Memories
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about memories
Project • By Tanya Karim NR Khan & Associates • Private Houses
Sanchita Residence
“Shanchita” means a “collection of memories”, in a way to treasure. The lifestyle of Dhaka has considerably changed over the last 35 years. Beautiful one unit houses with gardens have been replaced by uncaring high-rise apartments. Today’s apartments serve only to provide us with a residence and do little to become a home. The houses of the yesteryears held a rich collection of memories because families lived together, their gardens were treasured by the children to the elderly. There trees, verandas, terraces were not just elements but integral part of the life of the occupants.
The clients aspired for a 'Baganbari' - house in a garden, where their own children could grow up with ample places to play... More
Project • By Marion Friedmann Gallery • Art Galleries
RECOLLECTIONS
RECOLLECTIONS touched on the sustainability of the past and its potential inherent treasure.
The past is stored in our memories, and as such it is treasured within our deep emotional senses – this is conveyed in the manifestation
of objects we create. The exhibition portrayed aspects of recollection and the past, reflected in objects through the work of five designers. The past and our reminiscences can be represented in various ways:
Forgotten or overlooked materials; a re-interpretation of something once useful, that has since been neglected; something dead brought back to life; something archived or stored, kept secret or secure; something rotten, damaged; something lost or out of fashion; a celebration and valuation of old tradition... More