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By looking into the comparative history of weaving and building, as well as issues around craft, labour and leisure, this project aims to find an alternative way of building with woven reeds. This project praises disappearing crafts and provides places of making under the rapid urbanisation process within a rural framework on the wetland of Lake Baiyangdian.
Baiyangdian is the largest freshwater lake in North China, a neglected tourist spot, gaining global attention as the location of a proposed millennium mega city as a ‘second capital’ next to Beijing.
The collection of models consists of a fishing unit, a communal weaving space, and a co-living resting pod. Several reed weaving samples were made to test the material’s limit for pattern making and structural capacity.
Fishing has changed from a labour intensive activity to a leisure based activity for locals in the Baiyangdian wetland. The space is designed to reflect that change.
This chair was made as part of a series of re-purposing activities. We intend to question and re-examine the functional fixedness assigned to found objects and find new ways of utilising them again.
The underlying mission of 'Relearn Remake' is to provide a platform for sharing experiences and techniques on repurposing everyday objects and understanding the material culture around us.