DOOR TO ASIA CAMBODIA
2024
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Invited by Mai Yoshikawa ​​​
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I was invited to be one of the facilitators for the Door-To-Asia residency in Kampong Thom, Cambodia that brought a group of 45 designers & architects from all ages to live one week with the Kui, an indigenous tribe known for their ironsmith tradition.​
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DOOR to ASIA is Japanese project that initiated a Designers-in-Residence program where designers from Asian countries gather in a community for a period of time to create “communication design” for the local companies.
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To the designers, this serves as a golden opportunity for them to connect with fellow designers from various regions and a precious learning experience of the practical roles that design plays in tackling common issues shared by Asian countries such as “regional revitalization” and “natural disasters”.
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To the local companies, this project presents them a chance to rediscover their own industries, their strengths and unique features, as well as to establish networks and friendships in Asia, so as to imagine and construct a common future together. This program opens our door to the future, slowly but surely, through design and communication between designers and the local companies.
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