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Museum as a method…
…to explore indigenous creativity,
visual culture and public culture,
and to encourage articulation and
participation …
… towards Social Curating
Project: In Search of Marginalized
Wisdom – Craftspeople in Sham Shui Po
From Social innovation to social enterprise (2007-)
Background
• The city as interwoven clusters of
social resources
• Drain of local knowledge due to lack
of documentation & urban re-
development
• Articulation of local lifestyle and
indigenous creativity as building
block for social development
Phase #1:
Research >>> Exhibition
Phase #2:
Craftsman-Designer Collaboration
Phase #3:
Towards a social enterprise
Phase #1:
Research >>>
Exhibition
www.hkcmp.org/craftsman_book.pdf
Craftspeople research
Craftspeople research
Craftspeople research
Craftspeople research
Focus: Materials & Components
Focus: Tools
Focus: Process (wooden cart)
Focus: Space
Focus: Community Network
Exhibition: Setting
Exhibition: Setting
Guided tours
Guided tours
What have we learnt from the research?
How does the traditional production fit
into contemporary design?
Observation: recycle system (wooden cart)
Observation: versatility of technique (metal work)
Observation: versatility of technique (metal work)
Observation: space and production transform
(rattan furniture)
Observation: space and production transform
(rattan furniture)
Observation: modular production (rattan couch)
Observation: participatory consumption >>
community network (beading)
Observation: participatory consumption >>
community network (bead weaving)
Observation: possibility of cross-sector
collaboration (seamstresses/NGO/designers)
Observation: possibility of cross-sector
collaboration (seamstresses/NGO/designers)
Phase #2:
Craftsman-Designer Collaboration
Principles of collaboration:
• Traditional technique >>> new &
contemporary applications
• Minimum modification to existing work
process
• Sharing credits and rights among
craftspeople and designers
Craftsman-designer collaboration:
Yau Kee X Brian Lee
Craftsman-designer collaboration:
Yau Kee X Brian Lee
Craftsman-designer collaboration:
Yau Kee X Brian Lee
Craftsman-designer collaboration:
Yau Kee X Brian Lee
Craftsman-designer collaboration Craftsman-designer collaboration:
Yau Kee X Brian Lee
Craftsman-designer collaboration:
Yau Kee X Brian Lee
Craftsman-designer collaboration:
Yau Kee X Paul Chu
Craftsman-designer collaboration:
Yau Kee X Paul Chu
Craftsman-designer collaboration:
Ho Chung Kee X Benny Lau
Works from R&D workshops
Works from R&D workshops
Craftsman-designer collaboration:
Ho Chung Kee X Albert Tsang
Craftsman-designer collaboration:
Victory Metal Work X Tony Lim
Craftsman-designer collaboration:
ADPL Social Service Centre Sewing Co-op X
Hung Hing Ho X Cheung Lik
Craftsman-designer collaboration:
Tat Shing Rattan Furniture X Chong Wai-yung
Phase #3: Towards a social enterprise
Craftsman X Designer X NGO collaborative
production:
•Based on knowledge exchange and creativity
•New design based on existing production
(craftsmanship/NGO) at a community level
•Commercially viable / competitive products
•To share credits and income among
contributors
•Production model that envelops education
家縫
家縫
救世軍
織職同盟
YMCA
Designer X NGO workshop
Designer X NGO workshop
Designer X NGO workshop
Designer X NGO workshop
Designer X NGO workshop
Designer X NGO workshop
Designer X NGO workshop
Designer X NGO workshop
Designer X NGO production
Designer X NGO production
Designer X NGO production
Designer X NGO production
Designer X NGO production
Designer X NGO production
Youth education workshop
Youth education workshop
Youth education workshop
Youth education workshop
Youth education workshop
Project: Experiments in Upcycling
Design (2010-)
Five-way partnership
Cultural partners:
artists/designers,
academics, researchers
Community
partners:
local industries /
craftspeople,
NGOs, residents
Education
partners:
institutes,
students,
apprentice
Business partners:
industrial material
donors, business
strategies, retailing
Government partners:
policy bureau, district
council
Production
Support
Social Curatoring
• Mapping social resources / local
knowledge and skateholders
• Mix n’ match social resources >>> encouraging cross-disciplinary
collaboration & knowledge exchange >>> towards co-ownership >>> create new social relationship
• Need-based community building >>>
asset-based community building
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