Islanders 島民

17/05/2024

[Osaka Art Book Fair]

This weekend, we are attending the first Osaka Art Book Fai .
See you on Saturday.
今個月 18-19/5, 我們會參加大阪藝術書展.
到時候見！

Address: Seaside Studio Cass

18/10/2023

26/09/2023

See you in MaD Asia on 12 OCT

04/09/2023

遊人不多，
街上多半是熟悉的面孔，衣著通常都不太講究。
一件衫在街口出現，同一件衫又在街尾相見。
直至有天，你看到廣場上、大街上都是穿著它的人……
你穿大碼還是細碼 ？來穿穿看，試一試島民的身分是否稱身。

A walk in Peng Chau usually leads you to familiar faces, all casually dressed. You see the same shirts in front of the kindergarden, at a restaurant, at an intersection. And one day, all these people are gathered on the main square, all wearing the same t-shirts. Are you size M or XL? Put it on and see if you fit as an islander.

Issue No.3

Dwelling Ground
在地生活

Ordinary place-makers
由來已久的社區營造

13/05/2023

是每日島上碰見街坊T裇的平均數，這樣的頻率甚至可被視為民族服一般的存在。

On an average day, you can come
across 5 people wearing one of the kaifong T-shirts. This striking recurrence gives the impression of observing a traditional local garment.

#坪洲

09/05/2023

Issue no.3

Dwelling Ground
在地生活

Ordinary place making
由來已久的社區營造



shop online: https://islanders.bigcartel.com/

27/04/2023

每一期，我們以不同角度去研究一些極不起眼的事物。
第三期我們將會討論一下這些衫。

With each issue, we examine an object of the ordinary insular life to uncover and discuss its structure.
For the next issue, we hang outdoors and take a close look at islander’s outfit.

本計劃由信言設計大使種籽支助計畫支助。
ISLANDERS is supported by the Design Trust Seed Grant


#坪洲

27/04/2023

《ISLANDERS島民》第三期會在大館 .hk BOOKED: Hong Kong Art Book Fair發佈，
時間為：

28.04.2023 3pm–7pm
29.04.2023 – 01.05.2023 12pm–7pm

很感謝 邀請參與明天 5:30 - 7pm 由他主持，題為：關於地方誌的想像，
與台灣編輯 Ani Syu 對談。

After two years, our issue 03 is finally out.
Tai Kwun’s BOOKED: artbook fair will be the occasion for our zine launch.
And join us at 5:30pm for a discussion with Ani Syu, moderated by Sampson Wong, about “Artist’s Books about place-based imaginations”.
See you this week-end!


Design Trust

21/04/2023

17/04/2023

20/03/2022

We were invited by Design Spectrum to join to their exhibition ‘Delightful Designs’. Our contribution ‘Building the Commons’ came back on our investigative work on Peng Chau.

And, we are excited to announce that we have a second contribution to ‘Delightful Designs’!
‘Finding the Commons’ is a self-guided mapping experience that will lead you to dig deeper into the Peng Chau culture.

Want to explore the island in an original and fun way, but in the same time get new tools to discover the hidden beauties of your own neighbourhood? This is your chance!
We will be introducing our experience kit on March 26th.
Register quickly to participate: https://www.designspectrum.hk/activities/finding-the-commons/

很高興我們受到 Design Spectrum 邀請參加他們的展覽“給快樂的設計”。
我們以"建構共有”的展覽實驗展示了我們在坪洲的調查工作。

而展覽之後我們會嘗試另一個項目，‘Finding the Commons’。
‘Finding the Commons’ 是一種自導式的地圖體驗，將帶領您深入挖掘坪洲文化。

希望大家以一種意想不到的方式探索坪洲，同時學習到新的眼光並重新審視自己居住中的社區。
我們將在 3 月 26 日在網上介紹我們的地圖製作工具，然後就是你自己選擇何時要來。
參加方法： https://www.designspectrum.hk/activities/finding-the-commons/

設計光譜 Design Spectrum

04/06/2021

[Culture Talk]

We are happy to let you know we will be sharing about Islanders and how the zine was born next Thursday 10.06 at Duddell's cosy library. Hope to see you there!

很高興受到都爹利會館的邀請進行一次文化講座。
向大家分享島民由慨念到成書的過程和背後使用到的一些城市規劃方法。

Free admission. Limited seats.
RSVP essential to [email protected]
免費入場，座位有限，
請務必電郵[email protected]登記留位
https://fb.me/e/4e13nFqjg

Date: 10.06 (THU) 6:30 pm
Venue: Duddell’s 都爹利會館 Duddell's 都爹利會館
Address : Level 3, Shanghai Tang Mansion, 1 Duddell Street, Central

#島民 #坪洲

24/10/2020

After the chairs , maybe a table .......?

坪洲共享櫈，街坊自取自用，自管自理，坐咗咁多年喇，咦喂，咁張枱呢?

Chairs of commons are popular in the neighbourhood of Peng Chau. They have been here for years, and the question is, where are the tables?

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船到橋頭生活節眾籌計劃進行中
多謝支持!
To support the festival please also see our crowdfunding campaign.
Thanks for your generosity!
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/inter-island-festival #/

#坪洲 #長洲 #梅窩 #芝麻灣 #橫水渡

22/10/2020

Issue 02

Nourishing Land
豐饒之地

The level zero of an edible city
可食用城市的根本

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Selling spot:

openground
黑地
Kapok
拾莊 House of Salvage
Art and Culture ｜艺鵠
kubrick
貳叄書房 jisaam.books
MountZero 見山書店
常常集品 道具屋
Knowhere
序言書室 Hong Kong Reader Bookstore
前舖 Cinpou
Heima heima
Bleak House Books
Book Punch 一拳書館
ZINE COOP
燈隅
渡日書店 to-day bookstore

15/10/2020

Follow the papaya tree, understand your territory.
Come visit our micro-exhibition at Sunsat Store and dive into Peng Chau’s nourishing land - with a little help from papaya trees.

跟隨著木瓜，了解自己身處土地上的風土(Terroir)。
本周末在陸日小店 有我們準備好的木瓜展覽，透過木瓜來看看坪洲的豐饒之地。

17-18/10
2-5pm
陸日小店

https://fb.me/e/2W75lnzSK

09/10/2020

Common, too common...? In our second issue, we look at these trees.

第二期我們會討論一下這些樹。

08/10/2020

ISLANDERS島民 issue #02 'NOURISHING LAND’ is out!
Between 10-11 OCT ,1-6pm, come have a taste of our second issue at SunSat Store. A small exhibition will introduce you to the nourishing land of Peng Chau.
Due to the current situation, and adapting to the government guidelines, our activities comply with the laws to ensure appropriate social distancing. We also recommend you to come individually or in groups no bigger than 4 people. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

《ISLANDERS島民》第二期發佈會
時間是 10-11 OCT , 下午1點至6點，我們將舉辦一個小型展覽，來陸日小店品嚐一下為大家準備好的《ISLANDERS島民》第二期豐饒之地。
當日所有的活動都將根據當前政府對疫情的指引，以確保適當的社交距離。活動鼓勵以不超過4人的團體參與並帶上口罩，衷心感謝您的合作。

02/09/2020

「《島民》地圖想呈現另一種真實，這種真實沒得到官方論述認可，卻構成本地身分（local identity）的核心要素。」

【明報專訊】在這段「冇事就唔好出街」的日子，有朋友開始在Google map上旅行，探索地圖視角與我們感知之間的差異。住在坪洲的Kit Chan與Myriem Alnet這對夫妻，卻為朝夕相對的小島出版地圖雜誌（map-zine）《島民》（Islanders），....

12/08/2020

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I: 政府應該如何配合這些民間自發的有機設施？
B：非常重要的一點是，政府需負責提供公共空間的基礎設施，從而為人們提供一個設計空間的平台。 例如，政府應負責植樹，接駁水源； 應該建造公共廁所-人們總不能自己建造公共廁所吧。 有時我們說民生政策應該總是自下而上，而忘記了不能將這種責任放到使用者身上， 因此，我們必須仔細釐清責任。 當然，對於長者來說，挪動共有椅子是很容易，這是政府應該給予的自由，但是他們不可能自己建造廁所，故此公共設施應該是雙方共同努力的成果。 [強調此類舉措]很重要，但它可能會向政府傳達了“給幾個塑膠椅子就好了”的錯誤的信息。 不，我必須講，這還不夠，政府不應逃避責任。

B: Something very important is that the government has the responsibility for public space, to provide a platform for people to design the space. For example, the government should be responsible for planting the trees, for bringing the water; it should build public toilet - the people cannot build public toilet. Sometimes when we say “it should be only the people”, or it should be grassroots, bottom-up, we forget that we cannot give this responsibility to the user. So we have to divide the task. Of course, moving a chair is easy even for a grandmother, and this is a freedom you should give, but they cannot build the public toilet by themselves. It’s a joint effort. [Highlighting this kind of initiatives] is important but it can send a wrong message to the government by saying “it’s just fine to give a couple of plastic chairs.” No, that’s not enough, and it’s important to say it. The government should not disengage.

10/08/2020

Thank you Obscura Magazine for the detail interview.

https://www.obscura-magazine.com/chairs-and-the-unexpected-collective-infrastructure/

Islanders…

04/08/2020

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I：作為建築師，坪洲的公共空間如何影響到您在建築上的實踐？
B：以坪洲作例子：我們擁有許多政府提供的公共場所，但是對我來說，它們是非常盲目的設計。 政府決策往往由上而下，著眼於規劃的層面，列出了該空間應有的東西，但卻從沒有考慮使用者的體驗。 因此，從坪洲的共有椅子可以觀察到，給予使用者的自由度越大越好。我嘗試以此主導我的設計方針：不要以為自己能替用戶解決所有可能的問題，該給用戶機會獲得自主的感覺，而不是限制太多。 我正在嘗試為我的案子找一種經濟且靈活的解決方案:不一定需要耀眼炫目的設計，要的是可以為用戶提供最大空間且干預最少的方法，這都是從椅子上學到的。 從我的觀察中了解到，用戶通常很清楚自己周圍的環境和該空間的品質，人們永遠將椅子放到樹下; 如果一群人需要聚集，便會把椅子圍成一個不錯的聊天圈。 人們對於這樣暫時性的座位仍然有很高的敏感度，即使在最糟糕的地方，他們也可以找到最舒適的位置。
這影響到我在設計時也嘗試這樣做，像使用椅子的人一樣：了解並代入所在的環境去思考。

I: As an architect, how do Peng Chau public spaces inspire your practice?
B: I think it’s really that, when I look at Peng Chau, we have official types of public spaces that are designed by the government. But for me they are designed very blindly. They are designed from the top, looking at the plan, listing the kind of things that this space should have, but without thinking of the experience. So how do I link to my design is that I observe that the more you give autonomy, and you don’t control everything, the better. That’s where I try to lead my design: not to fix everything, to give opportunity to the users to get a sense of autonomy, not to constrain too much. I am trying to find an economical and flexible solution. I’m not looking necessary as a kind of shiny, luxurious type of design, but I’m looking for the minimal type of intervention you need to give the greatest space. And this is what you see with the chairs. And I also learnt from observing that the users are naturally very aware of their surroundings. They will always look for the shadow. If they need to gather amongst people, they will put chairs together to create a nice chatting circle. They have their own sensitivity to occupy the space. And I’m trying to do the same when I design. To establish some kind of relationship between the context, the view, the quality that you can use in the design. I’m trying to be like the people who use the chairs: to understand the place and to relate to the context.
I observe in HK that when people use the public space, they look for and understand what are the space’s qualities. People are very aware, and even out of the worse place, they will make the best place.

01/08/2020

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第一期《有機空間》，我們訪問了
瑞士籍建築師布珠珠 (Borio Lab建築實驗室創辦人、香港大學助理教授)

For issue #01 - Organic Space, we interviewed
Swiss Architect Géraldine Borio, founder of Borio Lab and Assistant Professor at HKU Architecture Department.

I：在坪洲居住了數年，您對坪洲的椅子和使用它們的人有何看法？
B：我認為這些椅子絕對是人們創造公共空間的一個實例，一個非常成功的例子，這不是一般由上而下的設施，而是當地人在為自己做的事情。 當我走在香港一些街道的後巷時，我常常留意到有些閒置的椅子， 一旦開始注意這一點，你就會意識到，原來有了椅子，你就可以佔據空間。而據我的認知，該空間便會立即成為公共空間，因為一旦您將時間花在您的私人地方以外，並且對它負責，那麼它將成為公共場所。 所以對我來說，椅子是將任何空間變成公共空間的關鍵，這是一個強而有力的裝置，因為基本上你只需要一張凳。

I: What do you think the chairs in Peng Chau say about their users?
B: I think the chairs is a very good and successful example of how people make their own public space. It’s not a top-down initiative because it’s the local people doing their own thing. Something I noticed when I walked in the backlanes of HK, is that there are some leftover chairs. When you start to pay attention to that, you realise that once you have a chair, you can occupy the space. And therefore the space itself becomes public space, in my understanding. Because once you spend some time in a place that is not your private room, and it is free of charge, then it becomes public space. So, for me, the chair is the key to making any space into a public space. And it is very strong here, because you basically only need a sitting device.

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#01
有機空間
Organic Space

31/07/2020

想念自由自在的日子

\ 龜 /

［ 8 月份營業公告］

好快，夏天就要到了尾聲了。大家還喜歡我們準備的夏季料理和飲品嗎？！

8月的龜，店裡擺設做了小小改變。大家期待的「選物販賣部」也開始陸續增加商品(龜速)

( 目前有「京都藍染師藤妄江房 CōBō Hostel的本藍染小物」、「香港獨立小誌 Islanders 島民」、「Good Eye 台北挑剔指南 所企劃的台灣挑惕指南」，還有「姊妹店鶴宮寓 ho̍k house 的人氣鶴果醬」)

立秋之後的龜應該會越來越好玩，也會有新菜色！敬請期待。

8月的營業時間是：

10 : 00 - 18：00（洋食L.O. 17:00 其他L.O. 17:30）

公休日還是「每週二＆三」。除此之外有兩天特別的：

8/10(ㄧ)：特別休日。

8/15(六)：高市長補選日！晚2.5小時開店（當日營業時間：12:30 - 18:00）

請大家過來的時候務必注意一下！

那麼，明天見囉

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#大暑 ＃野菜果実Lab #南台灣有機小農蔬果使用中




＃內外場正職徵集 ＃暑期ＰＴ募集中

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「 8月份 的營業時間」

★ 「早/午間洋食、早/午茶咖啡、大地風味的點心」
10 : 00 - 18：00（洋食L.O. 17:00 其他L.O. 17:30）

每週二、三休日、特別休日8/10(ㄧ）
8/15(六) 高市長補選時間調整：12:30 - 18:00

★ 早茶時段小優惠延續至8月份：10:30前點一杯咖啡或早茶，可以免費享用一份龜的「招牌鹽麴比司吉」（點咖啡送朝食的概念啦。「每日5客限定」）

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有關龜時間goood time的主人翁「Mr. Dandy」

Mr. Dandy是一隻特別的斑龜，也是一名高雄的 「熱 帶 紳 士」。今年100歲。喜歡：蔬菜、熱帶水果、大地風味的料理、風、綠色、白色和古銅色。

享受一杯咖啡的當下時光，這是他的「 龜 時 間 」。
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#如果可以我想過著龜時間



200731

IG : https://www.instagram.com/gooodtime_kh/

30/07/2020

街邊凳的重要性

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《Islanders 島民》

#01
有機空間
Organic Space

19/07/2020

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沒有設計師的設計

島上隨處可見噴上噴漆的凳子。噴漆除了避免有人將新簇簇的椅子拿回家用之外，亦成為共有椅子的清晰標記。 #揦西設計 #蕭競聰

揦西設計是理工大學設計系教授蕭競聰於2012出版的書上所提出的慨念。

書中探討的是一些不能被歸類，出於對原有設計的修補並快速有效地解決當前問題的民間智慧。

我們發現，就島上的共有椅子而言，揦西設計是描述這個由用者所建構系統的最佳理論，藉由這個X記號達到快速、經濟的視覺溝通、省去了說明的需要，並達至用者有效自我管理的目的。

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A design without designer

The concept of ‘Lesser Design’ was developed by Siu King-Chung, Associate Professor at the HK Polytechnic University, in a book published in 2012.

The book discusses the myriad forms and manifestations of design in our daily life that generally go unnoticed. Marked by anonymity and grass-roots wisdom, they reflect the ordinary folk’s problem-solving attitude and ingenuity towards objects of the everyday.

We found that, in the case of collectively shared design, the concept of Lesser design is the best theory to describe this system constructed by the users. This X mark is a quick, cheap and easy solution, with no author, copyright, user manual; only meant to effectively achieve visual communication and help self-management by the users.

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Issue 01
有機空間
Organic Space

08/07/2020

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132 平方英尺是坪洲人均可用的公共空間面積。 比香港規劃處23.6平方尺的建議標準（一個廁所的大小）高出6倍。

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在沒有汽車的坪洲，街道屬於所有人，亦因此，與香港人均一個廁所大小的公共空間相比，有了顯著的分別。

在香港，大部分時間我們都要費神去尋找公共場所，在路邊橫空出現的迷你公園，私人公司管理下的公共空間，在路邊擠出臨時席地而坐的地方……
在平坦的小島上，居民可以使用海灘，行人路，小橋，大街
這些空間都支撐著島上的公共生活。
我們觀察到，這是一個大得足夠讓事情自然地發生的空間，使人們可以透過自發行動來豐富彼此的社區生活。

最後我們動手計算島民實際上享有的空間，因現有計算方法不會以用者的角度一拼去計算，亦忽略當中實行時的複雜性，所以，我們以自己的方式結合官方數字與實地考察，計算出島民共有，並可以共同建構的空間，人均132平方英尺

132 sq feet is the amount of open public space available per person in Peng Chau. It is 6 times above the recommended standard of 23.6 sq ft in Hong Kong (the size of a toilet cubicle).

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Because there are no cars on Peng Chau, all roads and streets can be counted as public space freely accessible to the people - thus the huge difference with the HK toilet cubicle average.
In fact, most of the time in HK, we have to make do with specific spaces such as parks and playgrounds, or segmented pieces of public space, squeezed in-between spaces of efficiency (roads and private buildings), battling for a febrile right to use.
On the flat island though, residents can enjoy a large and varying network of open spaces - beach to roads, bridges, alleyways.... - that support a public life. We observe that this scale is essential for organic initiatives to grow naturally and enrich life with a layer of commonality.

Yet, we had to calculate this number by ourselves as we realised official documents don't consider public space in such a holistic way, and actually fail to take into account the complex reality of public space as it is practiced. So we devised our own method, crossing public data with fieldwork findings and we took into account all spaces where people can feel they share and build a common life - 132sq ft/person.

05/07/2020

在台灣都可以找到島民

\ 龜 /

我們都是 島民 Islanders

香港島的西南面，有一座船渡半小時的迷人島嶼
__ 坪洲 Peng Chau

這份渡海而來的獨立地圖雜誌
現在到了美麗島旁的龜時間cafe

（雜誌區放置中，歡迎翻閱）

We are all islanders.

ZINE : 《 Islanders 島民 》
TWD 240
HKD 60

＿ ISLANDERS 島民是一份獨立的地圖雜誌，透過向島嶼發問，我們希望探索可持續生活的原點

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有機空間
Organic Space
不需設計師的社區設計
A Social design without designer

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#台灣首批 ＃限量發售 ＃公共設計 ＃有機空間

#南台灣有機小農蔬果使用中




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「 7 月份 的營業時間」

★ 「早/午間洋食、早/午茶咖啡、大地風味的點心」
10 : 00 - 18：00（洋食L.O. 16:30 其他L.O. 17:30）

每週二、三休日及特別休日7/23(四）

★ 早茶時段小優惠延續至7月份：10:30前點一杯咖啡或早茶，可以免費享用一份龜的「招牌鹽麴比司吉」（點咖啡送朝食的概念啦。「每日5客限定」）

#如果可以我想過著龜時間
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22/06/2020

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有機空間
Organic Space

不需設計師的社區設計
A Social design without designer

21/06/2020

From Peng Chau , and then Hong Kong Andthenhk
Thank you Knowhere for featuring us ~

你正在回家路上。你看見街道放了一張櫈。櫈上給噴上交叉，似在吶喊著甚麼。你看見那張櫈，然而你實在很忙很累，於是你選擇看不見——看不見那張櫈，以及背後牽扯的種種，關於社區，關於空間運用，關於生活，與人。

20/06/2020

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有機空間
Organic Space