[Nantou NEXT+ Lab Series Events, Part 1 - Regional Cultural Therapeutic Design]
✨The event was a resounding success, featuring case studies and hands-on experiences!!! Highlights from the event✨
This event invited three representative local revitalization teams to share their cases and provide hands-on workshops, allowing participants to understand from different perspectives how to integrate local resources, cultural characteristics, and social needs to promote sustainable development.
Shuili Snake Kiln Ceramics Cultural Park
Jiaxiang, the second-generation owner of Shuili Snake Kiln, shared that since its founding in the 1940s, the park has weathered industry and market changes, ensuring the continuation of traditional pottery techniques through craft training, cultural tourism, and lifestyle aesthetics. Participants were deeply impressed by the brand's "rooted in culture, centered on life" positioning and gained a deeper understanding of how brands engage with the market through storytelling and design.
🛖Shallow Hill Green Plants Creative Lifestyle Industrial Society
Director Zeng Quanxi shared his renovation journey for an old house, explaining how he used natural materials, greenery placement, and light and shadow design to integrate reading, plants, and the aesthetics of life to create a multifunctional library. Hearing their experiences on-site, I was inspired by the business philosophy of "letting space itself tell a story," and I saw how space can become a medium for connecting places.
🙆♀️Chuanglezi Cultural Social Enterprise Co., Ltd.
Founder Wang Yuqi shared her motivation for returning to her hometown to start a business, and her model for promoting secondary employment for rural women, focusing on the intersection of cultural healing and social innovation, integrating cultural and creative products with community co-creation. The speaker emphasized that healing is not just a product, but also a form of service design and social support system, allowing brands to create social impact beyond market value.
🪴Healing Planting Workshop
Continuing the philosophy of "Chuanglezi," this workshop featured a hands-on workshop where instructors led participants in creating "healing plant pots." Using orchard trimmings, succulents, and recycled cans, these pots recycle local resources and promote a green recycling process.
Through the rich experience sharing of the three speakers and engaging hands-on workshops, participants not only gained inspiration but also witnessed the diverse possibilities of local revitalization through the intersection of cultural preservation, industrial innovation, and social support.
📍Next Stop
👉The second event of the Nantou NEXT+ Lab series - Participatory Creation Gathering👈 will be held on Friday, August 22nd. Interested young friends are welcome to bring their friends and participate. The event is guaranteed to be exciting. Friends who participated in the first event are also welcome to join us. We look forward to seeing you all at the event again🫶
