HKSDA 2017 Kick-off Seminar Hong Kong Smart Design Awards 2017 Kick-off Seminar
Theme: Design x Strategy x Technology
Date: 24/11/2016 (Thursday) Time: 3:15 pm – 6:30 pm Venue: Unit 11, 2/F, Metro Centre I, 32 Lam Hing Street, Kowloon Bay Language: Cantonese
Please click HERE to register.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdAT1gHLIQ–BhwVpk1ujps8n9OjNErpXzFsrdpOzxAc_Q9qA/viewform?c=0&w=1
The Penguin Pool When digital turns on creativity
The Penguin Pool – When digital turns on creativity
Tuesday | 22 November 2016 | 6:30pm
Hong Kong Maritime Museum, Central [map] Space limited. By invitation only. Free admission.
RSVP by 14 Nov. A ticket for entry will be sent upon confirmation.
For enquiries, please contact : +852 2268 3401.
http://www.arup.com.hk/greetings/2016/2016-11-22_PP/PP2016_eDM.html
Exhibition and Seminar from ” Discovery Art of Living”
Please be invited to the a specific talk series and exhibition event organized by the F.J. Italian Life Store. These events will lead you to view the overall development of the renowned brands and products from ALESSI, BUGATTI and EMILE HENERY. It is a great opportunity for designers in learning from these brands.
The details are as follows:
(1) “Discovery Art of Living” EXHIBITION
VENUE: Sogo Club, 16/F, Sogo department store, Causeway Bay, 555 Hennessy
Road, Hong Kong.
DATE: 2-6, November 2016
TIME: 11:00am – 8:00pm
(2) Design Seminar “Embrace Sustainable Future, Forego Physical Design?”
GUEST SPEAKER: Mr. Benny D. Leong, Assistant Professor, School of Design, HK
PolyU.
VENUE: Sogo Club, 16/F, Sogo department store, Causeway Bay, 555 Hennessy
Road, Hong Kong.
DATE: Friday, 4 November 2016
TIME: 5:00pm – 6:00pm
LANGUAGE: Cantonese
(3) Grand Opening Party
DATE: 4 November 2016, Friday
TIME: 6:30pm to 8:00pm
ENQUIRIES & RSVP: 25197861 Ms. Wing Cheung/ 96149881 Ms. Natalie Fine
WEBSITE: http://www.italian-lifestore.com.hk
For more information, please refer to the attached e-flyer.
Thank you very much for your attention
(HKDI) Invitation: Become a Supporting Organisation of “Konstantin Grcic – Panorama” Exhibition
Greetings! This is Kaitlyn from the Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) and Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Lee Wai Lee). I am writing to invite the Industrial Designers Society of Hong Kong to be our supporting organisation of 2016-17 HKDI Gallery Presents Exhibition, “Konstantin Grcic – Panorama” in the period 26 November 2016 to 2 April 2017.
An official invitation letter issued by our Principal, Mr. Leslie Lu has been sent to you at the following address by post yesterday:
Unit A1, 12/F., Summit Building, 30 Man Yue Street, Hunghom, Kowloon
Meanwhile, the corresponding scanned copy is attached herewith this email for your consideration. We would be very grateful to receive your return of the reply slip through fax or email before 18 August 2016.
Technology Advancement of Hong Kong Plastics Industry to Tap into the Opportunities under the Strategies of ‘Made in China 2025’ and ‘Industry 4.0’
Invitation to be Collaborating Organisation of the Project on
“Technology Advancement of Hong Kong Plastics Industry to Tap into the Opportunities under the Strategies of ‘Made in China 2025’ and ‘Industry 4.0’ ”
I am writing on behalf of Hong Kong Plastics Manufacturers Association Limited and the Federation of Hong Kong Industries to cordially invite you to be one of our collaborating organisations of the government-funded projected titled “Technology Advancement of Hong Kong Plastics Industry to Tap into the Opportunities under the Strategies of ‘Made in China 2025’ and ‘Industry 4.0’ ”, which has been approved by the Trade and Industry Department and will be commenced in October 2016. We target to look for new opportunities for the local plastic industry players to upgrade their business and production through gaining technological insights and innovation breakthrough. Through this project, we are pleased and grateful for your support to become our collaborating partner to be the venue sponsor for holding the full-day plastic conference, which is one of the highlight of our project deliverables.
We express our gratitude again for your kind consideration and look forward to your acceptance at your earliest convenience. More details are comprehensively described in the cover letter attached. Should you require further information, please contact me via tel: 2732 3116 or email: bryan.cheung@fhki.org.hk.
Mixer – IXDA
https://www.facebook.com/events/190692571355640/?ti=ia
Make creativity into reality.
Autumn is arriving, Let us celebrate the arrival of a beautiful and sentimental season.
This time’s Mixer: User Experience Designers, Industrial Designers, business people, investors and startups will all come together to celebrate our greatest minds of design.
Come talk to Industrial Designers and UX Designers and find out how we can collaborate to jam out IoT products – Internet of Things!
Come to mingle and have casual drinks at the Common Room HK!
Time: 7:30~9:30 pm
Date: Oct, 20th, 2016
Address: The Common Room
1/F Wo On Building, 8-13 Wo On Lane, Central
Format: Cash Bar
Much appreciation to our Sponsors and Supporting Organisations!
Sponsors:
Gold Sponsor:
GoAnimate
www.goanimate.com
Silver Sponsor:
Cogs Agency
www.cogsagency.com
Supporting Organisations:
Invotech
http://invotech.org.hk/events/
PolyU School of Design
www.sd.polyu.edu.hk/en/
Design Thinking Asia
www.design-thinking.asia/
Gormei
www.gormei.com
IDSHK
www.idshk.org
MCI group
www.mci-group.com/en-HK
Pragmatic products HK
www.meetup.com/Pragmatic-Product-HK/
Agile Hong Kong
http://agilemanifesto.org/
ID Knowhow Workshop Series – 3D Sculpting & 3D Printing in Product Design (16-Dec-2016)
This seminar is to promote and encourage 3D sculpting and 3D printing as a product development strategy (from digital to physical) for creative sectors and production industries.
Co-organized with Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC), the event would begin with a guide tour to 3D Printing One of HKPC , then with Z Brush (TM) and Meshmixer Demonstration.
Guest Speakers:
Mr. Michael Cheung – Senior Project Manager, Hot Shot Design Workshop Ltd.
Mr. Nicholas Kwok – Teaching Fellow I, Product Design, THEi. IVE
Target Audience:
– Product and Toy designers (Toy and Character Merchandise Industries)
– Project Managers (Licensed Figurine Company)
– Game & Animation Developers (Character Design)
– Industrial / Product Design Students
Highlights:
1. Tour and Introduction of 3D Printing One of HKPC
(Presented by HKPC Ambassador)
2.The Blossom of 3D Sculpting and 3D Printing
(Presented by Moderator, Mr. Eddie Kwok)
– The evolution of 3D printing hardwares and softwares
– From Industrial grade to Consumer grade
3. Zbrush (TM) – a new way of digital sculpting for toy development
(Presented by Guest Speaker, Mr. Michael Cheung)
– Introduce current softwares supporting digital sculpting.
– Demonstrate “Zbrush (TM)” for sculpting a 3D character and share knowhow about how digital sculpting supports animation and game industries, in particular toy development.
4. Alternative approach (Freeware) for 3D printing object creation & optimization
(Presented by Guest Speaker, Mr. Nicolas Kwok)
-Introduce current 3D printers supporting hobbies development and toys development.
-Demonstrate “Meshmixer” (freeware) to , refine 3D file for 3D printing.
Speakers’ Bio:
Michael CHEUNG Man Hoi
Senior Project Manager, Hot Shot Design Workshop Limited.
Being one of the key project developers of Hasbro Toys, Michael is specialized in popular franchises of Hasbro’s licensors including Starwars, Marvels and Transformers, etc. He was nominated as one of the representative key sculptors who received advanced ZBrush (TM) training in Hasbro’s Rhode Island Headquarter (sculpting division) for a month where he established a very efficient approach through this powerful sculpting tools for toy development industry and meet the new challenges with international clients. Michael graduated from BA (Hons) in Industrial Design at School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Nicholas KWOK Tin Yan
Teaching Fellow I , Product Design, THEi
Nicholas was trained as industrial and product designer who graduated from BA (Hons) Industrial Design at School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and devotes to product design education for years. He had taught at Hong Kong Polytechnic University where he developed three-dimensional carving and digital printing technology in product design and digital entertainment education. And he also served IVE and currently offers professional design training at THEi including product design, character design, animation, digital sculpture and three-dimensional printing.