Hong Kong Design Centre
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Established in 2001, the Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC) is a non-profit organization funded by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government to promote good design and establish Hong Kong as a centre of design excellence in Asia.
HKDC organises regular seminars, workshops, exhibitions and conferences including the Business of Design Week
(BODW) which is an annual week-long event organised every December, with the purpose of promoting the awareness of the value of design.
The HKDC also gives out awards each year known as the “HKDC Awards” to encourage good design in the Asia region.
Past Awardees:
Past Winners:
Categories under this Award include:
HKDC organises regular seminars, workshops, exhibitions and conferences including the Business of Design Week
Business of Design Week
Business of Design Week is an annual week-long design event organised every December by the Hong Kong Design Centre. BODW was launched in 2002. It includes a design conference, forums, exhibitions and award presentations....
(BODW) which is an annual week-long event organised every December, with the purpose of promoting the awareness of the value of design.
The HKDC also gives out awards each year known as the “HKDC Awards” to encourage good design in the Asia region.
HKDC Awards
The HKDC Awards are annual awards organised by the Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC), given to companies and individuals to promote design excellence. The Awards consist of four categories:- Design for Asia (DFA) Award
- Design Leadership (DLA) Award
- World’s Outstanding Chinese Designer (WOCD)
- Young Design Talent Award (YDTA)
Design for Asia (DFA) Award
DFA Award is presented to companies from around the world that have generated business success through good design that have an impact on Asia. The categories include:- DFA Award
- DFA Grand Award
- DFA Outstanding Design from Greater China Award
- DFA Special Awards
Design for Leadership (DLA)Award
The DLA Award is presented to individuals that have developed and applied design to achieve exceptional business success.Past Awardees:
- 2007 Tadamitsu Matsui, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.
- 2006 James P Hackett, President and Chief Executive Office, SteelcaseSteelcaseSteelcase is an international office furniture company founded in 1912 in Grand Rapids, Michigan — as The Metal Office Furniture Company. The company at the time specialized in file cabinets and safes. Today, the company sells products related to interior architecture, furniture and technology...
Inc. - 2004 Mr. Kun-Hee Lee, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Samsung GroupSamsung GroupThe Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...
World’s Outstanding Chinese Designer (WOCD)
The WOCD recognises Chinese individuals that can act as role models to inspire young Chinese designers.Past Winners:
- 2008 Raman HuiRaman HuiRaman Hui is a co-director of Shrek the Third, a computer animated / comedy film of the Shrek series. He was also supervising animator and character designer for the original Shrek. He graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 1984 and later studied at Sheridan College in Canada....
- 2007 Kai-Yin Lo
- 2006 Chelsia Lau, Chief Designer, Ford Motor CompanyFord Motor CompanyFord Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK...
- 2005 Vivienne TamVivienne TamVivienne Tam is a fashion designer based in New York City. She was born in Guangzhou, China and moved to Hong Kong at the age of three. She attended Hong Kong Polytechnic University....
, CEO and Chief Designer, VIVIENNE TAM - 2004 Prof. Kan Tai-keung, BBS, Professor, Dean of Cheung Kong School of Art & Design, Shantou University, China
Young Design Talent Awards (YDTA)
The YDTA is designed to recognise and identify local young design practitioners and students. Winners of the awards will receive training or work placement at reputable design organisations to broaden their horizons.Categories under this Award include:
- DesignSmart Young Design Talent Awards
- HKDI Young Design Talent Educational Award
- PolyU School of Design Young Design Talent Educational Award
- YIC Young Design Talent Awards
- Gold Peak Product Design Talent Award