January 09
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#18 Made in Taiwan
There's something funny going on in Taiwan: the island has upgraded itself.
Looking at the extraordinary stands of Taiwanese designers at the latest Maison & Objet salon, it feels like all of the Made in Taiwan crap of old was suddenly relabelled Made in China, and the island left behind its immature gropings into low-end manufacture to join the adult world of international-class design.
At the same time, one could say (with somewhat sugary complacency) that Taiwan is still a child at heart. The island doesn't turn out any Barbie or G.I. Joe anymore, but it still produces toys, toys for the grown-up: in Taiwan, the tea cup is a screw, the salt shaker a small cannon, notebooks bear baffling messages, book-presses are leather elephants, pets are polypropylene trophies, and when you press a switch, the light comes out in all hues and colors.
That playful lifestyle is the new Made in Taiwan.
All pictures courtesy TAIWAN DESIGN CENTER
For any inquiry about these designers and their products you may send an email to tdcd@tdcd.de
- The One
- Section: Episodes
- Published in: October 08
- City: -
- Episode: #18 Made in Taiwan
- Brand: The One
- Category: Indoor + Outdoor Design
1- Blossom, personal tableware set
2- Esquire Collection, tableware set / tea pot cup set- Lumen Works - Rainbowstar
- Section: Episodes
- Published in: October 08
- City: -
- Episode: #18 Made in Taiwan
- Brand: LumenWorks Design
- Category: Indoor + Outdoor Design
Rainbowstar lamps
- Züny
- Section: Episodes
- Published in: September 08
- City: -
- Episode: #18 Made in Taiwan
- Brand: Züny
- Category: Indoor + Outdoor Design
1 to 3- ZUNY paperweights and book ends
- National Palace Museum - Dragon Claw
- Section: Episodes
- Published in: September 08
- City: -
- Episode: #18 Made in Taiwan
- Brand: National Palace Museum
- Category: Indoor + Outdoor Design
Dragon Claw bottle opener, National Palace Museum Taiwan, in collaboration with Asus Design, inspired by an ancient jade in the Museum collection, such as the pendents usually worn by the nobility in the Warring States period (475-221 BC) to signify their social status
- Islanders Design - Endangered Species
- Section: Episodes
- Published in: September 08
- City: -
- Episode: #18 Made in Taiwan
- Brand: Islanders Design
- Category: Indoor + Outdoor Design
Endangered Species wall lampshade, polypropylene. This design, inspired by Chinese paper-cut, transforms 2D sheets into 3D sculptures via simple folding
- Bright Ideas Design - Cultural Figurine Series
- Section: Episodes
- Published in: September 08
- City: -
- Episode: #18 Made in Taiwan
- Brand: Bright Ideas Design
- Category: Indoor + Outdoor Design
1- FuLuSo, The Shape of Luckiness. The figurines combine the three incarnations of the Chinese blessing phrase “FU, LU, SO" (for happiness, honor, and longevity)”: the bat, deer, and crane
2- A Lohan (Arahat). The Arahat, or Lohan is the highest attainable grade in Buddhism. The figurines are a tribute to the free-spirited philosophy of life that underlie their unusual look and amazing powers
3- Katz Fun
- 28biaugust - A Little Round-Round Land
- Section: Episodes
- Published in: September 08
- City: -
- Episode: #18 Made in Taiwan
- Brand: 28 biaugust
- Category: Indoor + Outdoor Design
A Little Round-Round Land, rotary coffee plates and reflective cups
- Taiwan Crafts and Design - Plate Playte!
- Section: Episodes
- Published in: September 08
- City: -
- Episode: #18 Made in Taiwan
- Brand: Taiwan Crafts and Design
- Category: Indoor + Outdoor Design
Plate Playte! The plate of beautiful crumbs.
- Agua Design
- Section: Episodes
- Published in: September 08
- City: -
- Episode: #18 Made in Taiwan
- Brand: Agua Design
- Category: Indoor + Outdoor Design
1- Days are morning green, There is a baby... Series
2- Black Orange, Poetic Series
3- Post Modern, Poetic Series
4- Nouvelles Vagues, Poetic Series
5- The Tiny Calendar- Sekond Corporation
- Section: Episodes
- Published in: September 08
- City: -
- Episode: #18 Made in Taiwan
- Brand: Sekond Corporation
- Category: Indoor + Outdoor Design
1- Castle fruit plate, Cannon salt and pepper shaker
2- Saber-shaped fruit forks setSekond Corporation
- 25ToGo Design
- Section: Episodes
- Published in: September 08
- City: -
- Episode: #18 Made in Taiwan
- Brand: 25ToGo Design Studio
- Category: Indoor + Outdoor Design
1- City Skyline, CD & DVD shelf
2- My Document laptop bag (13", 14" or 15"), comes with a pin, and My Photo camera bag- Mod Design
- Section: Episodes
- Published in: September 08
- City: -
- Episode: #18 Made in Taiwan
- Brand: Mod Design
- Category: Indoor + Outdoor Design
1- Reset, tea cups, premium semigloss outside and glossy inside
2- P’sof Cake, pie server for 6” to 10” diameter round cakes, anti-bacteria and greaseproof, comes with a stainless steel tray- Tocca Design - Twist Your Life
- Section: Episodes
- Published in: October 08
- City: -
- Episode: #18 Made in Taiwan
- Brand: Tocca Design
- Category: Indoor + Outdoor Design
1 and 2- TWIST YOUR LIFE, water-leading and anti-slippery mug, its lid is designed to double as a coaster
