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Space To Grow Oct 2016

Space To Grow

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Dutch-born designer Rosan Bosch is a master of interior design with strong opinions about how to improve the way we work, learn and play, as HKDI students discovered when she led an innovative workshop in Hong Kong.


Drive Time Oct 2016

Drive Time

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

The Vocational Training Council, HKDI's parent body, has recently formed an alumni association that includes Chelsia Lau, a graduate of Lee Wai Lee Technical Institute who has become one of the world's most accomplished automotive designers. She talked to Summer Cao about her twenty years with the Ford Motor Company.


The Dragon Stirs Oct 2016

The Dragon Stirs

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Mao JiHong is leading the charge of new Chinese designers with his emphasis on handmade craftsmanship and Asian inspired creativity. He spoke to Diasy Zhong about the rebirth of luxury manufactuing in China and the consequences for European fashion brands who have relied on easy profits in the east for too long.


Striking A Balance Oct 2016

Striking A Balance

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

The best design education creates harmony between carftsmanship and creativity, with students being equally equipped to manufacture and inspire. This year's annual design show "Search…Becoming - Emerging Design Talents" at HKDI and IVE-Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Lee Wai Lee) revealed that there are many different ways to achieve the right mix between technique and innovation.


Contents Oct 2016

Contents

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

No abstract provided.


Editor's Letter Oct 2016

Editor's Letter

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Insight


Cover Oct 2016

Cover

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

No abstract provided.


Signed Issue 6 (2013) Full Issue Oct 2016

Signed Issue 6 (2013) Full Issue

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

No abstract provided.


The Ys Man Oct 2016

The Ys Man

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Yohji Yamamoto is one of the most revered designers in fashion with a cult following in his native Japan and acolytes all over the world. When it came to launching Y-NOT, he turned to the HKDI's Fashion and Images Department for help.


Standard Bearer Oct 2016

Standard Bearer

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

When the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers held one of their key meetings at HKDI for the first time in March, they took another step in defining the way designers will entertain us in the future.


Just Breathing Oct 2016

Just Breathing

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Once in a while we might think something strange like "how long does it take to inhale all the air in my bedroom?" or "what would it feel like if I travelled with my eyes shut?" As Daisy Zhong discovered, artists Pak Sheung Chuen takes these eccentric ideas seriously and has drawn upon them to build an impressive reputation in the art world.


A Frank Talk Oct 2016

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.


Let The Chair Speak Oct 2016

Let The Chair Speak

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Boris Berlin co-founded Komplot Design in 1987 with Poul Christiansen and in 2010 he joined with Aleksej Iskos to launch Iskos-Berlin Design. Together the two companies have focused on creating inspirational works that act as an antidote to the excessive noise of modern culture, expressing a "philosophy of silence" that Berlin explained to Summer Cao.


Material Witness Oct 2016

Material Witness

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Belgian designer Charles Kaisin works like a choreographer with a dancer, seeing endless possibilities of form and flow in a wide variety of materials, as he pushes the boundaries of what each one can achieve.


Global Warning Oct 2016

Global Warning

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Italian fashion legend Romeo Gigli came to Hong Kong this spring to launch his latest collection at JOYCE and he spoke exclusively to SIGNED magazine's Daisy Zhong about how the fashion world is in danger of losing its diversity.


Learning Curve Oct 2016

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.


Straight Talk Oct 2016

Straight Talk

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Over the last five months, some of Hong Kong's most accomplished designers have been engaged in a dialogue with the HKDI community and the public, Daniel Jeffreys and Daisy Zhong asked a selection of the participants what the city needs to increase its standing as a global centre for design.


Contents Oct 2016

Contents

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

No abstract provided.


Editor's Letter Oct 2016

Editor's Letter

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Ingenuity


Cover Oct 2016

Cover

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

No abstract provided.


Signed Issue 5 (2013) Full Issue Oct 2016

Signed Issue 5 (2013) Full Issue

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

No abstract provided.


Play Time Oct 2016

Play Time

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

In October IVE (Lee Wai Lee)'s Department of Multimedia and Internet Technology played host to more than one hundred computer enthusiasts who came together with the sole aim of creating dozens of new games in just 48 hours. As Summer Cao reports, Hong Kong's inaugural Game Jam was a thumping success.


Moving Up Oct 2016

Moving Up

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

The HKDI is on course to become a pioneer in environmentally conscious design by embedding the concept of sustainability into fashion at the start of the creative process.


Paper Tiger Oct 2016

Paper Tiger

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

In September the HKDI Gallery played host to an exhibition of prize-winners from this year's D&AD Awards. The event brought Neville Brody to Hong Kong, where he told Daniel Jeffreys about his radical new perspectives on digital design, education and the future of D&AD, where he has just assumed the role of president.


The Power Of One Oct 2016

The Power Of One

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Three consecutive exhibitions to celebrate the 70th birthday of legendary graphic designer Kan Tai-Keung tell the story of how he found his own Tao of art and design.


Visual Feats Oct 2016

Visual Feats

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

In October 2012 a collection of the world's best news images came to HKDI, highlighting the virtues of professional skills in a world where abundant smart phones and instant Internet access have turned everybody into a press photographer.


Private Matter Oct 2016

Private Matter

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

The artist Christopher Le Brun came to HKDI in September to share his idea that art is quintessentially private, rooted in emotion and that artists must have the courage to keep their work alive even if the world does not yet appreciate their vision.


People Power Oct 2016

People Power

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

A good movie is never the work of just one person, but as Daisy Zhong discovered at a HKDI screening, the team behind the film Iron Sky expanded their collaborative effort to include anybody with an internet connection.


Bright Approach Oct 2016

Bright Approach

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Many songs and poems have perished along with the minstrels who sang them, while untold books and scripts have been buried and burned but the culture and history coded within colour has endured. A new exhibition at HKDI revealed to Summer Cao how diverse Asian societies have been sustained and revitalised by the vibrant hues that are their signature.


Talk Of The Town Oct 2016

Talk Of The Town

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

The Hong Kong design community is rich with talent and projects like the striking new government headquarters at Tamar, conceived by Rocco Design Architects, is a symbol of the city's extraordinary creativity. To showcase local talent like Rocco Yim, Tina Liu, Koyo William and Alan Chan while providing a forum in which the whole community can discover their own design masters, HKDI will launch a new six month programme next year called Design Dialogue: Hong Kong Culture 2013. Daniel Jeffreys previews the seminar series and discovers how it could herald a new era for a region that is fast emerging …