BODW City Programme empowers citywide design and creative clusters this November and December with over 100 design-driven happenings.

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 18 November 2022 - BODW City Programme (CityProg) is a citywide creative business and design and creative clusters activation programme organised by Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC), with Create Hong Kong of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as the Lead Sponsor. To celebrate HKDC's 20th anniversary, the 2022 edition of CityProg has taken the theme '20s: Reflect‧Refresh‧Reset', with a focus on 'Design for Sustainable Community'. The fifth edition of CityProg, with three distinct platforms as its core, will partner up with over 100 creative partners to spark more than 100 design-driven happenings in November and December 2022. Thirteen (13) 'Anchor Site Festivals', four (4) 'Design EduVation' programmesand over fifty (50+) 'Satellite Events & Offers' will take place in key design and creative clusters in Hong Kong including Sham Shui Po, Tsuen Wan, To Kwa Wan, Sai Kung, Central and Aberdeen. In addition, the concurrent programme of CityProg, 'HKDC 20th Anniversary Special Initiative: Design !n Action' will return. Bringing together local creative and design talent and companies, the initiative will lead primary, secondary and tertiary students to explore the latest trends and huge impact of creative industries on global economy and sustainable community development. The participating students will also explore the world of career possibilities on the journey. Prof. Eric Yim, Chairman of Hong Kong Design Centre, explains, 'To facilitate the development of Hong Kong into a hub for arts and cultural exchanges between Chinese and the rest of the world, CityProg plays a role as an important driver of sustainable development in the creative ecosystem, uncovering local design culture and mobilising underused resources including talents, spaces, regional characteristics and innovative ideas. Promoting creative resources and ideas sharing across different sectors will enhance the standard of creativity and design, boost creative confidence and inject dynamism in the city, developing a pluralistic cultural environment.' HKDC has been dedicated to weaving together creative and design partners across various sectors, local communities, education institutions, government organisations, consulates and business networks, and mobilising creative resources step by step. Through cultural research, seed-funding, nurturing talents, co-creation with the community, event management and promotion, CityProg advocates a pilot development of bottom-up creative clusters. Sam Lam, Chief Curator of BODW City Programme (Director of Business Development and Projects) of Hong Kong Design Centre, shares, 'We actively identify new opportunities to build or strengthen regional cultural characteristics, landscapes, venues and clusters. For example, we deepen the relationship among residents, districts and businesses through revitalising public spaces and objects with design, including unused spaces, playgrounds, old electronic parts, fashion, spatial design and more. Design is a catalyst for development of design and creative clusters, facilitating urban renewal and community innovation. This year, with Sham Shui Po as a key design and creative cluster, CityProg joins hands with the creative partners, residents and local businesses to reimagine the use of space, creating more liveable and human-centred living environment with resources in the city and creative inspirations. We hope to inspire the public to redefine design: Design is not only a business, but also part of our live. Everyone in the city, regardless of their age, profession or background, can become a changemaker, together designing a sustainable community.' BODW City Programme 2022: 10 Design x Sustainable Community Projects Key creative cluster: Sham Shui Po (3-4 December 2022) Other creative clusters: Tsuen Wan, To Kwa Wan, Sai Kung, Central and Aberdeen (26-27 November 2022) Sensory Symphony – openground (Sham Shui Po) 'Sham Shui Po Material Map' 3.0 will be produced – undoubtedly materials are always the starting point and inspiration for designers. Continuing the past two years' experimentations with Sham Shui Po's most commonly found materials, the Material Map now expands to cover a larger network of local shops. Observations of a city are mostly recorded using visual elements. Yet, the experience of the present moment is also composed of sensations. Designers and the public will design musical instruments using electronic parts and materials found in Sham Shui Po, turning the everyday sensory into beautiful symphonies. The project will explore new possibilities for materials and boost the district's micro economy. Cheongsam Rhapsody. A Story of Sham Shui Po Fashion – FashionClinic by T and Wontonmeen (Sham Shui Po) One day, a scrap dealer...