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SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

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Exhibition - Hallyu Iiterniti A Vision Of Tomorrow Aug 2024

Exhibition - Hallyu Iiterniti A Vision Of Tomorrow

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Following the success of last year's "Viva Italia" Italian Design and Culture Festival, the Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) is launching a new extended learning project: the "Hallyu" Korean Design and Culture Festival. This initiative provides students and staff the opportunity to learn about the hallyu or Korean wave phenomenon and its related art and design.


Event Report - Hong Kong Design Institute Emerging Design Talents 2024 Leading Social Change Through "Transformative" Design Aug 2024

Event Report - Hong Kong Design Institute Emerging Design Talents 2024 Leading Social Change Through "Transformative" Design

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The Hong Kong Design Institute's (HKDI) Emerging Design Talents 2024 is a highly anticipated event that will be held over nearly three months, from June to September, showcasing more than 650 works from graduating students across various disciplines. These fields of study include Architecture, Interior Design and Product Design, Communication Design, Digital Media and Fashion and Image Design. The fashion shows and design performances emphasise how emerging designers are blending technology creatively to bring positive change through a human-centric approach. This collaboration reshapes practices and leverages interdisciplinary teamwork. The Emerging Design Talents 2024 is not only a platform for displaying …


Interview - Michele De Lucchi Building The Future Aug 2024

Interview - Michele De Lucchi Building The Future

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Timeless, ambitious art always transcends the present and points the way to the future. The Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) recently invited renowned Italian architect Michele De Lucchi to deliver a lecture titled "The Equation". In his talk, De Lucchi shared his major architectural works and outlined his vision of integrating architecture with immersive environmental art installations. Central to De Lucchi's vision is a humanistic approach to unite communities with nature. Like all true visionaries, De Lucchi opened minds to the limitless possibilities of art through his talk.


Theme Story - Fashion Meets Athletics Innovative Functional Materials Leads New Era Of Sportswear Aug 2024

Theme Story - Fashion Meets Athletics Innovative Functional Materials Leads New Era Of Sportswear

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

The 2024 Paris Olympics came to a close, and it has been dubbed "the most fashionable Olympics" ever with team kits of Mongolia, France and other countries creating quite a buzz online.The eye-catching element of sports attire comes into play for visually attractive events such as gymnastics and synchronised swimming, but fashion has to meet function in the designing of these uniforms, so as to enhance and not impede the athletes’ performances.
Take cycling as an example, a sport familiar to Hong Kong. The design of a competition uniform involves complex scientific calculations, emphasising functionality and safety. The materials used …


Theme Story - Sustainability, Contemporary Design And Chinese Heritage The Future Of Global Design Aug 2024

Theme Story - Sustainability, Contemporary Design And Chinese Heritage The Future Of Global Design

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Sustainability, technology and contemporary design have become some of key trends shaping the future of global design. One outstanding example of this is Qingshan Village in Hangzhou, which has blended environmental conservation, modern design, Chinese culture and traditions into its urban planning. This initiative not only exemplifies China's innovative capabilities in sustainable development but also its leading position in the design industry, offering both inspiration and valuable reference point for Hong Kong and the rest of the world.


Theme Story - Crossing The Online And Offline Worlds In The Future Of Integrated Virtual And Real Worlds, Can Humans Lead Design? Aug 2024

Theme Story - Crossing The Online And Offline Worlds In The Future Of Integrated Virtual And Real Worlds, Can Humans Lead Design?

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

The film and entertainment industries are undergoing epochal transformations. Online streaming, high-definition imagery and artificial intelligence (AI) are not just changing business models, these technologies are also radically altering the design thinking that guides media productions.
The Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) graduates, Min Chan and Chak Yun Hei, have been playing crucial roles in this transformation. Chan, an Image Director, designs immersive costumes that help in the element of world-building in productions. Chak, a Director of Innovation and Product Development, develops TV hardware and software tailored to future consumer entertainment modes and broadcasting technologies. Their experiences demonstrate how, despite …


Theme Story - A Wave Of Virtual Products Is Sweeping The Globe How It Could Redefine The Future Of The Film And Television Industry Aug 2024

Theme Story - A Wave Of Virtual Products Is Sweeping The Globe How It Could Redefine The Future Of The Film And Television Industry

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Since its inception, the film and television media has existed squarely at the juncture of art and technology. Media forms like music videos, streaming services and even blockbuster Hollywood films have exemplified this inextricable link. In the past three to four years, though, virtual productions have swept through the world and have been described by insiders in the United States and Europe as marking a "point of no return" for the overall industry due to their real-time ability to produce special effects content. Such technology is gaining momentum in Hong Kong too. In March 2024, an international-level professional virtual production …


Contents Aug 2024

Contents

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Cover Aug 2024

Cover

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Editorial Aug 2024

Editorial

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Issue Thirty One Full Text Aug 2024

Issue Thirty One Full Text

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Back Cover Jan 2024

Back Cover

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Special - Business Of Design Week (Bodw) 2023 Jan 2024

Special - Business Of Design Week (Bodw) 2023

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Asia's premier annual event on design, innovation, and brands will return to Hong Kong from 27 November to 2 December 2023. The week-long programme of BODW 2023 will bring together international, regional, and local policymakers, business executives and creative leaders to identify critical challenges and inspire game-changing smart design processes to drive circular and inclusive design.


Exhibition - Hong Kong Denim Festival 2023 Jan 2024

Exhibition - Hong Kong Denim Festival 2023

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Exhibition - Building A Future Jan 2024

Exhibition - Building A Future

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Ben van Berkel and Hannes Pfau, the brains behind Hong Kong's ambitious Lyric Theatre set to open in mid-2025, look at the future of architecture and its impact on the cultural sphere and global health.


Exhibition - Towards A Circular Economy - Interview With Pieter Van Os And Prof Dann Van Eijk Jan 2024

Exhibition - Towards A Circular Economy - Interview With Pieter Van Os And Prof Dann Van Eijk

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Imagine a world where resources can always be reduced, reused, repaired, recycled or recovered. The picture is perfect, but do such ambitions have a chance in a wasteful city like Hong Kong?


Theme - Cho.Earth: Hybrid Heritage Preservation With A Payout Jan 2024

Theme - Cho.Earth: Hybrid Heritage Preservation With A Payout

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Thought owning some famous real estate was just a flight of fancy? Well, the real thing is probably yes, but a virtual version is very much possible. In fact, snapping up some virtual heritage and cultural icons for free could prove a very wise investment if the people behind CHO.earth have anything to do with it.


Theme - The Power Of Immersive Media Arts Jan 2024

Theme - The Power Of Immersive Media Arts

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

The contemporary art form of media arts is empowering not only artists but also brands to craft creative experiences to impress and inspire their target audiences.


Theme - Virtual Historia: A Treasure Hunt For Heritage Successors Jan 2024

Theme - Virtual Historia: A Treasure Hunt For Heritage Successors

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

The metaverse is set to play an important role in our digital future. However, what problems it solves and how it develops is still unclear, and real-world challenges such as population decline and disinterest in cultural heritage defy an easy digital fix. Regardless, Kameoka City in rural Japan is betting that the metaverse could help in tackling just these problems.


Theme - Dr Chan Lai-Kiu - An Architect Who "Makes It Fun" Jan 2024

Theme - Dr Chan Lai-Kiu - An Architect Who "Makes It Fun"

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

During the 2017 Hong Kong Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism \ Architecture, Pak Sha Road in Causeway Bay became an arena for giant mahjong. The road was lined with artificial grass, while the air was filled with buskers' performance and the aroma of freshly baked pineapple buns and egg custards. Dr Chan Lai-kiu, the curator and architect of this project, truly demonstrated her motto, "Make it fun!", which extended to digitally elevated traditional Chinese mahjong and reenacted old Hong Kong districts.


Theme - Heritage Double Vision Offers Unique Perspectives Jan 2024

Theme - Heritage Double Vision Offers Unique Perspectives

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Ever flipped between some before and after photographs of a place or situation? It can be fascinating, triggering leaps of imagination to fill in the gaps between the two time periods. Now, update this analogue process to 3D VR, AR, and online information. Engaging with history has been rebooted, and it is called situated simulation.


Report - Hkdi Emerging Design Talents Embraced Inclusion, Acceptance And Social Sustainability Jan 2024

Report - Hkdi Emerging Design Talents Embraced Inclusion, Acceptance And Social Sustainability

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

The recently concluded Emerging Design Talents (EDT) proved to be yet another "must-visit" event in the heat of summer.


Editorial Jan 2024

Editorial

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

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Contents Jan 2024

Contents

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

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Cover Jan 2024

Cover

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

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Issue Thirty Full Text Jan 2024

Issue Thirty Full Text

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

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Back Cover May 2023

Back Cover

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

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Ones To Watch May 2023

Ones To Watch

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Emerging Design Talents 2023: EMBRACE


Special - Hkdi Staff Shined In Local And International Awards May 2023

Special - Hkdi Staff Shined In Local And International Awards

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

The dedication, creativity, and professionalism of the HKDI staff have been recognised at home and abroad. Congratulations to three outstanding HKDI members for their great work and exemplary performance.