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Design for Asia Award – Free Design Seminar
Hong Kong Design Centre together with the Design Council of Hong Kong of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries are co-organising a seminar on 29 July 2010.
Past DFA Award winners will be invited to provide valuable insights on how design and innovation has been embraced along emphasis upon sustainability.

Public Lecture I
Date: 29 July 2010 (Thu)
Time: 2:30 – 5:00pm
Venue: Chamber 1, InnoCentre, 72 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong
Target Participants: FHKI members, designers or design firms
Fee: Free Admission, seats are limited and on first-come-first-serve basis
Details  Registration  DFA Award Official Website

Intellectual Property Culture Series 2010 – “Intellectual Property Issues in Design Industry”
Jointly organized with Federation of Hong Kong Industries and Hong Kong Coalition for Intellectual Property Rights, the 1st seminar of the series will focus mainly on design industry. Dr. Alex Lau from FHKI will also share case studies from the real world. (Conducted in Cantonese.)

Date: 14-Jul-2010 (Wed)
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm
Venue: G/F, InnoCentre, 72 Tat Chee Avenue, Kolwoon Tong, Kowloon.
Fee: HK$100 (members of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries / Hong Kong Designers Association / Hong Kong Fashion Designers Association / Hong Kong Interior Design Association / Friends of the Hong Kong Design Centre – HK$50)
Details  Registration (Chinese Only)

Open Forum on Design Education
“Solving Other People’s Problems: Design Education Today”
Swinburne’s Dean of Design, Professor Ken Friedman will lead a group of design & education experts in the discussion of how Design Education solves other peoples’ problems. (Conducted in English)

Date: 26 Jun 2010 (Sat)
Time: 2:30pm-5:00pm
Venue: G/F, InnoCentre, 72 Tat Chee Avenue, Kolwoon Tong, Kowloon.
Fee: Free of charge
Details  Registration

Design To Empower - Project on Learning to Design Thru Monster
Exhibition Date: 8 July 2010 - 26 July 2010 9am – 6pm
Presentation Date: 10 July 2010 (Sat) 10am - 1pm

The 2nd term of the “Project on Learning to Design Thru Monster” programme in local secondary schools has finished this academic year.
A presentation will be held on 10th July to share the students' processes on design thinking and showcase their "Monsters". The awards of “Most Creative Monster”, “Best Team” and "Best Visual Presentation" will be presented on the same day. The “monster” will be exhibited at InnoCentre from 8th July – 26th July 2010.
Details(Chinese only)  Registration(Chinese only)  Rundown(Chinese only)

Reinventing with Design (ReD) 2010
Date: 21 – 25 June, 2010
Innovate through Creativity
The world is in a perpetual state of flux. In the midst of uncertainty, the best measure of defense is to innovate through creativity. Introduced in 2006, Reinventing with Design (ReD) is a strategic platform that helps local industries and designers stay ahead of shifting demands through an intense programme.

ReD 2010 comprises conference, workshops and networking luncheon. The week long programme will focus on the following areas:
 Active Ageing & Inclusive Design
 Green Design
 Hospitality & Service Design
 Restaurant & Retail Design
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"ONE" Exhibition
"ONE" is the very first exhibition at the HKDC Library.
It is a rare opportunity to see the early works of more than 40 famous Hong Kong graphic designers, and a good chance to glimpse through how design techniques, subjects and aesthetics transform over the years.

Organizer: Hong Kong Design Centre
Guest Curator: miniminigallery
Date: 25 Mar to 30 May, 10am – 6pm daily (except Sundays and public holidays)
Venue: Hong Kong Design Centre Library, 2/F, 72, InnoCentre, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong
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DesignEd Mart 2010 (Spring Edition)
Organised by Hong Kong Design Centre, DesignEd Mart 2010 aims to establish a platform for schools, institutes and educational programmes in the field of or related to design, creative industries and innovation to showcase their educational opportunities offering. This year, DesignEd Mart will split into two events – the Spring Edition and the Summer Edition. The Spring Edition will include exhibition, seminars, and panel discussions, in a view to give secondary school students, educators, parents and those who are interested in creativity more in-depth information of various programmes in creative education.

The event is open to public with free admission.

Exhibition: 1-3 April 2010 (Thu-Sat) 10:00am-6:00pm
Seminar: 2 & 3 April 2010 (Fri-Sat) afternoon
Venue: G/F InnoCentre, 72 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong
Details  Education Forums

2010 Intake “ Entrepreneurship for Design & Creative Business” Information Session
Date: 23 April 2010 (Friday)
Time: 7pm-8:30pm
Venue: G/F, InnoCentre, 72 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
Language: Cantonese
Details (Chinese Only)  Registration

SATURDAYS in DESIGN – "Design to Make Taste": Rediscovering Senses through Design
Date: 6-27 Mar 2010 (Every Saturday)
Time: 10am-1pm
*Workshops will be conducted in Cantonese
A new series of design workshops revolving around the theme of Food in Design organized by HKDC will allow participants to work on projects to discover how food with a touch of design can stimulate our senses in daily lives.
Details  Registration

“Entrepreneurship For Design & Creative Business – Accounting Workshop”
Using Excel to learn Accounting…..
Date: 10:00am – 5:00pm, 13 March 2010 (Saturday)
Venue: G/F, InnoCentre, 72 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
Language: Cantonese
Fee: HK$700 (Early-bird rate), HK$900 (Normal rate)
Details  Registration

RTHK TV Series - “Design Cities”
starting 12 December 2009, 7:00pm every Sat on TVB Jade Channel
(The first episode is re-scheduled to air on 19 December because of a programming change)
An 8-episode TV series named “Design Cities” will be aired starting 19 December. Through the eyes of nine young Hong Kong design practitioners from different design categories, the episodes feature eight design cities around the world and uncover the unique characteristics and elements, such as historical heritage, design culture, government-led initiatives, education and use of public space etc., that qualify these places as design cities, The eight cities include Shenzhen, Copenhagen, Kyoto, Barcelona, London, Bangkok, Berlin and Sao Paulo.
Review Past Episodes

Design Ex ’09
Date: 3 Dec – 10 Jan 2010
Venue: InnoCentre
Theme: That’s the New Age: The Exhibition of the Students’ Work form Six Design Academies of Mainland China Hong Kong Design Centre has lined up six leading mainland educational institutes to participate in Design Ex ’09 where more than 200 pieces of graduation work from the students will be showcased. At this exhibition, you will not only realize the achievements of design education in the mainland in recent years, but also understand how a new generation of young mainland designers interpret and view China’s economic, social and cultural developments through works of design.
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Final Call Before Valentine’s Day for Antoine+Manuel Graphic Village Exhibition
Date: 27 November 2009 – 17 February 2010
Venue: Hong Kong Heritage Museum
Take a shot, upload your most loved photo and win a designer coffee mug.
Presented by Hong Kong Design Centre, the widely received Antoine+Manuel Graphic Village exhibition at Hong Kong Heritage Museum will be extended to 17 February 2010. Starting from 28 November 2009, the exhibition has boasted more than 30,000 visitors. So grab the last opportunity to be dazzled by the works of the French graphic design duo – Antoine Audiau and Manuel Warosz, and don’t miss the last chance to win a free coffee mug simply by uploading your favourite photo to facebook before the end of February. Stock is available on the first-come-served-basis for the first 200 winners. Give your beloved one a little surprise this festive and affectionate February.
Details  A+M Graphic Village Facebook

Other Learning Experience – Guided Tour to: ” Antoine+Manuel Graphic Village” & “Design Ex'09”
Date: 11 December 2009 – 8 January 2010
Venue: Hong Kong Heritage Museum & InnoCentre
In accord with the other learning experience, HKDC is now conducting two exhibition visits on Antoine+Manuel Graphic Village and DesignEx 2009. Students can gain valuable information from our guided tour, and a worksheet to show their thought on the art piece after the site visit.
Details  Registration

Design To Empower
Project on Learning to Design Thru Monster
Date: September 2009 – March 2010
HKDC is organising the “Project on Learning to Design Thru Monster” programme in local secondary schools. The project targets at upper secondary school students and teachers. It offers an opportunity for them to learn how design thinking approach can be applied in learning and studying.
Project Details  Video of Pilot Project (499MB)

Spring 2010 Short-term Programme offered by Excel, HKAPA
Date: 10 January - 27 June 2010
Hong Kong Design Centre is pleased to work with Excel, HKAPA to offer its courses at InnoCentre in Kowloon Tong.
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