“Design Station” brings new experience to MRT passengers

Taiwan News
Date: 2016-07-18
By: Maggie Huang, Taiwan News, Staff Reporter

MRT has become an essential part of the citizen’s life. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Taipei Metro will collaborate with World Design Capital (WDC) Taipei from July 18 till October 31, during which time designers invited by Department of Cultural Affairs of Taipei City Government will reinvent the new face of MRT.

Fifteen designers attended the event “Design Station ” Monday at MRT Sun Yat-sen Memorial Station to announce their creative works. The whole station has been renovated, including signs, indoor plants, and metro cabins have also been redesigned into a whole new look. One particularly notable design is the orange heart-shaped umbrella holder which is designed by Liberte Design.

Near the No.5 exit of the station, themed as “Swimming City”, the stairs and wall have been painted with illustrations designed by mentally-retard children from NPO Children Are Us Foundation and designers from the design team “agoood”. Upon knowing the topic “Swimming City”, the children came up with the idea of “fish-head man” character, implying that passengers are like fish swimming in Taipei City.     [FULL  STORY]