A collection of curated and fictional objects inspired by a day trip to Shenzhen, China.
Commissioned by the Hong Kong Design Centre as part of Shenzhen - Hong Kong Design Exhibition
Frame desk is inspired by air conditioning unit frames and glass tables in Hong Kong cafes. The L-section steel bar is widely used in the Hong Kong environment. It is used for road signs, push carts, market stands and air conditioning unit frames.
Frame desk can be made by local craftsmen. Simply download the free PDF file here, print the technical drawings, fill in the dimensions and colours to your requirements and pass them onto your local craftsman. Frame Desk is our first piece of open source tailor-made furniture.
Frame Desk is the first collaboration with Wan Xi - a Chinese product designer
Download PDF here
Post-Chair is a chair that you can send as a gift through the post. Each cardboard part becomes a container for a letter, an object or even a small gift.
Post-Chair aims to inspire children to write letters and use physical post to keep in touch with friends and family. Hopefully it also encourages children to look around them and think of how other objects can be reinterpreted and used for different purposes.
Post-Chair gives the Muji chair a place of origin, a journey and hopefully becomes a messenger for some nice memories.
When visiting other countries you will undoubtedly find objects that have a strong place within that culture. They tell a story or give clues about how people live. These cultural artefacts could be sincerely interpreted to create objects with fresh narratives, and hopefully enrich the identity of different cultures.
The Hong Kong lampshade celebrates and re-appropriates the street market lampshade by turning it into a collapsible paper lampshade for the home.
200% size (56 cm diameter) - bamboo, Shoji paper & steel
It is customary within the Chinese community for adults to give red envelopes of money to children at Chinese New Year and at other special occasions.
Red wallet encourages children to spend the money they are given more wisely.
Printable Offerings is a modern re-interpretation of the Chinese tradition of burning paper gifts for family and friends who have passed away
Printable Offerings is the a collaboration with Nicolas Cheng
Collection 1 - Everyday objects available here - printed paper
Collection 2 - 20th century objects available here - printed paper
