\n Playtime Now! Explore the Infinite Possibilities of Play and Design <\/p>\n
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach<\/a> – 4 March 2021 –
\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Play opens minds, design shapes futures<\/u><\/b> Co-curated by R\u00e9mi Leclerc, Founder of PolyPlay
PLAY LIVES SHOWTIME<\/u><\/b>: <\/u><\/b>A journey to explore play through design<\/u><\/b> PLAY LIVES Exhibition showcases more than 90
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Invited by the curators of PLAY LIVES Exhibition , Making on
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To reinforce the theme “PLAY
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\u00a0PLAY LIVES
\n<\/b>Play
\nAttention! <\/b>One may
\n“recognise play when one sees it”, yet one may not be able to describe it. Many
\nstill harbour the preconception that play is a waste of time for adults. Design
\nSpectrum, the public-facing platform of Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC), sponsored
\nby Create Hong Kong of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative
\nRegion, has launched its latest exhibition under the theme PLAY LIVES at 7
\nMallory Street. Opens to the public for free from now to 30 April 2021, the
\nexhibition takes visitors on a playful journey for them to rediscover the
\nfundamental concepts of play and design, and how the concepts complement each
\nother to better our futures. Enter the rabbit hole: toying with the concept of
\nplay as a positive agent in people’s lives, the exhibition takes visitors
\nthrough design for play’s wonderland. <\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/release.media-outreach.com\/release.php\/Images\/Thumb\/400x0\/128597\/Play-Lives-Key-Visual.jpg#image-128597\")
\u00a0<\/p>\nPLAY LIVES opens to the
\npublic for free from now to 30 April 2021, the exhibition takes visitors on a
\nplayful journey for them to rediscover the fundamental concepts of play and
\ndesign, and how the concepts complement each other to better our futures.<\/h5>\n![](\"https:\/\/release.media-outreach.com\/release.php\/Images\/Thumb\/500x0\/128604\/Remi-Wing-RM305.jpg#image-128604\")
<\/p>\nCo-curated by R\u00e9mi
\nLeclerc (right), Founder of PolyPlay Lab, and Chi-wing Lee (left), Founder and
\nCreative Director of\u00a0Milk Design, PLAY LIVES illustrates why play is beyond
\nentertainment.<\/h5>\n
\nLab, and Chi-wing Lee, Founder and Creative Director of Milk Design, PLAY LIVES illustrates why play is beyond entertainment, and
\nhow it is an integral part of our lives and can be designed to better our
\nfutures. New Zealand play theorist Brian Sutton-Smith once quipped that “The
\nopposite of play is not work. The opposite of play is depression”. As Leclerc explains, <\/b>“<\/b>While play generates
\nculture, design shapes culture: just about everything around us is designed. As
\na friendly ‘Trojan hobby horse’, play makes design accessible. Referring to
\nplay’s attributes enhances designers’ practice because people are naturally apt
\nat play: realising design is like play makes it easier to understand design…
\nPlay allows design to connect to life more naturally, igniting creativity,
\nhence bettering design practice.”<\/i><\/b> <\/i>By showcasing play through a design perspective, PLAY LIVES extolls the
\nvalue of design in shaping contemporary play, and recognises the role of play
\nin enhancing design.<\/p>\n
\nplay and design projects from Hong Kong, the Mainland, Japan, Korea, and the
\nUSA, offering visitors a 360-degree view on the types and functions of
\nplaythings, and unveiling the cultural value of designing play for everyday
\nlife. Visitors will be able to chart their own maps of the meaning of play to
\nascertain the value of design for play: Room 1<\/b> <\/b>showcases eight whimsical fixtures which
\ninvite visitors to explore the attributes of play through engaging experiences,
\nthus toying with “Design Play DNA”. Building on visitors’ explorations in Room
\n1, Room 2<\/b> demonstrates
\nthe value of play and design and how they shape cultures through four displays:
\ndemonstrating the relevance of play and design in shaping culture: IMAGE Play Lives<\/i><\/b>, a street newspaper stall; OBJECT
\nPlay Lives<\/i><\/b>, a
\ntoy storefront display shelf; BODY Play Lives<\/i><\/b>, along a two-tiered circular catwalk; and SPACE Play Lives<\/i><\/b>, an open virtual skyscraper. <\/p>\n
\nCurios<\/b>“<\/b>, stages seven critical design <\/b>projects to showcase how play enhances designers’
\nspeculative practice. Visitors can learn to appreciate the value of play and
\ndesign as the exhibits address issues such as information and
\ntechnology, environment, identity, and corporate culture, and witness how play
\ncan create a desirable future. In Room 4<\/b>, the “Playroom<\/b>“, displays works created by local
\nparticipants at 6 pre-exhibition “playshops” to illustrate how people interpret
\nplay in different ways. Finally, at the Toymaking Playbench<\/b> in Room 4, visitors of all ages can create their own toys using components
\nobtained from a capsule vending machine, such as PLA plastic clips manufactured
\nonsite by a tabletop 3D printer (sponsored by beets3d.com).<\/p>\n
\nFun — Community Playground: Explore the Tube & Wave Zone to Ignite Your Creativity<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n
\nLoft<\/b>, a local social design and research team will present their
\ncommissioned work Rolling Fun — Community Playground<\/b> at the
\nPublic Open Space of 7 Mallory Street from 31 March to 11 April 2021.
\nComprising a Tube Zone<\/b>, Wave Zone<\/b> and Play Share Kiosk<\/b>, the
\nplayground will open for free admission during the said period. During which,
\npublic visitors and residents in the neighbourhood can drop by anytime to play
\nor to relax a little. With game instructions inside the tubes, “Tube Zone<\/b>” suggests
\nvarious ways of play from battle games to ball games. At “Play Share Kiosk<\/b>“,
\nvisitors can find simple playthings like balls and rackets for enjoying fun
\ncompetition games. “Wave
\nZone<\/b>” features wavy long wooden benches for resting, jogging or
\nhosting remote-controlled car races. Visitors are also invited to design new
\nways to play and give suggestions on best uses of the playground. Later in
\nApril, Making on
\nLoft will host a Design Festival at 7 Mallory Street, featuring a series of
\nplay experience workshops suitable for different ages.\u00a0Details will be announced on our website in due course: https:\/\/www.designspectrum.hk\/<\/a><\/p>\n
\nPlayshops and Guided Tours: Be a player now!<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n
\nLIVES” of the exhibition, Design Spectrum will also host a series of playshops,
\nguided tours, and other activities during the exhibition period. Under the
\nthemes Shadow Art, Forbidden Fruit, Toymaking and more, the playshops encourage
\nparticipants to incorporate play into their everyday lives and unleash their
\ncreativity. Besides, public guided tours are available to help visitors explore
\nthe Pop-up Showcase on the ground and third floors of 7 Mallory Street, to
\nlearn more about the exhibits’ design concepts. <\/p>\n
\nLIVES Exhibition & Event Information are available in the attachments. For
\nreservations for public guided tours and playshops, please visit www.designspectrum.hk<\/a>. <\/p>\n
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