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Designers Making A Difference
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
These five graduates from Hong Kong Design Institute made a splash at the DFA Hong Kong Young Design Talent Awards 2016, taking home top prizes and together winning a total of HKD 750,000 for their playfully innovative designs that exhibit social conscience and environmental awareness
Tailor Made
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
Aesthetics and practicality make fine dancing partners at the HKDI's Department of Fashion and Image Design, where Liz McLafferty encourages students to explore the boundaries between the inperatives of art and the needs of society.
Alien Resurrections
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
Angus Tsui burst on to the fashion scene, if you'll excuse the metaphor, with his striking Xenomorph graduation collection. He's now in the forefront of eco-friendly fashion design, recycling the bits that other designers discard into bold new creations that are impossible to ignore.
Haute Architecture
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
Hong Kong's favourite couturier Barney Cheng spent part of his summer working with HKDI's students to create high fashion for the city's most prestigious racing event. He talked to Daisy Zhong about the insights he acquired from his young colleagues.
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.
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.