NEWS
Golden Pin Design Award 2020 Call for Entries is Now Open
The 2020 Golden Pin Design Award is now accepting submissions worldwide until Thursday, July 9. Works that have already been commercialized and sold on the market are eligible to enter and may be submitted by either the manufacturer or the design team. An early registration discount is available on and before Thursday, April 30.
The Misused Exhibition - A Geeky Study on How to Use Metal Hardwares Wrong
Each year, the project observes hardwares in different country. The designers will first deconstruct the original functions of the hardware and to repurpose them. Parts of the Taiwanese and Dutch hardware works will be presented in the exhibition this time.
2020 Taiwan Design Center New Year Card released!
As Taiwan Design Center is reorganized into Taiwan Design Research Institute, we invite Ray Peng again to create an inspiring space for ideas based on gaming experiences.
The Most-Beautiful Moving Scenery on Highway, TPE-HUN Shuttle Bus Official Design Debuts
The brand of TPE-HUN Shuttle Bus is comprehensively built through subtraction design, toppling the public’s stereotype of public transit, and reinterpreting Taiwan’s public transport.
Taiwan Design Center & Design and Creative Center Kobe Work Together to Improve Disaster Management Programs in Taiwan
With assistance from the Industrial Development Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs, and in partnership with the Design and Creative Center Kobe, TDC is building an initiative that rethinks disaster prevention through design.
Taiwan and Indonesia Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Design Cooperation
In order to deepen cultural exchange between Taiwan and Indonesia and establish a Southeast Asian Design Alliance, the Taiwan Design Center and Indonesian Economic and Trade Office (IETO) are joining forces.
Golden Pin Design Award 2020 Call for Entries is Now Open
The 2020 Golden Pin Design Award is now accepting submissions worldwide until Thursday, July 9. Works that have already been commercialized and sold on the market are eligible to enter and may be submitted by either the manufacturer or the design team. An early registration discount is available on and before Thursday, April 30.
The Misused Exhibition - A Geeky Study on How to Use Metal Hardwares Wrong
Each year, the project observes hardwares in different country. The designers will first deconstruct the original functions of the hardware and to repurpose them. Parts of the Taiwanese and Dutch hardware works will be presented in the exhibition this time.
2020 Taiwan Design Center New Year Card released!
As Taiwan Design Center is reorganized into Taiwan Design Research Institute, we invite Ray Peng again to create an inspiring space for ideas based on gaming experiences.
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Winning Design Trends in the Golden Pin Design Award and Golden Pin Concept Design Award 2019
Among this year’s award winners, the jury identified a number of winning design trends, which credits the awards’ role in championing the most advanced and innovative designs of the year.
Why “Undefined”? An interview with Hom Liou, the curator for the 2019 Young Designers’ Exhibition
This year, for the first time ever, a curator is taking the reins in organizing the 2019 Young Designers’ Exhibition — and he is going to be making some significant changes.
Trends in huaren design: Golden Pin Design Award & Golden Pin Concept Design Award 2018
The Best Design winners were announced at the Grand Ceremony on November 29. Among the winning designs, this year’s jury found trends in social design, green design, and artificial intelligence, among others.
A Myriad of Creative Excellence in the Golden Pin Design Award 2018
Read on to learn about seven of the winning designs and concepts, dissected in more detail, diving into each designer’s background and the creative journeys behind their winning work.
Kashiwa Sato Praises “Not Just Library 2018 Admission Ticket” from Mistroom
Mistroom, a studio known for its smoothly textured book covers, has won several awards in book design in the past. Their entry, “Not Just Library 2018 Admission Ticket”, also won glowing praise from well-known Japanese designer Kashiwa Sato.
Future Survival: Circular Design
With economies of scale plundering limited resources and the global trends on environmental policies, it is foreseeable that the cost of extracting raw materials will be greater than that of using renewable resources. To keep business for long term success, designers or manufacturers should be involved in circular design as early as possible, as it is unavoidable yet crucial.
Winning Design Trends in the Golden Pin Design Award and Golden Pin Concept Design Award 2019
Among this year’s award winners, the jury identified a number of winning design trends, which credits the awards’ role in championing the most advanced and innovative designs of the year.
Why “Undefined”? An interview with Hom Liou, the curator for the 2019 Young Designers’ Exhibition
This year, for the first time ever, a curator is taking the reins in organizing the 2019 Young Designers’ Exhibition — and he is going to be making some significant changes.
Trends in huaren design: Golden Pin Design Award & Golden Pin Concept Design Award 2018
The Best Design winners were announced at the Grand Ceremony on November 29. Among the winning designs, this year’s jury found trends in social design, green design, and artificial intelligence, among others.
