THE NEW PTTEP-S1 BUILDING BY OFFICE AT BRINGS WITH IT TWO OUTSTANDING ‘SIGNS,’ BOTH OF WHICH ARE IN MANY WAYS NON-VERBAL.
THE ARCHITECTURE OF SIGNS
LIFE FORMS
May 19–June 30, 2016
Serindia Gallery at O.P Garden, Bangkok
TOUCH!
GRAPHIC DESIGNER PARINDA SAKDANARASETH CREATES BOOKS THAT CAN BE READ VIA BOTH VISUAL, TACTILE AND AESTHETIC LANGUAGES…
1960s CAMBODIAN LOST ROCK AND ROLL
1960s Cambodian Lost Rock and Roll
April 23 – June 26, 2016
Asia Culture Centre, Library Park, Dong-gu, Gwangju
THE UNPRINTED LETTERS
WHEN ONE THINKS OF TYPE, PRINT IS UNDOUBTEDLY CLOSE BEHIND – BUT FOR UNI_FORM DESIGN STUDIO, THEIR INTEREST LIES IN EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL OF TYPOGRAPHY OUTSIDE OF ITS TYPICAL USES…
VARIATION
May 07–June 25, 2016
Lyla Gallery, Chiang Mai
THE ALPHABET PRESS
ART4D SPOKE WITH CLIFF LEONG AND ZEEJAY WONG OF THE ALPHABET PRESS, A LETTERPRESS STUDIO BASED IN KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA AIMED AT “CREATING INTRICATELY UNIQUE LETTERPRESS WORKS THAT PUSH THE PROVERBIAL ENVELOPE.”
MAI TEXTILE STUDIO
WHO
Leong Minyi
WHAT
Designer/ Maker at Mai Textile Studio. Dabbling in natural dyes, shibori, katazome and occasionally, some weaving..
WHEN
2012-2014: Traveled to Japan to study traditional textiles and craft
2015: Preparation for studio
2016: Mai Textile Studio is born.
WHERE
The small sunny island of Singapore.
WHY
I sort of stumbled upon it and was given an opportunity to study traditional textiles and craft in Japan. I had a wonderful teacher who was a great inspiration. With his guidance, I just fell in love with the craft. .
RESIDENCE T
LOOKING IN BUT ALSO OUT – THE COMBINATION OF A RIGID, SYSTEMATIC INTERNAL LAYOUT WITH A MORE FRAGILE AND FLEXIBLE EXTERNAL SURFACE ENABLES US TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF SPACE ITSELF…
ECHO YANG
ECHO YANG DESCRIBES HER WORK AS “SILENT, DETAILED, STRUCTURAL, SENSORIAL AND EXPERIMENTAL.” ART4D SPOKE WITH THE TAIPEI-BASED GRAPHIC DESIGNER ABOUT A FEW RECENT PACKAGE DESIGNS, BOTH OF WHICH DRAW FROM THE MUSIC THEY ENCLOSE TO STEER THE DIRECTION OF THEIR DESIGN.