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As part of the #DesignTrustFuturesFestival public

As part of the #DesignTrustFuturesFestival public programme, we are pleased to share the upcoming workshops led by We+. This fabrication workshop explores the sustainable design potential of discarded non-edible ITA NORI (seaweed sheets). Participants will create three-dimensional objects using Seaweed Discs, engaging with the history of ITA NORI, which is said to have originated from Japan’s traditional handmade paper-making techniques. The workshop is inspired by the concept of ”Less, Light, Local“, which reimagines waste materials through the lens of traditional craftsmanship and modern sustainability. By working hands-on with seaweed as a material, participants will gain insight into how cultural heritage and innovative thinking can converge to give new life to materials otherwise destined for disposal. The fabrication workshop will be followed by a sharing workshop from Hokuto Ando of We+, and a discussion moderated by Marisa Yiu with respondent Yannick Lenormand, East-Asia Foresight Leader at Arup University, and Jacqueline Chak, Founding Partner of EDITECTURE and participating designer of Design Trust Futures Festival 2025.

Workshops:
“Less, Light, Local”

Saturday May 24th 2025
Session 1: Fabrication Workshop 1:00pm – 2:30pm
Led by We+

Session 2: Sharing Workshop 2:30pm – 3:45pm
Speaker: Hokuto Ando (Founder, We+)
Respondents: Yannick Lenormand (East-Asia Foresight Leader, Arup University)
Jacqueline Chak (Founding Partner, EDITECTURE)
Moderator: Marisa Yiu (Co-Founder, Lead Curator/ Executive Director, Design Trust)

Design Trust Collaborative Space
1F, Murray House, Stanley Plaza

Limited seats and registration required.
Please refer to the registration link for more details.

@marisayiu @designtrust @weplus.jp @jaqchak
#DesignTrust2025 #DesignTrustFuturesFestival #theArtofTransformation #StanleyPlaza #MurrayHouse

#DesignTrustFuturesFestival 2025 Design Trust Cura

#DesignTrustFuturesFestival 2025 Design Trust Curatorial Survey Show: “Hong Kong Islands and Material Ecologies” features “Hong Kong Is Land” by Design Trust Feature Grant MAP Office (Gutierrez and Portrfaix). “Hong Kong Is Land” proposes to add eight new artificial islands to the existing landscape of 263 islands (over 500 m2), addressing various needs and features of prevailing contexts and communities in the near future. Artificial lands also provide distinctive hubs for tourism. The eight corresponding scenarios can be interpreted as a new language in which to promote universal values and novel ecosystems. At the centre of this project, beginning in Hong Kong territorial waters, there is a global awareness of specific contemporary issues that relate to other geographies. As the first grant project of Design Trust, the team represented Hong Kong at the “Uneven Growth: Tactical Urbanisms for Expanding Megacities” exhibition organised by the Museum of Modern Art, New York in 2014. The work was also featured in the Venice Biennale and the Yokohama Triennale in 2017. The works are kindly loaned by the designer collective, to Design Trust Futures Festival, and for the first time presented at this scale in Hong Kong in 2025, more than ten years after the original research exhibition.

Design Trust Futures Festival 2025: Design Trust Curatorial Survey Show: “Hong Kong Islands and Material Ecologies”
Hong Kong Is Land, 2014, Speculative Drawing
Artist: MAP Office (Gutierrez and Portrfaix)

Exhibition Opening Dates and Hours:
March 29th – June 18th 2025
Wednesday – Thursday: 2 – 6pm,
Friday: 2-9pm,
Saturday: 11am-9pm, Sunday: 11am- 6pm
Closed on Public Holidays unless announced for special programmes. Please refer to the website for more details.

@marisayiu @designtrust @map_ocean
#DesignTrust2025 #DesignTrustFuturesFestival #theArtofTransformation #StanleyPlaza #MurrayHouse

#DesignTrustFuturesFestival 2025 “Sea Garden”:

#DesignTrustFuturesFestival 2025 “Sea Garden”: Design Trust Ideas Lounge & Design Trust Curatorial Survey Show: “Hong Kong Islands and Material Ecologies” feature installations by Chi Chun Tang and Leroy Yuen of Island Works Team (Design Trust Grant recipient) titled, “Island Lights in Murray” and “Island Lights”. Embracing the aesthetics of a laboratory, Island Lights is an interactive archive installation that transforms Hong Kong’s 263 islands into specimen-like acrylic panels for visitors’ exploration. Each panel features a pointcloud visual of an island, derived from aerial LiDAR scans of the city. Programmed and motorised spotlights glide and pause periodically behind the panels, theatrically projecting enlarged visuals onto the wall, as though each island is being unveiled for the first time. The work was supported by Design Trust Seed Grant, and was first presented at deTour 2024 at PMQ and now contextually sited in coastal seaside.

Built upon “Island Lights”, the Island Work has specially created “Island Lights in Murray” responding to the geographic context of Murray House and Stanley waterfront, facing the South China Sea with the small islands of Round Island and Lo Chau on either side of the peninsula. The creative team utilized 3D scanning technology to digitally preserve the historical sites and natural landscapes near Stanley Peninsula, showcasing them in this new installation encouraging the visitors to embark on their own exploration journey of the islands around Stanley.

Design Trust Futures Festival 2025: “Sea Garden”: Design Trust Ideas Lounge & Design Trust Curatorial Survey Show: “Hong Kong Islands and Material Ecologies”
Island Lights in Murray, 2025, Mixed Media
Island Lights, 2024, Mixed Media
Designer: Chi Chun Tang and Leroy Yuen of Island Works Team

Exhibition Opening Dates and Hours:
March 29th – June 18th 2025
Wednesday – Thursday: 2 – 6pm,
Friday: 2-9pm,
Saturday: 11am-9pm, Sunday: 11am- 6pm
Closed on Public Holidays unless announced for special programmes. Please refer to the website for more details.

@marisayiu @designtrust @absencefromisland @islandsofhongkong @laaroyce

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