Past Event 2019

BODW City Programme 2019

Introduction

BODW CityProg (CityProg) is a citywide creative business and community activation programme that features 3 distinct platforms: "Anchor Site Festivals", "Design EduVation" and "Satellite Events & Offers". The programme activates local creative neighbourhoods by connecting creative units. business and community organisations through co-creation, exchange, matching and partnership. As new alliances and ideas start to flourish, CityProg engages people of all ages with exciting happenings, enhances public spaces, and encourages creativity and design to take wing in the community, fostering the development of local creative ecosystems.

UK Creative x Local Design
As the Partner Country of Business of Design Week (BODW) this year, UK creatives will bring a wide variety of English designs - from digital works to public furniture, as well as dark humour themed installations. Local creatives will also lead you to uncover a different side of Hong Kong through a taste of local designs.

Design Dialogues + Creative Inspiration
Along with a range of stimulating talks and sharing, BODW CityProg comprises a broad discipline of exhibitions depicting present Hong Kong creative ecologies.

Design is boundless
We believe that design is boundless. BODW CityProg consists of a spectrum of activities targeting different ages, inviting the entire city to dive into the creative vibe!

Publication

Anchor Site Festivals
Collaborate with different creative units in town and curate 1-2 full-day creative festival or interventions at their own locations in November and December, bringing a unique and fun design experience to town.

Satellite Events
Take Wan Chai as the creative base to motivate different brands and creative units in Hong Kong and organise an array of activities related to creative designs. Let the creative seeds to be sowed in every corner of the city.

Offers
Collect the latest discount offers from hottest shops and local brands in town. Get into the creative vibe with unique shopping and dining experience.

‍Design EduVation
Line-up different creative units to deliver diverse public education programmes which target different communities and age groups. These programmes aim to encourage public participation and foster design thinking.

ABOUT

Lead Sponsor

Disclaimer: Create Hong Kong of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region provides funding support to the project only, and does not otherwise take part in the project. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in these materials/events (or by members of the project team) are those of the project organisers only and do not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, Create Hong Kong, the CreateSmart Initiative Secretariat or the CreateSmart Initiative Vetting Committee.

Organiser

Hong Kong Design Centre is a strategic partner of the Hong Kong SAR Government in leveraging the city’s East-meets-West advantage to create value from design. To achieve our goals we:

Cultivate a design culture
Bridge stakeholders to opportunities that unleash the value of design
Promote excellence in various design disciplines

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Disclaimer: The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region provides funding support to some of HKDC’s activities/projects only, and does not otherwise take part in such funded activities/projects. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication and relevant materials/events (or by members of the project teams) are those of HKDC only and do not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency, the CreateSmart Initiative Secretariat or the CreateSmart Initiative Vetting Committee.