Hong Kong Design CentreHong Kong Design Centre (HKDC) is a non-profit organisation founded in 2001 as a strategic partner of the HKSAR Government in establishing Hong Kong as a centre of design excellence in Asia. HKDC continues its public mission in using design and innovation to drive value creation of business development and improve the well-being of society, through the provision of diverse innovation-oriented knowledge sharing and exchange platforms, anchored by five major work directions:
CONNECT,
CELEBRATE,
NURTURE,
ADVANCE and
ENGAGE.
HKDC’s flagship programmes include
Business of Design Week (since 2002) – Asia’s leading annual conference and event on Design, Innovation and Brands;
DFA Awards (since 2003) – the most recognised design awards from an Asia perspective;
Design Incubation Programme (since 2012) and
Fashion Incubation Programme (since 2016) – 2-year incubation programmes to nurture future design and fashion entrepreneurs;
FASHION ASIA HONG KONG (since 2016) – a new initiative combining conversations, interactions and cultural exchanges to energise the city’s image, and positioning it as an Asian hub for fashion trade and business development;
Knowledge of Design Week (since 2006) – an annual thematic design knowledge sharing platform on how design can solve complex challenges of our society.