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Urban Lift Oct 2016

Urban Lift

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

This summer, after eight months of development, three installations by young landscape architects from HKDI will be unveiled at the prestigious Tamar site on Hong Kong's harbour front. Daisy Zhong reports on a project that seeks to create an engaging destination for city residents.


Brilliant Transformation Oct 2016

Brilliant Transformation

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Renowned French jeweller Christophe Lemaître visited HKDI to discuss what it takes to design pieces that can command a place at one of Place Vendôme's globally renowned boutiques. He spoke to Daisy Zong about achieving a marriage of craftsmanship and creativity.


Alien Resurrections Oct 2016

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.


The Great Communicator Oct 2016

The Great Communicator

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

A retrospective of works of George Nelson (1908-1986) at HKDI Gallery from March through June shows that a great designer should be an original thinker as well as a master of words and images.


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

No abstract provided.


Cover Oct 2016

Cover

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

No abstract provided.


Signed Issue 8 (2014) Full Issue Oct 2016

Signed Issue 8 (2014) Full Issue

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

No abstract provided.


Working Model Oct 2016

Working Model

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

HKDI student Tristan Yeung was one of this year's Hong Kong Design Centre Award winners, sharing the spotlight with some of Asia's most successful creative talents. As Daniel Jeffreys reports the annual event shows that awards raise awareness of design and promote creativity.


Modernist Mastermind Oct 2016

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.


Making An Impression Oct 2016

Making An Impression

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

The craftsmanship and ingenuity associated with printmaking, a technique used as a tool for cultural exchange since the Tang dynasty, has come to HKDI in an exhibition showcasing 149 artworks from print shops around the world.


Electron Rising Oct 2016

Electron Rising

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

A source of wonder since the dawn of civilisation, amber seems to have lost its lustre. But as Daisy Zhong discovers, a group of contemporary Polish artists are bringing fresh vibrancy to amber design.


Creative Revival Oct 2016

Creative Revival

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Differences in time and space can distance us from the great art of the past but the Hong Kong Museum of Art has used animation and e-books to bring a collection of ancient Chinese painting back to life.


Water Born Oct 2016

Water Born

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Sheila Levrant de Bretteville caused ecstasy and outrage in 1990 when she became director of the Yale University Graduate Program in Graphic Design and the first woman to receive tenure at the Yale University School of Art. It was not the first time she made waves and certainly not the last. For the last six months she has brought her exceptional talent to HKDI where she led a student-based project designed to help Hong Kong appreciate its unique environment.


Symbolic Style Oct 2016

Symbolic Style

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

The tide of fashion ebbs and flows but designers from Belgium have a knack of creating work that is both timeless and innovative, as revealed in Dress Code, a compelling new exhibition of Belgian fashion curated by Charles Kaisin and the Hong Kong Deisgn Institute.


Perpetual Emotion Oct 2016

Perpetual Emotion

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Charles Kaisin is a designer who wears his heart and intellect on both sleeves, embracing the world with passionate enthusiasm and challenging ideas. His role as the co-curator of the Dress Code and Design in Motion exhibitions that will be at HKDI through the spring proves that one man can be in several places at once, so long as he has enough imagination.


Full Stretch Oct 2016

Full Stretch

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

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.


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

Truth


Cover Oct 2016

Cover

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

No abstract provided.


Signed Issue 7 (2013) Full Issue Oct 2016

Signed Issue 7 (2013) Full Issue

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

No abstract provided.


Upcoming Events Oct 2016

Upcoming Events

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Three events at HKDI this autumn celebrate artisanship and creativity.


The Tao Of Giving Oct 2016

The Tao Of Giving

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

With help from HKDI, the Hong Kong Museum of Art has created a trail-blazing application that is set to galvanise the public's interest in its Xubaizhai Collection of traditional Chinese art.


Haute Architecture Oct 2016

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.


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