The Mass Production of Cool: Re-Making Tolix in the PRD
Tolix椅子──一張以鍍鋅金屬製造的普及遍全球，而這項目追溯珠江三角洲對Tolix椅的蓬勃生產，是如何突顯這地域，在全球層面上重塑及傳播「酷」的物料語言。
Tolix椅子──一張以鍍鋅金屬製造的普及遍全球，而這項目追溯珠江三角洲對Tolix椅的蓬勃生產，是如何突顯這地域，在全球層面上重塑及傳播「酷」的物料語言。
這計劃嘗試解構Tolix椅──其中一張不斷被大規模複制生產，或複制率最高的工藝品能在全球普及的現象。無論是在新潮的酒吧或咖啡店，或從泰國曼谷走到美國加洲巴斯托，都可以發現到Tolix的蹤影，而這與中國式的生產和電子銷售的模式不無關。從Tolix椅出發，這項目鑽探中國生產業，和解讀它對「酷」這語言的深層及決定性的影響。
透過一系列的訪談，項目作者會追溯這張發源於法國小鎮的椅子，是如何跨越至珠江三角洲的工廠城市，再散落到全球的酒吧和咖啡店的角落，走到那些選擇以Tolix點綴環境的店家手上的阡陌故事。
關於Brendan Cormier
Brendan Cormier is a senior design curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum. He was the lead curator for the V&A Gallery at Design Society which opened in December 2018 in Shenzhen, China. He has also curated exhibitions for the Venice Biennale of Architecture, the London Design Biennale, the UrbanismArchitecture Bi-City Biennale, and the London Design Festival. Much of his recent curatorial work focuses on re-situating reproductions and copies into a wider ecosystem of design; and how they play a vital role in design education, creative production, and cultural preservation. Prior to working at the V&A, he was the managing editor of Volume Magazine.
- 2019
- 成功申請人: Brendan Cormier
- 機構: Victoria and Albert Museum