A designer based in Taichung has become the first Taiwanese to win the highest honor for interior design at the prestigious Red Dot Awards in Germany.
Chang Ching-ping’s (張清平) “Bright, Open Space” claimed the top award — Red Dot: Best of the Best — in the interior design category at a ceremony held at the Red Dot Design Museum in Essen, Germany, on Monday.
Chang said the honor was a recognition of his design abilities and efforts to integrate Chinese culture into the global fashion industry.
He said he wanted to create more than just a livable space by also emphasizing the importance of interpersonal relations, and the relationship between people and space.
“Encompassing a strict arrangement of functional and interactive solutions, the design exudes contemporary convenience and a sensuous appeal,” a description of Chang’s project said. “This interior strikes a balance between contrasting as well as linked or slowly gradated elements and surfaces.”
The central design element is a translucent wall made of houseplants, which are a precise rendition of the concept of “Bright, Open Space” because they make the contrasts come fully to fruition through light, yet form a harmonious unity, the description said.
The jury’s statement praised Chang’s design, saying it has a fascinating and a refreshingly new approach, and the space appears bright, clear and open.
“The concept of wall elements formed by plants creates a fascinating atmosphere of translucency. The plants in the wall serve as the organic ‘pulse’ of the house,” the statement said.
The highly coveted Red Dot label was awarded to 1,304 products this year from among 5,200 submitted by people or organizations from 57 nations.
Of the 1,304 award-winning products, only 79 received Red Dot: Best of the Best awards, the organizers said.
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