BEAMBOO

Creator

Ho, Shui Ham 何瑞涵

Title

BEAMBOO

Alternative Title

STEM & creative education system and tools design integrated with bamboo crafts

Subject

Industrial design -- China -- Hong Kong -- Exhibitions

College graduates

Date Created

2023-07-14

Relation

PolyU Design Show 2023: Profile Cards

Format

Photographs

Identifier

ASSD2023BAPDD10P001

ASSD2023BAPDD10P002

ASSD2023BAPDD10P003

ASSD2023BAPDD10P004

Is Part Of

BA (Hons) in Product Design

Description

Bamboo crafts provide citizens with a sense of identity and continuity.Bamboo craft is one of the famous traditional techniques in Hong Kong's culture, involved in different applications in our daily life such as cookware, containers and building techniques. There also are items that occasionally appear in seasonal festivals or funerals such as bamboo theatres, offerings and lion-dance.The knowledge and techniques taught through this project contain enlightening and cultural-specific elements, contributing to developing a proper “maker’s mentality” in future generations, whilst preserving traditional Hong Kong Craftsmanship engaging and meaningfully.It is identified that educating bamboo crafts for future generations in order to cultivate students’ creativity, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.The purpose of this study is to develop techniques for using traditional craft learning and teaching materials to improve students' creative abilities and cultural inheritance.

Collection

PolyU Design Show 2023