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08.11.10
橘之鄉 work-in-progress … (part 2)
kumquats kumquats kumquats
preparing the fruits for display
lights up
glass up
rosemary, stevia, lavendar, osmanthus, safflower …
spices on top of kumquats
how to draw a tree?
how to grow a tree?
lion vs panda
lights up, tree up.
horse vs light
small lamp big table small cup big chair…
how to make a kumquat pie drawing, recipe book in the making …
textile shopping at Taipei textile market
florals
checks & stripes & dots
handmade DIY ‘bento’ box for:
1 x jar of sugar
1 x jar of salt
1 x dishcloth
1 x label sticker roll
10 x wooden chopsticks
1 x hemp string spool
1 x safety scissors
1 x oil based pen
2 x wooden spoons
10 x jam jar textile covering
+ stevia
+ toothpicks
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08.01.10
橘之鄉 work-in-progress … (part 1)
H O K O is currently at Yilan, Taiwan, and this is a mini documentation of our work-in-progress on our design project for the AGRIOZ Candied Fruits Museum + Cafe. This project is in collaboration with AMA Architectural Studio, Taiwan.
AGRIOZ is a family owned business specializing in candied fruits , mainly the kumquat, a small edible fruit of the citrus family. For more information about AGRIOZ, please visit : www.agrioz.com.tw
alvin, marking out where the big clock should be…
this is the area where DIY workshops will be held. you can learn how to make candied fruits here and bring them home for consumption after …
we will have to re-design this DIY table service…
… and also furnish these shelves with information about the fruits that they use.
sketching and planning of other peripheries…
throwing out unwanted junk … they have alot!
shopping at IKEA , Taipei.
and also sourcing for some european antiques…
trying our luck at DAISO, Taipei.
sprucing up the cafe entrance.
more updates to come …
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04.30.10
The overflow hole in the sink.
Chanced upon this timeless article from an old Axis magazine quite some time ago, and finally, we have some time to share it with you today …
This hole in a sink is like a substitute player for the drain hole that takes the main role. It watches, bored from the upper deck, with its mouth open, as the heroic act of the leading character is displayed in center stage. Just because it doesn’t actually have to go on stage, it can’t be irritated and close its mouth. To be fully prepared for those unexpected situations, it has to stand by without sleep. That’s why we can’t blame it for yawning, or sighing once in a while. But when someone plugs the drain, the situation changes drastically. Staring at the steadily rising water and feeling like backing off, it has to stand firm for the crucial stage as there’s no substitute for the substitute, and starts gulping while fully prepared to drown if necessary. This is the moment when its unceasing effort finally pays off. Looking at the water flowing into this hole, though, gives us the illusion that the water takes a different route from the drainpipe to be hushed up in a black hole. The key player that saved us from the peril of flooding is now applauded and a small Cinderella story results. Take a snap shot of its proud moment flanked by the faucet and liquid soap dispenser. It now looks like a different “person”.
- Text by Nobuyuki Imai
- Photo by Hisakazu Shimizu
Axis Vol.112 ,December 2004
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04.12.10
recommend: Art is All Around (children’s art exhibition)
posted in T O D A Y | 2 Comments
Divya Ponda, Age 4
Shawna Tay, Age 7
Dominique Huang, Age 4
Chloe Kor, Age 6
Naina Tanaja, Age 4
Choo Jing Xian, Age 10
Arianna Yu, Age 6
Please make some time to visit this exhibition.
The works are beautiful, and most of them will make us adults feel ashamed of ourselves.
On a better note, at least we know that we were once potential artists!
Date: 1st - 20th April 2010
Time: 11am - 7pm
Venue: The Arts House ( free admission)
Organised by: Art Zone
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01.09.10
HOKO + TAKESHI KUBOI: ’stationery-ware’ installation at Prints Raffles City, Singapore. (20th-30th november 2009)
We have finally developed some photos documented from our site-specific installation at Prints, held in conjunction with the Singapore Design Festival ‘09 for the exhibition entitled ‘ A R R A N G I N G ‘ by Atelier HOKO. More photos of the exhibition to come soon. Enjoy!
STATIONERY-WARE
Atelier HOKO + Takeshi KuboiThis installation is articulating the relationship humans have with stationery and tableware. Both families of objects co-exist on the same landscape: a table. If we were to look at how we use and relate to these two different families of objects, we will soon realize that our actions are very similar and connected. These semblances are not indicative of any formal relation between the objects but do share with us some quiet information on the way we behave with these tools when arranged together on the table.
tableware by:
stationery by:
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