Applying Cultural Symbols of Taiwan Red-Brick Architecture on Product Design

• Main Authors: Wan-Hua Tsai, 蔡宛樺
• Other Authors: 楊明津
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/x5wzhn

碩士 === 國立臺北科技大學 === 創新設計研究所 === 99 === The reason why red-brick architectures convey a sense of intimacy is because of their color texture. As times pass by, the rough and boorish surfaces are rugged to have different feelings which bring people closer. People are fallen into the memory of time tunnel. Such qualities, gracious and warm, cannot be performed by modern building materials. In recent years, the government strongly promotes “cultural creativeness business.” New development potential and commercialized opportunities are brought out combining the inspiration and creativity. Having ten million years of cultural derivation, these symbols, totem, technology, and art are transferred into creative art work by the designers. These cultural codes become the infinitive sources for aesthetics design. This work fused the cultural symbols of red-brick architecture into the merchandize through selection, modeling, interpretation, and loaded. The characteristics or features were taken from Taiwan’s red-brick buildings to develop the main function or concept of the products. Finally, the red-brick patterns were visualized through basic principal of design conversion. Three product designs, “Tou (Penetrating),” “Ju (Collection),” and “Chi (Rest)” were developed with distinguishable features. This series hopefully can echo with the users.