Hong Kong Design on Stage at Maison&Objet 2024 - Call for application

Submission of proposals
from 22 December 2023 to 17 February 2024 at 00:00 (Hong Kong time)
Winners’ announcement on 15 April 2024, via press and social media.

THEME: "IMPROVED URBAN LIFESTYLE - CONSCIOUS DESIGN"

Competing designers are challenged to integrate principles of conscious design into their proposals, encompassing circularity, recycling, upcycling, long life materials and products, sustainable techniques, solutions and technology and environmentally responsible practices. 
 

DETAILED BENEFITS FOR EACH OF THE PARTICIPANTS

• Network expansion; Learning experience; Professional growth.
  The 8 selected winners of the competition will be offered:
• A round-trip economy airfare between Paris and Hong Kong to attend the Showcase
• A 4-night stay in a hotel in Paris to attend the Showcase
• The presentation of his/her/their Manifesto, profile and selected design creation in the dedicated “Hong Kong Pavilion” as part of Maison&Objet fair in September 2024 and then in a prestigious location In Hong Kong as a part of Design December in December 2024.
• “Business matching” meetings and encounters with global industry professionals
• Media and press exposure
  
   

CATEGORIES AND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• 1. Categories: 
  a. Product Design
  b. Interior Design
   
• 2. Applicants must be aged 18 or above at the time of application and based in Hong Kong. For eligibility details, application process, deliverables and selection process, please refer to the Official call for application

For any enquiries, please contact us at designshowcase@afhongkong.org

Disclaimer: 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.