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Field Of Eames
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
There are few people who have had greater impact on the way we live than Charles and Ray Eames. Their chairs and houses did for furniture and architecture what Steve Jobs did for the computers. The first exhibition of their life and work took place this autumn at the HKDI and it has helped to spark a global reappraisal of the couple's contribution to modern design.
Miami A City Reborn
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
From Art Deco to Deconstructionism, Miami has long been a centre for architectural design. We look at its history and the architects planning its future.
Talking About My Regeneration
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
Benedetta Tagliabue is one of the founding partners of EMBT, the architecture firm renowned for its urban regeneration work. She speaks to SIGNED about her projects and the exhibition at HKDI.
Innovation Explorers
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
A group of Masters students in architecture from Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (KADK) spent three weeks in the extreme colds of the Arctic to try out their innovative prototypes. The results are astounding.
A Frank Talk
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
Founded just ten years ago, Gravity has evolved into one of Hong Kong's most interesting and influential design and architecture partnerships. And yet the company was born in the most difficult circumstances.
Learning Curve
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
Thomas Coldefy and Isabel Van Haute designed the Hong Kong Design Institute. Two and a half years after it opened they reflect on what the building has taught them about sustainability in architecture.