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Yii exhibition
July 21, 2010

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Ben Hughes, Blueprint

There has been much debate in recent years concerning the emergence of an authentic language for contemporary Asian design. At Milan this year, the Yii exhibition of Taiwanese craft design stood out as having a strong sense of identity and relevance to Asian design's relationship with the rest of the world. Housed in the Triennale, and curated by Gijs Bakker (co-founder of Dutch design pioneers Droog), the work of Yii has been developed through a group of 15 contemporary professional designers working with 20 traditional craftsmen, under the direction of the Taiwan Craft Research Institute.

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The Surreal House
July 20, 2010

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Kimberly Chen and Jordan Paragpuri, Blueprint

The image of the home has been traditionally represented within the cultural sphere as the safe haven, a realm of security, stability and comfort. However, The Surreal House, at the Barbican this summer, capsizes all of these notions. All that is familiar becomes unsettlingly wrung, distorted, melted and torn apart.


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T-sa Forum 2010

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Mami Sayo, Blueprint

Toh Shimazaki Architecture Forum, Japan Workshop 201

T-sa forum, an annual architectural workshop initiated and run by London practice Toh Shimazaki Architecture travelled to Tokyo for the first time this spring. Setting up its temporary studio at the British Council in central Tokyo from 29 March to 9 April, the t-sa forum welcomed 16 international students from the UK, Japan, South Africa, Denmark, Mexico and Columbia to explore the overall theme of Context and Craft.

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Spotlight (or chandelier) on literacy
July 14, 2010

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Adam Falk, idfx

To celebrate the launch of its new fundraising platform ARTiculate, Pratham UK has commissioned the largest hand-cut paper chandelier ever made.

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