About this Event
What happens when contemporary design intersects with traditional craftsmanship and local memory through material transformation?
Craft is never a rigid rule frozen in history, but a boundless freedom to explore everyday life. Moderated by deTour 2026 THE IRL FIELD curator Dennis Cheung, this insightful dialogue brings together co-creators dou6 geoi6 so2 and Hong Kong Glaze Research Lab to explore how traditional handcraft can be thoughtfully integrated into modern design.
Every object serves as a microcosm and memory bearer of a city. Drawing from dou6 geoi6 so2’s “Beyond the Circle”—which challenges conventional standards of circular perfection in woodturning—and Hong Kong Glaze Research Lab’s “From waste to glaze, an urban alchemy”, which reformulates local waste streams into bespoke glazes using ancient techniques, this session delves deep into material alchemy. Join us to discover how the growth rings of wood and the mineral traces of urban consumption converge, bridging heritage craft with modern life to create living archives that reconnect people with their land.
當現代設計遇上傳統工藝與在地文化記憶，物料的重塑能激發出怎樣的思維火花？
工藝從不是封存在歷史裏的規矩，而是探索生活的自由。本場設計對話由 deTour 2026 THE IRL FIELD 策展人張凱琨主持，攜手本屆創作單位「道具所」及「香港釉藥實驗室」，展開一場關於工藝傳承與當代設計交融的深度對談。
每一件器物，都是一座城市的縮影與記憶載體。對話將由「道具所」挑戰傳統木旋工藝「完美圓形」定義的作品《圓之外》，以及「香港釉藥實驗室」傳承古法、將城市日常消費碎屑淬煉為特色釉藥的《無中生釉的城市煉金術》出發——看木紋如何記錄樹木的生長痕跡，釉藥如何凝結城市的消費碎片。本場對談將帶領觀眾深入剖析物料轉化的藝術，見證設計如何將傳統雙手與在地記憶結合，讓器物成為連結人與土地的物質檔案，重新思考我們與日常物件之間的感知與連結。
Language 語言：Cantonese 廣東話
Fee 費用：Free 免費
Moderator 主持：
Dennis Cheung 張凱琨
Curator of deTour 2026
deTour 2026 策展人
Speaker 講者：
dou6 geoi6 so2 道具所
Co-creator of “Beyond the Circle”
《圓之外》創作單位
Hong Kong Glaze Research Lab 香港釉藥研究
Co-creator of “From waste to glaze, an urban alchemy”
《香港釉藥研究》創作單位
Event venue & nearby stays
Qube, 2/F, Block A, PMQ,, 35 Aberdeen Street, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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