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IT’S all by design. A box-like room measuring 3 meters in width, length and height is all the space needed for a bedroom, kitchen, dining room and bathroom.
The room was one of the highlights at the Asian Design Management Forum and Lifestyle Design Fair held in Hangzhou over the weekend. It attracted big industry names like Japanese architect Riken Yamamoto and Tierry Brunfaut, cofounder of famous branding design agency Base Design. More than 50 experts in the field discussed future trends like 3D printing.
“3D printing has brought many chances to designers,” said Lee Soon-In, professor of Hongik University in Seoul and chair of the South Korea 3D Printing Design Forum, said cars, houses, jewelry and food have all been made with 3D printers.
“Since the technology makes complexity possible, the only limit is our imaginations,” he said.
The event with the theme “Design is for the living, of the living, and inspired by the living” was first held last year in Hangzhou and is one of the highlights of West Lake International Expo.
“Hangzhou has a lot of potential in the design industry due to its leisurely atmosphere and its promotion of creative industries,” said Hai Jun, an official with the Asian Design Management Forum.
The three-day forum ended on Sunday and included sections on fashion, branding, architecture and interior design.
There was a practical feel to most displays including the box-like room that features a wall bed, a small sofa that only appears when the bed is set in the wall, and a 1-square-meter kitchen. Three different versions of the room won an Hangzhou International Interior Design Competition award.
Other items on display included a bottle that keeps water at 55 degrees Celsius, a temperature ideal for drinking, and a fireplace that burns ethyl alcohol so it doesn’t produce smoke or ashes.
T. K. Wong, a graphic designer from Taiwan, said: “Designers are not only designers. They should be able to analyze market strategy, the competition and client orientation.”
Interior designer T. K. Chu said his works are usually a cross between East and West, classical and contemporary. He redesigned traditional Chinese-style round-backed armchairs to give them a modern feel. He displayed them in a room with Fendi sofas and oil paintings to create a wonderful sense of balance and harmony between past and present.
Yamamoto said his goal in architecture is to establish a “local community” feeling. He designed Jianwai SOHO in Beijing, a complex containing apartments, office buildings, shopping streets, gyms, gardens, plazas and a kindergarten.
“A good way to judge a building is, after it is built, do nearby residents come to use the facilities and congratulate those who live there,” Yamamoto told Shanghai Daily. “Buildings need to accommodate people, and accommodate them well.
“Though one person lives 80 to 100 years, a city can exist for hundreds of years. Architecture is the way for us to communicate with future people.”
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