As we approach 2020, the Design Trust team is reflecting on this year’s incredible journey, community projects, exhibition to grantees new projects. Design Trust continues to contribute to areas of creative research, design and development of meaningful projects through our grants, public programmes and fellowships in Hong Kong, the region and internationally. This year we […]

As a dynamic platform, Design Trust provides responsive funding to develop design expertise, build research initiatives and content related to Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area region and internationally. Fostering a culture of experimentation, testing and sharing, Design Trust Grant Recipients encompass a wide range of disciplines, including but not limited to graphics, media, wearables, […]

Design Trust fosters cross-disciplinary projects and engages with the public through a series of public lectures, design installations, and interactive symposiums working with our grant recipients and partners. Our upcoming 2020 programme highlights include Design Trust Feature Grant Recipient OMA Stedebouw and the Guggenheim Museum’s ‘Countryside, The Future’ Exhibition in New York; M+ / Design […]

  2019 M+ / Design Trust Research Fellows — Oliver Elser and Yasmin Tri Aryani — will present the results of their research, illustrating the diversity of topics supported by the fellowship programme. Oliver Elser will look into Brutalist architecture in Hong Kong. Through juxtaposing buildings in Hong Kong with those in Mainland China and […]

Since the founding of Design Trust in 2014, we have contributed to areas of creative research, design and development of meaningful projects, grants, public programmes and fellowships, and have increased the number of grants and fellowships supporting over 100 individuals and collectives. Channeling creative energies across Hong Kong and internationally, we have grantees from Hong […]

On Tuesday 10th December 2019, our recent Design Trust Design Dialogue brought together Stanley Wong (Founder/ Creative Director, 84000 communications limited; DTFS 2018 Mentor), Michelle Chu (Design Director, Asia Tai Ping; DTFS 2019 Programme Collaborator), and moderator Marisa Yiu (Co-founder/ Executive Director, Design Trust) to discuss on the theme ‘Rethinking Archives, Designers with a conscience’, highlighting […]

On 23rd November 2019, Design Trust Co-founder/ Executive Director Marisa Yiu participated in “M+ Matters: Conversations on Women, Architecture, and the City” at Asia Society, where she was in conversation with Architect Nora Leung for panel “Building, Designing, and Drawing: Individual and Collaborative Practices”. Sharing her visions on social values and architecture, Nora worked closely […]

Design Trust Community Tour 2019 led by Ray Zee Date: 2019.11.08 (Friday) Venue: The Mills Continuing Design Trust foundation’s work and studies on the value of heritage and design, a special guided tour recently took place at The Mills with Ray Zee, Head of Design illustrated the building process of the preservation of its industrial […]

Design Trust, an initiative of the Hong Kong Ambassadors of Design, announces collaboration with renowned architectural collective Archigram to create a virtual environment for this year’s annual charity event. Now in its 12th year, the event supports the growth of the Design Trust initiatives and programmes that advocate for the positive values design brings to […]

Design Trust, an initiative of the Hong Kong Ambassadors of Design announce a collaboration with renowned architectural collective Archigram to create a virtual environment for this year’s annual Design Trust charity event that supports the growth of the initiatives and programmes by the Hong Kong Ambassadors of Design (HKAoD), now in its 12th year. The […]