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Designed to last
Get PDFIssues of creativity and sustainability have usually been separated since the industrial revolution in the West over two hundred years ago. While most designers have thought about how to sell their products, rather than how to save the earth, an increasing number have begun to argue that this separation is untenable. The HKDI\u27s Yan Yan Lam is one of them. As she explains to Daniel Jeffreys, a sustainable future for the planet is something that will only happen by disign
Paper tiger
Get PDFIn September the HKDI Gallery played host to an exhibition of prize-winners from this year\u27s 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
Thought process
Get PDFThe HKDI\u27s Department of Product & Interior Design operates on the belief that great designs only become fabulous products if they have good working principles behind them. As programme leader Bill Chan reveals to Summer Cao this approach helps create sustainable careers and a healthier design environment
Bear market
Get PDFA toy competition to celebrate the Vocational Training Council\u27s 30th Anniversary broke records and showed how fine art and popular culture can be combined to spectacular effect. As Summer Cao reports, the contest also revealed how the region\u27s most established design school works to promote the reputation of Hong Kong\u27s design industry
Seize the day
Get PDFWe have entered a new era, when taste and appetites are in flux and opportunities can evaporate in seconds. To triumph, designers need to think with creativity, deplay craft and technique, step forward with passion, and diligently observe the market. The work unveiled at the HKDI\u27s annual design show had all these elements