From June 1 to June 25, Somerset House, a landmark structure that is more than a century old, hosted the fourth London Design Biennale. A record number of nations, over 40, attended the show this year. The LDB Best Design Medal for this year was won by Taiwan, which distinguished itself from many other nations and was Taiwan's first time receiving this honor.
London Design Biennale: Taiwan's screw art creation won the best design award.Photo provided by London Design Biennale
In 2016, the London Design Biennale was founded, with "country" serving as the show section. It emphasizes the relevance, significance, and universality of design in current life and society in addition to showcasing avant-garde design concepts. a significant meeting of eminent curators, design firms, and designers. Each year, the Best Design Award is given to just three of them, and the winners this year are Taiwan, Abu Dhabi, and Poland.
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London Design Biennale: Taiwan's screw art creation won the best design award.Photo reproduced from 台灣設計研究院TDRI Facebook
This year, the Taiwan group’s design concept is Visible Shop (人人材料行), and it employs components like screws, gears, corner pieces, bearings, electromagnets, and metal pipes to simulate an industrial manufacturing facility. The exhibition site, according to the curator (曾令理), doesn't employ dazzling technical vision, but each electromagnet may work independently and execute collective rhythm under program control, eloquently illustrating the technological prowess of Taiwan's small and medium-sized businesses. At the same time, they may also get together as a team at any moment to work on larger issues.
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London Design Biennale: Taiwan's screw art creation won the best design award.Photo reproduced from Taipei Representative Office in the U.K. Facebook
The Taiwan Pavilion is one of this biennale's most intriguing designs, according to Victoria Broackes, director of the London Design Biennale. The delicate and lovely nature of each element and detail draws the audience in and encourages them to consider the work's meaning in further detail. The "Best Design Award" was well-deservedly won.
