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Theme - Bakery Simplicity - A Recipe for Building Better Communities
Get PDFBaking and eating bread in a small group seems to have some sort of mystical power to break down barriers, not only between strangers, but between different races, ages, genders and worldviews. Now, every week in Amsterdam and surrounding areas, people are discovering this “power of bread” as it creates dialogue between neighbours, within communities, and between locals and the outside world
Interview - Design for Well-Being
Get PDF“Design for Well-Being” is HKDI’s major education and collaboration direction in the coming few years. In this issue, we speak with Michael Chan, Deputy Academic Director (Design) of HKDI, to find out how the institute conceptualises and practises design thinking, educates and cultivates new generations of designers, and continues to design for human beings’ welfare
Interview - The Road of My Cyber Physical Hands
Get PDFRenowned Japanese designer Dai Fujiwara presents his latest Hong Kong exhibition THE ROAD OF MY CYBER PHYSICAL HANDS. Expect to see some of his never-revealed early works and be inspired by his Iatest design ideas. We hear from Dai about the concept behind his exhibition and ask for his advice for future designers
Theme - GoodGym - Fit Bodies Make Healthy Communities
Get PDFFor most people getting fit, or sustaining a reasonable level of activity, is a chore. Forget high-tech solutions to this very modern problem, the key to staying fit, motivated and happy may be as close as your pair of jogging shoes
A Conductive Hydrophobic Polyaniline Sandwiched Polyvinylidene Fluoride Membrane for Early Detection of Surfactant-Induced Wetting in Membrane Distillation Using Impedance
Get PDFWetting of hydrophobic membranes is considered to be one of the major limitations that must be overcome to further the development of membrane distillation technology. Low surface tension liquids can induce wetting, which can significantly affect permeate conductivity after the complete wetting of the membrane pores. In this study, a thin conductive hydrophobic polyaniline (PANI) layer was sandwiched between two nonconductive polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) layers by the phase inversion method. The surface of this PANI-PVDF membrane was then electrosprayed with polytetrafluoroethylene to impart superhydrophobicity (water contact angle, ∼160°). Finally, the wetting of membranes was monitored and detected during direct contact membrane distillation of a low surface tension saline feed containing sodium dodecyl sulfate by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Compared with measuring conductivity of the permeate side, we found that measuring the cross-membrane impedance at a constant frequency (100 kHz) demonstrated more precise detection and a superior ability in distinguishing different stages of wetting and their intrusion. Further, our experiments demonstrated the possible strategies to elude membrane wetting by flushing distilled water periodically
Bulletin - Music Therapy Tea House; Human Light; REASY; Design Thinking PMQ
Get PDFThis issue, we bring you the latest award-winning designs from students and alumni of Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI), and an introduction to the unique E5 design thinking actions developed by HKDI\u27s very own Design Thinking team
Theme - Sharing about Death Gives Meaning to Life
Get PDFSitting in a group talking about the best ways to finish up one\u27s life may seem a bit morbid, but the reality is it can be very life-enhancing. All too often important things in a person\u27s life go unsaid – it can be a heavy burden to carry, and can leave scars of regret after it is too late. In England a new, but reassuringly familiar way to tackle such heavy subjects is starting to take root
Interview - Design by People, for People
Get PDFYanki Lee, founding director of HKDI DESIS Lab for Social Design Research, returned on campus to speak at the Design Thinking lecture series. Titled Design by People, for People, the lecture zooms in on the relationship between design and human beings. With over 20 years of experience in design research and education, this is both a topic Dr. Lee has deeply explored, as well as what she believes to be the future direction for the field of design
Theme - Future Fruit Inspired by the Original
Get PDFDesigners and scientists have long been experimenting with the form of food for the future. Few, however, have been as visually stunning and technically sophisticated as Neo Fruit
