Architectural Appetite × Marie Vilay at design / delight 2026

From 10 to 15 November 2026, West Bund Art Center in Shanghai presents Architectural Appetite × Marie Vilay as part of design / delight 2026, an emerging platform for contemporary collectible design and functional art.
 

Bringing together Luxembourg-Laotian artist-designer Marie Vilay and Dutch-Thai architect-artist Justin Dirkx Khuadprakhon, the exhibition explores themes of heritage, identity, and cultural exchange through design, craft, and material experimentation.

Marie Vilay's work draws on Laotian weaving traditions to examine migration, memory, and how cultural knowledge is transformed as it moves across generations, places, and cultures, while Architectural Appetite reimagines reclaimed industrial elements with handcrafted materials through playful yet thoughtful interventions.

Created specifically for design / delight 2026, this unique spatial installation invites visitors to engage in a dialogue between materials, histories, and identities.