New Advisory Council Members: Suzy Annetta and Keith Tam

New Advisory Council Members: Suzy Annetta and Keith Tam.

Design Trust is thrilled to welcome Suzy Annetta and Keith Tam as our new Pearl River Delta Design Council Members.

Suzy Annetta is the Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Design Anthology magazine, which showcases her unique editorial eye and passion for the built environment from interiors to urban planning. In under four years the magazine has become a landmark in publishing all things design in Asia, as well as an acclaimed platform for the regional design scene. A Hong Kong resident of 12 years, Suzy has worked for award-winning local design firms as well as managing her own design studio. She is also passionate about sharing her wealth of design knowledge; having originally studied Interior Design at RMIT in Melbourne and complemented this with a BA in Hotel Design from NDA, she now lectures part-time at Insight School of Interior Design in Hong Kong and contributes to the field through industry events such as fairs, seminars and public forums.

Keith Tam is a typographer, information designer, researcher and educator. He is currently Principal Lecturer at the Hong Kong Design Institute, where he heads the Communication Design division. He is also Distinguished Research Fellow at the Type Lab of the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, Shanghai University, as well as Researcher at the Beijing Central Academy of Fine Arts. He has previously taught at the University of Reading (UK), Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Emily Carr University of Art & Design (Canada). Keith’s research and pedagogy focus on the typography and information design, with particular interest in cross-cultural communication.

Annetta and Tam are excited to work with Design Trust to support and enable talented designers and research scholars to positively impact our community.

Design Trust would also like to thank our Advisory Council members for their continuous support:

International Advisory Council
Xiao Du Liu 
Eva Franch 
Beatrice Leanza 
Brian Wong 
Rodman Primak 
Thomas Heatherwick
Lyndon Neri 
Lars Nittve 
Zoë Ryan

Pearl River Delta Design Council
Aric Chen 
Stephanie Poon 
Eric Schuldenfrei 
Giovanni Alessi Anghini 
Arnault Castel 
Tim Li 
William To 
Winnie So 
Jean Miao 
Andrew Au 
Leslie Lu 
Tat Lam 
Ole Bouman 
Cole Roskam 
Suzy Annetta 
Keith Tam