Concurrent Activities Design Education Day: Nurturing Future Design Talents for Asia Date: 19 November, 2005 Venue: Chiang Chen Studio Theatre, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University Registration: By Invitation Only Co-organized by Hong Kong Design Centre and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the Design Education Day: Nurturing Future Design Talents for Asia session provides a unique opportunity for design educators and experts to exchange views on issues in design education, including how design education can be shaped to meet future challenges arising from rapid development and changing lifestyles in Asia. More Information International Conference on Brand Strategies and Management Date: 19 November, 2005 Venue: Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel Registration: Open to Public Focusing on branding perspectives in US, Europe and Asia, this conference, co-organized by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Hong Kong Design Centre, aims to offer an all-round overview of the common denominators involved in building a business with universal appeal. For more information, please click here. Innovation & Design Expo Date: 21-23 November, 2005 Venue: Hong Kong Convention Centre Hall 2 Scandinavian Design Day Organized in recognition of the increasing links between Scandinavian design and Hong Kong, Scandinavian Design Day is dedicated to the promotion of leading designers from the Scandinavian nations V Denmark, Finland and Sweden. BODW 05 Exhibits A showcase of the winning entries of the Design for Asia Award (DFAA), including on-site workshops by Hong Kongs leading design education institutions, and one-stop design services for the Hong Kong business community, presented by the InnoCentre and HKDC. "Use it! Danish Design" Exhibition "Use it! Danish Design in Everyday Life" is a snapshot of Danish design 2005, where visitors can try out all the items on display and play their way through thematic rooms. Originally the exhibition has five thematic rooms, but for practical reasons the exhibition in Hong Kong will have three thematic rooms. The exhibition is a new take on the nature and capabilities of Danish design. 90 products - from 1660-2005 - have been selected based on a curation process that gave priority to all kinds of design: Fashion, products, modern digital graphic design etc. Selected contemporary designers have pointed to their sources of inspiration and role models from the Danish design tradition. All design is in production, all design is able to buy, and all design is used in everyday life. KAJ FRANCK TODAY OPENING IN CHINA An extensive overview of contemporary Finnish design due to open in China The designer Kaj Franck (1911-1989) is known for his unaffected, functionalist and versatile output. His works represent the absolute pinnacle of Finnish design. Franck maintained that the work of the designer calls for a long-term process of generating concepts and ideas. As a member of the faculty of the University of Art and Design Helsinki, he had significant influence on several generations of Finnish designers. Kaj Franck taught prominent contemporary designers and his ideas still influence the works of the young generation. Assembled by Design Forum, the exhibition Kaj Franck today presents a number of leading Finnish designs in various fields of applied art and industrial design, telling of their relationship with Kaj Franck's world of design through their own works and thoughts. The exhibition also features works by Kaj Franck as selected by the participating designers and as a cross-section of his oeuvre. Franck did not establish any school or ideology, but rather an approach to design: "I did not seek form for form's sake. Instead I studied the basic function - purpose - of plain peasant artefacts. Thus, the core idea and not the form became the starting point of my work in design." Kaj Franck The exhibition features classics of the future designed to be used by people today. Included are the works of designers who have received the Kaj Franck Design Prize as well as products by young designers. The participants are Anna Danielsson, Fujiwo Ishimoto, Harri Koskinen, Antti Kotilainen, Yrj? Kukkapuro, Jarmo Lehtonen, Eero Miettinen, Vuokko Nurmesniemi, Kerttu Nurminen, Heikki Orvola, Ritva-Liisa Pohjalainen, Ritva Puotila, Anneli Sainio, Pirkko Stenros, Paola Suhonen, Oiva Toikka, Tonfisk Design, Jorma Vennola and Risto V??t?nen. The popular Kaj Franck Today exhibition was on show at Design Forum during the summer of 2003, after which it toured several venues abroad. Updated and including the Kaj Frank Design Prize works of 2003 and 2004, the exhibition will be on show in Beijing, Canton, Shanghai and Hong Kong in China, from where it will continue its international tour. Hong Kong Design Centre Gala 2005 Date: 21 November, 2005 Venue: Hong Kong Convention Centre A gala night paying tribute to outstanding design talents in Asia. Three awards will be presented, including the 2005 Design for Asia Award (DFAA), the Worlds Outstanding Chinese Designer (WOCD) Award , and the Design Leadership Award (DLA). Innovation Day: Powering Design with Technology Date: 23 November, 2005 Venue: Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Co-organized by the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation and Hong Kong Design Centre, this seminar introduces the latest technological and innovative processes to designers and businesspeople, under three themes: Materials and Nanotechnology, Optoelectronics and Home Wireless Networks. For more information, please click here DETour 2005 Date: mid - November to mid- December 2005 With a specific reference to designs in Hong Kong food culture, the outreach programme will showcase uniquely Hong Kong designs which are embedded in one of the fundamental activities of mankind V eating. With activities ranging from a series of self-guided design experience tours, sharing sessions with designers and an exhibition at ArtTube, the programme will range from interior designs of restaurants, branding, product and packaging designs, right through to local HK culture as unique icons as Dai Pai Dongs and Cha Chan Tangs. www.detour.hk Creative Links : Design and Consultation in Urban Regeneration Date: 23 November 2005 Time: 9.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Venue: Hong Kong Design Centre Registration: By invitation only Enquiries: design@britishcouncil.org.hk Website: http://www.britishcouncil.org.hk/designforum Co-organised by British Council and the Hong Kong Design Centre, the forum unites designers, artists, architects, academics, policy makers and opinion leaders from the UK, Hong Kong and mainland China in a professional tripartite dialogue with a focus on the integration of good urban design and community involvement in the process. Hong Kong and China, like the UK, are working towards an urban design process which is inclusive, sustainable, people-focused, and which balances the needs of the business sector and the community. Case studies on good practice from the UK, China and Hong Kong will be presented from different professional perspectives with roundtable discussions to identify opportunities for international cooperation in the context of urban design.