We are proud to announce that our alumnus Mr Tino Wing Kuen KWAN is named the winner of Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award 2021.

Mr Kwan is an internationally acclaimed lighting designer who graduated from PolyU Design with a Higher Diploma in Industrial Design in 1973. His glazing work can be found in landscapes across the globe, from nano-homes, pleasure yachts, royal palaces, to the most luxurious hotels and private homes. Over the past 40 years, he has accumulated numerous accolades from all over the world, including the Lifetime Achievement Award from Hong Kong Interior Design Association (HKIDA), Ten Most Outstanding Designers Award from Hong Kong Communication Art Centre, 2017 Chinese Design of the Year from China Building Decoration Association, and was also inducted in Hall of Fame Interior Design Magazine China in 2018.

Mr Kwan is Founder and Principal Consultant of the Tino Kwan Lighting Consultants Limited, and Executive Director and Vice Chairman of 1957 & Co. who manages businesses of more than 400 employees in Hong Kong and other cities.

The biennial Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award aims at honouring outstanding graduates of PolyU and its forerunning institutions for their remarkable professional achievements and contributions to the community and their alma mater. Since its first launch in 1996, there were 13 winners including Mr Kwan graduated from the School of Design.