Joints: A conjunction of poetical design and creative writing
Designer Hans Tan set his students a seemingly straightforward task: join two objects. This radically simple act opened up surprising vistas for new meanings, connections and even disruptions. In Joints: A conjunction of poetical design and creative writing, 8 writers take this further by responding to the 8 conjoined design objects. The resulting adventures provoke, pleasure and perplex, as flexuous joints of design and writing.
Designs curated by Hans Tan | Writings curated and edited by Daryl Lim Wei Jie | Editorial coordination by Justin Zhuang | Creative writings by Ang Kia Yee, Daryl Lim Wei Jie, Daryl Qilin Yam, Shawn Hoo, Tse Hao Guang, Wahidah Tambee, Wen-yi Lee, Yeow Kai Chai | Designs by Department of Design, College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore students: Chew Tong Yun and Tan Yie Xuan, Fern; Joni Lim and Lim Yan Kai, Benjamin; Judith Chin and Madeline See; Lim Ke Er and Augustine Elliott En Yong; Nor Nadia Diyana Binte Mohd Norzaidi and Stefan Lim Yi Zhao; Ng Yixuan and Muhammad Khairul Bin Ramli; Ruth Yong Jing Jing and Toh Yan, Joan; Tee Jia Yu and Sorfina Roslan | Photographed by Matthew Wong | Book designed by Studio Vanessa Ban | Printed by First Printers
215 x 155 x 12 mm
91pp, 285g
Hardcover
Published in 2026
ISBN 978-981-94-7054-9
Stockists
Indonesia: Further Reading Press
Singapore: Basheer Graphic Books / Epigram Bookshop / Studio Yono / TwoTwoBookshop
Malaysia: Abe Archive