CONTENTS
HUMANIZING THE GEEKS – Morinosuke Kawaguchi, who is renowned as a strategy expert in management of technology, shares his ideas regarding microcultures that reflect consumer needs. His conversation explores the cool and wild territory where subculture can teach technology how to create innovative products with a competitive edge.
HANDS-ON DESIGNERS – Claiming themselves as an art collective of idea crafters, ACRE is a Singapore-based design studio. They are another group of young creatives who are propelling Singapore’s growing design scene forward with fresh and innovative solutions.
CHAPTER AND REFERENCE – Thingsmatter has created an interesting living space for a close friend who allows them to explore a combination of contrast and harmony which made their final design one of this year’s most outstanding residential projects.
BIG FISH – This issue also features an architectural design from Deca Atelier. It’s a metaphor for a ‘Giant Singray’ which functions as a conference center for Osotspa’s manufacturing plant in Ayutthaya, a riverside city. In the project Somchai Jongsaeng creates an amazing relationship amongst architectural elements (again).
RETURN OF THE GIMMICK – Torlarp Larpjaroensook has brought a number of objects from everyday life to connect with the Artel Nimman, Chiang Mai’s new small hotel. Once again we’ve seen the ‘decoration’ approach taken on by an artist who offers a different point of view when it comes to process and experience.
TOGETHER – Barn House is just what it sounds like, a dwelling designed for horses and people to cohabit under one roof. This compact (66 square meter) experimental dwelling aims to supply half of the electricity for the house by fermentation of the horse’s manure. At a time when the term ‘sustainability’ is on everyone’s mind, this might be an answer for tomorrow…
THE STORY OF MR. LU- Focusing his attention on temporary forms of wage labor, Taiwanese artist Yu-Cheng Chou presents a multilayered project that interweaves narrative and the consumption of labor through Mr. Lu’s career as a temporary worker.
