NCKU to set up Dutch design post for international designers
Tainan, Taiwan, April 30, 2014
National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan, will set up the Dutch Design Post (DDP) as a new trading post for creative sectors at 321 Artist Village (321巷藝術聚落) on May 3, according to the university.
The DDP is initiated by the Culture and Creativity Incubation and R&D Center (CCIRDC) from the College of Planning and Design at NCKU and Dr. Bart van Bueren from the Netherlands, who is a visiting professor at NCKU.
The opening ceremony of the DDP will take place at 321 Artist Village (321巷藝術聚落) at 1:00 p.m. on May 3.
Tainan was a Dutch trading post, with a village and two forts - Fort Zeelandia and Fort Provintia - 350 years ago and the DDP located in central Tainan will serve as a facility for Dutch designers to work and stay when venturing in Tainan, according to the CCIRDC.
It will be a Dutch Design building with amenities such as shops, accommodation and workspaces.
The building is intended for Dutch designers and makers from the creative sector who wish to explore local Taiwanese creative industries.
Two Dutch designers will be invited at a time, each for a period of between three and six months.
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National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan, will set up the Dutch Design Post (DDP) as a new trading post for creative sectors at 321 Artist Village (321巷藝術聚落) on May 3, according to the university.
The DDP is initiated by the Culture and Creativity Incubation and R&D Center (CCIRDC) from the College of Planning and Design at NCKU and Dr. Bart van Bueren from the Netherlands, who is a visiting professor at NCKU.
The opening ceremony of the DDP will take place at 321 Artist Village (321巷藝術聚落) at 1:00 p.m. on May 3.
Tainan was a Dutch trading post, with a village and two forts - Fort Zeelandia and Fort Provintia - 350 years ago and the DDP located in central Tainan will serve as a facility for Dutch designers to work and stay when venturing in Tainan, according to the CCIRDC.
It will be a Dutch Design building with amenities such as shops, accommodation and workspaces.
The building is intended for Dutch designers and makers from the creative sector who wish to explore local Taiwanese creative industries.
Two Dutch designers will be invited at a time, each for a period of between three and six months.
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