The Making of CARNIVAL
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CARNIVAL
By DESIGN AND OBJECTS ASSOCIATION (D&O)
“As a group of designers and creators, we, the Design and Object Association (D&O), want this work to represent the coming back to the celebration of creativity to deliver a strong surge of excitement to audiences, leaving them feeling refreshed after a string of mouths of predicament, as well as to drive the creative community forward so that it can continue moving forward.”
Could you please introduce the idea behind the project for Bangkok Design Week 2021?
The COVID-19 crisis that we are facing now has led to the shift to the new normal lifestyle with its epitome being the troublesome Social Distancing. Starting from the initiative that, despite the need to keep our physical distance in our daily lives, there is no such need as to maintain our thinking/working distance from one another in the fields of design and creativity, and that, in such conditions, designers, and creators can continue to collaborate using their creativity, DESIGN AND OBJECTS ASSOCIATION (D&O) — a gathering of brand owners and business groups in various design industries, from furniture to fashion to ceramics — invited designers and creators from various brands in the association to join hands in creating design works that reflect the story of their designer and creator’s personality, with their concepts that can be interconnected together, which has culminated in CARNIVAL. The assemblable installation artwork consisting of eight circles represents the sense of coming together, all the while reflecting the current social conditions and the working relationship of the association. This work can, therefore, be regarded as an act of connecting various design concepts and techniques into the creation of works by designers in each field.
Where did you draw your inspiration from?
In addition to the concept of Social Distancing that this work was developed revolving around, we found that the uncertainty and unpredictability of social conditions and environments had made people feel bored and lost. Therefore, we, as designers, would like to use our creativity to deliver a strong surge of excitement to audiences through an installation artwork titled “CARNIVAL,” leaving them feeling refreshed again after a string of mouths of predicament when they could not celebrate nor socialize. In the making of the artwork, the team of designers was, indeed, unanimous in their view that it did feel like they were celebrating together with creativity.
Could you please explain your workflow, from choosing the location and selecting materials to installing the finished artwork? What is special about the location and materials? What are the challenges in the installation of the work?
With the association consisting of members from different brands in various industries, ranging from furniture to jewelry to fashion, the integration of such diverse designers and brands — not to mention with such diverse design techniques and working styles — was carried out revolving around the same theme all the while allowing each brand to express what they aspire to say through their unique design techniques and materials; Some of them may specialize in leatherwork, some in fabric work, some in metalwork, and so on. As the association opens up space for each brand to experiment as they wish, the challenges lie in the assembly of parts made using different techniques and materials as well as the interpretation of the work of each brand to make them feel harmonious and mutually complementary, as opposed to feeling alienated from one another, all the while reflecting their unique design, and, in turn, the work as a whole encapsulates the interconnection between design works.
Could you please summarize the specialty of this project?
CARNIVAL is an installation artwork that serves as an embodiment of diversity and distinctiveness in terms of design techniques and materials so unique and reflective of each brand that joins forces in the design and creation of this work. Through its components that can be assembled not only into the eight circles but also into other shapes, audiences can see the perspectives and concepts of connecting design works.
What do you expect audiences to take away from experiencing the work?
The association, along with our design team, expects results in many dimensions; Not only are our members designers, but they also run business companies that involve design and creativity, so everyone is hoping that the presentation of this work will provide business opportunities to them all the while giving a better understanding about design-based businesses to audiences, especially those aspiring to learn about design that is tangible and practical to apply to their real work with the aim of generating income and expanding businesses.
