Modern Odyssey Utstillingsinstallasjon by Hong Kong Trade Development Council

Modern Odyssey Utstillingsinstallasjon by Hong Kong Trade Development Council is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award i Bronse in Interiør- og utstillingsdesign Competition Category.

BronseInteriør· 2020

Modern Odyssey Utstillingsinstallasjon

by Hong Kong Trade Development Council

Client: Hong Kong Trade Development Council

A' Design Award i Bronse Winner in Interiør Category

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The Design

About Modern Odyssey Utstillingsinstallasjon

Modern Odyssey er en serie utstillingsinstallasjoner designet for foajeen og hallinngangene til en smykkemesse i Hong Kong. Temaet er hentet fra gresk mytologi, og hver installasjon viser til en guddom, som Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Apollon, Artemis eller Athena. Allegoriske hint benyttes fremfor direkte fremstillinger. Vegger og søyler er bygget av lette metallrammer kledd med gjennomskinnelig grafisk nettingduk og bakgrunnsbelyst. Skreddersydde rekvisitter, lys og lyd fullender hvert rom. Det lettvektige systemet muliggjør montering på tre dager.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Bronse

Modern Odyssey Utstillingsinstallasjon er vinner av A' Design Award i Bronse, en høyt prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles enestående design som utmerker seg ved kreativitet, oppfinnsomhet og skarpsindighet. Bronsevinnere er rikt dyktige og påfallende kreative gjenstander som bekrefter designernes store erfaring, fantasi og ressurssterkhet. Modern Odyssey Utstillingsinstallasjon forventes å være en høyt ansett, beundret og verdsatt gjenstand som er bemerkelsesverdig profesjonell og nyskapende. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Bronse, rommer beste praksis innen kunst, vitenskap, design og teknologi og utmerker seg ved sin omtanke for detaljer. Modern Odyssey Utstillingsinstallasjon tilfredsstiller behov på en strålende måte, berører ønsker, sjarmerer følelser og vekker nysgjerrighet.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The event organiser for the 2019 Hong Kong International Jewellery Show required an overall image uplift to envelop the various allocated spaces. Areas such as the main foyer and various entrances into the specialised jewellery halls were offered to a new design. A concept called Modern Odyssey was developed using allegories from ancient Greek mythology was developed to decorate these areas. Besides this, only 3 days were permitted for the onsite setup.
Dimensions & Packaging: The venue’s main entrance mesh arch was 17m wide x 5m high, inside the Zeus shrine installation with LED waterfall at the foyer sat 50m2 x 4.5m high. The following entrance treatment designs inside the venue were constructed with similar specification. All walls and columns were built using a lightweight metal framed structure, cladded with translucent graphic mesh and backlit. Bespoke props, lighting, LED were used to produce various ambient allegoric installations.
Tags: Trade, Hong Kong, Jewellery, Greek Mythology, Modern Odyssey, Installation, Space, Exhibition, Design, Organiser, Show
Production Technology: All the walls and columns were built using a lightweight metallic framed structure, cladded with translucent graphic mesh and backlit. Bespoke props, lighting, LED and in some areas ambient soundtrack was used to produce the various allegorical installations in the spaces. All the production had to be tested offsite before the final onsite construction. This was due to the very tight 3 days allowance for the onsite installation.
Design Challenge: Once the concept direction was set, the challenge was to research the fascinating stories from ancient Greek mythology. It was then that a hierarchal approach was used to build the visitors journey throughout the whole exhibition. Firstly, with Zeus at the foyer then followed by the entrance treatments into the specialised halls using the other deities and so forth. Another challenge was the short move in time, therefore all the material specification had to be lightweight and easily assembled.
Research: The research for the Modern Odyssey concept started as a study on various civilization, folklores and cultural beliefs that were influential to past jewellery design. From this research, ancient Greek mythology was chosen due to its array of multifaceted characters and symbolisms. It provided plenty of material to curate a journey at the venue as an overarching theme. This led to the idea of allegorical installations to developed the space instead of showing the actual Greek god.
Inspiration: Inspiration for the concept of Modern Odyssey derived from studying various affluent cultural beliefs that had influenced past jewellery design. From this, ancient Greek mythology was most apt due to its array of complex characters and symbolisms. It provided plenty of scopes to curate the physical spaces using allegories as clues rather than show the referred Greek deity. As such, each installation was unique to its central character such as Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Apollo, Artemis to Athena etc.
Project Duration: The project duration was 3 months from the initial briefing to onsite completion. It was located at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai, Hong Kong and the event ran for 5 days starting from the 28th of February to the 4th of March 2019.
Operation Flow: The flow was designed in chronological order related to the theme Modern Odyssey. Various allegorical installations were created in reference to the Greek deities. Starting with the translation of Zeus at the main foyer as a welcome installation. Then moving to Poseidon, Hera, Apollo, Artemis and Athena being represented at the other entrance areas within the venue.