1960年代外國專家來台指導「工業設計訓練班」的過程及其影響

Abstract

This study investigated the ”Industrial Design Training Programs” executed by the China Productivity and Trade Center (CPTC) in the 1960s by interviewing 28 native and oversea interviewees involved in these training programs and reviewing documents, reports, photos provided by these interviewees as well as the related documents collected in native or oversea institutes and libraries. This study revealed that, from 1963 to 1966, Japanese experts, Shinji Koike, Michitaka Yoshioka and German expert, Jorg Glasenapp were consecutively employed by the CPTC to host four ”Industrial Design Training Programs” with five intensive classes for Taiwan, There were 13 foreign experts and teaching assistants as well as 15 native experts contributed to the teaching, 250 trainees been trained in these training programs. Three different levels of course, basic class, advanced class, special project class, had been designed based on trainees' ability and experience. The achievement of these training programs was very significant. They not only enlightened the design concept of Taiwan but also prompted some designer cultivation programs, including the establishment of first five industrial design departments in junior college level during 1964-69 and the delegation of 21 designers to study abroad during 1964-75 by the CPTC. While the curriculums were referred to as exemplars by these departments, most of the trainees and delegates became the first generation of key industrial design teachers or industrial designers in Taiwan. In 1967, the CPTC participated as a member of the ICSID, whereas the Chinese Industrial Design Association was established in the same year later, mainly by the trainees of these training programs. Conclusively, these training programs have laid a solid foundation for industrial design education of Taiwan and made a great contribution to the development of industrial design in Taiwan.