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LOS ANGELES, US – <\/span>Media OutReach<\/span><\/a> – <\/span><\/span>23 September 2019 <\/b>– The fourth Design Exchange Tour (DX
\nTour) organised by Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC) was successfully held from 14
\nto 22 September in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Twelve emerging Hong Kong
\ndesigners were selected to join a nine-day inspiration trip enriched with
\nexchange opportunities as well as study visits that emphasise how design is
\nresponding to technology shifts in an ever more connected society. <\/p>\n

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Twelve Hong Kong designers of DX Tour posed for a photo with the 4 speakers of TATHK’s thematic session “Design x Technology: Now and Beyond”. <\/h5>\n

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An audience is trying the VR experience by the emerging Hong Kong designer Roy Lo (Creote Studio; left) at “Design x Technology: Now and Beyond” session at TATHK.<\/h5>\n

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Some delegates also participated at the “Co-creating Hong Kong, a Design+ Exhibition” in San Francisco.<\/h5>\n

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Organised by HKDC and sponsored
\nby Create Hong Kong, the DX Tour aims to reinforce HKDC’s mission of establishing
\nHong Kong as a creative hub of design excellence in Asia, through expanding the
\nglobal vision of emerging local designers and cultivating their aspirations for
\nproducing designs with international impact. 
\n<\/span>The DX Tour 2019 is an opportunity for Hong Kong to connect with the Bay
\nArea in the US to explore future co-creations in design and beyond. Three DX
\nTours featuring different Hong Kong designers have been successfully held in
\nBangkok, Melbourne and Tokyo since 2018. <\/p>\n

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“Hong Kong is a dynamic,
\nmulti-cultural city known for its can-do, entrepreneurial spirit, understanding
\nof global and local values as well as agility in responding to new phenomena,”
\nsaid Prof. Eric Yim, JP, Chairman of HKDC. “The twelve designers at DX Tour
\nCalifornia represent an emerging force which is well-poised to tap into the
\ndesign culture in California and create new creative connections between the
\nBay areas in California and China.” <\/p>\n

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Two flagship events were
\nstaged during the tour, namely the “Co-creating Hong Kong” exhibition in the
\nheart of the theatre district in San Francisco, and a thematic session at the “Think
\nAsia, Think Hong Kong” (TATHK) conference in Los Angeles. Both events discussed
\nthe expanding role of design in tackling a broad range of imminent and global
\nchallenges from technology, to sustainability and community. Co-creating
\nthrough design is becoming ever more relevant for tackling complex urban and
\nsocial issues, and the co-creative spirit shall reinforce Hong Kong’s dynamic exchange
\nwith the rest of the world. <\/p>\n

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Co-hosted by the Hong Kong
\nEconomic and Trade Office in San Francisco and Hong Kong Design Centre, with
\nthe support of AIGA San Francisco, the “Co-creating Hong Kong” exhibition featured
\n14 unique projects by Hong Kong’s leading and emerging creative talent, some of
\nthem being delegates of the DX Tour. The exhibition posed an opportunity for
\nthe two multicultural and strategically positioned cities to explore future
\nco-creations in design and beyond.<\/p>\n

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The thematic session at TATHK
\nconference, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Hong Kong
\nDesign Centre, examined the topic “Design x Technology: Now and Beyond”.
\nModerated by Dr Edmund Lee (Executive Director of HKDC), it addressed how design
\nthinking is being progressively adopted to address critical issues and bring
\nforth meaningful human values, experience and impact. The panel featured leading
\nHong Kong designers Mui Kinoshita (CEO, ASA Innovation & Technology),
\nChelsea Lau (Design Director of Ford Smart Mobility, Ford Motor), Victor Wong
\n(Multimedia artist, vfxNova), and Karr Yip (Founder, SOSOC). The conference
\nsession also gave the 12 emerging Hong Kong designers and panel speakers the
\nopportunity to showcase their work to the American audiences. <\/p>\n

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In addition to the flagship
\nevents, the DX Tour also consists of study trips to studios and companies in
\nSan Francisco with a strong portfolio in product innovation, enterpreneurial
\nculture and in applying design thinking in both business and social domains. The
\ndelegates visited industry leaders at Autodesk Gallery, IDEO, Oculus, and Whipsaw.
\nThe study trips in Los Angeles offered inspiration on the cross-over between
\ndesign, fashion, spatial experience, entertainment and digital media, such as
\nvirtual and augmented reality. Studios visited include Fashion Institute of
\nDesign and Merchandising, Portals XR, Southern California Institute of
\nArchitecture, and Virtue (the creative agency by VICE).  <\/span><\/p>\n

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The DX 2019 delegation
\ncomprises emerging designers from various design disciplines from fashion to
\ndigital media, architecture and product design. Among them are also past
\nwinners of the DFA Hong Kong Young Design Talent Award (DFA HKYDTA), and
\nincubatees of the Design Incubation Programme (DIP) and Fashion Incubation
\nProgramme (FIP) organised by HKDC. Upon returning to Hong Kong, these designers
\nwill base on the “Co-creating Hong Kong” exhibition to present their
\ninspiration from the tour as a finale at a similar exhibition which will be curated
\nfor Hong Kong audiences at DesignInspire, to be held in the Hong Kong
\nConvention and Exhibition Centre from 5 to 7 December, 2019. <\/p>\n

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The twelve Hong Kong
\ndesigners who participated in DX Tour include Alan Cheung (onebitedesign), Henry
\nChu (pill & pillow), ), Ian Hau (XLMS), Bodin Hon (Yellowdot Design), Fiona
\nLau (FFIXXED STUDIOS), Mazing Lee (Lify), Michael Leung (Studio AA), Roy Lo
\n(Creote Studio), Kat Luk (eMotionLab), Emily Tang (Studio Doozy), Clement Tien
\n(Arical), and Nicholas Tsao. <\/span><\/p>\n


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Please download the press
\nphotos at: <\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.hkdc.hk\/download\/awards\/DX2019-photos.zip<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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About Hong Kong Design Centre<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n

Hong
\nKong Design Centre (HKDC) is a non-governmental organisation, and was founded
\nin 2001 as a strategic partner of the HKSAR Government in establishing Hong
\nKong as an international centre of design excellence in Asia. Our public
\nmission is to promote wider and strategic use of design and design thinking to
\ncreate business value and improve societal well-being, with the aim of
\nadvancing Hong Kong as an international design centre in Greater Bay Area and
\nin Asia. <\/span><\/p>\n

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HKDC’s
\nflagship programmes include Business of Design Week, DFA Awards, Knowledge of
\nDesign Week, Design Incubation Programme, Fashion Incubation Programme, and
\nFASHION ASIA HONG KONG. Learn more about us at www.hkdesigncentre.org <\/span><\/p>\n

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