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Shenzhen: A Design Metropolis
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
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Shenzhen's Shifting Fortunes
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From sleepy border town to booming manufacturing hub to design city -- Shenzhen is continually transforming itself as it spearheads China's passage to an innovation-based society.
Space To Breathe
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Green, edgy and playful, Oslo's new architecture brings joy in a city where nature has a profound effect on life, attitude and building design.
Miami A City Reborn
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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.
In The Living Room
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Salone del Mobile is the biggest event in Italy's furniture design calendar -- and now the world. We explore the great innovations from this April's packed-out fair in Milan and look forward to its exciting Shanghai debut.
Building The Revolution
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A collection of pre-crafted houses and pavilions, created by the world's best architects, designers and artists, forms Revolution. We look at this epic collection and its creators.
Breaking The Sound Barrier
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
Known for his curves and natural shapes, emminent product designer Ross Lovegrove has returned to the audio world to create the best sounding wireless speaker.
Extreme Constructs
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A group of Master's in Architecture students experienced life in the Arctic to understand how best to design modern environmental structures that can survive extreme conditions.
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Central To Success
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
As Mexico City prepares to take on the mantle of World Design Capital in 2018, we take a look at the city's art scene and some of its successes
New To Pmq
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Image Lab 360° is an innovative and entrepreneurial concept that combines creative savvy with business sensibility
Catalan Class
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This year's Business of Design Week partners with Barcelona, a city with a vibrant design heritage and one of the most community-driven architectural cities on earth
Happy Returns
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
The history of Swedish design is replete with world-beating innovations, which makes this year's Business of Design Week especially attractive. With Sweden as its partner country, the event is guaranteed to bring some of the world's most fascinating designers to Hong Kong.
Capability Town
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Patricia Moore is one of the world's most accomplished industrial designers. As Summer Cao reports, the American polymath uses socially conscious creativity to improve the lives of those who might otherwise be neglected.
So Cool So Hot
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
Hong Kong's SoHo, the area south of Hollywood Road, between Aberdeen Street and Queen's Road, has become a desirable destination for aspiring creative entrepreneurs and their clientele. With the new PMQ in the mix, and HKDI alumni becoming involved, the city may finally have a design district that's worth the name.
Modernist Mastermind
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
Hong Kongers will get a rare insight into the life and works of trailblazing designer George Nelson when an exhibition of his work arrives in March. Alex Price looks at what all the fuss is about.
Full Stretch
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Hong Kong's Business of Design Week had Belgium as its partner country this year, which gave Asia insights into the creative culture of a diminutive nation that has a huge reputation for innovation.
Let The Chair Speak
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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.
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.