Forthcoming exhibition at The Design Museum, DX design hub, Hong Kong
Design Pulse Asia
This half-year-long exhibition delves into the unique heritages, diverse trajectories, and cultural exchanges shaping Asia’s design landscape. It showcases how the fusion of regional influences, materials, and craftsmanship has been pivotal in the evolution of design, leading to the creation of diverse Asian lifestyles that contribute to the enrichment of global culture.
Curator
Mr. Freeman Lau
Associate Curator
Dr. Charles Lai
Opening
13 December 2024 – 30 June 2025
Opening hours
11:00-20:00
Location
The Design Museum 2/F,
DX design hub,
280 Tung Chau Street,
Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
"Making it Matters" at M+, Hong Kong
Making it Matters
Making it Matters follows the process of making from concept and research to design and fabrication, as well as the social networks that link each step. By delving into the inspirations, techniques, and impacts behind the selected works, the exhibition helps us understand our own roles in processes of making and their relation to our daily lives.
This exhibition mostly draws upon the diverse works of the M+ Collections. The artists, designers, and architects featured include John Cage, Harold Cohen, Julie & Jesse, John Maeda, Raffaella della Olga, Anna Ridler, Ki Saigon, Fujimori Terunobu, Jay Sae Jung Oh, Stanley Wong, and Võ Trọng Nghĩa Architects. It follows the process of making from concept and research to design and fabrication, as well as the social networks that link each step. By delving into the inspirations, techniques, and impacts behind the selected works, the exhibition helps us understand our own roles in processes of making and their relation to our daily lives.
The exhibition also looks at responsible design, material innovation, and creative reuse strategies adopted by innovative makers exploring alternative modes of thinking. These ideas are situated within wider historical and sociopolitical contexts across four thematic sections.
‘Ceramics: A Story of Shifting Values’ explores the complex and layered history of ceramics and focuses on how one material can shift greatly in value and perception over time. ‘Material Potential’ highlights how makers experiment with a variety of materials, including neon, resin, and bamboo, discovering new processes, methods, and forms along the way. ‘The Hand and the Machine’ examines how the development of computing, artificial intelligence, and machine learning revolutionised the making process. ‘Actions and Consequences’ traces how consumerism came to shape contemporary society by demanding mass production, synthetic materials and low-paid labour.
Opening
02 November 2024
Fragment(s) showing in "Guo Pei: Fashioning Imagination" exhibition at M+, Hong Kong
Guo Pei: Fashioning Imagination
Guo Pei (b. 1967), China’s leading couture artist, combines Chinese cultural heritage with international elements and artistic expression. Guo’s astonishing runway collections have impressed fashion and art audiences alike for almost 30 years. Presenting the first major exhibition of Guo’s work produced in China, M+ will showcase Guo’s key collections and early designs, highlighting her unique career connecting China and the rest of the world and the cultural symbols created through her sophisticated and visually dazzling practice. Working with the couturier and her studio, the exhibition presents a selection of garments shown to audiences in the region for the first time, creating a layered dialogue with the M+ Collections around visual imagination and workmanship. The exhibition foregrounds Guo Pei’s unique artistic style that resonates with imperial Chinese dress etiquette, European royal fashion, architecture, and the botanical world.
Exhibition details
21 September 2024 – 6 April 2025
M+, West Kowloon Cultural District, 38 Museum Drive, Kowloon
Main Hall Gallery
Photo courtesy of M+
Forthcoming exhibition at the Arts Pavilion, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Design Annex
The Hong Kong Design Annex exhibition, conceptualized by Lim + Lu, and organized by Designworks Foundation, aims to celebrate and showcase design visionaries of Hong Kong in the realm of furniture, lighting and product design. The exhibition provides a platform for these talented individuals to display their innovative works, highlighting their unique perspectives and creative prowess.
To create an immersive and captivating experience for visitors, Lim + Lu envisions a pavilion made from fresh bamboo. This pavilion will feature both above and below reflective surfaces, resulting in a mesmerizing interplay of light and shadow. As visitors walk through the exhibition, they will immerse themselves in an enchanting “infinity bamboo forest.” The meandering path will lead visitors on a journey of discovery, unveiling the beautiful and thought-provoking design pieces hidden within.
The choice of bamboo as a primary material pays homage to Hong Kong’s signature bamboo scaffoldings. It reflects the exhibition’s commitment to sustainability, as bamboo is a renewable resource with a myriad of applications.
The Hong Kong Design Annex exhibition not only serves as a platform to promote Hong Kong designers but also provides visitors with a unique opportunity to engage with the vibrant design culture of Hong Kong. By combining the beauty of nature, innovative design, and a captivating environment, this exhibition seeks to inspire and captivate both design enthusiasts and the general public alike.
Opening
1-7 November 2024
Opening hours
11:00-20:00
Location
ARTS PAVILION,
West Kowloon
Cultural District,
Kowloon
Designers
Batten & Kamp, DEFT, Editecture, Elaine Ng, Florian and Christine, Frank Leung, Julie & Jesse, Lim + Lu, NAPP studio & Architects, Studio Ryte
Forthcoming exhibition for the Swiss Month, Hong Kong
Swiss Month
On the occasion of the Swiss Month, the Consulate General of Switzerland in Hong Kong presents the work of six Swiss artists living and working in Hong Kong.
Artists: Nicolas Jeanbourquin, Julie & Jesse, Marc Progin, Miriam Reichmuth, David Stein, Sophie Tunik
Exhibition dates and opening hours
19 – 20 October 2024, 11am – 7pm
Location
Illuminati Fine Art, 31 – 33 Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong
Upcoming exhibition at Novalis Art Design, Hong Kong
For What It’s Worth
Each day, we tend to accept the established values assigned to objects, whether dictated by market forces or cultural associations. In this exhibition, Julie & Jesse will present their latest works, which stem from their extensive creative and research exploration of mining resources from the urban environment. By fusing the city’s discarded and overlooked materials with ceramics, they bring the unseen into view and elevate the unwanted to the forefront. Each find is an opportunity to unpack stories across time and space, hidden within the material. This process of generating new value for the devalued subverts, redefines and expands our current perception of the worth of materials.
Date
01 December 2023 – 20 January 2024
Opening reception
30 November 2023
6 to 9 PM
Location
Novalis Art Design
G/F, 197 Hollywood Road, Hong Kong
