Hong Kong Design Centre’s New Landmark ‘DX design hub’ Holds Launching Party
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Opens to the Public on December 4 Sparking Inspiration With a Line-up of Design Events
HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 4 December 2024 - Hong Kong Design Centre's (HKDC) new landmark, DX design hub (the Hub) successfully concluded its Launching Party today. The celebratory event was attended by guests comprising of top government officials, business leaders and Mainland and France delegations. The Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is responsible for strategy formulation, coordination, and supervision of the Hub while HKDC is responsible for operating the Hub.
Permanent Exhibition:Hong Kong Design Ecology Date: Launching from 3 December 2024 An exhibition presents the unique, diverse, and vibrant facets of Sham Shui Po, co-created with artists, students, and community members |
Fashion Exhibition: Takuma Fujisaki's Mogols: Hong Kong Fashion Collaboration with FIP & DIPDate: 7 December 2024 to 6 March 2025 A collaborative exhibition between acclaimed Japanese pop culture artist Takuma Fujisaki's beloved Mogol characters, and 12 FDIP local Hong Kong fashion designers. |
Immersive Experience:ConvergenceDate: 3 December 2024 – 28 February 2025 An exhibition offering visitors a visual journey into the hybrid design culture and design legacy of Hong Kong and Asia, where 'Old meets New,' 'East meets West,' and 'Future influenced by legacy'. |
Design Exhibition:Design Pulse AsiaDate: 13 December 2024 to 30 June 2025 A half-year-long exhibition delves into the unique heritages, diverse trajectories, and cultural exchanges shaping Asia's design landscape. |
CreativeInstallation: BEingDate:3 December 2024 – 30 April 2025 The exhibition showcases the unique, diverse, and vibrant aspects of Sham Shui Po, emphasizing community participation by inviting artists, students, and residents to collaborate in the creation process. |
Opening Hours: | Monday to Sunday: 10:00 – 19:00 Operating hours may vary for some venues due to special events. Please check with each venue for the most up-to-date information. |
Location: | DX design hub 280 Tung Chau Street, Sham Shui Po |
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About DX design hub
Operated by Hong Kong Design Centre, DX design hub in Sham Shui Po nurtures emerging design talents and fashion designers, fostering creativity and collaboration. Showcasing the synergy between design disciplines, it serves as a vibrant platform for community engagement and creative tourism. The Hub offers exhibition spaces, activity spaces, and a retail area for designers to gain hands-on experience. It functions as a central workstation for HKDC and design-related Associations, leading initiatives to promote fashion and diverse design projects. With a mission to inspire creativity and innovation, we aim to enable the Hub to become the creative anchor in Hong Kong with various specialized zones including The Square, The Fashion-Pop, The Box, The Gallery, The Design Museum, The Annex, The Steps, The Lounge, The Barn and The Fashion Spotlight. The construction work of the Hub is undertaken by the Urban Renewal Authority (URA), ensuring a state-of-the-art facility that supports our vision. The Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is responsible for strategy formulation, coordination, and supervision, guiding the Hub's initiatives to align with industry needs and aspirations.
About Hong Kong Design Centre (www.hkdesigncentre.org)
Hong Kong Design Centre is a strategic partner of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in leveraging the city's East-meets-West advantage to create value from design. To achieve our goals we:
- Cultivate a design culture
- Bridge stakeholders to opportunities that unleash the value of design
- Promote excellence in various design disciplines
About Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (www.ccidahk.gov.hk)
The Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA) established in June 2024, formerly known as Create Hong Kong (CreateHK), is a dedicated office set up by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR Government) under the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau to provide one-stop services and support to the cultural and creative industries with a mission to foster a conducive environment in Hong Kong to facilitate the development of arts, culture and creative sectors as industries. Its strategic foci are nurturing talent and facilitating startups, exploring markets, promoting cross-sectoral and cross-genre collaboration, promoting the development of arts, culture and creative sectors as industries under the industry-oriented principle, and promoting Hong Kong as Asia's creative capital and fostering a creative atmosphere in the community to implement Hong Kong's positioning as the East meets-West centre for international cultural exchange under the National 14th Five-Year Plan. Disclaimer: The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region provides funding support to some of HKDC's activities/projects only, and does not otherwise take part in such funded activities/projects. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication and relevant materials/events (or by members of the project teams) are those of HKDC only and do not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency, the CreateSmart Initiative Secretariat or the CreateSmart Initiative Vetting Committee.
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