A curator and critic based in Beijing for over 17 years, in 2019 Beatrice became the executive director of the Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology (maat), Lisbon. She is the former creative director of Beijing Design Week (2013-2016) and chief curator of the ongoing research program Across Chinese Cities featured at the Venice Architecture Biennale at the 2014, 2016 and 2018 editions. She is co-founder of B/Side Design which has spearheaded the establishment of The Global School, the first independent institute for design and creative research in the PRC. Her writings and projects have appeared in publications such as Artforum, Abitare, CNN Style, Domus, Dezeen, Disegno, Frieze, T Magazine (The NYTimes), The Good Life, among many others.
Franch is an architect. In 2004 she founded her solo practice while building in Catalonia. Since 2010, Franch is the Executive Director and Chief Curator of Storefront for Art and Architecture. Franch has taught at Columbia University, the IUAV University of Venice, SUNY Buffalo and at Rice University. At Storefront, her most recent projects include the launch of the global platform WorldWide Storefront and a new publication series in partnership with Lars Müller, In 2014, the State Department selected Storefront and Franch jointly with a curatorial and design team to represent the U.S. at the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale with the project OfficeUS. She lectures internationally on art, architecture and the importance of alternative practices in the construction and understanding of public life.
David Gianotten is the Managing Partner-Architect of OMA. As such, he is responsible for the overall organizational & financial management, business strategy, and growth of the company worldwide.
As Partner-in-Charge, David currently oversees the design and construction of various projects, including the Taipei Performing Arts Centre in Taipei, the Prince Plaza Building in Shenzhen, the newly completed KataOMA resort in Bali, the New Museum for Western Australia in Perth, the masterplan of Feyenoord City - including the architectural design of new Stadium Feijenoord for 63.000 spectators - in Rotterdam, and the Bajes Kwartier - a conversion of a large 1960’s prison into a new neighborhood with 1.350 apartments- in Amsterdam.
David has, amongst others, been responsible for the design and realization of the MPavilion 2017 in Melbourne and of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange headquarters in Shenzhen. He has also been responsible for the end stages of the realization of the CCTV headquarters in Beijing and OMA's conceptual masterplan for the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong.
David joined OMA in 2008, launched OMA's Hong Kong office in 2009, and became partner in 2010. He became OMA’s Managing Partner – Architect in 2015 upon his return to The Netherlands from Asia. Before joining OMA, he was Principal Architect at SeARCH in the Netherlands.
David studied Architecture and Architectural Engineering at the Eindhoven University of Technology where he received his Master-degree with honors. He is currently a professor at this same University at the Architectural Urban Design and Engineering department.
Lars Nittve is an art historian, curator and writer. For almost thirty years he was the director of a number of major museums around the world, including but not limited to the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark; Tate Modern, United Kingdom; Moderna Museet, Sweden and most recently M+, Hong Kong. Since the spring of 2016 he has, with his company Nittve Information Ltd, been an independent writer and advisor to museums and foundations worldwide based in the mountain resort Åre in northern Sweden.
Mr. LIU Xiaodu is a founding partner of URBANUS. He co-founded Urbanus with his partners MENG Yan and WANG Hui in 1999, now Urbanus has become one of the most influential architectural design firms in China. Urbanus developed its branches in Beijing, Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Many works have become new landmarks of urban life. The projects have received numerous prominent awards, exhibited and published worldwide. The partners are invited to lecture at influential academic institutions and as a juror for international competitions. He received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from Tsinghua University and Master of Architecture degree from Miami University.
Founding Partner of Neri&Hu Design and Research Office.
NHDRO is an inter-disciplinary international architectural design practice based in Shanghai, China. In 2014, Wallpaper* announced Neri&Hu as 2014 Designer of The Year. In 2013, Mr. Neri was inducted into the U.S. Interior Design Hall of Fame with partner Rossana Hu. The practice was selected as the 2011 INSIDE Festival Overall Winner, won AR Awards for Emerging Architecture 2010 by Architectural Review (UK) and one of the Design Vanguards in 2009 by Architectural Record (US). In 2006, Mr. Neri was selected by I.D. Magazine as one of the 40 designers globally who deserve more attention in “I.D. 40”. Mr. Neri received his Master of Architecture at Harvard University and his Bachelor of Architecture at the University of California at Berkeley. Mr. Neri is also designing products for brands including MOOOI, LEMA, Parachilna, Classicon, Gandia Blasco, Stellar Works, Meritalia, BD Barcelona Design, and neri&hu.
Zoë Ryan is the John H. Bryan Chair and Curator of Architecture and Design at the Art Institute of Chicago. A curator and author, her projects focus on exploring the impact of architecture and design on society. Her recent exhibitions include, In a Cloud, in a Wall, in a Chair: Modernists in Mexico at Midcentury (2019) and Past Forward: Architecture and Design at the Art Institute, a major installation of the modern and contemporary architecture and design collections (2017–ongoing). In 2017, she published As Seen: Exhibitions that Made Architecture and Design History, the first volume to explore in depth the important role that exhibitions have played in the history of these fields of practice.
Her past exhibitions include: Making Place: The Architecture of David Adjaye (2015), Fashioning the Object: Bless, Boudicca, and Sandra Backlund (2012), and Bertrand Goldberg: Architecture of Invention (2011). In 2014, she was the curator of the second Istanbul Design Biennial, The Future Is Not What It Used To Be. Ryan has taught graduate seminars on design history and theory at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is a member of the Design Trust International Advisory Council, Hong Kong.
托馬斯赫斯維克是一位英國設計師,在20多年多產的職業生涯中,他的作品類型廣泛, 因設計的新穎性和原創性而聞名於世。
托馬斯於1994年創建Heatherwick Studio,他一反傳統的設計學科分類,將設計、建筑與城市規劃等實踐融合在同一工作空間之中。目前公司正在進10個國家進行大約30個項目,其中包括上海一座30多萬平法米的商業綜合體千樹﹔谷歌在硅谷以及倫敦的總部(與BIG聯合設計)﹔以及新加坡樟宜機場新航站樓項目等(與KPF合作)。
最近完成的項目包括紐約哈德遜廣場中心的一座地標﹔南非開普敦賽斯當代非洲藝術博物館﹔以及倫敦國王十字街新建零售區。托馬斯獲頒之榮譽包括大英帝國司令勛章、皇家藝術學院院士,並在2004年成為最年輕的皇家工業設計師。
Executive Creative Director and Founder of GAA DESIGN FARM
After conducting his primary studies in Italy and Switzerland; his professional training began at the University of Florence where he focused his attention on courses in cultural sociology and anthropology.
As part of the 4th generation of ALESSI family, in 2002, he returned to Milan with a view to translating and applying his studies to industrial design, collaborating with Stefano Giovannoni and working freelance. Over the following years, he worked with companies such as ALESSI, PHILIPS, VITRA, FOREVERLAMP, OPPO, LENOVO both through experience within the companies themselves, and as an external consultant through his own studio, GAA Design Farm, founded in 2006.
In the following years his work (notably: POP-UP, LUMIERE, FLAME, ABATJOUR) was recognized with the 2008 and 2012 GOOD DESIGN™ AWARD, and was included in the permanent collection of the Museum of Architecture and Design in Chicago, "The Chicago Athenaeum".
Liza現為丹麥影響力投資基金(Design Impact Funds)的行政總裁及普通合夥人。該基金是一家微型風險投資影響基金,致力投資能改善人們生活質素的高影響力公司。該基金在全球范围内進行各個階段和領域共同投資,並專注於為人們和地球帶來變革性的解決方案,以造福人類和地球。過去,Liza曾擔任全球知名的非牟利機構The Index Project的行政總裁,該組織提倡可持續設計和創新。在過去的14年中,她利用以設計为本的技術在北歐、亞洲、拉丁美洲和美國創造了社會和環境影響。
現在,Liza專注於將資本與具有突破性的設計師、企業家和初創企業聯繫起來。她積極指導營利和非營利部門的領導者,為那些關注社會和環境且追求積極變革的人士灌輸信心。Liza亦擔任多個董事會成員,包括赫爾辛基的AD博物館董事會和法國Orano SA的執行利益相關者委員會,指導領導力和可持續商業的策略和遠景。
作為經常的演講家、討論發言人和教育學家,Liza激勵著新一代跨學科人才,致力於從原則到實踐為社會做出有意義的貢獻。她的目標是通過影響力基金、全球合作和領導力指導,為社會和環境問題尋找可持續的解決方案,推動可持續發展和社會變革。她相信,通過連接創新的思想和資源,我們可以共同創造一個更加繁榮和可持續的未來。
Jennifer Caroline Ellis 是一位來自瑞士、哥倫比亞和英國的策展人和創始人,在香港工作五年後遷居倫敦。她熱衷於藝術、空間和環境相結合的深思熟慮,在過去十年中,她在全球藝術家、藝廊和機構之間創造了有意義的專案和聯繫。身為策展工作室 Apsara 的創辦人,Ellis 曾策劃、領導和構思從Frieze 9 Cork Street到法國勃艮第 UNESCO 遺址的個人項目。Ellis 同時強調關懷與合作,曾與 Frieze、South London Gallery、Sullivan+Strumpf、Lehmann Maupin 和寶璣等國際藝廊、基金會、機構、展覽會和品牌合作。Ellis 對於全球藝術對話興趣 濃厚,她的項目在全球各地都有報導,從《藝術新聞》、《藝術論壇》、《福布斯》到《Vogue》。Ellis 擁有倫敦國王學院的法律學位,以及劍橋大學的藝術史學位。
Eric Höweler (FAIA,LEED AP),是一位建築師、設計師及教育家。他是Höweler + Yoon的共同創辦人,也是哈佛大學設計研究生院的建築學教授,並擔任建築碩士學位課程的項目主任。霍維勒的設計工作與研究專注於建築技術整合和材料系統。他的項目範圍涵蓋了文化建築、混合用途住宅建築、公共空間及互動環境等。最近完成的項目包括麻省理工學院的MIT博物館、維吉尼亞大學的奴隸勞工紀念碑以及柯立芝角劇院的擴建工程。霍維勒的作品已在各地廣泛展出,包括現代藝術博物館、紐約市史密森尼·庫珀·休伊特國家設計博物館以及威尼斯雙年展。他是《擴展實踐》(Princeton Architectural Press 2009)、《實地驗證:Höweler + Yoon的項目與對話》(Park Books, 2021)的共同作者,並且是即將出版的《建築設計:當代建築中的結構想像》(Routledge 2025)的作者。
奥雷·伯曼曾擔任荷蘭建築中心(NAI)總監、Volume期刊主編、深圳海上世界文化藝術中心館長、設計互聯總監,曾任教于麻省理工學院建築學院、貝爾拉格建築研究所、阿姆斯特丹大學建築學院、香港大學等。Bouman教授擁有文化史和藝術史雙博士學位,研究聚焦當代建築的策展、編輯與教育工作。曾策劃“連接夢想世界、冷戰時期的藝術和設計”(洛杉磯文德博物館,2022)、“荷蘭虛擬館榮譽之國”(深圳設計周,2020)、“Re-Creation”(威尼斯建築雙年展芬蘭館參展作品,2014)、“路易·康:建築的力量”(2012)、“重置”(威尼斯建築雙年展荷蘭館參展作品,2012)等展覽。曾在Harvard Design Review、Volume、Archis、Architectural Design、Bauwelt、El Croquis、A+D、A+U、Metropolis M、Artforum、Museum Review、domus等建築、設計、藝術與文化領域的期刊發表文章。曾擔任多個國際獎項與指導委員會委員,包括密斯凡德羅獎、Medaglio d’Oro獎、歐洲城市公共空間獎、Tchernikov獎、Curry Stone獎、Cultural Emergency Response (CER)、THNK、宣言基金會、Volume雜誌、深圳設計周、UABB學術委員會、深圳設計周諮詢委員會、香港信言設計大使。同時也是ICAM(國際建築博物館聯合會)委員會成員。
Artistic Director, Het Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam
Aric Chen is the newly-appointed General and Artistic Director of Het Nieuwe Instituut, the Dutch national museum and institute of architecture, design, and digital culture in Rotterdam. Previously, Chen was the curatorial director for Design Miami/ and an independent curator and writer based in Shanghai, where he is a professor of practice and director of the Curatorial Lab at the College of Design and Innovation at Tongji University. From 2012 to 2019, Chen was the founding lead curator for design and architecture, and later curator-at-large, for M+, a museum for visual culture in Hong Kong's West Kowloon Cultural District. Prior to founding M+, Chen was the first creative director of Beijing Design Week. He has organized dozens of projects and exhibitions internationally, in addition to serving on numerous juries and as a curatorial adviser to the Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture, the Cooper-Hewitt Design Triennial, and the Gwangju Design Biennale. Chen is the author of Brazil Modern (The Monacelli Press, 2016) and has been a frequent contributor to The New York Times, Wallpaper*, Architectural Record, and other publications.
譚智恒, Head of Department, Communication Design Director, Centre for Communication Design
譚智恒 文字設計師、信息設計師、研究員、教育工作者。現職香港知專設計學院傳意設計學系系主任暨傳意設計研究中心總監。亦擔任上海大學上海美術學院字體設計工作室特聘研究員。歷任英國雷丁大學文字與圖像傳意學系副教授、信息設計碩士課程主任、藝術及傳意設計學院碩士課程總監;香港理工大學設計學院傳意設計學科主任、信息設計研究室創辦人兼主任;加拿大埃米利卡爾藝術設計大學助理教授等。譚氏的研究和教學專注於文字設計和信息設計之間的相互關係,尤其關注人們如何與複雜文本結構中找尋資訊並形成印象,特別是在多語言的語境中的文字設計。譚氏的另一個研究方向為覓路與導向系統,包括建築、城市空間和旅遊信息。他所領導研究和設計的三本香港旅遊指南獲香港設計中心「為亞洲設計大獎」兩項優異獎。2016年獲香港設計協會頒發「最佳設計教師獎」。譚氏的研究經常在不同場合發表,亦常為不同機構擔當顧問,包括微軟、蒙納、匯豐銀行等。
Founding Partner, ESKYIU
Eric is a designer focused on the relationships between urbanism, architecture, and art. Together with Marisa Yiu he is a partner of ESKYIU, a studio that has been awarded the Architectural League Prize and featured in numerous biennales. Currently an associate professor at the University of Hong Kong, Schuldenfrei received his PhD from the University of Cambridge and has taught at Princeton, Columbia, and the Architectural Association. Schuldenfrei served as the Curator of Exhibition, Education, Film, and Media for the 2009 Hong Kong & Shenzhen Biennale and has presented his work at Harvard University AsiaGSD, Cambridge University, and the V&A Museum.
Founder, kapok
Born and raised in France, Arnault founded kapok in 2006 as an antidote to the perceived blandness of Hong Kong retail scene. kapok focuses on designers and brands whose work reflects his attitude towards quality craftsmanship and creativity in design. kapok has grown to a network of 7 stores in 2 countries : Hong Kong and Singapore.
Arnault has developed an extensive knowledge and understanding of the Asian consumer goods and retail environment since 1996, when he moved to Hong Kong. In 2001, he joined the team in charge of the development of the Lomography brand in Asia as the head of Southeast Asian operations. Arnault was also the co-owner and director of Working Unit Limited founded in 2005, the exclusive distributor for the Moleskine brand in Southeast Asia. He also brought to Hong Kong the first retail stores for Maison Kitsuné and l'Officine Universelle Buly.
「明日的遺產」(Tomorrow’s Heritage)和Lines Lab品牌的創作總監
Clara Brito是一位葡萄牙設計師和活動總監,在中國生活了超過17年。
她擁有里斯本美術學院的設備設計研究生學位,期後於米蘭建築與設計理工學院進修時裝設計,並擁有澳門聖若瑟大學的工商管理碩士學位。 她還曾在澳門聖若瑟 大學擔任客座教授。
在2021 年,Clara 創立了「明天的遺產」(Tomorrow’s heritage)項目,將人們和社區聚集在一起,創造跨文化的作品。 並於 2014 年與拍檔共同創立了 MunHub,這是一個旨在推廣時尚和設計領域交融的新興設計師平台。 在2007年,再次共同創辦了「+853文化協會」和年度活動「我的城市」(This is my city)。那是一個多元文化的活動,展示了中國澳門、中國內地和國際的人才。在2004年,Clara 與他人共同創立了 Lines Lab。
創始合夥人,Marc & Chantal
Marc Cansier 於巴黎 Penninghen 學院取得平面設計與傳播碩士學位後,於 1993 年抵港共同創立 Marc & Chantal。自此,Marc 建立公司的品牌顧問服務體系,並帶領團隊執行多項整合專案。如今,該公司已發展為橫跨亞歐的頂尖跨領域品牌代理商,以策略諮詢、品牌創建及體驗設計為核心,實踐全方位品牌塑造理念。
馬克現專注於拓展公司專業能力並培育新生代人才。代表性項目包括:大館─古蹟及藝術館(香港)、RYSE酒店(首爾)、四水酒店(日本奈良)、塔克塔納度假村(印尼)及馬德里皇宮酒店(西班牙)。
出生於香港的蔡惠貞(Yoko Choy)是一位經驗豐富的設計編輯,作品曾於多家國際刊物及書籍上發表,目前是《Wallpaper*》雜誌(全球版)的中國編輯。蔡惠貞同時是一位傳播顧問,其客戶包括國際展會、家具及時裝品牌、設計及建築工作室等。目前在香港和阿姆斯特丹生活和工作的她認為東西方的創意交流並不僅僅是兩種美學觀點的結合;作為一位多語言、跨文化的創意評論家和傳播者,她的使命是將來自東西方的知識和見解翻譯成一種共通的創意語言,並提高大眾對跨文化交流在創意產業和企業中的重要性的認識。為此,蔡惠貞於2018年共同創立了Collective Contemporist,這是一家在北京、香港和阿姆斯特丹設有工作室的創意顧問公司,旨在促進和激發東西方的對話和合作。
Joe Li 是一位跨領域的藝術總監和創意顧問,在設計行業擁有超過 20 年的經驗。他曾擔任多項重要職務,包括 2012 年至 2016 年擔任上海灘的聯合創意總監。Joe 的職業生涯橫跨文化,時裝 和藝術領域。他的早期經歷包括在 Lanvin 的 Alber Elbaz 麾下工作,並曾與 Cerruti、Circular Fashion Summit、Lablaco 和 Swarovski 等全球知名品牌合作。他亦參與Moleskine 同名國際巡迴展覽Detour,以及在里程碑式的週年紀念項目中與上海灘再度合作。Joe 的作品曾刊登在《PATTERN: 100 Fashion Designs, 10 Curators》(Phaidon)和《Young Asian Fashion Designers》(Daab)等著名刊物上。他的成就贏得了不少榮譽,包括週末畫報頒發的國際華人傑出設計師獎,以及中國服裝大獎頒發的亞洲年度設計師。Joe 畢業於倫敦中央聖馬丁藝術學院 (UAL),並取得碩士學位。
蘇詠寧致力於連結人、地點、觀點、理念、經驗、資源,與媒體文化。在2015年移居柏林前,她曾於香港生活二十二年,參與的項目涵蓋青少年發展(為婦女基金會進行個案研究)至推廣香港藝術家與藝術場景(透過半島酒店及香港置地)。她擁有美國、法國及香港三地頒授的歷史學位(專攻藝術與建築)、商學及心理學學位。其核心研究興趣在於探索人類經驗與潛能如何被塑造與創造,透過跨領域研究串聯歷史、語言、經濟、藝術文化、神經科學、哲學、心理學及靈性等多元學科。
蘇詠寧當前的研究與創業方向聚焦於構思與播種理想未來,包括:設計支持終身學習、促進跨世代連結及健康和諧共居的社群與系統;推動人工智慧系統的負責任與公正設計、部署及應用;並持續追問:何謂美好人生?我們該如何為此進行設計?
GROUNDWORK元新建城创始人
阮文韜 Manfred Yuen,GROUNDWORK元新建城创始人,英国皇家建筑师学会注册建筑师。毕业于剑桥大学建筑系,曾为奥地利蓝天组Coop Himmelb(l)au 驻中国项目总策划。於2013 年《香港精神奖》和 2014 年《香港杰出义职人士》获奖,入选南华报业集团的《CEO OF THE YEAR 奖》及《亚洲华人领袖名录》。
自2011年创建GROUNDWORK以来,专注研究社会性项目,探索人文精神与美学创新结合。设计了“排档创新”保留香港街市文化,并参与编写香港建筑署的《城市儿童公共游乐空间设计》政策。現今在世界各地呈現作品。
阮文韜分別在2019年 及2025年在深圳應邀發表TEDX演講,宣導人文建築和建築師的美學和社會責任。