We are pleased to share the upcoming grantee exhibitions and programmes including book launch and exhibition of Design Trust Feature Grant research publication “Recollection: Tao Ho – The Multi-Disciplinary Visions of a Hong Kong Architect” by Charles Lai, Design Trust Seed Grant design project “Videotage Media Art Collection Kiosk” launch, Design Trust Feature Grant exhibition and workshop “After Life Design for Lost Wings Theatre Land Art Festival” led by Olivia Yan in collaboration with Kay Wong, and Design Trust Seed Grant exhibition “just-a-furniture” led by Charis Mok, along with ongoing exhibitions and programmes in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Venice.
Design Trust Upcoming Grants & Programmes Highlights | October – December 2025
29. 9. 2025
Design Trust Feature Grant recipient Charles Lai will launch his upcoming research publication “Recollection: Tao Ho – The Multi-Disciplinary Visions of a Hong Kong Architect” on October 23rd 2025 as part of a research showcase from October 16th to December 18th at Commaa, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. In his career that spanned from 1960s to 1990s, late Sir Tao Ho left the world with countless sketches, drawings, manuscripts, correspondences, photographs and slides. Based on these recently available archival materials, this project provides critical insights into the Tao Ho’s life and career to examine his significance in local, regional, and global architectural history. The upcoming publication portrays his persona and philosophies by studying his essays, correspondences, poetry, artworks and media interviews, as part of the discourses around his works of architecture. A research exhibition on Tao Ho’s legacy will be presented in 2026.
Design Trust Seed Grant design project “Videotage Media Art Collection Kiosk” initiated by Videotage will debut on Saturday October 18th 2025, an initiative to upcycle the organisation’s old furniture into a mobile archive viewing space. The launch ceremony will take place at 5 pm, at Videotage’s Cattle Depot venue, with sharing from the design collaborator Zou-mat. The kiosk’s transportable design aims to expand Videotage’s screening environment beyond Cattle Depot, while making their archive accessible to a wider community during the nomadic phase of the Videotage. Stay tuned for more details on the upcoming screening programmes of the VMAC kiosk.
Design Trust Feature Grant exhibition and workshop “After Life Design for Lost Wings Theatre Land Art Festival” led by Olivia Yan in collaboration with Kay Wong, will take place at Quarry Side, Quarry Bay on November 1st – 2nd 2025 to showcase a wide range of needle-punched textile works repurposed from approximately 120–150 costumes and props created during over 8 natural and art workshops held between 2024 and 2025. The exhibition also invites public to participate in the botanic dyeing and printing workshops to gain a first-hand experience of textile upcycling and sustainable design process.
Design Trust Seed Grant exhibition “just-a-furniture” led by Charis Mok, will be presented at community living room, 6-8 Wa In Fong West, Central, Hong Kong from December 5th – 13th 2025. Built upon a year’s research and documentation of urban furniture in Hong Kong’s public spaces, the exhibition explores human-scale placemaking by showcasing adaptive furniture designs that challenge conventional static forms. Through research documentation display and design prototypes, the exhibition narrates collective memories and local community stories in the evolving urban context while inviting the public to observe the public space in an alternative approach.
Ongoing grantee exhibitions and programmes also include:
Design Trust Seed Grant exhibition programme “ZINE YO! FEST” led by Forrest Lau, Beatrix Pang and Jason Li of Zine Coop at Heath, Chungking Mansions, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong till October 13th 2025.
Design Trust Futures Studio Micro-parks and research projects supported by Design Trust grants at “Projecting Future Heritage: A Hong Kong Archive” at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 Hong Kong Exhibition curated by Design Trust grant recipients Ying Zhou and Fai Au, with Sunnie SY Lau, on view till November 23rd 2025.
Design Trust Feature Grant research “The World of Lines” by Rui An Ho presented at his exhibition “Chronologies”, at Institute of Contemporary Arts at NYU Shanghai, till December 20th 2025.