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Mahjong anyone can read
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The workMaaLuck: Mahjong, redefined (Jacky Yick and Brian Lee), on the Dutch Design Week 2026 programme ddw.nlImages, slide by slide
- Slide 1
- A white box of mahjong tiles printed with simple orange and black geometric symbolsPhoto: Calvin SitMuseum or journal record
- Slide 2
- White tiles with bold geometric marks scattered on an orange surfacePhoto: Calvin SitMuseum or journal record
- Slide 3
- Diagram in two panels: traditional tiles use calligraphy; MaaLuck tiles use geometric lines legible across culturesImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against Jacky Yick and Brian Lee, press kit 2430
- Slide 4
- Several hands shuffle white tiles on a green mahjong tablePhoto: Calvin SitMuseum or journal record
- Slide 5
- Hands build walls of tiles around the edge of a green tablePhoto: Calvin SitMuseum or journal record
- Ring frame
- Pendule met art deco-ornamentFrame: Rijksmuseum, PD, croppedMuseum or journal record