The Neolithic Collection is inspired by the neolithic objects seen at the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yingge is an artistic town in Taiwan which is specialized in ceramics. Located in the Southwest of Taipei, it belongs to the New Taipei City. Considered as Taiwan’s ceramic landmark, Yingge’s ame is renowned for more than two cen- turies. Since 2000, the Yingge Ceramics Museum is promoting both traditional and contemporary ceramics from pottery to porcelain, highlighting the history and modernity of the local artists and factories. Yingge is also famous worldwide thanks to its Taiwan Ceramics Biennale founded in 2004.

Led by NTCRI (National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute), the ongoing A New Layer project and platform aims to foster new partnerships between Taiwanese and international designers and craftspeople. In 2017, the project moved into its second phase, with research and development wrapping up this month on “A New Layer II: Crafting Identities / Design Stories from Taiwan”.
In order to transform traditional Taiwanese craftsmanship products into contemporary design objects and furniture, the NTCRI invited Belgium-based curator Lise Coirier as Art Director and 7 internationally based designers from France, Germany, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Sweden, and Switzerland to Taiwan to work with some of the most talented local craftspeople on the island.

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Sebastian Herkner
Julie Richoz
Wonmin Park
BCXSY
Anton Alvarez
Jin Kuramoto