Naihan Li recreates iconic Beijing CCTV building as 1:100-scale rosewood cupboard - peak irony reached

CCTV wardrobe, from Naihan Li’s I Am Monument series

Like their counterparts in New York and London the citizens of Beijing are quick to think of nicknames for notable new landmarks. Even before its completion in 2012, locals had taken to calling Rem Koolhaas’s headquarters for the national television broadcasters, CCTV, “big pants.”

CCTV Wardrobe, from Naihan Li’s I Am Monument series

It’s an apt name for the two-legged building, and even more fitting now the Chinese-born London-educated designer Naihan Li has made a version of it to store such essential clothing items in. Naihan, who worked with Ai Weiwei early in her career, has recreated the Beijing landmark as a wardrobe. This 1:100-scale, Brazilian rosewood model of the tower, which goes on display at Gallery All’s stand (C03) at Design Miami next month, offers a variety of cupboards and storage spaces inside its angular body......Continue Reading

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