{"id":35057,"date":"2016-09-05T17:06:35","date_gmt":"2016-09-05T16:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=35057"},"modified":"2016-09-09T18:00:05","modified_gmt":"2016-09-09T17:00:05","slug":"news-london-design-biennale-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=35057","title":{"rendered":"News: London Design Biennale 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the 7<sup>th<\/sup> of September, the first London Design Biennale will open at Somerset House with 37 countries and territories participating. The theme of the Biennale is \u201cUtopia by Design\u201d and it celebrates the 500th anniversary of the publication of Sir Thomas More\u2019s classic, Utopia (1516).<\/p>\n<p>The newest works of world-leading architects, designers, scientists, writers and artists will be presented and visitors have the chance to explore several exhibitions, digital installations and performances.\u00a0Designers around the world are also addressing a number of universal issues such as migration, conflict, pollution, energy, cities, technological innovation and social equality. Every country participating is represented by a leading institution, museum or organization.<\/p>\n<p>According to the director of the London Design Biennale Dr Christopher Turner, the aim of the event is \u201cto engage with some of the most fundamental issues faced by humanity today\u201d and to question how the imaginations of designers will transform our future world.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibiting countries include: Albania; Australia; Austria; Belgium; Chile; Croatia; France; Germany; Greece; India; Indonesia; Israel; Italy; Japan; Lebanon; Mexico; Netherlands; Nigeria; Norway; Pakistan; Poland; Portugal; Republic of Korea; Russia; Saudi Arabia; South Africa; Sweden; Switzerland; Tunisia; Turkey; UK, and USA.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a preview of some of the countries projects and installations at this years&#8217;s London Design Biennale:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Indonesia<\/strong>: Indonesia\u2019s installation is inspired by a utopian enterprise from the middle of the 20<sup>th<\/sup> century: the 1955 Asian-African Conference in Bandung, where the peace promotion \u201cThe Bandung Charter\u201d was declared. It seems like a utopia for the present world and influenced by that, \u201cFreedome\u201d is a bell-curved dome made of staffs and orbs. The aim is to create an \u201copen satellite\u201d as an imagined universal communication tool for transmitting information without political standpoints. The installation also looks back and imagines an alternative society and history where the vision of a utopia was realised, but it also wonders how some of the values and dreams might be incorporated in the future.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Biennale-Indonesia.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-35129\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Biennale-Indonesia-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"Biennale Indonesia\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Biennale-Indonesia.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Biennale-Indonesia.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Israel<\/strong>: The Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art represents Israel at the London Design Biennale and will show two outstanding final projects of graduates from the Industrial Design Department called \u201cTouch One\u201d. This installation combines innovation, technology and design and focuses on how it can answer social need and influence society in a positive way.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Israel.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35178\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Israel.jpg?resize=450%2C301\" alt=\"israel\" width=\"450\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Israel.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Israel.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Japan: <\/strong>\u201cA Journey Around the Neighbourhood Globe\u201d by Yasuhiro Suzuki will represent Japan. The artist interpreted the theme of the Biennale to mean \u201canother place that isn\u2019t here\u201d and he discovers relations between things that would normally encounter each other. The installation shows many possibilities to open up the world with existing structures between imagination and familiar phenomena.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Japan.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35179\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Japan.jpg?resize=450%2C300\" alt=\"japan\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Japan.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Japan.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Norway: <\/strong>Norway\u2019s presentation is called \u201cUtopian philosophy- Inclusive design in practice\u201d hosted by the Norwegian Centre for Design and Architecture. Its aim is to demonstrate the value of people-focussed strategies for innovation. The installation shows architecture, urban spaces, environments, services and transportation designed to meet tomorrow\u2019s challenges.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Norway.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35180\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Norway.jpg?resize=300%2C397\" alt=\"norway\" width=\"300\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Norway.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Norway.jpg?resize=226%2C300&amp;ssl=1 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Portugal: <\/strong>The installation \u201cUN\/BIASED\u201d consists of four maps that contrast gender maps in areas such as wages and higher education. A dystopian future and ongoing downward trends are shown on two computer- generated maps and two other maps are used to represent an utopian nation based on biological elements.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Portugal1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-35197\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Portugal1-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"portugal\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Portugal1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Portugal1.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lebanon<\/strong>: The aim of architect Annabel Karim Kassar is to offer an authentic experience of the streets in Beirut, while sharing the sounds and emotions of daily life in the Lebanese capital. The installation shows the optimism of Lebanese people and features many improvised street furniture items with imperfections, but accepts them as they are.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Lebanon.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35181\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Lebanon.jpg?resize=450%2C318\" alt=\"lebanon\" width=\"450\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Lebanon.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Lebanon.jpg?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pakistan: <\/strong>Pakistan\u2019s installation \u201cDaalaan\u201d is an abstract designed playground that aims to conquer social barriers and encourages social interaction between strangers. Utopia represents a place where strangers can become friends and therefore, the project should encourage people to meet and share ideas with an open mind.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pakistan.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35182\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pakistan.jpg?resize=300%2C453\" alt=\"pakistan\" width=\"300\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pakistan.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pakistan.jpg?resize=198%2C300&amp;ssl=1 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Spain: <\/strong>The Spanish project \u201cVRPolis. Diving into the Future\u201d by D\u00edmelo a m\u00ed Productions allows users to explore a virtual reality utopian development of the city of Santander in 2100. It has a strong educating purpose and features artistic and audio-visual installations. The possible future development shown in the project is based on emerging trends in current innovation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Spain.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35183\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Spain.jpg?resize=450%2C318\" alt=\"spain\" width=\"450\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Spain.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Spain.jpg?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chile<\/strong>: \u201cThe Counter Culture Room\u201d by the manufacturing laboratory Fab Lab Santiago represents Chile at the London Design Biennale this year and it is about the project \u201cCybersyn\u201d (Synergy Cybernetics). \u201cCybersyn\u201d was an idea to improve the nation\u2019s enterprise network efficiency and it was a cyber management system that would unite workers through information. Because of a coup, it was never realized, but \u201cThe Counter Culture Room\u201d shows the historical potential and ideas of the Chilean creators.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Chile.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35184\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Chile.jpg?resize=450%2C318\" alt=\"chile\" width=\"450\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Chile.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Chile.jpg?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Croatia:<\/strong> \u201cWhat is Utopian in a Collective?\u201d by Ma\u0161a Milovac and the Utopian Collective is based on moving away from the expected and familiar. The exhibition shows several different layers of \u201creading\u201d that represent things such as the common ground and the globe as the unifying idea of a circle.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Croatia1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-35196\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Croatia1-300x199.jpg?resize=300%2C199\" alt=\"croatia\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Croatia1.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Croatia1.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Croatia1.jpg?resize=600%2C399&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Croatia1.jpg?resize=680%2C453&amp;ssl=1 680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Croatia1.jpg?resize=770%2C513&amp;ssl=1 770w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Croatia1.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Croatia1.jpg?w=1160&amp;ssl=1 1160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sweden: <\/strong>The\u00a0Swedish pavilion is called \u201cWelcome to Weden\u201d and is designed by Katja Perrersonand and Varv Varv. It promotes a new concept around the strength of designers and manufacturers working closely together. The installation is about shared responsibility for profits and costs and the goal of achieving more democratic, local and environmental- aware designs. The title of the project is a mix of the words \u201cwe\u201d and \u201cSweden\u201d and it represents the desire for a more inclusive society at large.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Sweden2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-35198\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Sweden2-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"sweden\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Sweden2.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Sweden2.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>United Kingdom<\/strong>: The UK is represented by the London-based design duo Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby. They created a wind powered installation called \u201cForecast\u201d which comprises a group of wind masts and rotating elements, inspired by weather measuring instruments. The project links the seafaring past of the UK to a future of sustainable power and it discovers the nation\u2019s relationship with wind and energy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/UK.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35187\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/UK.jpg?resize=450%2C300\" alt=\"uk\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/UK.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/UK.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cuba<\/strong>: The project \u201cParawifi\u201d by Luis Ramirez and Michel Aguilar aims to suggest solutions to new social practices that have arisen from the wifi connection in open urban spaces. Since the opening of numerous wifi areas in Cuba in 2013, the country has begun to transform the relation people have towards the new technologies, yet urban spaces are not prepared for this new service. Therefore, \u201cParawifi\u201d aims to offer possible solutions, to make it reality for the Cuban cities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cuba.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35188\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cuba.jpg?resize=450%2C253\" alt=\"cuba\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cuba.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cuba.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mexico<\/strong>: The installation for Mexico by Fernando Romero is called \u201cBorder City\u201d and presents a new vision for a binational city on the United States and Mexican border. The project is based on places where frontiers meet and on cities where several cultures clash and create something unique together. The artist explores the transnational border city as a solution for migration and increasing populations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Mexico.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35189\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Mexico.jpg?resize=450%2C300\" alt=\"mexico\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Mexico.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Mexico.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Poland: <\/strong>Poland is represented by Maria Jeglinska and Klara Czerniewska\u2019s construction \u201cCadavre Exquis: An Anatomy of Utopia\u201d. The project questions how the 21<sup>st<\/sup> century creates space for the new utopias as it reflects the many crises and failures of social and political projects from the previous century. Visitors will face the choice between their own path towards an idyllic utopia or a disturbing dystopia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Poland.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35190\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Poland.png?resize=450%2C230\" alt=\"poland\" width=\"450\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Poland.png?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Poland.png?resize=300%2C153&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Republic of Korea: <\/strong>The designers of Korea\u2019s project combine east, west, ancient and modern in a digital map where visitors can virtually explore and co-create by adding their own utopian thoughts. They will be able to influence elements of the map by physical gestures and navigate their way through different levels of abstraction. The aim of the installation is to look into the relationship between modern digital culture and the perception of utopia in history.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Korea1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-35199\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Korea1-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"korea\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Korea1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Korea1.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>South Africa<\/strong>: The South African project is called \u201cOtium and Acedia\u201d and is designed by Southern Guild and Cape Town designer Porky Hefer. Their work shows five animals: manta ray, crocodile, lover whale, piranha and lion and there is a big amount of self- expression, joy and fantasy in this design. Furthermore, no computers were used in either the design or manufacture of the pieces, as Hefer works directly from his sketches.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/South-Africa.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35192\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/South-Africa.jpg?resize=450%2C300\" alt=\"south-africa\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/South-Africa.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/South-Africa.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Taiwan<\/strong>: The Taiwan project \u201cEatopia\u201d is a series of culinary performances that explore the richness of Taiwan\u2019s mixed cultural heritage through a diverse presentation of contemporary cuisine, design and architecture. The project presents an imagined future and also reflects on the migration history of Taiwan. The ethnic diversity of Taiwan is represented by the different colours and shapes of the fragments. \u00a0There is a presentation alongside the eating experience, where the storyteller explains the meanings behind each dish, \u00a0a flavour of the country is eaten via bit size beautiful canap\u00e9s.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taiwan.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35193\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taiwan.jpg?resize=450%2C308\" alt=\"taiwan\" width=\"450\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taiwan.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taiwan.jpg?resize=300%2C205&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The London Design Biennale 2016 is in partnership with Jaguar and Somerset House and Jaguar finally revealed their &#8220;Utopia by Design&#8221; installation. It consists of a futuristic vehicle silhouette with laser displays to tell the compelling story of the brand&#8217;s past, present and future and to present the innovative, lightweight designs of modern Jaguars.<\/p>\n<p>The Biennale\u00a0runs from 7-27 September 2016 and is open daily from 11am. 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