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203Local and International Awardees Recognised for the Best of Design Excellence inAsia
HONG KONG, CHINA - MediaOutReach - 23 October 2018 - The 2018 edition of the DFAAwards continues to celebrate impactful and outstanding design from the Asianperspective. This year DFA Design forAsia Awards recognised 187 projects and DFA Hong Kong Young DesignTalent Award bestowed 13 out of 16 winners with substantial financialsponsorships to further their practices.
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Founded in 2003, theDFA Awards are widely known in the industry as one of the most important andprestigious honours stemming from the region. Identifying design excellencethat delivers positive impact on society, the Awards encompasses five-majorprogrammes, the awardees of two of which were announced today. Individual awardeesof the DFA Lifetime Achievement Award, DFA Design Leadership Award and DFAWorld's Outstanding Chinese Designer will be announced in early November 2018.
Professor Eric C. Yim, JP, Chairman, Hong Kong Design Centre statedthat "As the axis of the world turns towards Asia, we are in an age ofunprecedented influence and global interest in the region. The ever-changingdesign landscape has also reflected this change and growing influence of theAsian perspective and market. Resonating this evolution, the DFA Awards hasentered a period of maturity and is now internationally recognised as one ofthe most prominent and sought-after industry awards. This is also shown throughthe number and quality of submissions to the DFA Design for Asia Awards and DFAHong Kong Young Design Talent Award and is a testament to the innovation andstrength of design in the region."
DFA Design for Asia Awards received overwhelming response thisyear, with over 1,000 entries from 18 economies submitting design projects forconsideration, the highest number to date. The judging panel selected 187 designprojects, all of which launched available in Asian markets, and thatdemonstrate how design has contributed to social, cultural and economicprogress, covering four major design disciplines including apparel &accessory, communication, environmental and product & industrial designs. Atotal of 10 Grand Awards, 3 Grand Awards for Culture, Sustainability, andTechnology, 10 Grand Awards for Special Mention, and 164 winners from theCategory Award are conferred, altogether demonstrating the power of designsolutions to enhance and improve the quality of life in Asian regions and aswell for the global populations. Among the winners, design projects from Japanand Hong Kong stand at the top of leaderboard, each with 55 winning projects,followed by Mainland China with 40 winning projects.
DFA Hong Kong Young Design Talent Award fosters the development emergingdesign practitioners or graduates of 35 years old or under from Hong Kong. In2018, 13 out of 16 winners were awarded up to HK$ 5 million in total in grants foroverseas attachments to incubate visions and provide opportunities forcross-cultural exchange projects. The programme seeks to cultivate the nextgeneration of home-grown design to broaden exposure to theglobal design landscape. Through overseas work experiences or educational initiatives,the next generation can continue to fuel the creative economy, with the visionto further build Hong Kong's competitive offerings.
For details of awardee list andproject photos, please visit the following download links:
DFA Design for Asia Awards 2018:
https://www.hkdc.hk/download/awards/DFAA_2018_results_Appendix.zip
DFA Hong Kong Young Design Talent Award 2018:
https://www.hkdc.hk/download/awards/YDTA_2018_results_Appendix.zip
In celebration of DFA Awardees aseries of events will be held at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre inDecember 2018:
| 4th December 2018 | Presentation Ceremony of DFA Design for Asia Awards and DFA Hong Kong Young Design Talent Award |
| 6th December 2018 | DFA: Design for Asia Forum at Business of Design Week (BODW). Selected winners from DFA Design for Asia Awards will be invited to share their design thinking. |
| 7th December 2018 | Presentation Ceremony of DFA Lifetime Achievement Award, DFA Design Leadership Award and DFA World's Outstanding Chinese Designer at BODW Gala Dinner |
| 6th -- 8th December 2018 | DFA Awards Exhibition at DesignInspire, showcasing the winning projects or portfolios of DFA Awards 2018. It is also a parallel event to BODW. |
About DFA Design for AsiaAwards
Since 2003, the DFADesign for Asia Awards honours and acknowledges user-centric design projectsand solutions that embrace cultural values unique in Asian societies, withconcerns for sustainable development and use of technology to enhance andimprove the quality of life for people in the region. Organised by the HongKong Design Centre and as one of the flagship programmes of DFA Awards, the DFADesign for Asia Awards aims to celebrate design excellence and acknowledgeoutstanding designs with Asian perspectives, and has been a platform for designtalents and corporates to showcase their design projects internationally.
About DFA Hong Kong Young DesignTalent Award
Established in 2005,DFA Hong Kong Young Design Talent Award (DFA HKYDTA) as one of the programmesof DFA Awards organised by the Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC), aims to supportand cultivate local up-and-coming designers and design graduates aged 35 orbelow. Awardees may receive sponsorship to undergo overseas work attachment inrenowned design companies or study in overseas institutes to unleash theirpotential and contribute to Hong Kong's design and creative industrydevelopment upon their return.
About Hong Kong Design Centre
Hong Kong DesignCentre (HKDC) was founded in 2001 as a strategic partner of the HKSARGovernment in establishing Hong Kong as centre of design excellence in Asia.HKDC continues its public mission to promote wider and strategic use of designand design thinking to create business value and improve societal well-being.Our initiatives are anchored by five major work directions: CONNECT, CELEBRATE,NURTURE, ADVANCE and ENGAGE.
HKDC's flagshipprogrammes include Business of Design Week (since 2002) -- Asia's leading annualconference and event on Design, Innovation and Brands; DFA Awards (since 2003)-- a widely recognised design awards that celebrates outstanding designs withAsian perspectives; Design Incubation Programme (since 2012) and FashionIncubation Programme (since 2016) -- 2-year incubation programmes to nurturefuture design and fashion entrepreneurs; Fashion Asia Hong Kong (since 2016) --a new initiative combining conversations, interactions and cultural exchangesto energise the city's image, and position it as an Asian hub for fashion tradeand business development; Knowledge of Design Week (since 2006) -- an annualthematic design knowledge sharing platform that explores how design can solvecomplex challenges of our society.
