HOMETOWN
A tablecloth for imagining the future or the past.
Hometown is a table linen cartography system. The hand-illustrated map is printed on both tablecloth and napkins, representing possibilities of anywhere and nowhere. Actual cities and sites are recombined and re-contextualized. Rearranging the napkins on the tablecloth redraws the map, either ruralizing or developing the land. Objects on the table become features of the landscape with Hometown as a backdrop. The illustration is loosely based on my experience and observation of my hometown China.
The Hometown project was created from the question: How might we design a playful object that can encourage a child’s interaction with the people, places, and environments around them?
The Hometown project is one of the eleven designs that were in Whatnot 2014 collection exhibited at Spazio Rossana Orlandi place in the Salon Internazionale del Mobile (International Furniture Fair) during Milan Design week.
tablecloth: 52”x70”
napkin: 17”x17”
digitally printed cotton-linen canvas
napkin: 17”x17”
digitally printed cotton-linen canvas
