23–132. Freeman Lau and Tong Yang-tze, “Chairligraphy II, Jin’s Hexagonal,” poster

Lau’s lines of a classic Ming style chair overlaid with Tong’s hand-painted calligraphy is one of a series of printed and hand-inked posters emphasizing traditional and modern design. Lau’s configurations of chair designs, in two and three dimensions, act as metaphors for design aesthetics and social roles in modern Chinese society.