2025 Design Research Impact and Global Insights Colloquia Cum Exhibition
Event
Seminar
Conference & Seminar
Exhibition
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Date
25 Aug - 31 Oct 2025
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Organiser
PolyU Design & PolyU SFT
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Time
10:00 - 18:00
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Venue
Speaker
Moderator, Panel Discussion Chair: Prof. Yan Tina LUXIMON
Prof. Kun Pyo LEE
Prof. Peter HASDELL
Prof. Kit YICK
Dr Markus WERNLI
Dr Aria YANG
Summary
The Exhibition
Design has been playing a relevant role in global innovation, bring new perspective to research field. The 2025 Design Research Impact and Global Insights Exhibition showcases design research projects from the School of Design (PolyU Design) and the School of Fashion and Textiles (PolyU SFT). The four highlighted research projects include:
Insitu Project Research Platform directed by Prof. Peter HASDELL (PolyU Design)
Insitu Project drives research-by-design through cross-disciplinary initiatives in architecture, spatial planning, and social enterprise. With 12 projects built across China and Iraq, the place-based research fosters collaborative community-driven solutions, advancing sustainable design and circular-materiality, as well as earning global recognition for impactful, innovative approaches.
Soil Trust (泥玩) by Dr Markus WERNLI(PolyU Design)
Soil Trust pioneers a collaborative framework to tackle Hong Kong’s organic waste with its regenerative fermentation method. Linking hospitality, farms, and communities, it reduces emissions and promotes regenerative practices, engaging over 20 workshops to achieve a sustainable impact
Well • Being Design Guide for Public Housing Development by Dr Aria YANG and Prof. Brian LEE (PolyU Design)
The Well-being Design Guide for Public Housing transforms Hong Kong’s public housing by implementing resident-centred design schemes in 20 estates annually. Engaging over 3,000 residents, 630 professionals and 260 government officials through research-by-design, it drives innovative policy changes that enhance community well-being and inclusivity through eight impactful design concepts.
Translating Biomechanical Research into Sports Bra Design, Empowering Athletes and Educational Outreach by Prof. Kit Lun YICK (PolyU SFT)
The Dynamic Manikin System revolutionises sports bra design with a soft-breast manikin simulating 3D human motion. Testing over 80 designs, it delivers precise biomechanical insights and advances activewear innovation.
The exhibition also features more research projects from both schools:
| AI- Driven Ergonomic Headwear Customisation Study for Chinese |
| Integrating Emotional Intelligence in Design |
| Open Care Homes: Prototyping Spaces as Care |
| Reframing Unpleasurable Toilet Experience Design for Nursing Home |
| Anisotropic Textile Brace for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis |
| Posture Correction Gridle on Adolescents with Early Scoliosis |
| House of Dreams: Designing Circularity |
| Habibi Community Centre: Placemaking and Community Resilience |
| Volumetric Behavioural Analysis (VBA) of Hong Kong Public Housing Flats, Space, Behaviour, and Design |
| Boat People Housing Culture: An In-depth Case Study of Tai O Village |
| The South China Sea Monument |
| Ghost Islands as Ecological Intervention |
| The Development of a Gamified Interactive XR Structure to Enhance the Participation of Recycling |
| Regenerative Urban Sustainability Through Local Material Archive and Upcycling |
| Enhancing Nature Connectedness to Improve adolescent social health |
| Knitted Illumination: Design and Structure |
| Motion Pleats |
| The Craftsmanship of Hong Kong Men’s Cheongsam — Archive, Analysis, Inheritance, and Implementation |
| The Creation of Inlay-Knitted Buoyant Fabric |
| Design and Development of Anti-Vibration Glove — Integrating Ergonomics and Materials |
| Adaptive Wearable Sports Bra Design for Elderly Women: A Public Trial |
| Fostering Motivation in Design Education: Learner-Centred Pedagogy in a Digitally Mediated Era |
| Making Oneself Accountable: Proposing a Thinking Guide for Teachers to Think About GenAI-Related Options |
Visit now for more design inspiration.
Date: 25 August - 31 October 2025
Venue: Podium, Jockey Club Innovation Tower, PolyU, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Admission: Free of charge
*Pre-registration is required for external visitors to obtain a campus access QR code 5 working days in advance to their planned visit.
The Colloquia
Date: 25 August 2025 (Monday)
Venue: Senate Room (M1603), Block M, PolyU, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
All are welcome. (Registration is closed.)
Rundown of the Colloquia
PM Session
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Time (5 mins) |
Moderator: Prof. Yan Tina LUXIMON Associate Dean (Research), Professor School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
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2:05PM – 2:15PM (10 mins) |
Opening Remarks Prof. Kun-Pyo LEE Dean, School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
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2:15PM – 2:55PM (40 mins) |
Speaker 1 Prof. Peter HASDELL Professor, School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Topic: Insitu Project 2015-2025: enabling impactful research |
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2:55PM – 3:35PM (40 mins) |
Speaker 2 Prof. Kit YICK Professor, School of Fashion & Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Topic: Data-driven testing for sports bra design: integrating dynamic movements and biomechanical insights |
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3:35PM – 3:50PM (15 mins) |
Networking Break |
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3:50PM – 4:30PM (40 mins) |
Speaker 3 Dr Markus WERNLI Research Assistant Professor, School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Topic: Soil Trust (泥玩): bringing joy to climate action (Researcher sharing with Kam Fai Chan, Jonathan Yu and Josh Wolper) |
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4:30PM – 5:10PM (40 mins)
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Speaker 4 Dr Aria YANG Research Assistant Professor, School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Topic: Well • Being Design Guide for Public Housing Development: From Research to Implementation |
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5:10PM – 5:45PM (35 mins) |
Panel Discussion Chair: Prof. Yan Tina LUXIMON |
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6:00PM |
END of Forum |
Watch the Colloquia's Video
Keynote Speaker
Moderator, Panel Discussion Chair: Prof. Yan Tina LUXIMON
Associate Dean (Research), Professor, School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Prof. Kun Pyo LEE
Dean, School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Prof. Peter HASDELL
Professor, School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Prof. Kit YICK
Professor, School of Fashion & Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Dr Markus WERNLI
Research Assistant Professor, School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Dr Aria YANG
Research Assistant Professor, School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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