Design and architecture define the things we use, create the spaces we inhabit, and ultimately inform the way we see and live in the world. Things, Spaces, Interactions presents more than five hundred examples of furniture, architecture, graphic arts, and other design objects that have had a profound influence in Asia and across the globe over the last seventy years. Design moves across borders and is shaped by transnational exchange. This exhibition reveals the larger forces at play in this region, including social and economic change in a global context, and shows how design and architecture give us a window onto questions that are deeply relevant to our lives today.
The first section of the exhibition is called ‘Hong Kong as Lens’. The objects on view here exemplify how M+’s design and architecture collections have been defined by the unique culture of the museum’s home city.
Design is shaped by the flow of ideas and objects across borders, and Hong Kong has long facilitated this exchange. There is a rich history of affinities between works produced in Hong Kong and those created abroad. In particular, the city’s urban growth exemplifies the value of both formal and informal approaches to architecture.
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