The Design Review of Design Trust Futures Studio 2019 (DTFS 2019) “Heritage is Innovation” at Haw Par Music was a feedback and review session on the progression of the designer mentee’s project proposals.

The guest critics included Lead Curator Marisa Yiu (Co-founder/ Executive Director), Advisor Roger Wu (Executive Director, Project Development, Haw Par Music), Mentors Douglas Young (CEO & Co-founder, GOD), Irene Lai and Frank Leung (Director and Founder/ Principal via.), as well as Programme Partner Michelle Chu (Design Director, Asia, Tai Ping) and Enoch To (PR, Marketing Manager, Asia, Tai Ping), together with special guest James Chau (Editor-at-Large, China-US Focus ).

The designers shared on their design development, followed by a discussion and dialogue with the guest critics on questions of authenticity, functionality, and the different stories and narratives of Haw Par, and how the designs can be further developed into prototypes or final objects under the specific context of Haw Par, while also considering the practicality, techniques and materials that can be used.