Celebrating a decade of impact, the Design Trust will host its annual fundraising gala on March 22, 2024. Titled “The Art of Doubling,” this year’s decade gala will be curated by Marisa Yiu, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Design Trust and hosted at the Hong Kong Palace Museum, supported by lead sponsors Dior and IWC Schaffhausen.
Marisa Yiu, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Design Trust
“The Art of Doubling”, in Yiu’s words, “represents a commitment to ‘double down’ on Design Trust’s priorities through partnerships and programs that stimulate creative pursuits across Hong Kong and beyond.” Creative duo Victoria Tang-Owen and Christopher Owen will work with Azusa Murakami and Alexander Groves of Studio Swine on an installation to transform the Hong Kong Palace Museum for the A-list affair. Globally acclaimed creatives, art patrons and industry insiders are invited for a dinner accompanied by special performances by musicians Ashley Lin and Eric Chong, followed by an afterparty planned at Continental by the Upper House.
Azusa Murakami and Alexander Groves of Studio Swine
The highlight of the night will be a live and silent auction facilitated by Phillips Auction House, featuring over 28 specially curated lots by notable alumni of Design Trust’s various programmes. All proceeds will support Design Trust’s education initiatives, public space projects, grants for emerging designers and researchers, and more.
Genesis by Ren Zhe
Courtesy of Ren Zhe and Pottinger 22 Limited
Seyun Armchair Design Trust Edition by Zaha Hadid Design and Karimoku Furniture
Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Design and Karimoku Furniture
British American Tobacco Poster
Courtesy of Henry Steiner
The decade gala also honours exceptional design talents. In recognition of their influential practices, the Design Trust Legacy Award will be presented to architectural duo Professor Yung Ho Chang and Lijia Lu of Atelier Feichang Jianzhu, while renowned architect Dr. Rocco Yim, the lead designer of the Palace Museum will receive the Design Trust Heritage Innovator Award. The winners of the Design Trust Arts Prize 2024 will also be revealed.
Professor Yung Ho Chang and Lijia Lu of Atelier Feichang Jianzhu
The gala will preview new Design Trust initiatives for 2024, including a new regional mentorship programme and research platforms documenting Hong Kong’s cultural heritage through architecture and graphic archives.
For more details on the online auction, please visit https://www.designtrustdecade.com/
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