Hongyu Dai
Working man’s collection
In collaboration with Toyota Material Handling, this project explores ways to extend the lifecycle of industrial waste.
Through the spontaneous combination of leftover parts, new artifacts naturally emerged in the Toyota factory during working man’s work process.
Year: 2024
Collaborator: Toyota Material Handling, (hanger collaborate with Sean Yo-Yo)
Exhibition: Milan Design Week 2024
I noticed this upside-down truck hood on a worker’s chair at Toyota factory. The aesthetics of this casual combination struck a chord with me.
Then I decided to make an artifact born naturally in the Toyota factory during working man’s work process.
Scraps I got
Work in progress
Working man’s desk & Working man’s hanger
bothered by trailing cables.
Adjust the hight by pressing the “up” and “down” buttons.