We are proud to be selected as one of the 8 winners to present our design works at the upcoming Maison& Objet - Hong Kong showcase in September 2024. Congratulations to all the winners!
Press Release:
Maison&Objet and Alliance Française de Hong Kong announce the winners of “Hong Kong Design on Stage at Maison&Objet 2024” Competition
“Hong Kong Design on Stage at Maison&Objet 2024” (“the Showcase”) is a curated programme
organised by Alliance Française de Hong Kong and Maison&Objet under the sponsorship of Create Hong Kong (CreateHK) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Founded 30 years ago, Maison&Objet is a leading global organisation for international design, home decor and lifestyle as a whole, attracting over 70,000 visitors per edition, and 2,500 exhibitors from over 150 countries in their two fairs in Paris (France) every year.
Curated exclusively for a young generation of Hong Kong design professionals, the Showcase will
highlight 8 visionary Hong Kong designers and design studios. Under the theme of “conscious design”, the Showcase will present the most relevant, forward-thinking proposals, to be exhibited in a dedicated “Hong Kong Pavilion” at the prestigious Maison&Objet design fair in September 2024, and later back in Hong Kong.
The 8 winners have been selected from a pool of 35 applicants by a prestigious panel of international experts, based on these applying designers’ ability to produce a sustainable design project and their personal manifestos that include principles of circularity and sustainability, as well as responsible practices, all within a future-focused approach.
The International Jury was composed of:
§ Jean-Francois Dingjian, Normal Studio, a full-service creative studio, Paris
§ Freeman Lau, designer, founder of KL&K Creative Strategics founder, Chairman of the Hong
Kong Federation of Design and Creative Industries
§ Elodie Noël, Senior Vice President, Global Luxe d'Accor
§ Jiang Qiong'er, designer, artist, co-founder of Shang Xia
§ Rossana Orlandi, Rossana Orlandi Gallery, contemporary design, Milano
§ Ikko Yokoyama, Curator Design and Architecture, M+ Museum, Hong Kong
§ Joyce Wang, founder of Joyce Wang Studio
The 8 selected winners are:
For product design:
Studio Yellowdot
Studio-Ryte
Hintegro Limited
Green & Associates (HK) Limited
@StreetsignHK
Monica Tsang Designs Limited
For interior design:
MLKK Design Studio Limited
BEAU Architects
The selected projects will be presented in the Hong Kong Pavilion in Maison&Objet design fair,
(located at Hall 6 of the Parc des Expositions de Villepinte in Paris), from 5 to 9 September 2024, in an original scenography created by Hong Kong architectural firm LAAB, headed by renowned architect Otto Ng. Michael Young, international designer based in Hong Kong, will also be invited to present a selection of his conscious design realisations, in an engaging dialogue with the projects of the emerging “talents”. The Showcase will then be presented in Hong Kong in a designated venue later, to locally highlight thetalents of these homegrown designers.
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