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Hong Kong Design Centre Presents REFINED TOUCH: CROSSOVER BETWEEN DESIGN & CRAFT, Third DESIGN SPECTRUM Exhibition

Featuring 13 Designers from Hong Kong and Abroad ; Showcasing the Possibilities when Craftsmanship is Integrated into Everyday Design

HONG KONG, - 11 December 2019 - Design Spectrum, the new design initiative organised by Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC) with  sponsorship from Create Hong Kong (CreateHK) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR Government), is showcasing Asian design philosophy in four thematic exhibitions at 7 Mallory Street, a Grade II Historic Building in Wan Chai.

As we approach the halfway point of the four-part programme, for the third exhibition, Refined Touch: Crossover Between Design and Craft, different designers and artisans from Hong Kong and abroad have been invited to showcase their creations with origins in both design and craft, encouraging visitors to rethink the relationship between the two.

Design Spectrum will also offer a series of workshops where design and craftsmanship enthusiasts can discover more at first hand. This year, Design Spectrum is one of the 16 anchor sites of BODW City Programme (CityProg)  to jointly promote the community creativity.

A SHOWCASE OF THE POSSIBILITIES OF DESIGN WHEN IT DRAWS ON LOCAL CRAFT TRADITIONS
From December 2, 2019 to January 19, 2020, Refined Touch: Crossover Between Design and Craft, curated by cross-disciplinary design practitioner and seasoned international exhibition curator Amy Chow, showcases 13 designers and design units, 30 design projects and more than 70 exhibits from around Asia.

Comments Amy: "The inheritance of craftsmanship reflects local culture. In this exhibition, most of the exhibits focus on the balance between contemporary design and local craftsmanship.

This themed series of exhibitions highlights specific perspectives on materials, aesthetics, lifestyles and design concepts, and not only addresses a single art piece or mass production of design, but also discusses how craftsmanship adds to design." The exhibition presents the excellence of craftsmen and the way in which their personalities shape their work, and shows the possibilities of craftsmanship's influence on design.
 
A LINE-UP OF GLOBAL EXPERTS HIGHLIGHT THE POWER OF DESIGN
The designers and design units in the exhibition have received numerous international rewards. In addition to local Hong Kong designers, they include design practitioners from the United Kingdom, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan and Korea who are experts in fields including clothing, furniture, lifestyle products, cutlery and more.

Samuel Chan, a designer at the British furniture brand Joined and Jointed, studied at the renowned London College of Furniture in the United Kingdom, and aims to bring out the potential of wood in his work. Priscilla Shunmugam, the founder of Singaporean brand Ong Shunmugam, uses the cheongsam as the basis of her women's fashion collections, and is influenced by other craft traditions including Southeast Asian batik, tie-dye and Chinese brocade, etc.

Other exhibitors include Taiwanese multi-disciplinary designer Chun Leung Chan, who has moved from graphic design to fashion design; Descry Taiwan-Alishan, an exhibition by I'DER Visual Image Design from Taiwan, in which the shape of the island is recreated using flowers and tea bushes; RE;CODE, which gives traditional Korean hanbok outfits a contemporary reinterpretation; OIMU, also from Korea, which is updating incense for a new generation; and hers design inc from Japan, which creates geometrically patterned furniture with strong roots in Zen Buddhism. (roc/red/*) #for information on collaboration publications, questions and other e-mails riauonemedia@gmail.com
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