{"id":14837,"date":"2020-05-21T20:48:40","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T12:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/designtrust.hk\/support\/acknowledgements-gala-2015\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T07:56:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T07:56:57","slug":"acknowledgements-gala-2015","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/designtrust.hk\/zh\/support\/acknowledgements-gala-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"ACKNOWLEDGING OUR COMMUNITY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Our work is only possible with the great support of our community, trustees, advisors, patrons, funding partners, and the designers, mentees and grantees who work tirelessly to produce new knowledge for the energetic and vibrant city of Hong Kong and our region. We would like to acknowledge the generous individuals, organisations and partners who have contributed to the growth of the Design Trust initiative since its conception. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/designtrust.hk\/support\/acknowledgements-trustees\">Our Trustees<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/designtrust.hk\/support\/acknowledgements-gala\">Our Annual Charity Benefit<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/designtrust.hk\/support\/acknowledgements-programmes\">Our Programmes<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_images_carousel images=&#8221;12687,12678,12693,12681,12684,12690&#8243; img_size=&#8221;1100X600&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><em>\u201cThis year\u2019s event brings together a passionate group of individuals and organizations, united by the desire to celebrate and promote Hong Kong\u2019s rich community of creativity and design.\u00a0 Appointed as Creative Director for this year\u2019s Ball is multi-talented artist, Adrian Wong. For this evening, creative director Adrian Wong presents \u201cTales from the Fragrant Harbour\u201d.\u00a0 The tales pay homage to four traditional iconic crafts of Hong Kong and will be presented via performances that combine dance, music, and theater.\u201d \u2013 Alan Lo, Co-Founder, Chairmain, Design Trust<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2015 Tales<\/strong> <strong>from the Fragrant Harbour<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>26 November 2015<\/p>\n<p>Maxim\u2019s Palace, City Hall<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Creative Director<\/em>\u00a0<strong>Adrian Wong<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benefit Committee <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ruth Chao, Michelle Cheng, Vicky Lam, Antonia Li, Levina Li-Cadman, Alan Lo, Vinay Melwani, Katherine Schaefer, William To, Joyce Tam, Evelyn Yo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Table Patrons<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Premium<\/em> <strong>Antonia Li,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Claudine Ying,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Jennie Wong,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Kino Law, M K Lau Foundation,<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Ruth Chao, Victor Lo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Platinum<\/em> <strong>Alan Lo, CatchOn, Desiree Au &amp; Marisa Yiu, Edith Law, James M Fong, Joyce Tam, Kai Yin Lo, Mary Anne Choo, Michelle Cheng , Vivian and Frederick Fong,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Winston Chan &amp; Tan Eng-Guan, Yenn Wong<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Gold <\/em><strong>Jehan Chu, Aussco Living, Katherine Schaefer, Levina Li-Cadman &amp; Vinay Melwani, Vicky Lam<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Design Trust Patrons<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Design Trust Leaders <\/em><strong>Anonymous, Collector Square, Daryl Ng, KEF, Yenn Wong<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Design Trust Influencers<\/em><strong> Adrian Wong, Alan Lo, Elaine An Yee Ho, Gus Lee, Jay Parmanand, The Madison Group<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Design Trust Friends<\/em> <strong>Aric Chen, Chia Min, Tan, Desiree Au, Eric Chiang, Edmund Lee, Gabriel Tong, Jennifer Liu, Jonathan Tam, Kevin Zhang, Laura Zhou, Lawrence Chu, Michelle Cheng, Nancy Fung, Peter Cheung, Robynn Yip, Sean Fitzpatrick, Simon Lee Gallery, Tina Leung, Tom Pen, Vicky Wong<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sponsors and Supporters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Major Sponsor<\/em> <strong>KEF<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Sponsors<\/em> <strong>Blake\u2019s, Collector Square, The Madison Group, Sino Group<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Auction Partners <\/em><strong>AXA Art Management, Phillips, Paddle8 (Online)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Champagne &amp; Wines<\/em> <strong>Perrier-Jou\u00ebt, etc wine shops<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Event Management &amp; Public Relations<\/em> <strong>Mazarine Asia Pacific<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Graphics Agency<\/em> <strong>INDICUBE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Paper Merchant\u00a0<\/em><strong>Acumen Papers (Hong Kong)\u00a0Ltd<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Online Retail<\/em> <strong>Collector Square<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Storage and Logistics Partner<\/em> <strong>13 degrees, Helu-trans<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Venue Partner <\/em><strong>Maxim\u2019s Group<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>About The Ambassadors&#8217; Ball 2015<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Hong Kong Ambassadors of Design presented the seventh edition of the Ambassadors\u2019 Ball. Net proceeds from this annual fundraiser benefits the Hong Kong Ambassadors of Design in particular, Design Trust, the grant-making platform which was launched the year prior.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This annual benefit is a hallmark of this vibrant city\u2019s societal calendar and benefits from the generous patronage of a guest list par none of the city\u2019s elite movers &amp; shakers, captains of industries, design industry influencers and stakeholders, art connoisseurs, creative talents, collectors and society icons.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s event brings together a passionate group of individuals and organizations, united by the desire to celebrate and promote Hong Kong\u2019s rich community of creativity and design.\u00a0 Appointed as Creative Director for this year\u2019s Ball is multi-talented artist, Adrian Wong. Together with a troupe of talented performers and musicians, he presents \u2018Tales from the Fragrant Harbour\u2019 against a backdrop that is one of this city\u2019s most iconic dining institutions, Maxim\u2019s Palace.\u00a0 In addition to the performances, as in past years, with our live and silent auctions, guests may expect some exceptional and limited edition works of art, furniture and d\u00e9cor from some of the most celebrated names in international art and design circles, as well as those from several influential Hong Kong designers.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_ [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":733,"menu_order":101,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/designtrust.hk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14837"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/designtrust.hk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/designtrust.hk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/designtrust.hk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/designtrust.hk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14837"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/designtrust.hk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14837\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28171,"href":"https:\/\/designtrust.hk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14837\/revisions\/28171"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/designtrust.hk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/designtrust.hk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}