CDR @ V&A Museum
As part of varied programmes and events to complement China Design Now exhibition, currently CDR is commissioned by V&A Museum to participate Free Schools and Colleges Event on 26th June as well as Friday Late Beijing event on 27th June.
CDR would like to thank for all people involved in the event. Specially Shanshan Quan, Wenxuan Pan who has put tremendous amount of energy and time on helping organising the event as well as Lei Bao who is responsible for CDR identity design, Gigi Chang and David Judd from V&A who gave this opportunity to CDR.
Cutting Edge
Room 47c
18.30-22.30
Pick up a pair of scissors and join William Hailiang Chen and members of Chinese Designer’s Region in creating this cut-paper installation. Inspired by traditional Chinese paper-cutting and responding to the mosaic floor throughout the V&A, the installation will run along the floor of the galleries like a carpet strip. At the end of the night, you can even take a piece home!
Curator: William Hailiang Chen
Participant designers:
Yue Bei, William Hailiang Chen, Stephanie Foy, Beidi Guo, Chloe Liu, Lei Liu, Yan Pan, Chong Boon Pok(Andrew), Kar Paik Soon, Mei Fong Tam, Tom Tong, Zhe Wang, Susu Xu, Yan Yan, Can Can Yang, Ann Xiao and Jing Zhang
Sound Message Board
India, Room 44
18.30-22.30, live performance 19.00, 20.00, 21.00 (duration approx 15 mins)
What does the sound of writing convey? Write your message on these textured message boards with improvised writing instruments and hear your ideas resonant. Devised by sound artist Zhu Tiantian (Chinese Designer’s Region), she will create live soundscapes in response to your aural messages.
Idea/Sound Design by: Tiantian Zhu
Graphic Design by: Yuan Shi
Production Consult: Susu Xu
Special Thanks to: Li Cheng, Xu Lu Ming, Simon O'Donnell, Edward Steed, Chris Carter and Wenxuan Pan.
Event Documentary
Hao Luo (Photography)
Yuan Tian (Video for Sound Board Message)
Xintong Li, Lu Yang (Video for Cutting Edge)
Event Organisers:
Shanshan Quan, Wenxuan Pan and Chunmin Zhang
Free Schools and Colleges Event
Thursday 26 June 2008
A unique opportunity for your students to gain an insight into what is happening in the Chinese design world and to meet up and coming designers and artists. Events include workshops and talks on fashion, animation, architecture, plus performances and a visit to V&A's major spring exhibition China Design Now.
Friday Late Beijing
Friday 27 June
18:30 - 22:00
Experience China's vibrant youth and popular culture with live bands and VJs from Beijing screenings of short films and animations, workshops and more.
For more information visit
www.vam.ac.uk/chinadesignnow