Design Events

Design Events

Design Events featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Check-in Hsinchu

The Design Expo is an annual design event promoted by the Central government of Taiwan. It aims to bring new energy to the local design sector. In 2020, Hsinchu hosted it, i.e., a city that holds a vibrant Science Park and more than 300 years of history. In this context, BIAS transformed the Expo into an urban event. Instead of triggering a single exhibition, this choice brought to temporarily re-imagine a line of places across the city. The aim was to let people experience the diversity of the city and showcase a new urban narrative, two things that finally highlighted design's social power.

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F1 Trophy Design

The Singapore Airlines iconic bird graphic is transformed into a 3D sculptural art piece, creating the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix Trophy. Smooth clean curves mimic the beauty and elegance synonymous with modern F1 cars. Three embossed gold stripes on each wing represent speed, power and direction. The 24K gold-plated trophy, milled from solid aircraft-grade aluminium blocks and hand-polished, is fused with a contrasting semi-matt black base with seven 'rings' paying tribute to the longevity of the world’s first F1 Night race. An additional ring added for every subsequent year.

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Blue Paradise

TIST wanted to give new and unexpected experience to customers for the summer project of LOTTE WORLD MALL. So the study was focused on to increase the user experience by space and to expand the culture of story by design connecting the wide space of complex mall into one story. In collaboration with the illustrator, Janine Rewell, with the theme ‘Let’s play, Blue Paradise’, a story was made that animals and girls play together in summer in a magical island on deep blue sea to create the continuous storytelling for customers while shopping and moving.

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WCG Champions

The design for the WCG Champions trophy was developed for the winners of the recently returned World Cyber Games tournament series. Reserved only for the top players, the 60cm tall, black chrome and gold trophy represents the dedication and sacrifice required to accomplish such a feat. The design successfully integrates the WCG cube motif within a futuristic hourglass frame, combining modern beauty with the feeling of discovery.

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The Tiny House

The custom-fabricated Tiny House is a mobile bar designed to be a physical manifestation of the "House of Suntory" brand and created to bring an immersive experience symbolizing Japanese hospitality. It features two micro bars serving luxuriously crafted cocktails in an intimate setting inside the house, while a hospitality lounge outside features a highball bar for guests during their wait to get inside. The outdoor area includes interactive elements such as a kinetic sand table, a bamboo wishing tree, lounge furniture, a TV for brand content, and a spiral staircase to the roof.

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Art Of Living

The organiser for the Hong Kong Houseware Fair had 2 objectives. Firstly, to elevate the show’s image, secondly was provide a physical trend forecast display area. From this, a welcome/signage installation was created at the venue’s main foyer and exhibition hall entry inspired by the trend research. Selective colours and forms were used to create abstract interior settings. For the physical trend forecast display 4 categories of future trends provided by the houseware industry were curated in a similar visual merchandising technique to narrate the stories of the displays to the visitors.

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