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Book Taiwan by Design

Download or read book Taiwan by Design written by Annie Ivanova and published by Intellect (UK). This book was released on 2017-03-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Taiwan by Design is [the] first comprehensive compendium that maps out the elements and influences shaping a new Asian design aesthetic emerging from Taiwan. The objects presented together in this book tell an authentic story: about a place where centuries of crafts traditions continue to be practised alongside the latest developments in digital media. ... Features 88 products by renowned as well as emerging companies and studios, including: Asus Design Centre; Giant; Tatung; Nova Design; Pega D & E; Jia Inc.; Franz Collection; QisDesign; GIXIA; Trip View Bowl; Sony Image; Gogoro; Allrover.”--Back cover.

Book Taiwan by Design

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  • Author : Annie Ivanova
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2016-06-01
  • ISBN : 9780975199831
  • Pages : 232 pages

Download or read book Taiwan by Design written by Annie Ivanova and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taiwan by Design is the first comprehensive book of the elements and influences shaping a new Asian design aesthetic from the Beautiful Island. The 88 curated objects featured in this book piece together a story of Taiwan's fascinating cultural make up and introduce design excellence that is on par with the ?best of the best? in international practice. Amongst them are technological innovations such as smart scooter, digital helmet and re-engineered skateboard, as well as Ming Dynasty inspired gifts, eco-furniture, even a burial urn! A major project authored by award-winning Australian curator Annie Ivanova.

Book Taiwan Mod

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  • Author : Marc Gerritsen
  • Publisher : Page One Publishing Private Limited
  • Release : 2010-02-20
  • ISBN : 9789812458681
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Taiwan Mod written by Marc Gerritsen and published by Page One Publishing Private Limited. This book was released on 2010-02-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With it unique blend of ancient Chinese traditions, modern Japanese style influences and a vibrant, creative class of internationally trained designers and artists, this small island nation of Taiwan is poised to emerge as one of Asia's most promising design hubs. Taiwan Mod is the first book ever to document the growing phenomenon of Taiwan interior design and architecture in its full detailed splendor. Renowned Dutch photographer Marc Gerritsen has captured the essence of this new Taiwanese style in over 600 stunning photographs, supplemented by numerous interviews (by Luuk F.van Heerde) with emerging and established Taiwanese designers. Taiwanese culture is slowly gaining recongnition in the international design community as a new and powerful influence in Asia and beyond. The book TAIWAN MOD, being the first of its kind is destined to become an indispensable work for all of those who have a keen interest in modern interior design and architecture. Colour throughout

Book Travel by Design

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  • Author : Peter Sallick
  • Publisher : Assouline Publishing
  • Release : 2020-10-01
  • ISBN : 1614289255
  • Pages : 6 pages

Download or read book Travel by Design written by Peter Sallick and published by Assouline Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Showcasing travel photographs by more than 150 of America’s top architects and designers, Travel by Design is an inspiring guide to the power of travel to shape and expand our world. Travel by Design reminds us of the beauty and importance of travel, with images of more than 100 locations in 60 countries, from exotic destinations and global cities to adventure travels and all-American escapes. More than 350 photographs take readers on a global journey through cityscapes, ancient civilizations, luxurious resorts, and stunning natural wonders, all seen through the discerning and artistic eyes of today’s leading creative talents. The images are sure to inspire dreams of escape, and the 40 pages of insider resources—from favorite hotels and restaurants to secret shopping sources and must-see monuments—will make planning future trips reassuring and easy.

Book Emotionally Durable Design

Download or read book Emotionally Durable Design written by Jonathan Chapman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-04-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emotionally Durable Design presents counterpoints to our ‘throwaway society’ by developing powerful design tools, methods and frameworks that build resilience into relationships between people and things. The book takes us beyond the sustainable design field’s established focus on energy and materials, to engage the underlying psychological phenomena that shape patterns of consumption and waste. In fluid and accessible writing, the author asks: why do we discard products that still work? He then moves forward to define strategies for the design of products that people want to keep for longer. Along the way we are introduced to over twenty examples of emotional durability in smart phones, shoes, chairs, clocks, teacups, toasters, boats and other material experiences. Emotionally Durable Design transcends the prevailing doom and gloom rhetoric of sustainability discourse, to pioneer a more hopeful, meaningful and resilient form of material culture. This second edition features pull-out quotes, illustrated product examples, a running glossary and comprehensive stand firsts; this book can be read cover to cover, or dipped in-and-out of. It is a daring call to arms for professional designers, educators, researchers and students from in a range of disciplines from product design to architecture; framing an alternative genre of design that reduces the consumption and waste of resources by increasing the durability of relationships between people and things.

Book Taiwan Acts

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  • Author : Chun-Hsiung Wang
  • Publisher : Architangle
  • Release : 2021-08
  • ISBN : 9783966800167
  • Pages : 320 pages

Download or read book Taiwan Acts written by Chun-Hsiung Wang and published by Architangle. This book was released on 2021-08 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about the contemporary architecture culture in Taiwan. Rather than the dominant trends of building culture in Taiwan, or sensational projects of international 'star architects' in its territory, this book focusses on socially engaged architectural projects of more humble origins. Following the devastating earthquake of September 1999, a number of architectural initiatives in Taiwan have developed a focus on the social role of building in their own country. These include measures to improve the urban structures, but also cultural buildings, infrastructure and housing in many places on the island, as well as varied community development projects. No publications about this topic exist yet, which makes this book truly unique. Due to the political situation of Taiwan, only little information about these kinds of social activities have tended to leave the country. Currently, in the wake of a rapidly changing political and socioeconomic climate in the country, the ongoing development of innovative public works and complex mixed-use projects have gained traction. Democratic processes and actions for people and communities have become characteristic of modern Taiwan. This book, therefore, talks about the committed culture of building and planning that has emerged from an open social dialogue. The relevance of these topic is world-wide. This publication is the starting point of a necessary dialogue between Taiwan and the World that promises to be mutually enriching.

Book The Taiwan Voter

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  • Author : Christopher Henry Achen
  • Publisher : University of Michigan Press
  • Release : 2017-07-26
  • ISBN : 0472123033
  • Pages : 325 pages

Download or read book The Taiwan Voter written by Christopher Henry Achen and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2017-07-26 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Taiwan Voter examines the critical role ethnic and national identities play in politics, utilizing the case of Taiwan. Although elections there often raise international tensions, and have led to military demonstrations by China, no scholarly books have examined how Taiwan’s voters make electoral choices in a dangerous environment. Critiquing the conventional interpretation of politics as an ideological battle between liberals and conservatives, The Taiwan Voter demonstrates in Taiwan the party system and voters’ responses are shaped by one powerful determinant of national identity—the China factor. Taiwan’s electoral politics draws international scholarly interest because of the prominent role of ethnic and national identification. While in most countries the many tangled strands of competing identities are daunting for scholarly analysis, in Taiwan the cleavages are powerful and limited in number, so the logic of interrelationships among issues, partisanship, and identity are particularly clear. The Taiwan Voter unites experts to investigate the ways in which social identities, policy views, and partisan preferences intersect and influence each other. These novel findings have wide applicability to other countries, and will be of interest to a broad range of social scientists interested in identity politics.

Book Industrial Design Rights

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  • Author : Brian W. Gray
  • Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
  • Release : 2020-10-14
  • ISBN : 940352555X
  • Pages : 603 pages

Download or read book Industrial Design Rights written by Brian W. Gray and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2020-10-14 with total page 603 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a revised and updated edition of a major work first published in 2001 under the auspices of the Intellectual Property Committee of the International Bar Association. As a comparative cross-jurisdictional analysis of the practice, theory, scope, and types of design protection, it will continue to be of immeasurable value to lawyers and others involved in industrial design. Industrial designs are particularly interesting because the laws in many countries attempt in different ways to find a balance between protection for the artistic creation and the freedom to use the purely functional, and between the proprietary rights of the creator and the public domain rights of the competitor. The third edition is comprised of twenty-five country reports, each written by one or more prominent intellectual property lawyer(s) in the country covered. To facilitate cross-jurisdictional comparison, each report is structured according to the following sequence of topics: new developments in each jurisdiction; conventions and legislation; definition of what constitutes a protectable design; originality /novelty; duration of protection; infringement; defences to infringement; procedures for filing application for registration; and expunging, cancelling, or varying registration. Prominent new developments covered in the third edition include new chapters from South Korea, Russia and Turkey as well as continuing coverage of the impact of the European Community Design Directive, the adoption of the Hague Agreement with corresponding major changes to US and Canadian design law and practice, the newly revised Japanese Design Law, and China’s revised Guidelines for Examination. Each jurisdiction’s currently applicable legislation, regulation, and case law is summarized and analysed.

Book Durable by Design

Download or read book Durable by Design written by Andrew J. Jordan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-09-03 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Systematic analysis of the determinants of climate policy durability, combining state-of-the-art policy theories with empirical accounts of landmark political events

Book Make Design Matter

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  • Author : David Carlson
  • Publisher : BIS Publishers
  • Release : 2012-12-25
  • ISBN : 9789063693046
  • Pages : 164 pages

Download or read book Make Design Matter written by David Carlson and published by BIS Publishers. This book was released on 2012-12-25 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pocket guide to meaningful design in seven steps.

Book I Dream of Popo

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  • Author : Livia Blackburne
  • Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
  • Release : 2021-01-05
  • ISBN : 1250819954
  • Pages : 21 pages

Download or read book I Dream of Popo written by Livia Blackburne and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times bestselling author Livia Blackburne and illustrator Julia Kuo, here is I Dream of Popo. This delicate, emotionally rich picture book celebrates a special connection that crosses time zones and oceans as Popo and her granddaughter hold each other in their hearts forever. I dream with Popo as she rocks me in her arms. I wave at Popo before I board my flight. I talk to Popo from across the sea. I tell Popo about my adventures. When a young girl and her family emigrate from Taiwan to America, she leaves behind her beloved popo, her grandmother. She misses her popo every day, but even if their visits are fleeting, their love is ever true and strong. A New York Public Library Best Book of 2021 A Booklist Editors' Choice Winner for 2021

Book Mama s Home in Taiwan

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  • Author : Chris Huang
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2021-11-04
  • ISBN : 9781954729889
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Mama s Home in Taiwan written by Chris Huang and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MAMA's HOME IN TAIWAN is a children's picture book about a child's adventure traveling through Taiwan. Come along and learn the culture of mom's home country, enjoy the company of family, and fall in love with Taiwan.MAMA's HOME IN TAIWAN sketches the real story of modern Taiwanese immigrants, nurturing the next generation to identify with their motherland and be proud of being Taiwanese-Americans.Written in Traditional Chinese Zhuyin, Pinyin and English, MAMA's HOME IN TAIWAN is perfect for both native and non-native Chinese speakers. It is illustrated and written by bilingual children's book author and illustrator, Chris Huang. Her fun, cute and creative and original illustrations easily capture children's learning interests. Pinyin and English will help you and your child to read and learn without being fluent in Chinese.This book is suitable for parents to read to children ages 3 and up, for parent and children 3-5 years old to read together, and for self-reading children ages 6-12.??????????????????Chris Huang, ???????????????????????????????????????????American Born Taiwanese, ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????ABC, ?ABT, ?????????????????????8-12???5-7??????3-5????

Book Becoming Taiwanese

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  • Author : Evan N. Dawley
  • Publisher : BRILL
  • Release : 2020-10-26
  • ISBN : 1684175984
  • Pages : 440 pages

Download or read book Becoming Taiwanese written by Evan N. Dawley and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-10-26 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What does it mean to be Taiwanese? This question sits at the heart of Taiwan’s modern history and its place in the world. In contrast to the prevailing scholarly focus on Taiwan after 1987, Becoming Taiwanese examines the important first era in the history of Taiwanese identity construction during the early twentieth century, in the place that served as the crucible for the formation of new identities: the northern port city of Jilong (Keelung).Part colonial urban social history, part exploration of the relationship between modern ethnicity and nationalism, Becoming Taiwanese offers new insights into ethnic identity formation. Evan Dawley examines how people from China’s southeastern coast became rooted in Taiwan; how the transfer to Japanese colonial rule established new contexts and relationships that promoted the formation of distinct urban, ethnic, and national identities; and how the so-called retrocession to China replicated earlier patterns and reinforced those same identities. Based on original research in Taiwan and Japan, and focused on the settings and practices of social organizations, religion, and social welfare, as well as the local elites who served as community gatekeepers, Becoming Taiwanese fundamentally challenges our understanding of what it means to be Taiwanese."

Book Segregation by Design

Download or read book Segregation by Design written by Jessica Trounstine and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Segregation by Design draws on more than 100 years of quantitative and qualitative data from thousands of American cities to explore how local governments generate race and class segregation. Starting in the early twentieth century, cities have used their power of land use control to determine the location and availability of housing, amenities (such as parks), and negative land uses (such as garbage dumps). The result has been segregation - first within cities and more recently between them. Documenting changing patterns of segregation and their political mechanisms, Trounstine argues that city governments have pursued these policies to enhance the wealth and resources of white property owners at the expense of people of color and the poor. Contrary to leading theories of urban politics, local democracy has not functioned to represent all residents. The result is unequal access to fundamental local services - from schools, to safe neighborhoods, to clean water.

Book Introduction to Taiwan

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  • Author : Gilad James, PhD
  • Publisher : Gilad James Mystery School
  • Release :
  • ISBN : 6562887054
  • Pages : 91 pages

Download or read book Introduction to Taiwan written by Gilad James, PhD and published by Gilad James Mystery School. This book was released on with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taiwan is a small island located in Eastern Asia, between the South China Sea and the East China Sea. It is officially known as the Republic of China and has a population of over 23 million people. Taiwan is known for its beautiful landscapes, friendly people, and vibrant culture. The economy is largely based on manufacturing and exports, with electronics being the largest sector. Taiwan is also known for its food, with a variety of dishes influenced by the cultures of China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. While Taiwan is a small island, it has a rich and complex history. Originally inhabited by Austronesian tribes, it was colonized by the Dutch in the 17th century and later ruled by the Qing Dynasty of China. In 1895, Taiwan was ceded to Japan, who controlled the island until the end of World War II. After the war, Taiwan was returned to China, but in 1949, the communist party won the Chinese Civil War and established the People's Republic of China on the mainland. The Nationalist government fled to Taiwan and established the Republic of China, which continues to govern the island today. While Taiwan has faced challenges related to its political status and relationship with China, it has emerged as a prosperous and democratic nation with a unique identity and culture.

Book The Trouble with Taiwan

Download or read book The Trouble with Taiwan written by Kerry Brown and published by Zed Books Ltd.. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Fresh and authoritative, written with brio and precision.’ Thomas Plate, author of Yo-Yo Diplomacy ‘An important and timely guide to one of the most dangerous potential flashpoints for future conflict between the West and China.’James Griffiths, author of The Great Firewall of China ‘Brown and Wu Tzu-hui help situate a Taiwan whose “place” in the world is otherwise plagued by uncertainty.’ Benjamin Zawacki, author of Thailand

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2011
  • ISBN : 9789860306767
  • Pages : 143 pages

Download or read book written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: