Education Corner Creative Workshop 2024, a 3-day workshop series, has officially concluded on 7 December 2024. Making a comeback to the DesignInspire Expo at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre after a few editions, it has not only successfully attracted secondary school students but also primary school kids and the public to flex their creative muscles at the three creative workshops offered by the PolyU School of Design, teaming up with school alumni and workshop tutors.
Workshop A: Plastic Fantastic - Collective Art Installation
by Kuk Po Get Together (重聚谷埔團隊)
Learning more about the current recycling plastic industry, Participants rediscover the little details of the ubiquitous plastic bags found in everyday life, patch them together into a collage artwork that will be displayed in a collective lights installation of the upcoming Kuk Po Get Together Art Festival (谷埔豐年節）in January 2025.
Workshop B: Traditional Paper Crafting Workshop - Kite Making
by Zaat Hap Laa (紮合啦)
Through creating their own unique kite design, participants learned foundational skills in traditional paper craftmanship and the benefits of using bamboo and other natural materials, guided through intricate processes of the heritage.
Workshop C: 'Local Material to Local Needs' Workshop
by Recoso Design Studio
In the two-hour hands-on tinkering workshop, participants were introduced to the “Local Resources to Local Needs” concept, shedding a different light on the wisdom of the neighbors adapting ordinary hardware materials into useful daily tools with function or as self-expression.
Thank you all who have participated in the 2024 edition and we look forward to seeing you again!
Education Corner is a concurrent event of the Business of Design Week. This series of creative workshops aimed at increasing secondary school students' interest and participation in design and creativity. The teams from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Design and Hong Kong Design Institute have teamed up to present the workshops.
Workshop A: Plastic Fantastic - Collective Art Installation
by Kuk Po Get Together (重聚谷埔團隊)
Learning more about the current recycling plastic industry, Participants rediscover the little details of the ubiquitous plastic bags found in everyday life, patch them together into a collage artwork that will be displayed in a collective lights installation of the upcoming Kuk Po Get Together Art Festival (谷埔豐年節）in January 2025.
Workshop B: Traditional Paper Crafting Workshop - Kite Making
by Zaat Hap Laa (紮合啦)
Through creating their own unique kite design, participants learned foundational skills in traditional paper craftmanship and the benefits of using bamboo and other natural materials, guided through intricate processes of the heritage.
Workshop C: 'Local Material to Local Needs' Workshop
by Recoso Design Studio
In the two-hour hands-on tinkering workshop, participants were introduced to the “Local Resources to Local Needs” concept, shedding a different light on the wisdom of the neighbors adapting ordinary hardware materials into useful daily tools with function or as self-expression.
Thank you all who have participated in the 2024 edition and we look forward to seeing you again!
ABOUT EDUCATION CORNER
Education Corner is a concurrent event of the Business of Design Week. This series of creative workshops aimed at increasing secondary school students' interest and participation in design and creativity. The teams from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Design and Hong Kong Design Institute have teamed up to present the workshops.
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