The incursion of artificial intelligence and automation into productive landscapes has come to be seen as the trigger for major shifts in labour ethos and conditions. Under the premise that […]

As part of Design Trust Futures Studio 2018, the four design teams will be presenting their initial concept designs for our future parks. This half-day event will engage the public […]

Design Trust is pleased to announce Design Trust Futures Studio (DTFS) 2018, a long-term flagship programme initiated and conceptualized by Marisa Yiu, Co-founder, Executive Director of Design Trust. Following on […]

2017 M+ / Design Trust Fellow Thomas Daniell presented his research topic “Unbuilt Macau” on Saturday 3 March 2018 at the Dom Pedro V Theatre. “Unbuilt Macau” examines unrealised and […]

Final call for applications for the Design Trust / RCA Fellowship in Design Curation. Applications are welcomed from individuals based in Hong Kong or the Greater Pearl River Delta region […]

Congratulations to Design Trust Grant Recipients of the recent January 2018 cycle: Tuba Doğu + Gizem Sivri, Cyril Lee, +853 Cultural Association, dérive LAB, and Disnovation.org. The awarded grants span […]

Kung Hey Fat Choi! DESIGN TRUST wishes you happiness, good health and lasting prosperity in the Year of the Dog. Thank you for your continuous support and we look forward […]

Design Trust Grant Recipient Hetero-HK launches their cross-disciplinary experiment on 29 December 2017. An architecture X literature X theatre collaboration for the HK-SZ Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture (UABB 2017). A series of events are set in neglected edges and gaps of North Point generated out of research and reuse of urban voids to reinterpret Hong Kong’s contemporary conditions – heterogeneity, disappearance and permanent transition.

The Design Trust Futures Studio Exhibition concluded the ten-month journey of our first DTFS programme where our designer-mentees worked alongside world-renowned mentors and advisors on the theme “SMALL IS MEANINGFUL”, creating a series of intriguing research output and innovative concepts on micro-parks for Hong Kong.