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We are a small group of European expats with a passion for beautiful things. We love to explore Taipei and to stumble across fun places or cool products. Design Taipei is the blog that we use to keep track of our discoveries and to share them with the world. It is written for anyone with an interest in Taiwanese design, architecture, or arts.


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 Golden Pin Design Awards 2015 - Call for Entries
Following a record-breaking number of entries last year, including many fascinating design artifacts, the Golden Pin team yesterday announced its call for submissions to the Golden Pin Design Awards 2015. Submissions are accepted from any individuals or companies that are se
26 March 2015 | 9:58 am

 Starbucks at Dadaocheng Building
I am not a particularly big fan of Starbucks beverages, but I am always impressed how the company manages to get into some of the most iconic buildings around the world. In Taiwan, besides their well-known store inside Taipei 101, I especially like the new store at the Dadaocheng
3 February 2015 | 2:41 am

 Museum of Contemporary Art - A Tale of Two Cities
The Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA) is one of my favorite art venues in Taipei. The building that houses the museum was built in the 1920s as an elementary school and later became Taipei’s city hall for nearly fifty years. It was then converted to the Museum of Contempora
28 January 2015 | 8:42 am

 Taipei Expo Park
Located adjacent to Yuanshan Park, Taipei Expo Park is a nice place to go for a walk and to take some photos, especially on a sunny day in the cooler winter months.  The Expo Park is home to several different structures that are quite different from one another, but all hav
14 January 2015 | 3:59 am

 Book review: Architectural Guide Taiwan by Ulf Meyer
About a month ago, I attended a lecture by Prof. Ulf Meyer, visiting professor at Tamkang University, on architecture in Taiwan at the German Institute Taipei. Over the course of an hour, he introduced the history of Taiwanese architecture, influential Taiwanese architects and no
6 January 2015 | 9:47 am


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