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Updated Sunday, November 22, 2009 1:22 pm TWN, By Dimitri Bruyas, The China Post

Dutch photographer Marc Gerritsen says Taiwan could eventually become the next creative hub in Asia, while talking with The China Post on his new book “Taiwan Mod — A Journey ...

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Dutch unveils Taiwanese style

Contrary to all expectations, the noted photographer said: “Taiwanese design is quite world standard, certainly in interior design. As you know architectural design you just look outside, what a mess! But in interior design, it's very high quality of design and works and high quality of local design.”

Gerritsen studied at the Academy for Industrial Design in Eindhoven, the Netherlands; he worked as an interior designer and furniture designer in Europe, the USA and Australia before dedicating himself full-time to photography.

A resident of Taiwan since 2004, he has photographed hundreds of projects throughout the world and his work has been published in many international magazines (http://www.marcgerritsen.com).

The hundreds of exquisite photographs in “Taiwan Mod” clearly document the emergence of this new phenomenon. The images capture the rise of a confident, bold and urban style of design that is elegant and modern, with an unmistakable Asian signature.

“Taiwanese design is so stuck in the industrial mobile phone, bicycles and computer [industries] and has not jumped yet into a more accessible design for the home owners,” he pointed out.

“I want to push for design to make that jump into creating more accessible design products for international market. So that if there is a product made in Taiwan, it will look fantastic,” he continued.

With this book, though, Taiwan has made the first leap to the international stage, and it's obvious it's here to stay.

'Taiwan Mod — A Journey Through Taiwanese Design' by Marc Gerritsen / Available in bookstores worldwide starting on Nov. 29 / A book launch and book signing will be held on Nov. 29, 2009 from 6 p.m. at the Xin Yi Eslite bookstore (Eslite Forum, third floor) / For a sneak preview of the book please go to http://www.taiwanesedesign.com.tw/

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