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DESIGN TRUST: Critically Homemade

Looking back on “Blueprint of Creative Placemaki

Looking back on “Blueprint of Creative Placemaking” dialogue, where Design Trust’s Co-founder, Lead-curator & Executive Director Marisa Yiu has shared the organization’s journey in conversation with Chairman of London Craft Week, Guy Salter, and Shirley Surya from M+ Museum at BODW 2022 Summit. Drawing connections between Design Trust and London Craft Week’s ongoing efforts in creative placemaking at different contexts, the panel discussion set out to find answers on how we can grow and sustain our creative community, and help our city to become a better place. Marisa and Guy also reflected on the accumulative impact of the initiatives and it could be sustained in the long-term.

We are also pleased to share that Design Trust grantee and mentee designer Adonian Chan @adonian will join the panel “Established Young Creatives: Pursuit of Change in Cross-disciplinary Design” with Dennis Cheung, moderated by Design Trust Greater Bay Area Design Council advisor William To @wto433 at 11:25am-12:00nn today. Our Greater Bay Area Design Council advisor Prof.Eric Schuldenfrei @ericschuldenfrei will moderate the panel “the Future of Design Education” with Prof. Rossana Hu and Dr. Paul Thompson at 4:10-4:50pm today. Join the panels at Grand Stairs, M+ or online!

回顧本週四在香港M+博物館舉行的設計營商周2022，信言設計大使聯合創辦人、首席策展人及執行總監姚嘉珊與倫敦工藝周主席Guy Salter在M+設計及建築策展人王蕾主持的“創意空間建設藍圖”論壇當中分享到信言設計大使近年來的的項目。基於信言設計大使及倫敦工藝周為創意空間作出的努力和付出，論壇討論到大家如何可以依託創意發展助力城市發展。姚嘉珊和Guy也討論到各種設計項目的效益和壽命如何能夠維持長久。

信言設計大使資助計劃成功申請人及設計學員陳濬人，與張凱琨及信言設計大使大灣區設計顧問團成員陶威廉的主持下將於今天香港時間上午11：25-12:00在大會的論壇‘’設計新生代：跨界設計求變”。大灣區設計顧問團成員邵達輝博士將會主持胡如珊教授和Paul Thompson博士在下午4:10-4:50舉行的“培育環球設計專才”論壇。歡迎大家到M+博物館G層大台階或網上觀看直播!

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DESIGN TRUST GRANT SPOTLIGHT #DesignTrustSeedGrant

DESIGN TRUST GRANT SPOTLIGHT #DesignTrustSeedGrant research “For Heaven’s Sake: Hong Kong’s paper offerings for the afterlife” led by Christopher Dominic Gaul is published as a bilingual photo book, featuring 134 paper offerings with texts in both Chinese and English, documenting the unique paper offerings for the afterlife found in street market stalls and old neighbourhoods across Hong Kong. These care packages, burned for loved ones and ancestors in the afterlife, replicate everything from simple creature comforts and the basic necessities of life, to extravagant luxuries and curious fancies.

These objects are joyful, ingenious and thoughtful works of design that demonstrate Hong Kong’s traditional crafts vibrancy and heritage, where the world of paper offerings present a microcosm of Hong Kong city's aspirations, obsessions and desires, to a wider audience around the world.

信言設計大使種籽資助計劃成功申請人高峰的研究最近被出版成書《人間冥煙香港紙紮文化》，該雙語攝影出版物包括了134件紙紮作品攝影以及中英介紹。其研究「人間冥煙」記錄了香港街巷市場裡見到的紙紮供奉品。這些會被焚燒供奉給先人的紙紮作品不僅有日常生活的必需品，也有誇張的奢侈品與奇珍異寶，作品本身則包含充滿思考的設計。這些充滿意趣與思考的設計作品，展示了香港傳統手工藝的活力，更廣受眾展現了紙紮微縮香港背後的靈感、熱情與慾望。

[1] Book photo courtesy of the Chinese University of Hong Kong Press.
[2] Roller Skates (maker unknown) [Photography:Christopher Dominic Gaul. All rights reserved]
[3] Assorted fruits(maker unknown) [Photography:Christopher Dominic Gaul. All rights reserved]
[4] Lobster(maker unknown) [Photography:Christopher Dominic Gaul. All rights reserved]
[5] Egg-tarts (maker unknown) [Photography:Christopher Dominic Gaul. All rights reserved]
[6] Fuk Hing Lung Papercrafts in Hung Hom [Photography:Christopher Dominic Gaul. All rights reserved]

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While we are counting down on the unveiling of #De

While we are counting down on the unveiling of #DesignTrust #FuturesStudio Pilot micro-park in Central & Western District, Sitting-Out Area under Flyover in Hill Road, we look back on four sites of #DTFS Pilot micro-parks in different districts across Hong Kong, and share how this flagship programme of Design Trust has been reimagining the public space with mentors, mentees and different stakeholders from public to private sectors. Stay tuned for more updates on the Sitting-Out Area under Flyover in Hill Road coming up soon.

「未．共研社」中西區微型公園山道天橋休憩處即將揭幕，我們再次回顧計劃中四個微型公園設計，並分享如何通過與導師、設計師學員及公私部門不同持份者的共同合作來重新暢享香港的公共空間設計。敬請期待中西區微型公園山道天橋休憩處的更多消息。

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