Vehicle for China 2026: Two Concepts by Björn Bernt & Roger Kellenberger   Too much traffic and too many people who are seeking to have a car in China are a big problem for the environment and the resources. Therefore it is our goal to create a vehicle which ranks between a scooter and a car for transporting two persons or one person with baggage. The vehicle which is propelled by green energy will inflate itself while storing to save space. This is a transformation of the symbol called lotus which means on the one hand wealth and things to seek and on the other hand it is a flower which inflates in the evening and deflates in the morning again.   Concept Lotus by Björn Bernt Concept Papercut by Roger Kellenberger   Have a look ••• Movie ••• Have a look •••   TONG City Bike by Rudi Moosmeier & Anna Pohlmeyer   What are functional and aesthetical characteristics of a bicycle so that it can be an attractive alternative as an individual transportation vehicle to scooters and cars in Greater China? We concluded a modern interpretation of the traditional meanings of the three characters describing a bicycle in Chinese: oneself => individualism + motion => exercise/ health + transportation => mobility/ flexibility. Our approach includes research on Chinese symbolism, interviews with potential users, images from the streets, and empirical assessment of visual preferences via questionnaire. See the original presentation ••• (7,2 MB Flash)   Studium by Valentina Dalla Costa   Studium is an extension of KHB, our School of Art and Design. It's an exhibit space in Berlin where students can show for a certain period of time some works they've done during a particular/relevant project, like "China Design", for example. My shop concept comes from the Chinese symbol huei, that means recycling, going around, repeat. It's supposed to be like a big box, where visitors can find different things inside: our KHB China projects, chinese objects, clothes, books and pictures, a small "tea zone", where people can experience the famous ritual of drinking chinese tea, and in the center a "technology zone", where mini screens show our movies and our website. Have a look ••• See the original presentation ••• (1,2 MB PDF)   BUILD PACK SIT SEAT by Stephanie Hornig   - building instruction for street vendor's equipment - This building instruction should help poor street vendor's to build their own equipment out of found and recycled materials. Materials like bamboo and rice bags appear frequently and can be found easily. A street vendor's equipment exists of a seat, a bag and a space for publicity and displaying the ware. Portability is one of the most important factors, but of course, ease and speed in packing are inevitable.   Picture Your Memories by Felix Binder   Taking a picture with a digital camera means to create 0s and 1s cointaining our memories. A screen is a decoder to transfer these digital memories back in our world, to make them accessible. So the screen can be more then just a part of a camera. Therefore the camera will be redesigned.     Short Cuts by Daniele Ansidei & Michael Otto   In this projekt our goal was to focus on relevant relationships between our European visual perception and the different perception we had during our trip. We wanted to avoid getting "inside" a culture we wouldn't anyway start to understand - in the relatively short period we would spent in China. So, before leaving, we decided to concentrate on the relevant differences we met on our way using video and photography as neutral media of investigation. We focused on architecture and light and tried to tell, through their observation, stories of the cities and their inhabitants. Photos ••• Movies •••   YinYang Armchairs by Joanna Mach   YinYang (or TaiChi) symbol is the thing that associates directly with everything what is Chinese- especially for us, European people. This symbol represents the ancient Chinese understanding of how things work. It is combined with full harmony, understanding and supplementing of two opposite elements. Yin (white) represents male element, while Yang (black) represents female element. This directed me to an idea of designing some product for couples. At first I thought about some daily use items, which can be sold in pairs - one for man, other for woman. During our trip to China another idea appeared in my mind - why not make some relaxation furniture, that will allow couples to spend free time together? The result of several weeks of work are my YinYang Armchairs, that can exist separately, but can also be set up together in a very comfortable sofa. Have a look •••   XIA - System of Shelves by Dorota Kulawik   For storing and collecting things in small places, targeted to living rooms and bedrooms. This project is based on inspirations and observations which I had made during my monthly stay in China. Impressions about this country - crowd and brightness - let me wonder how to solve the problem of lack of space and also how the shape of this product can call over my subjective senses regarding China. I would like to base the shape of the shelves on traditional Chinese styles with which I want combine technical potential inherent in China. I propose three kinds of scale and according to the size three or five spaces in the shelf. Have a look •••   Book "China unterwegs" by Juliane Pieper   Target: Going to China, I asked myself, "what will I expect?" For Europeans coming to China it is hard to understand the rich Chinese culture and tradition on one side, and the fastness of the economical and technical growth on the other side. Things seem sometimes completely different, sometimes very similar to our Western way of life. Things that are normal in China may not be normal for us. As a visitor and stranger these things stand out for me. What is it? What is Chinese? Chinese students and I started drawing to find answers by discussing each others work. Approach: A book consisting of sketches, drawings, explanations and little stories about China. See the original presentation ••• (1,9 MB PDF)   Book "88 (bye bye) - Chinese Internet Slang " by Fides-Maria Sigeneger   I have done some research on internet slang, culture and abbrivations in Chinese cyberspace. My aim was to design a book that gives an impression of this part of Chinese culture by providing explanations, information and statements on this issue. Have a look •••   pHoenix by Alexander Herold   How can a scooter be more practical, useful and much saver than today? By using modern assembly methods combined with the latest technological products. The pHoenix has the biggest boot in its class, it can carry for example a big handbag plus another integral helmet. The pHoenix is also the savest scooter ever, by using the Di-Fazio system for example we seperate the steering system from the suspention system to offer a perfect handling in all situations. Additionally the pHoenix is also equiped with an front airbag system to protect the driver from injuries in case of an frontal-accident. And also in case of an side-impact the driver is protectet by a lateral protection structure integratet into the side-wings.   Electric Steam Pod by Paula Tobón   Composed by three levels in which you can cook different kind of food through steam. The pot inside has three trays to put the food in and cook it. When the food is ready you can pull the lid pot and take out the dumplings, vegetables, empanadas or whatever you like. Have a look •••   The Chinese Knot - the Lucky String by Elisabeth Holzer   ... as well as the unlucky string or the string that is lucky in chaos. The knot is an appearance of order but it is also in correlation with chaos and disorder. In my work I will explore both sides.     Fetish by Christine Gehrke   Fetish – designed for active people in polluted cities. The mask delivers to install different filtersystems for a variety of environmental conditions: • summer|winter|taipeh|paris-dakar| alaska| berlin • seperation of breathe in trough air slots and out through two butterfly ventils • mechanical filter against dust with silverions to neutralize sweat • biological | medical filter for special application • chemical filter could be in the future prepared with nanoparticles and metalloxids See the original presentation ••• (1,1 MB PDF)   Weblog • Imprint