Comments on: China Design Now by Tonkin Liu http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/18/china-design-now-by-tonkin-liu/ architecture and design magazine Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:09:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Terence Tam http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/18/china-design-now-by-tonkin-liu/#comment-127052 Terence Tam Tue, 20 May 2008 04:35:02 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/18/china-design-now-by-tonkin-liu/#comment-127052 Can you briefly explain what is the design concept of Tonkin Liu behind this exhibition ? How do you see design in China and how do you react this into your design for this event ? Frankly speaking, this is impossible to see this from the pictures, unless we can take a visit there. We are in China. Thanks Can you briefly explain what is the design concept of Tonkin Liu behind this exhibition ? How do you see design in China and how do you react this into your design for this event ? Frankly speaking, this is impossible to see this from the pictures, unless we can take a visit there. We are in China.

Thanks

]]> By: hannah http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/18/china-design-now-by-tonkin-liu/#comment-108067 hannah Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:59:45 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/18/china-design-now-by-tonkin-liu/#comment-108067 Hey, I saw this the other day for my gcse art coursework as i am basing my whole project on chinese culture - i found it very interesting but was very dissapointed to find you cannot use photography. If you have any photos, could you please mail them to me? It would be extremely useful for my project, thanks :) Hey, I saw this the other day for my gcse art coursework as i am basing my whole project on chinese culture - i found it very interesting but was very dissapointed to find you cannot use photography. If you have any photos, could you please mail them to me? It would be extremely useful for my project,
thanks :)

]]> By: zuy http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/18/china-design-now-by-tonkin-liu/#comment-102115 zuy Sun, 23 Mar 2008 19:42:17 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/18/china-design-now-by-tonkin-liu/#comment-102115 above QiQi and KeKe tea sets are by Lin Jing 2001 the Ji Ji Panda toy figure 2006= Hayon toy above QiQi and KeKe tea sets are by Lin Jing 2001
the Ji Ji Panda toy figure 2006= Hayon toy

]]> By: Anna Liu http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/18/china-design-now-by-tonkin-liu/#comment-102063 Anna Liu Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:32:03 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/18/china-design-now-by-tonkin-liu/#comment-102063 I try to imagine a Japanese person's reaction to an architectural exhibition on modernity--one with a strong tribute to Japanese architecture--would his/her reaction be as violent, simplistic, patronising, and entrenched? You've gone to the exhibition armed with the most predictable prejudices, and have taken nothing new away from it for yourself. Finally, is your anger directed at the Chinese authorities or the emergent young designers? You are not telling us anything new about the authorities, and certainly not doing the designers any justice. I try to imagine a Japanese person’s reaction to an architectural exhibition on modernity–one with a strong tribute to Japanese architecture–would his/her reaction be as violent, simplistic, patronising, and entrenched? You’ve gone to the exhibition armed with the most predictable prejudices, and have taken nothing new away from it for yourself. Finally, is your anger directed at the Chinese authorities or the emergent young designers? You are not telling us anything new about the authorities, and certainly not doing the designers any justice.

]]> By: zuy http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/18/china-design-now-by-tonkin-liu/#comment-101953 zuy Sun, 23 Mar 2008 08:40:34 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/18/china-design-now-by-tonkin-liu/#comment-101953 Robert, -10 000 new designers by year, - in 2009 = 45% of G8 - see the red dot award concept list (70% asian names ) - Starck has a company to dvp branding in China Robert,
-10 000 new designers by year,
- in 2009 = 45% of G8
- see the red dot award concept list (70% asian names )
- Starck has a company to dvp branding in China

]]> By: Robert H http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/18/china-design-now-by-tonkin-liu/#comment-101890 Robert H Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:10:32 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/18/china-design-now-by-tonkin-liu/#comment-101890 "China Design"? What an absurd joke! There are three categories of design in China: (1) Design by foreigners (cf. Herzog & deMeuron), (2) Design by Chinese people who rip off foreigners, and (3) Design by thoroughly Westernized Chinese people (cf. Cai Guo-Qiang), most of whom live outside of China. Since the dawn of the 20th century, there hasn't been a single example of great Chinese design . That's what happens when you kill off your aristocracy and your intellectuals, and you control every aspect of society for three generations. It'll take another 3 generations or so to get things back on track. “China Design”? What an absurd joke!

There are three categories of design in China: (1) Design by foreigners (cf. Herzog & deMeuron), (2) Design by Chinese people who rip off foreigners, and (3) Design by thoroughly Westernized Chinese people (cf. Cai Guo-Qiang), most of whom live outside of China.

Since the dawn of the 20th century, there hasn’t been a single example of great Chinese design . That’s what happens when you kill off your aristocracy and your intellectuals, and you control every aspect of society for three generations. It’ll take another 3 generations or so to get things back on track.

]]> By: zuy http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/18/china-design-now-by-tonkin-liu/#comment-101650 zuy Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:35:12 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/18/china-design-now-by-tonkin-liu/#comment-101650 Stan could you please explain me what is great? see the flickr link http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=China+Design+Now&d=taken-20080301-&ct=0 Stan could you please explain me what is great? see the flickr link

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=China+Design+Now&d=taken-20080301-&ct=0

]]> By: illegal http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/18/china-design-now-by-tonkin-liu/#comment-100518 illegal Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:53:52 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/18/china-design-now-by-tonkin-liu/#comment-100518 off the drugs Stan! off the drugs Stan!

]]> By: Nuno http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/18/china-design-now-by-tonkin-liu/#comment-100329 Nuno Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:42:09 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/18/china-design-now-by-tonkin-liu/#comment-100329 Easy Stan!!!!! Easy Stan!!!!!

]]> By: Stan http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/18/china-design-now-by-tonkin-liu/#comment-100211 Stan Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:02:27 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/18/china-design-now-by-tonkin-liu/#comment-100211 It seems like an extremely interesting exhibition to me. It seems like an extremely interesting exhibition to me.

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