Installation design

Evoking memories to rekindle the sense of belonging in a community Yu Heng Husband-and-wife artist duo Alfredo and Isabel Aquilizan create works through the process of collecting and collaborating, using materials such as cardboard boxes and personal artefacts to illustrate the ideas of home, migration, family, and memory. Yu Heng As part of the Gallery Children’s Biennale 2021, the artists have created an immersive, large-scale phygital installation titled Head/Home. On-site, a collaborative workshop was conducted to involve children in the creation of small houses that contribute to the final installation, introducing the ideas of thinking and working with their hands. An online counterpart to the exhibit encourages chil... More

Atelier I-N-D-J designed "NEBULA" for MZLY in Wuhan, an art installation that connects the nostalgic past against a glistening shock of the new.  As a venue with a long history of theatrical performances, MZLY in Wuhan has attracted many renowned actors from both China and abroad since its establishment. It has always been a cultural and commercial hub where people gather. Seth Powers Recently, the British design team Atelier I-N-D-J participated in the renovation and revitalization of MZLY, undoubtedly breathing new life into this historic building. A hundred years ago, MZLY was influenced by Haipai culture. Today, Atelier I-N-D-J has once again infused it with an international perspective, design concepts, and technology, refl... More

Medium is important communication tool in the history of business. Attributed with the character of the era, it changes our way of receiving information and further helps us to develop our mind and behavior. In this project, we hope to take the interior as a medium  to deliver the messages from the spirit of Holiland, and to moderate a casual and in-deepth converstation, in a more emotional way, between the brand and the public.    From past, present to future, humans keep exploring the world of food in multiple perspectives, which stimulate continuous iteration and breakthrough in food industry； while the development of the industry and technology brings great possibility to food and our life. Such symbioatic relationship... More

Aroma light installation becomes the centrepiece in the reception atrium (50 feet high) of a leading spice manufacturing company. Its design traces the journey of the process of cooking, ascribing to it a tangible, sculptural sense. The 35-feet-tall light installation is suspended from the ceiling, representing beauty in its truest form — mirror finished stainless steel balls, almost glass-like in feel, and floating ‘aroma rings’ of light keep enlarging as they spiral up and spread out. Spices and herbs are depicted as vital determinants in the making of a culinary masterpiece, as they waft gracefully from ‘vessel’ below, pervading the air with flavour and fulfilment.  The light installation essentially,... More

This is a “collision” between traditional Chinese folk craftsmanship and contemporary arts. The image of Chinese peacock is expressed with the “paper flower” craft of Chinese folks. Returning to the tradition, we make Chinese folk craftsmanship embrace the contemporary arts and enter our contemporary life, awakening the authentic aesthetic nature of our native land.   I. “Peacock--Farewell Song” The huge “peacock” seems to be reborn out of the strong flames. Death means rebirth. This is the last cry from the peacock. It’s brilliant, resplendent and heroic. With its remaining strength, it flaps its huge wings for the last time to sing the last “farewell song” for us. T... More

At Hong Kong’s 2018 Art Basel, Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet presented another innovative concept in the Collectors lounge. Chilean artist and designer Sebastian Errazuriz presented the last in a trilogy of installations. Titled “Foundations”, Errazuriz’s immersive design for 2018 is based on iron ore, the natural resource at the heart of steel and one of the principal resources for watchmakers. Italian artist Quayola’s new photographic series, titled “Remains: Vallée de Joux” unifies the natural roots of Audemars Piguet with his own visual artistry. Together, the two artists transformed the space into a somewhat fantastical hideaway with their respective creations, which further serve as the backdrop for Audemars Piguet’s highly train... More

In late 2016, I was commissioned by French artist and designer Mathieu Lehanneur to document this temporary installation sponsored by Swiss luxury watch brand Audemars Piguet. Mathieu was appointed to conceive a special installation that is made of 12 rooms, forming a large ring – an allusion to a watch dial. In the middle of the circle stands a huge rock, created from cast replicas of those found in Audemars Piguet’s home in the Vallée de Joux. Around it, twelve doors will open, each revealing a story about Audemars Piguet: from its origins to the 21st century, from watchmaking to contemporary art, from the Vallée de Joux to China. The themed rooms exhibit a close-up experience of the iconic swiss brand, linking the past to... More

Ben van Berkel / UNStudio design public installation for Xintiandi in Shanghai As part of the‘RIBA Shanghai Windows Project 2014’ UNStudio was invited by China Xintiandi to create a gateway installation for theXintiandiStyle RetailMall in Shanghai. Located along Madang Road and framing the entrance to the mall, the project conceptually explores the role of display in Shanghai: the symbiotic relationship of cultural reflections that occur between the city’s occupants and the urban landscape. Ben van Berkel: “The installation is related to the culture of consuming, not with respect only to shopping, but to consuming images: images of our surroundings, of our city, of the buildings and the people around us and, of course, of ourselve... More