Videos: Non-JUPAS Senior Year Admissions Information Seminars

The application for non-JUPAS applicants for our undergraduate programmes will be closed on 20 Feb (extended deadline). If you have missed our information seminars for non-JUPAS Senior Year admissions on Jan 10, don't worry, here are the video clips for you to grab last-minute tips! Digital Media: https://youtu.be/btqiH9Er_x4 Interactive Media: https://youtu.be/33G9Q2OgrpQ Environment and Interior Design: https://youtu.be/YUoohiXabrk Communication Design: https://youtu.be/8cVzZrqWnNU Product Design: https://youtu.be/xIbBC-e8FJY Social Design: https://youtu.be/v7j6Y9Xy5CI Advertising Design: https://youtu.be/T1nSYKTy6Xg    

New Faculty Members On Board

A warm welcome to our new academic staff members! Professor Stephen Wang, Professor Prof. Stephen J. Wang joins the PolyU Design family from the Royal College of Art (RCA) where he was the joint Head of Programme for the Global Innovation Design and Innovation Design Engineering programmes.  He was also the RCA Director of the RCA-IIS Tokyo Design Lab and ITIDLab.com.  As a world-renowned expert in innovative design and tangible interaction design, he serves at the Australian Research Council as a detailed assessor and peer reviewer for a number of journals across the fields of design and engineering.  Prof. Wang is the inventor of the Virtual-Spine Platform (VSP) and has extensive experience and a strong track record of industry collaboration in the areas of intelligent architectural development, smart furniture, intelligent systems for healthcare, and medical devices and solutions. Prof. Wang will be contributing to the development of Interaction Design as a Professor with his interdisciplinary background that combines computational approaches for design. Full profile here   Dr Yi-Teng Shih, Assistant Professor PolyU Design's Product Design discipline will be welcoming Dr Yi-Teng Shih aboard as Assistant Professor.  He will join us with extensive teaching and research experiences in mechanical design, new product development, and design tools and processes.  Dr Shih joins us from Nottingham Ningbo's China campus.  He has considerable industry experience and his portfolio ranges from consumer electronics to healthcare devices, including projects for Brookstone, RadioShack, Beurer, FORA and JustHerb.  His supervision in design has won more than 50 international design awards and seven patents in the past few years, including the Red Dot Design Award, IDEA Awards, A’ DESIGN Award, European Product Design Award and The International Design Awards. Full profile here   Kevin Denney, Professor of Practice (Social Innovation) We are happy to announce that Mr Kevin Denney will be joining PolyU Design as Professor of Practice (Social Innovation).   Kevin is a Design Strategist.  He hails from Chicago where he did his graduate studies at the IIT, Institute of Design.  Kevin’s focus is on designing cities for health and prosperity.  In his work in industry and academia, Kevin emphasizes the importance of developing models and frameworks that enhance collaboration across domains. Kevin will work closely with our Associate Dean King Chung Siu and Associate Professor Newman Lau to provide strategic leadership for a project related to cities for health and wellness in addition to his teaching in the Social Design programme.  They will work on identifying funding opportunities. Full profile here

The Story of Hong Kong: Neon Sign

Welcoming Speech by Professor Kun-Pyo Lee, Dean of School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Valedictory Speech of the First Session by Graduate Representative Miss Tam Tsz Shan Valedictory Speech of the Second Session by Graduate Representative Miss Chan Ho Yee   Dated: 6 November 2019  

'The Arch', Best of Student Product Design at A&D Trophy Awards 2019

Introducing 'The Arch', winner of The Best of Student Product Design award at the A&D Trophy Awards 2019. The Arch is a furniture design that explores the idea of function following form; the movement of a person rolling over was translated into sections of the object. These sections were then joined, creating a long bench with a dynamic outline and changing topography. The size and shape of the arches below change with every section, annotating the movement in different states. Placed together as a complete bench, users can sit on both sides and fit into the PU foam with different postures. They can be separated or used in combinations: a sitting object with a side table, a sofa or a stool. Designed by: (Environment & Interior Design) Lai Pui Ying Venus, Lam Yuet Lai Timothy, Wang Yuanzhi Lesimo; (Product Design) An Bangning Benny, Chen Qixuan Mark Elective tutor: Henri Tung   Well done!  

Winners of AnD Trophy Awards 2019 Announced

Congratulations to our students recently received awards from the A&D Trophy Awards 2019! The winners are:   Best Interior Design – ‘S/ASH /IVING’ by Tam Kwan Yiu, Koko (Environment & Interior Design, 2019) | Capstone tutor: Peter Hasdell   Excellent Interior Design – ‘Land of Remembrance’ by Wu Yee, Alison (Environment & Interior Design, 2019) | Capstone tutor: Anneli Giencke   Best Product Design – ‘ARCH’ by (Environment & Interior Design) Lai Pui Ying Venus, Lam Yuet Lai Timothy, Wang Yuanzhi Lesimo; (Product Design) An Bangning Benny, Chen Qixuan Mark | Elective tutor: Henri Tung   Excellence in Product Design – ‘Dwarfs’ by Wong Man Wai Jack (Product Design, 2019)   Miss Tam Kwan Yiu Koko’s project ‘S/ASH /IVING’ is also the winner in the international Architecture Masterprize 2019. Congratulations!!     Student awardees   S/ASH /IVING by Tam Kwan Yiu Koko Dwarfs by Wong Man Wai Jack The Arch by (Environment & Interior Design) Lai Pui Ying Venus, Lam Yuet Lai Timothy, Wang Yuanzhi Lesimo; (Product Design) An Bangning Benny, Chen Qixuan Mark Elective tutor: Henri Tung

Jörn Bühring presents at the 2nd World Eco-Design Conference

Our Research Assistant Professor Dr. Jörn Bühring was invited to give a talk on ‘Toward Sustainable Futures: Foresight and Design as a New Paradigm in Support of Strategic Decision-making’ to over 1000 participants at the 2nd World Eco-Design Conference held in Guangzhou, China, on 5-7 December 2019. He was invited to join the organizing committee in their forward-planning activities for next year's event to expand on a research and industry collaboration platform with specific focus around green technology in design and internet ecosystems.  At a post conference workshop, Dr. Bühring was asked to assist in a joint research proposal with the Sun Yet-Sen University and Nanfang College the Greater Bay Area as a focal point for research collaboration and funding. His presentation topic was selected for a special issue in the Journal of Cleaner Production.    

Prof Kun-pyo Lee at the Zhuhai Design Week

Prof Kun-pyo Lee was invited by the organiser of the Zhuhai Design Week to give a speech on 13 December 2019.   

Meet our Product Design student Iris Chinn from the USA

Meet our fourth year Product Design student, Miss Iris Chinn from the USA, and learn about why she chose to study here.     Credit: PolyU IAO

Wishing you a refreshing start for the new year!

We thank you for your care and concern for PolyU over the past few weeks. With the spirit of resilience and solidarity displayed by the University community, PolyU will grow stronger and better. On the road ahead, with all of its challenges, we sincerely hope that you will be with us.   May this season bring you faith, hope and blessings throughout the coming year.    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Design  

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) Statement

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) Statement In view of the prevailing cordoning-off of the PolyU campus, and facilities on campus being extensively and severely vandalized, in considering the personal safety of PolyU staff members, the University has earlier decided to extend office suspension until 1 December 2019 (Sunday). Staff should stay away from the campus, and are expected to work from home as far as practicable. The University will later decide on the need for further extending the office suspension, as well as the work arrangements for staff members, taking into account the developments of the issue and the environmental situations of the campus.   Press Contacts Ms Eunice Cheng Deputy Director of Communications and Public Affairs （852）2766-6377 eunice.ol.cheng@polyu.edu.hk For latest updates, please stay tuned at the PolyU's website.