The 15th edition of our annual charity fundraising event Design Trust Auction 2025 is coming soon. The charity auction will feature exceptional and limited-edition pieces of art and design works as well as exclusive experience. Thank you to our Benefit Committee and Trustees for the continuous support to our Charity Auction.
The Ambassadors Ball / DESIGN TRUST GALA is a private invite only event to support the Charity, and the first fundraising event took place in 2008. Past Creative Directors, Event Design Leads and Curators include: Victoria Tang-Owen & Christopher Owen and Marisa Yiu (2024), Chi Wing Lo and Marisa Yiu (2023), William Lim, Mak2 Ying Tung 2 and Elaine Yan Ling Ng with Marisa Yiu (2021), Archigram (2019), OMA/Rem Koolhaas & David Gianotten (2018). Previous editions for the 10th Anniversary of the Charity in 2017 held at Kerry Hotel has Andre Fu and Adonian Chan leading the event. Past editions also involved Stickyline, Adrian Wong, Joyce Wang, Neri & Hu, Vivienne Tam, Douglas Young, Alan Chan and Stanley Wong. In 2017 the format transformed and in 2018 OMA/Rem Koolhaas & David Gianotten were the Creative Director, while in 2019 ARCHIGRAM was the leading Creative Directors bringing the event to a wider and larger international community. The live and silent auction features exceptional and limited-edition work and design objects from some of the most celebrated names in international art and design circles, as well as those from influential Hong Kong designers. The auction also includes luxury lifestyle packages and fine wine lots.
All the fundraising proceeds will go towards education, micro-parks, design development projects, regional design research programme and research grants for the DESIGN TRUST initiative, created in 2014 by registered charity Hong Kong Ambassadors of Design that was founded in 2007. Our collective mission is to build robust initiatives on community, heritage related to sustainability programmes and Hong Kong’s forefront role in design, culture and creativity in the context of Greater Bay Area.
Attended by an impressive guest list of the city’s elite movers & shakers, influencers, captains of industries, design and art connoisseurs, creative talents, collectors and society icons, DESIGN TRUST AUCTION 2025 edition will be placed on the occasion of pre-Art Basel 2025 weekend to welcome the local and international communities.
To support and sponsor our charity and fundraising event please contact us at gala2025@designtrust.hk
