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KODW 2020: LIVESTREAM SESSION

September 12, 2020
by Ketsiree Wongwan

(For Thai, press here)

Knowledge of Design Week (KODW) 2020, organised by Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC) with Create Hong Kong (CreateHK) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR Government) as the Lead Sponsor, officially concluded its successful debut as a virtual event.

Livestreamed from Hong Kong over four days (26 to 29 August), KODW 2020 connected innovative leaders with the global community through over 15 thematic sessions, interactive remote workshops and an exclusive online community and networking platform.

KODW 2020 invited more than 40 local and international speakers to share their experiences in braving the new normal and critically relevant insights about emerging cross-industry trends. Here are the five sessions that drew the largest number of participants, including some speakers’ insights:

COLLABORATIVE CREATIVITY: NAVIGATING CHANGE AND AMBIGUITY TO DRIVE PROGRESS

Eric Quint (Left)

Eric Quint, Former Vice President, Chief Brand and Design Officer of 3M Company (US) said, “For me, design is all about creativity with purpose, driven by empathy. The success of design is closely linked to the level of interconnectivity of design.”

FROM CONTENT CURATION TO E-COMMERCE: NEW FUTURE OF CONTENTS

SK Lam (Right)

SK Lam, Founder of AllRightsReserved (HK)  said, “How a creation is evaluated must be based on whether it can improve the quality of life. It’s like reaping what you sow.”

BRANDING IN THE CHANGED NEW WORLD

Prof. Viveca Chan (Middle)

Prof. Viveca Chan, Chairman and CEO of WE Marketing Group (HK) said, “There are four major trends that change consumer behaviour (since the pandemic), namely the digital acceleration, live-streaming sales models, raising health awareness, and innovation in retail channels.”

Participants and anyone who missed KODW 2020 or would like to revisit the free thematic sessions can now watch them on-demand before 30 September at www.kodw.org.

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Local and international audiences who found new ideas and inspiration at KODW should stay tuned for Business of Design Week (BODW) 2020, Asia’s leading event on design, innovation and brands curated under the theme “Vision 20/21”, to be held on 30 November to 5 December. More updates on the programme and speakers will be available on BODW social media platforms, including Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter and WeChat.

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MAKING AN INFORMED CHOICE – DESIGNING WITH AMERICAN HARDWOODS

September 2, 2020
by Ketsiree Wongwan

MATERIAL SELECTION CAN BE CHALLENGING FOR DESIGNERS. OFTEN INFORMATION CAN BE OVERWHELMING AND UNNECESSARILY COMPLEX AND MANY PREFER TO STICK TO WHAT THEY KNOW RATHER THAN FEEL THAT THEY CAN EXPLORE ALTERNATIVES WITH CONFIDENCE. AMERICAN HARDWOOD EXPORT COUNCIL IS ONE ORGANISATION THAT OFFERS INSPIRATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO DESIGNERS AROUND THE WORLD TO HELP THEM SELECT A MATERIAL THAT IS TRULY FIT FOR PURPOSE

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PHOTO ESSAY : BOUNDARY

August 21, 2020
by Ketsiree Wongwan

TEXT: NATHANICH CHAIDEE
PHOTO: CHANATHIP KAEWSUK

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An image of a family; a father, a mother and a son together at a zoo. A role transitions. From the role of a son to now, the role of a father, I find myself looking at the place with a different perspective and feelings. The excitement from being able to see many species of animals inside a curated space created to imitate their natural habitats has now become a question. That thin line between a real and simulated forest, is it a boundary or actually imprisonment?

Accumulating life anecdotes affects one’s view of concepts. From their beautiful figures, I look deeper and see the doubts in the animals’ eyes. It was as if the animals are trying to communicate something with me, a human who is staring eye to eye with them.

The photographs convey the actual silhouettes visible through the eyes. Once brightness is adjusted; some brightened, some darkened, to accentuate the beauty of their natural forms and their ‘eyes’; the eyes that never lie and are waiting for you to see, to feel and to interpret them with your own individual experiences.

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Born and raised in Bangkok, Chanathip Kaewsuk graduated university with a degree in communication design from King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang. Being a photography major graduate, he has continued his career as a photographer and opened Mashlab, a company specializing in photography, ranging from the creative process to commercial retouching. Inspired by an exhibition at Seoul, South Korea back in 2011, he decided to expand his personal photography collection to Fine Print by Mashlab where he creates photographs for interior decoration with the belief that photographs can, too, bring life to a space.

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