Golden Pin Design Award exhibition gets underway in Taipei

2024/12/05

The 2024 Golden Pin Design Award Exhibition kicked off Dec. 3 at the Taiwan Design Museum in Taipei City’s Songshan Cultural and Creative Park, showcasing nearly 200 winning items from home and abroad, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said.
 
Curated by “Atelier SUPERB,” a design firm based in the central city of Taichung, the exhibition explores how design has had a profound impact on local culture, social innovation, sustainable development and technological applications, the MOEA said.
 
According to the ministry, this year’s exhibition features six themes: “Design Foundation,” which highlights the role and importance of design in infrastructure and public systems; “Advocacy Pivot,” which explores how design addresses social values, fosters public dialogue and drives social change; and “Tech Frontier,” which showcases innovative technological applications meeting social needs. 
 
On other themes, the MOEA noted “Lifestyle Expansion” presents diverse perspectives leading to flexible daily experiences in spatial design and brand innovation; “Local Echo” focuses on design interaction with the natural environment, redefines local culture and takes on power to spur local development; while “Material Exploration” showcases the application of materials, illuminating the reuse of recycled materials and construction of circular systems.
 
The MOEA anticipates that the curatorial concepts, exhibition pieces and spatial design, which are intimately connected through a multi-disciplinary professional vision, will stimulate emotional resonance and deep reflection in viewers. The event will run through April 6, 2025.
 
Organized by the MOEA’s Industrial Development Administration and executed by the Taiwan Design Research Institute, the GPDA is Taiwan’s oldest and most iconic design award. It went global in 2014, opening nominations to designers and enterprises worldwide, while also expanding its international jury. 


Source:  Taiwan Today (https://taiwantoday.tw/index.php)