We caught up with Taiwanese designer Rock Wang at Yii, the Triennale Design Museum's show of Taiwanese designers and craftsmen. There, he explained the concept and intent behind his amazing Brick Plan vases and trays, carved and polished by hand and lathe from chunks of brick extracted from demolished buildings in the Taiwanese countryside.

Salone Milan 2011: Taiwanese Craft meets Dutch Colonialism in Rock Wang's Brick Plan Vases and Trays from Core77 on Vimeo.