#ddWalker (Cantonese/ Mandarin Chinese/ English) - City Design & Heritage Tour

#ddWalker highlights the architectural gems in Wan Chai. The tour brings you to visit a curated selection of historical buildings, #ddCreativePlacemaking works and the #ddCommissionedWork, BeHere to discover Wan Chai city design and the fascinating heritage.

1 Dec (10am - 1pm) - Cantonese (full)
15 Dec (2-5 pm) - English (full)
29 Dec (10am - 1pm) - Mandarin Chinese

Registration for #ddWalker please go to https://goo.gl/forms/lCh0o4BLK15mHcgj2

DATE 1/12/2018 & 29/12/2018 10:00am - 1:00pm ; 15/12/2018, 5/1/2019, 19/1/2019 & 26/1/2019 2:00pm - 5:00pm
LOCATION Various venues in Wan Chai

#ddStory (Cantonese/ Mandarin Chinese/ English) - Local Design & Craft Tour

#ddStory highlights the intangible design and crafts in Wan Chai, the tours will bring you to visit local crafts stores, meet the locals and has a taste of authentic Wan Chai, and not-to-be-missed ddCreativePlacemaking works and the #ddCommissionedWork, BeHere.

15 Dec (10am - 1pm) - Mandarin (full)
22 Dec (10am - 1pm) - English (full)

Registration for #ddStory please go to https://goo.gl/forms/lCh0o4BLK15mHcgj2

DATE 15/12/2018, 22/12/2018, 5/1/2019, 12/1/2019, 19/1/2019 & 26/1/2019 10:00am - 1:00pm
LOCATION Various venues in Wan Chai

#ddCommissionedWork HKACT! ACT 1 BeHere (Augmented Reality Public Art Project)

“HKACT! Act 1 BeHere by Masaki Fujihata” is an Augmented Reality (AR) public art project. New media artist Masaki Fujihata took reference to Hong Kong old photographs and oral history of local residents to “re-present” these stories by actors in the studio. Images were then captured and converted into 3D digital figures, bringing people from the past back into the present in form of AR via smartphone application. Visitors can even interact, compose and put themselves in the frame with these figures in the two realities and share to social media. Taking the latest digital media as the channeling platform, the artwork serves as a new way to preserve our intangible cultural heritage and the micro-narratives of the residents are used as building blocks for a “meta-monument” that symbolise the entire community.

As the commissioned work of Design District Hong Kong 2018/2019, BeHere connects 10 different locations from the Blue House to Dominion Garden along the old Wan Chai coastline that embodies the rich history and the development of Hong Kong society. The work redefines the meaning of “public spaces” and turns smartphones into a “pocket museum”, allowing tourists and public to experience the old Hong Kong stories and create new memories and unique travel experiences in a brand new way.

The past is now. BeHere.

For events and guided tours details, please visit: http://www.designdistrict.hk

AR 3D figures available locations

1.    Blue House
2.    Stone Nullah Lane Garden
3.    Wan Chai Gap Road Playground
4.    Old Wan Chai Post Office
5.    Lee Tung Avenue
6.    Tai Wong Street East Sitting-out Area
7.    Lun Fat Street Sitting-out Area
8.    Kwong Ming 

DATE 1/12/2018 - 30/4/2019
LOCATION AR 3D figures available locations (please refer to other information)

#ddCommissionedWork Augmented Reality Public Art Project HKACT! ACT 1 BeHere Guided Tours

“HKACT! Act 1 BeHere by Masaki Fujihata” is an Augmented Reality (AR) public art project. New media artist Masaki Fujihata took reference to Hong Kong old photographs and oral history of local residents to “re-present” these stories by actors in the studio. Images were then captured and converted into 3D digital figures, bringing people from the past back into the present in form of AR via smartphone application. Visitors can even interact, compose and put themselves in the frame with these figures in the two realities and share to social media. Taking the latest digital media as the channelling platform, the artwork serves as a new way to preserve our intangible cultural heritage and the micro-narratives of the residents are used as building blocks for a “meta-monument” that symbolise the entire community.

As the commissioned work of Design District Hong Kong 2018/2019, BeHere connects 10 different locations from the Blue House to Dominion Garden along the old Wan Chai coastline that embodies the rich history and the development of Hong Kong society. The work redefines the meaning of “public spaces” and turns smartphones into a “pocket museum”, allowing tourists and public to experience the old Hong Kong stories and create new memories and unique travel experiences in a brand new way.

The past is now. BeHere.

For events and guided tours details, please visit: http://www.designdistrict.hk

DATE 1/12/2018 - 30/4/2019
LOCATION Wan Chai

Golden Monkey

A 14-meter-high “Golden Monkey” inflatable sculpture climbing on the façade of H CODE in Central, provoking reflections on humans and nature

Australian artist Lisa Roet works closely with primatologists and taxonomists to blend both science and creativity in her practice as an artist. Her intimate contact with primates, apes and monkeys gives Lisa Roet’s work a unique artistic appeal. This time, she will bring her sculpture “Golden Monkey” to Hong Kong. The inflatable golden monkey with a height of 14 metres will be displayed from 1 December 2018 to 28 February 2019, climbing to 75 metres above the ground on H CODE’s high façade. H CODE is located close to the highest point of Pottinger Street. It is a landmark that combines activities such as creativity, work and entertainment, which promises to attract public attention.

This work is based on the endangered Burmese Golden Sneezing Snub-Nosed Monkey, whose nose and long tail are the most prominent features of this species. Although humans have only discovered this monkey species not long ago, the number of Burmese Golden Sneezing Snub-Nosed Monkeys is extremely limited, and they currently only exist in southern China and parts of Vietnam and Myanmar. As the habitat continues to encounter deforestation, the fate of the endangered Golden Sneezing Snub-Nosed Monkey is uncertain. A notable feature of the primates is that they sneeze. The artist aims at combining the image of the Burmese Golden Sneezing Snub-Nosed Monkey with the bustling metropolis, and trying to stimulate discussions about the relationship between urban development and the environment, humans and Mother Nature, and the question of sustainability.

DATE 1/12/2018 – 28/2/2019
LOCATION H CODE, 45 Pottinger Street, Central

Dyeing Experience by Food Waste Colour

During this dye-licious food dyeing workshop, you will take part in the process of dyeing from concept all the way to finished product. Every simple step will be part of the dyeing process and by putting your heart into it, you will make the work unique.

You will experience the experimental spirit behind the creative process using fresh food waste colors provided by Seasonal with blue from purple cabbage, yellow from onion and ginger, purple from sweet potato, brown from tea and coffee, pink from sakura wood, and more.

Registration: http://goo.gl/pazgVh

DATE 3/11/2018 – 26/1/2019 11:00am –5:00pm
LOCATION S506, Block A, PMQ, 35 Aberdeen Street, Central

Skin Beauty & Meditation Workshop

Having moisturising and glowing skin is one of the ultimate goals for all of us. In this workshop, our skincare expert will do a skin consultation for each of you, and share some beauty tips with you to enhance your skin’s translucency through experiencing John Masters Organics products.

We will also have a meditation session to calm your body and mind, which helps you to improve your skin conditions, overall health and entire being. Trudy Tong, the founder of Artisoul, will guide a meditation with Heart Imagery techniques helping you to calm your body and mind, which helps you to improve your skin conditions, overall health and entire being.

All attended guests will receive product samples that suit your skin or hair and a tin of limited-edition John Masters Organics tea leaves. 

Fee: free

Registration: https://goo.gl/forms/IQY7SOq7bxX41ucy2

DATE 1/11/2018 – 31/1/2019 2:30pm – 4:00pm
LOCATION G/F, 5 Sun Street, Wan Chai

Briefing Session of Hong Kong Corporate Fashion Pavilion in OUE 2019

Fashion design is more than just red carpet or runway pieces, corporate uniforms can also be very chic and well-designed. If you have some excellent corporate apparel design to share, now there’s a showing casing platform for you. Join the briefing session of Hong Kong Corporate Fashion Pavilion organized by Hong Kong Apparel Society to learn more about the details.

Registration : https://events.hkpc.org/v2/form.php?code=HKASOCT2018

DATE 26/11/2018 & 21/1/2019
LOCATION Wespace 4/F, JC Tower, 91 Wai Yip Street

Leather Course

In order to let everyone experience “Integrity, Artisan, Inheritance” the objective of Luen Cheong Leather Co. We are pleased to invite all of our clients to join the trial class. By doing so, they could get to know more about the art of leather craftsmanship. Indeed, we do hope our customers to feel the compassion throughout 70th of Luen Cheong as well.

DATE 1/11/2018 – 31/1/2019 2:00pm – 4:00pm
LOCATION 173 Tai Nam Street, Sham Shui Po

Reaching Out to the Mainland Market with "Designed by Hong Kong" and "Made by Hong Kong"

Design companies and manufacturing firms make up a significant portion of Hong Kong economy. This project aims to simultaneously promote the design industry and the manufacturing sector of Hong Kong in two mainland cities—Shenzhen and Chengdu—for the dual-brand of “Designed by Hong Kong” & “Made by Hong Kong” to tap into the mainland market.

By setting up six-month product showrooms in Shenzhen and Chengdu, and the Hong Kong pavilion at the Chengdu Creativity & Design Week, the project offers Hong Kong design and manufacturing companies an avenue to leverage on the environment and resources it provides.

Based on cross-region and cross-sector collaborations, the showrooms are the perfect venues to display brand collaborations. Networking workshops and seminars are also held monthly.

The Hong Kong companies can also take the opportunities to take part in a collaboration programme with the Association for Creative Education and the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Guangdong, as well as brand-new collaboration projects in Shenzhen and Chengdu. Dissemination seminar will be held in Hong Kong in Summer 2019 to conclude the effort.

DATE Nov 2018 – May 2019
LOCATION International Art Design Center, Shenzhen

100張當代豐子愷式生活習作 洪忠傑 Kensa Hung《靜水百選》沿途拾慧展覽

夏天起手拍蚊子釀成「血案」、屈曲的兩腿作為貓咪的「屋檐」、被丟棄的花朵令街邊垃圾筒變身「花器」，還有籠裡唱歌的雀仔成為阿伯的「隨身聽」⋯⋯

這些城市逸事，一年365日日日有之，看在眼裡只是生活當中的流水作業；但當有人用上兩年時間，每天紀錄畫成生活習作，定時定刻上載社交平台，經年之後出版成書，再至今日選來百張，轉化作展。將芝麻綠豆的瑣碎逸事定格，不旨在說大道理，更似用手指篤你一篤，告訴你身邊出現的小人物、小動物、小事物，都可以成為生活中的一點靈光。

《靜水畫集》是本地藝術家洪忠傑（Kensa Hung）自2015年起開始其全職教書工作後、持續繪畫了兩年多的作品，最初只是為忽然規律又受感情挫折的生活找點排解，又有點佛家悲天憫人的情懷，便以豐子愷的《護生畫集》作為藍本，希望畫成連阿媽都看得懂的簡單小品。

於是，連續兩年，忠傑每日由小巴轉乘地鐵再步行回校的過程當中，尋找靜水靈感，當然有時思如泉湧，有時苦想無果，然而無論如何，他每日回校都會畫好草稿，回家繪成畫作，然後掃描成電子檔案上載。兩年以後，在有人提議和督促之下，選部分出版成書，此成《靜水畫集選繹》。

至2018年末，foreforehead與忠傑一同選來百張靜水，確定於新年之初1月12日起在深水埗閣樓擺滿一道牆，加上小型燈箱裝置，希望人們在步行前來看展的途中俯拾城市贈賜我們的小智慧。 展覽備有椅子小几，讓人飽覽之餘，也可坐着靜想，看到喜愛的、有共鳴的、遭遇過的，可以將感受延長，轉化成新一年的美好能量。

《靜水百選》沿途拾慧 展覽

日期：2019年1月12日至2月17日

地點：foreforehead 深水埗基隆街132B閣樓

DATE 12/1/2019 – 17/2/2019
LOCATION 132B, M/F, Ki Lung Street, Sham Shui Po