Central District, Taichung · Former sewing-machine shop
驛前社 (former 新永勝 sewing-machine shop)
The 1960s 新永勝 sewing-machine shop near Taichung station, now 驛前社.
BEYOND THE ORDER 訂單之外, installation view
2026
Antique sewing machines beneath suspended text panels at 驛前社. Image: Creative Taichung / Design HUB. Editorial use.
Editorial useView source ↗
About ten minutes on foot from Taichung railway station.
In the exhibition photograph, transparent panels of writing hang against worn walls. Antique sewing machines stand on wooden tables below them. I'd like to read a passage there, then look down at the machine and resist the temptation to try a pedal.
《BEYOND THE ORDER 訂單之外》is at 驛前社, formerly the 新永勝 sewing-machine shop founded in the 1960s. The team has researched the site's history through oral interviews and objects. Ten literary works now occupy the shop's historical space as part of Creative Taichung's Design HUB programme.
Get there
Public transport
From Taichung railway station, walk along Jianguo Road and turn onto Minquan Road: about 700 metres, ten minutes.
Sources
- Creative Taichung Design HUB: BEYOND THE ORDER satellite exhibition ↗ — Dates, hours, venue and what is shown
- Design HUB on Instagram: accessibility statement ↗ — Accessible elevator
- Creative Taichung Design HUB @designhub_in_taichung ↗ — Organizer
- Creative Taichung Design HUB: original photograph ↗ — Image source
- Google Maps: 驛前社 ↗ — Location