenderness and appealingness
From a range of fields like space, design, interaction and art
Once be mentioned
the impression of Taiwan design usually presents some features with natural spirit and humanistic feeling
Which involve in natural advocacy, environmental protection, practicability and simple aesthetics
And in recent years
Those features also symbolized Taiwan design a graceful life of aesthetics
Taiwan design always shows its avant-garde, forward,literary and textured feelings
And as designers who thriving in Asian design group
Taiwan actors can bring us pleasant surprise all the time in industrial design
In each Hebei Industrial Design Week
The exhibits of TAIWAN DESIGN RESEARCH INSTITUTE can always make a striking impression
And in this year
what it could show us?
T D R I: TAIWAN DESIGN RESEARCH INSTITUTE
TAIWAN DESIGN RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Now, 「 Design」 affects the globe at an unprecedented rate
And the importance of role design played is increasing
In economy, culture and society
Furthermore, a great number of other industries consider design as a core competitiveness
Which can drive enterprises
To bring the country overall economic development.
TAIWAN DESIGN RESEARCH INSTITUTE (TDRI)
A comprehensive platform to drive Taiwan’s creative industrial development
And its main task is that promote the creativity of designers to proceed design policies making
And allow public service design and social creative design
To fuel diplomatic design
After a long-time popularization
TDRI successfully build an excellent image of “Taiwan Design”
And it also constantly enhance its competitiveness on the globe stage
Through the innovation driven by design
Furthermore, TDRI can promote the sustainable development of society and industry
To improve people’s lifestyle
Reconstitution: cross-border freestyle
What can arise social tension are precipitate epidemic and various community events
When facing these great changes
The distance between people, caused by the technology and the disease, can be continuous transformed
Moreover, people’s lifestyle and work mode also could be changed in different aspects
And now, the globe economy and society must need new unity mode
And all kinds of creative design services are allowed to develop fresh life-patterns
In this year, TDRI bring some excellent exhibits
Such as:cyclic design and product design
And those products can narrate the thoughts and ideas of Taiwan design in many ways
From now on, let’s enjoy this exhibition together, to listen, to think, to understand and to break the limits
# Design of circulation and sustainability #
Company | TAIWAN DESIGN RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Product | MAC Ward
Due to COVID-19
TDRI, Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital and
MiniWiz Corporation
Work together to create Intelligent Epidemic Prevention Ward, MAC WAR.
This MAC WARD is light weight and modular
And it totally built by the recycling materials of aluminum cans and PET bottle
Furthermore, MAC Ward features by highly flexibility and convertibility
Whose main develop concept is that quick assemble
This Ward can be fast set up within 48 hours
Under any environment conditions
Company | MiniWiz R&D Co., Ltd
Product | antiviral acoustic wall panel
Using exclusive 3D thermocompression technical
MINIWIZ’s signature PET wall panels, nano coated with recycled aluminum
Coupled with UV self-cleaning system
Drastically reduces 99.9% of bacteria count, while repelling viruses
With great insulated result and good sustainability
These products, regardless of home life or commercial space
No mater indoor or outdoor
Are perfect matched sustainable function building materials
Company | DIANJING DESIGN Co.Ltd
Product | PET recycling and embossed bag
In 2021
「re-ing 」lunch a series of
New-concept products
Based on design of circulation and sustainability
The PET materials, main components of design, are used from cloth, button to stitch
This way can help to recycle and separate
The embossed fabric presents a style of visual enrichment and functionality
Textiles are not printed or dyed and
They also do not waste drapery fabrics whenever possible
Company | WENMING Pen Co., Ltd
Product | ES-380 Environmental version of Black-faced Spoonbill Sustainability Pen
The Pen’s design is taken from the look of black-faced spoonbill
Due to focused on idea of ecological protection and environmental sustainability
The Pen was created by recycled plastic from marine wasted
And its package was made from reclaim paper pulp
Other materials like bandage and silicone ring are produced by re-collected articles
Hope this action can arouse people’s awareness to environmental issue
Company | LITEON Co., Ltd
Product | Styrofoam Marine Waste Keyboard
Since 2018,
LITEON has worked with partnership QiHui Environmental Technology
They helped together the Penghu clear away more than 30 tonnes of Styrofoam marine waste
LITEON cooperates with the Industrial Technology Research Institute
To modify recycled Styrofoam marine waste
Which do not add new materials
Modified recycled plastics will can be used to
Make LITEON design, keyboards and mouse
Company | Spring Pool Glass Co.Ltd
Product | Design series of recycled glass sustainability - Spring Water Hall Bubble Milk Tea Cup
Spring Pool Glass has lunched series of recycle glass products
based on「W Glass Project」
Due to nowadays the culture of creative cold drink
And Tea spirit
The partnership with Chun Shui Tang and Wushi
Successfully designed one tea glass cup for Chun Shui Tang, founder of bubble milk tea
and the cup also meets contemporary Taiwan design style
Company | Spring Pool Glass Co., Ltd
Product | Design series of recycled glass sustainability - Float Bubble Milk Tea Cup
Based on「W Glass Project」
Spring Pool Glass lunched series of recycle glass products
The Float Bubble Milk Tea Cup
Has made beverage cups easy to cleaning
And also conduced to lower usage of plastic bottle and drinking straw
Company | DIANJING DESIGN Co., Ltd
Product | disposable bamboo fiber cup
The raw material of Cup was made by bamboo fiber
Which add zero plastisols and PLA
Due to the possibility of being degraded and burnt naturally
The Cup can replace paper cup and plastic one on the market
As for Chrysanthemum characteristic, stable structure and simple design
Must be first put forward
So it can improve material steadiness and durability
Company | 2 by Wu&Chen
Product | Taiwan first golden kiwi fruit wine
Taiwan first golden kiwi fruit wine
Its package was designed by 2 by Wu&Chen
Kiwi-shaped bottle was created
From Spring Pool Environmental Glass
Earned the Golden Pin Design Mark 2020
And iF PACKAGING DESIGN AWARD 2021
Company | Jiu Zhen Nan Co., Ltd
Product | Premium Joy Wedding Gift Box
The Premium Joy Wedding Gift Box was embossed with high-quality art paper
Its base is made of recycled cardboard from waste paper
in response to environmental protection
This double design can match people’s needs to change wedding pastry collocations
showing the exquisite quality of gifting
Company | MiniWiz R&D Co., Ltd
Product | furniture of remade wasteful garments
Based on modular design and recycled materials
MiniWiz works with partnership Xiongcai Dazhi (Xiamen) New Material Technology Company To design textile fiber planks made of wasteful garments and diapers
Such a kind of multifunctional modular furniture is able to
Change people’s ordinary impression on thriftless materials
And it can stimulate more possibilities
To wasted-garments upgrading
So that make the action become a solution to eliminate wasteful practices in fast fashion
Company | MiniWiz R&D Co., Ltd
Product | upgrading remade ornaments: door-knob/pothook/the phone shell
Under condition of global pandemic, large number of wasteful masks are made each month
MiniWiz develops and uses environmental zero emission machine
Several simple steps
The mask wastes can be directly transformed into door-knob and pothook
which is designed and engineered to Modular Adaptable Convertible(MAC) Ward
These recycled materials used in medical way
Add more diversified applications
Company | MiniWiz R&D Co., Ltd
Product | antibacterial phone storage bag
Redefining the design idea
MiniWiz remade garbage coupled with daily practice needs
Eliminating the wastes through using them
Recycled materials are creative blended
Upgrading to bring maximized efforts to epidemic prevention products
Which makes our life more convenient and cleaning
And do the part for the environment
These recycled ornaments are low-energy consumption, light weight and unique
The feeling is soft and war.
Utilize physical antibacterial silver ions to achieve long-lasting antimicrobial protection
Zero-using chemical agent, and low paper towel consumption
Makes recyclable models an endless circular development
# Epidemic Prevention- Design at Home#
Company | THANT SPACE Co., Ltd
Product | FLOORWALL
FLOORWALL
Designed by Harri Koskinen, Finnish designer
Famous for his ice cube lamp designs
And NakNak
Is a combination of standing mirror and clothes tree
According to different space requirements
FLOORWALL can be used independently, and also combined into
A functional standing-mirror clothes tress
Move to where needed at any time
And place anywhere at home
Likes hallway entrance and bathroom wall
It can put clothes and accessories easily
Company | THANT SPACE Co., Ltd
Product | RIDGE NUMBER
RIDGE NUMBER is a digital identifying system
Which fits in indoor and outdoor operation
Taken the draft angle formed from casting
As the main characteristic
It makes the mould easier to release
In various spaces
RIDGE NUMBER shows subtle change of light and shadow due to different light
So as to improve overall recognition of space characteristics
Company | HSIANG HAN DESIGN
Product | MOZHU
The design inspiration of MOZHU comes from Oriental Ink Washing Painting
Based on glass technology and material features
MOZHU can portray bamboo shape and depict oriental aesthetics of ink painting easily
So as to make it become some furniture products with modern sense
Company | MILU DESIGN Co., Ltd
Product | shower mountain
Shower Mountain is a hair strainer of bath drain
Shaped with mountain form and special construction
Shower Mountain can block hair effectively to
Keep drainage clear
Due to orientation foot
Shower Mountain can not be washed out by a lot of water
And it is able to be adjusted according to practice use
So as to improve its elasticity
Company | Airmate Electrical (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
Product | Wardrobe germicidal lamp
Wireless ultraviolet germicidal lamp fits different wardrobes, easy to operate
Sterilizing light can be adjusted by smart recognition for clothing amount
Once charge for using over 2 months
Bluetooth germicidal lamp kills germs and odors on clothes
Make you feel warmth and cleanliness given by real sunshine
Company name| Epoch Lighting
Product name| LED Smart Night Light
With the idea of headlight, and original triangle light body design
LED Smart Night Light
Guard the elderly and infants at night
As the perfect auxiliary night lighting
To guide without causing disturbance
Company name| Epoch Lighting
Product name| LED Fangqin
Inspired from Crystal ice cube,
LED Fangqin is the first lighting product
With light from 5 axis directions and thickness of 1.7cm
Easy to install for round and square holes
Offer more use imagination and changes
Both pursue energy conservation and show aesthetic style
Company name| Chang Yang Metal Corp
Product name| Drink Conditioning Lid
SKUZEE is a DIY drink conditioning lid
You can make various hot and cold drinks
By changing modules
To enjoy different functions: juicing, tea, coffee, decanter, chilling
Fit most bottles and cups with the portable design
Replace all related plastic products
To protect environment
# Design Infuses with Industry Revitalization #
T22 Regional Revitalization Program with Design Infused
Initiated by Taiwan Design Research Institute (TDRI)
「T22」is the comprehensive brand of regional revitalization program to revitalize Regional ecosystem with years of accumulated experience including local support
International expansion and exhibition activities
With Yingge as the starter
「T22」 will overcome difficulties together with local people to a new level
By bring in professional teams at home and abroad
Company name| 2 by Wu&Chen
Product name| A Remembrance of Home Noodle Bowl
LivinGreen and Home Hotel
Uses “Styles of Food and Travel Life” as the core
To participate in the “T22 - Regional Revitalization Program with Design Infused” , planned by the Taiwan Design and Research Institute
Working along with Taihwa Pottery
A brand with exquisite craftsmanship of Yingge Ceramics
And under the supervision and guidance of Yu Yamada
The director of “Tsubame-Sanjo Factory Festival” in Japan
They have released the dual-color [Remembrance of Home Noodle Glazed Bowl]
Making the concept of “Going Home and Eating a Bowl Noodles” not only nostalgia
But also a portrayal of life that represents Taipei’s food culture
Company name| Anta Pottery
Product name| Celadon Cup
With the image of buff wading for hops
And tiger crossing mountains for wheat-ear
Taihu Brewing redefines the idea of
「the strength of nine bulls and two tigers -- tremendous effort」
Jointing with exquisite ceramic craftsmanship of Anta Pottery
Taihu Brewing makes the celadon couple cups with sculpture aesthetics and smooth color
Symbolizing the adventurous spirit
Company name| Chardin International Technology Co., Ltd. (The Shu’s Pottery)
Product name| KOGA Tableware
福(Fu) 祿(Lu) 壽(Shou) 喜(Xi) the words mean fortune, prosperity, longevity, and happiness
They are the most auspicious words for humble and simple Taiwanese
Lu and six homophonic, and the six symbolizes prosperity
Therefore, the hexagonal shape that represents a good omen is transformed into a design element
Which can be seen everywhere in our daily life
Praying for ordinary and beautiful life
#Public Design#
Company name| Taiwan Design Research Institute (TDRI)
Product name| TPE to HUN Public Transportation Aesthetic Project
In order to promote the experience and service quality
TDRI leads 2 professional design teams
Including 247 Visual Art and U10 Da Yan International
To transform the through bus transport of TPE to HUN
They use subtraction design to build TPE to HUN Shuttle Bus
The all-around brand project
From brand line, bus appearance, information design to interior decoration optimization
Not only is it through subversion to stereotype of past public transportation
But it creates the most beautiful moving scenery for general people
And redefines the new image of Taiwan passenger transport
「TPE to HUN Shuttle Bus」 is the first road transportation service brand
Combining route and bus-body in Taiwan
To guide the integration and cooperation of public transportation industry
To drive the change of concept in the system
And to improve public transport service experience
Company name| Advanced Seating Industrial Co., Ltd.
Product name| A290-3 Bus Seat
Made by white PU material
The seats of 「TPE to HUN Public Transportation Aesthetic Project」
Can give passengers more refreshing and comfortable transport experience
Equipped with adjustable head restrains with blue cobblestone styling as highlights
The seats take full account of ergonomic spaciousness
To improve the comfort level of long distance bus
It also supports USB sockets and Wi-Fi
Company name| Taiwan Design Research Institute (TDRI)
Product name| 「Design Movement on Campus」Project
「Design Movement on Campus」Project is committed to change the education status by design
9 schools participated in the project all round Taiwan in 2019
It increased to 25 in 2020 and 2021
Taking subtraction design as the core
Designers adhere to users oriented
To bring aesthetic awareness to learning environment
TDRI tries to change the thinking and operation of public sectors by design
And integrates teaching field demands and interdisciplinary design majors
By building the platform
「Design Movement on Campus」Project uses design thinking
To explore and solve the execution mode for campus problems
Standing out from 4,769 design works
To win the Good Design Gold Award (only 20 award-winning works around the world)
Company name| Taiwan Design Research Institute (TDRI)
Product name| OHHHH Disaster Preparedness-Society Design Practice Plan
Taiwan Design Research Institute (TDRI) has a international collaboration with DESIGN AND CREATIVE CENTER KOBE (alternative name 「KIITO」)
TDRI leads 11 Taiwan teams
Including New Taipei City Government, disaster prevention education units and other units
To work on research and design development together with Japanese consultants
With the idea of experiential disaster prevention learning
Our teams develop the study promotion program of 5 disaster emergency escape study Packages including fire disaster, earthquake, flood and other disasters
As well as 8 teaching aids of experiential disaster prevention
Company name| That Space Co., Ltd.
Product name| Screen-style Fire Extinguisher Bracket
Fire extinguisher is indispensable in public space
It shows the visual impression of incongruity in the space
For its color and mark
Mainly based on the function
Commercially available extinguisher brackets cannot lower its incongruity in the space
By the improved design
To a smooth transition with the space
This bracket can blend in with its surroundings
And be identified easily in emergency
#Go outdoors #
Company name| DARE Bikes
Product name| DARE VSRu Aerodynamic Road Bike
The bike body uses the design of total synchro-integrated cable
Integrates the electric shifting system like battery and control
Making shifting easier and preciser
The exclusive disk brake cover
Aerodynamic frame shape
And exquisite hand-painted finish combine to this VSRu’s Aerodynamic bike
Perfect between dynamic and static
Over the past year.
We need to find a better direction and solution
To adapt the future change
And「create a new daily life」through this change
Caused by the epidemic
In Xiongan, China
You can start this wonderful design travel on October 16th to 19th
