2020 Hong Kong Young Design Talent Award result announced

We are proud to know that four winners of this year’s DFA Hong Kong Young Design Talent Award (DFA HKYDTA) graduated from PolyU Design. Congratulations! CreateSmart Young Design Talent Award 2020 Cheung Wai Ming BA(Hons) in Design (Visual Communication), 2013   CreateSmart Young Design Talent Special Award 2020 Lee Wing Hong Ben BA(Hons) in Communication Design, 2020 Capstone project: 2020 (Tutor: Amy Chow)   CreateSmart Young Design Talent Special Award 2020 Mok Ka Ki Apple BA(Hons) in Communication Design, 2020 Capstone project: Cultural Run 文化快步 (Tutor: Brian Kwok)   PolyU School of Design Young Design Talent Award 2020 Lam Ka Siu Willy BA(Hons) in Environment & Interior Design, 2020 Capstone project: Enfilade Through Time (Tutor: Daniel Elkin)   Since 2005, the DFA HKYDTA has nurtured the development of emerging Hong Kong designers by providing them with valuable opportunities to gain overseas experience. The 16 awardees for 2020 are all Hong Kong design practitioners or graduates of 35 years old or under who have made refreshing contributions to Hong Kong’s creative industries across a range of disciplines. This year, 13 of them will receive a financial sponsorship amount up to HK$5,000,000 in total to undertake 6 to 12 month work experiences or 6 to 18 month study experiences abroad. Sponsored by Create HK, HKDI and PolyU Design, these young designers will have the opportunity to gain unique experience at world renowned design firms or institutions.  

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Student received Exceptional Honour at TEAM20 Competition

YAO Xiaoqian Ariana who is our recent graduate of Environment and Interior Design received Exceptional Honour of the Category of Urban Planning at the TEAM20 Architecture and Planning Graduation Projects Competition. The competition is participated mainly by university graduates from China (including Taiwan and Hong Kong), organised by Cross-Strait Urban and Industrial Planning Federation, Taiwan Institute of Urban Planning, and All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce. YAO Xiaoqian Ariana Project: The new type of community Tutor: Anneli Giencke  This is a site base narrative project, the object of this project is to tell about a new community strategy, which will provide a new community feeling by transforming existing public housing in Hong Kong. So that people living there will be more harmony and engagement in neighborhood relations. I hope the small groups of families come together to become small villages inside the building which happening in 2030. As for the research, 80% of food comes from imports which should produce much CO2 during transport in Hong Kong. It has a great impact on climate change. Therefore, we need to build a local sustainable development system. We should start with agriculture and energy ways to get our autonomy back. Read more

Three Environment & Interior Design students named The Innovative Stars 2020

Three students are named The Innovative Stars at the 2020 World Chinese Entrepreneurs Award for Innovation. The awards were announced at the 17th World Summit of Chinese Entrepreneurs in Macau. Due to the pandemic, the award presentation will be held next year.                SHIU Shuk Man, Katie邵淑雯 Graduation year: 2020 Project: The Venn Tutor: Anneli Giencke   LEUNG Cheuk Sum, Sumjai梁卓琛 Graduation year: 2020 Project: Guerrilla Planter Tutor: Anneli Giencke   TAM Kwan Yiu, koko 譚君瑤 Graduation year: 2019 Project: S/ASH /IVING Tutor: Peter Hasdell  

Honorable Mention at Architecture Master Prize 2020: 'Arch-ology' | EID

We are happy to announce that our recent graduate Miss Kitty Lee Yuen Yi’s ‘Arch-ology’ (Environment and Interior Design, 2020) has received the Honorable Mention in Interior Design / Other Interior Design at the Architecture Master Prize 2020. Her work was also the winner of Wheelock Interior Design Internship Program (WIND) in August, and is being exhibited at the Foyer Gallery as one of the Tutor Choice projects. The project’s supervising tutor is Dr Gerhard Bruyns.  The Architecture Master Prize is an international competition celebrating creativity and innovation in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, and interior design. The prize is open to submissions on a global level, accepting entries from architects all around the world. About the work: https://architectureprize.com/winners/winner.php?id=2226&mode=hm&compID=12791 Kitty’s interview on her work and design: https://youtu.be/NRue4AGc7HE

Newly Onboard Assistant Professor Dr Shera Hyunyim PARK

PolyU Design welcomes Dr Shera Hyunyim PARK to join us as Assistant Professor with immediate effect.  Dr Shera H. Park received her PhD in service design from Royal College of Art, where her research investigated the impact of digital platforms, service ecosystem and service design from a human-centred approach and systemic orientation. She also has a bachelor’s degree in product design from Hong-Ik University and master’s degrees in art and media practice and in design for communication from the University of Westminster, London.  She began 14 years of industry experience as a designer at Hyundai Group and moved from design to marketing and ultimately to developing multidisciplinary projects across communication design, digital marketing and service strategy in her role as Head of Digital Communication for LG Electronics Europe. Her projects included a new service strategy and business model to improve London air quality, which she worked on with Open Data and Transport for London, serving predictable urban flow. This project was awarded ‘Winner for Business Innovation in the Private Sector’ at the Service Design Network.  Later, Dr Park worked as an Associate Lecturer at the Institution for Design Innovation at Loughborough University London. She contributed to teaching and dissertation supervision in the areas of service design, service innovation, service ecosystems and digital platforms for the design innovation master’s programme. She also gave Studio Talk in MA Service Design and Talk for Designing Intelligence into our Cities in Intelligent Mobility Design Centre at the Royal College of Art, London. Dr Shera Hyunyim PARK, Assistant Professor Email: hyunyim.park@polyu.edu.hk Office: V602e

The 2021/22 Prospectus is published!

The prospectus 2021/2022 includes two digital booklets covering the followings that allow you get the first-hand information about the school and academic programmes we offered at all levels.  Undergraduate programmes Postgraduate programmes Admission Requirements About PolyU Design View here   Congratulations to all winners and authors!

Photo Album of Dean's Talk (October 2020)

The regular talk by Prof Kun-pyo Lee for his fellow colleagues at PolyU Design was held on 23 October 2020, on the he latest developments of the school.  #ComeTogetherForDesign#PolyUDesign

Advertising Design student Cheung Chi Ho won Silver AD Stars

We are delighted to announce that our year 3 student Cheung Chi Ho won a Silver in the Online Category of Young Stars at the AD Stars competition. This well-respected regional award is organized in South Korea with a brief of suggesting campaign ideas to promote the brand ‘Mitus’. There were 208 New Stars entries from 378 people in 26 countries this year. Chi Ho’s ‘Bet the Dish’ campaign proposes a platform where the brand shows support to their target customers, the homemakers by providing them with daily inspiration for cooking in an entertaining and interactive way.

Two Product Design students were honoured in international competitions

Design Mark Winner, 2020 Golden Pin Concept Design Award Student: WONG Wing Fung BA(Hons) in Product Design, Year 4, 2019/20 Project: IKIMONO Tutor: Jing Luo   IKIMONO – a bacteria-based air purifier which is nonelectric. The design concept corresponds to a speculated future air has been polluted future based on current situation. The application of biotechnology and biomaterials has been popularized. The design would bring user into the context of speculated future by present daily necessities from the future physically by using bacterium-based air purifier. IKIMONO is among the 60 Mark Design winners of the 2020 Golden Pin Concept Design Award. This year’s event with a record-breaking total of 5,348 entries from 24 different countries and regions around the globe. Established in 1981, Taiwan’s Golden Pin Design Award is one of the most influential design award in the global Huaren market. [details] 1st GIDA Nomination Golden Reed Award 2020 Sidharth GULATI BA(Hons) in Product Design, Year 4, 2019/20 Project: Volkswagen ID. Vision Shanghai 2040. Tutor: Steve Yeung This project aims to provide new opportunities for Volkswagen in 2040 by turning the company into a technology service provider. For the customers who want to own a vehicle. Volkswagen would deliver a customised vehicle which will be unique to customers identity, made possible due to 3d printing facility while the drivetrain platform comes on demand. For those people who do want to own can a rent a shared id pod. This flexible architecture allows Volkswagen to serve different customers and being a service provider provides a recurring income to the company. It is only possible for Volkswagen since its the oldest brand in China and customers in Shanghai have a liking for German products. Additionally, the range of brands owned by Volkswagen Group allows the brand to deliver unique pods based upon customer choice of brands like Audi, Bentley etc. [details]