中國頂級設計人才聚焦北京設計周
Across China, the start of October is synonymous with Golden Week, the public holiday commemorating the founding of the People's Republic. But since the launch of Beijing Design Week in 2011, it's also become an occasion to celebrate the country's burgeoning design scene. Running from Sept. 26 – Oct. 3, the fourth edition of BJDW will be as massive and diverse as Beijing itself, featuring hundreds of events ranging from straight-laced industry forums at China Millennium Monument to experimental sound art on city buses. New additions this year include a design film festival, an original brand and e-commerce platform promoting Chinese designers, and Plug-IN Stations, architect-designed kiosks to help visitors and locals engage. Here, a selection of highlights from the Design Hop program, which spans four areas of the capital.
在中國，10月的開頭是黃金週——國慶公共假期。不過，從2011年北京設計周啓動起，人們也在這個時候慶祝該國蓬勃發展的設計產業。第四屆北京設計周從9月26日至10月3日舉辦，它將和北京這座城市一樣宏大而多樣化。設計周包括幾百場活動，從中華世紀壇嚴謹的行業論壇到城市巴士上的實驗聲音藝術。今年新增的項目包括設計電影節、推廣中國設計師的一個原創品牌和電子商務平臺，植入小站，建築師設計的促進遊客和當地人交流的亭子。下面，我們精選出這場設計之旅的一些重點活動，它們在北京的四個地方舉行。
Dashilar Alley
大柵欄新街景One of the few surviving traditional neighborhoods, this ancient mercantile hub just south of Tiananmen Square is a case study of design-driven urbanism in action. In a long-term pilot program, these alleys and storefronts are being sustainably redeveloped by creative businesses like the design studio Re-Up and the cafe Spoonful of Sugar, which will debut prototypes of public facilities for the neighborhood alongside a “conscious food and wine event.” Other highlights will include the touring architectural zine exhibition Archizines and its China-specific companion show Paper Manifestoes, curated by WAI Architecture Think Tank. The U.K. research platform Making Futures will also stage a miniconference in the spectacularly restored Quanyechang (Bazaar) from 1906 and its installation, “Trapped Tower” by BaO Architects, reflecting on questions of craft, sustainability and change.
大柵欄是北京僅存的幾個傳統區域之一，這個古老的商業中心位於天安門廣場南側，爲當前以設計爲動力的城市生活方式提供了個案。作爲一個長期試點項目，這些衚衕和店面不斷被創意公司重新開發，比如設計工作室Re-Up和壹勺子糖咖啡館(Spoonful of Sugar)，它將首次展示爲該區域設計的公共裝置模型，並提供“創意有機飲食體驗”。其他重點活動將包括建築同人誌巡迴展(Archizines)以及它在中國的獨有合作展覽——“紙本宣言”，策劃者是WAI Architecture Think Tank。英國研究平臺Making Futures將在壯麗修復的勸業場（始創於1906年）組織一場迷你會議並展示裝置作品“工藝塔”(Trapped Tower)，反映工藝、持續性和變化方面的問題，設計者是BaO Architects。
751 Int'l Design Festival at 751 D-Park
751國際設計節Like its more famous next-door neighbor 798 Art District, 751 D-Park is an industrial relic turned creative center. The former power plant will be overrun with 3-D printing enthusiasts during the Maker Carnival (Oct. 2-3). It will also host 751D-Lab, a lab for elder statesmen like Songtao and Guo Pei to mentor younger designers, and a new furniture collection by Li Naihan (presented by Gallery All). Nearby, at the UCCA Museum, the exhibition “Shanshui” by MAD Architects showcases the sleek futurism that made the firm's founder, Ma Yansong, famous; and Dutch architects MARS + MORE present a proposal for creative clusters across China, with contributions from experts at OMA and McKinsey.
和它的鄰居、著名的798藝術區一樣，751D·PARK北京時尚設計廣場也是一個由廢棄工業區轉變來的創意中心。在創客嘉年華(Maker Carnival)期間（10月2日至3日），這個從前的電廠將擠滿3-D打印愛好者。它還將舉辦751D-Lab——它是宋濤和郭培等行業領軍設計師指導年輕設計師的實驗室。這裏還將展示李鼐含設計的新傢俱系列（由凹空間策劃）。在附近的尤倫斯當代藝術中心，MAD建築事務所舉辦的“山水城市”展將展示時髦的未來主義，該公司的創始人馬巖鬆正是因此聲名鵲起。荷蘭建築公司MARS + MORE將提出在中國設立創意羣的提議，大都會建築事務所和麥肯錫公司的專家對此亦有貢獻。CCD – the Community in the Caochangdi Arts District
草場地共同體
The elegant red-and-gray brick studios of the Caochangdi arts district, an area that was until recently farmland, will host one stop on Maya Rudolph and Wang Xiaowei's Loop Station, an experimental radio project activated by riding Beijing's public buses while streaming the audio pieces. The star designer Li Naihan will present Pop-Up Factory, a temporary experiment by A4 Studios to manufacture simple products for the local community with little to no distribution or storage costs. Slightly more decadent products will be found in “Neo-T'ang Dynasty Style,” by BiruO, a design collective “addicted to classicism and futurism” who will share their pop riffs on Tang aesthetics in the redesign of furniture, home décor, tableware and jewelry.
不久之前，草場地藝術區還是農田。如今這裏變成了優雅的紅灰磚牆工作室。馬婭·魯道夫(Maya Rudolph)和王筱瑋的實驗性廣播項目Loop Station將在這裏設立一個植入站。這個項目是在乘坐北京公共巴士時用流媒體播放音頻作品。明星設計師李鼐含將展示閃工廠(Pop-Up Factory)，它是A4工作室的一項臨時實驗，爲當地社區生產簡單的產品，幾乎或完全沒有物流或倉儲成本。夶如〇的“搞名唐”展示的是更頹廢一點的產品。夶如〇是一個“癡迷於古典主義和未來主義”的設計團體，他們將分享自己以唐朝美學對傢俱、室內裝飾、餐具和首飾等的重新設計。Taikoo Li Crossing
太古裏設計聚焦
In the trendy district of Sanlitun, the inaugural BJDW Film Festival will offer six days of screenings, talks and workshops in a custom-made hall by Chiasmus Atelier. The French composer Jacopo Baboni will kick things off in a performance with the Beijing electronic artist Meng Qi, who is known for hacking vintage synths. Though there's no shortage of shopping in Taikoo Li, make sure to visit WUHAO Curio Box, a mobile incarnation of the beloved shop that closed last year, and pick up Yooxygen China's limited-edition face masks for protection against Beijing's infamous pollution, designed by Masha Ma, Sankuanz, Qiu Hao and Xander Zhou.
在時髦的三里屯，北京設計周設計電影節將舉辦爲期六天的電影放映、演講和工作坊活動，這些活動將在Chiasmus Atelier特別設計的大廳舉辦。法國作曲家雅各布·巴博尼(Jacopo Baboni)將和以復古合成器音樂聞名的北京電子樂藝術家孟奇合作表演，爲該電影節揭幕。雖然太古裏不缺購物去處，但你一定要去看看吾號多寶盒，它是去年關閉的一個熱門店鋪的移動版；你還一定要選幾個Yooxygen限量環保口罩，以抵抗北京臭名昭著的空氣污染，它們的設計者是Masha Ma、上官喆、邱昊和周翔宇。
