Honorable Mention at Architecture Master Prize 2020: 'Arch-ology' | EID

We are happy to announce that our recent graduate Miss Kitty Lee Yuen Yi’s ‘Arch-ology’ (Environment and Interior Design, 2020) has received the Honorable Mention in Interior Design / Other Interior Design at the Architecture Master Prize 2020. Her work was also the winner of Wheelock Interior Design Internship Program (WIND) in August, and is being exhibited at the Foyer Gallery as one of the Tutor Choice projects. The project’s supervising tutor is Dr Gerhard Bruyns.  The Architecture Master Prize is an international competition celebrating creativity and innovation in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, and interior design. The prize is open to submissions on a global level, accepting entries from architects all around the world. About the work: https://architectureprize.com/winners/winner.php?id=2226&mode=hm&compID=12791 Kitty’s interview on her work and design: https://youtu.be/NRue4AGc7HE

Newly Onboard Assistant Professor Dr Shera Hyunyim PARK

PolyU Design welcomes Dr Shera Hyunyim PARK to join us as Assistant Professor with immediate effect.  Dr Shera H. Park received her PhD in service design from Royal College of Art, where her research investigated the impact of digital platforms, service ecosystem and service design from a human-centred approach and systemic orientation. She also has a bachelor’s degree in product design from Hong-Ik University and master’s degrees in art and media practice and in design for communication from the University of Westminster, London.  She began 14 years of industry experience as a designer at Hyundai Group and moved from design to marketing and ultimately to developing multidisciplinary projects across communication design, digital marketing and service strategy in her role as Head of Digital Communication for LG Electronics Europe. Her projects included a new service strategy and business model to improve London air quality, which she worked on with Open Data and Transport for London, serving predictable urban flow. This project was awarded ‘Winner for Business Innovation in the Private Sector’ at the Service Design Network.  Later, Dr Park worked as an Associate Lecturer at the Institution for Design Innovation at Loughborough University London. She contributed to teaching and dissertation supervision in the areas of service design, service innovation, service ecosystems and digital platforms for the design innovation master’s programme. She also gave Studio Talk in MA Service Design and Talk for Designing Intelligence into our Cities in Intelligent Mobility Design Centre at the Royal College of Art, London. Dr Shera Hyunyim PARK, Assistant Professor Email: hyunyim.park@polyu.edu.hk Office: V602e

The 2021/22 Prospectus is published!

The prospectus 2021/2022 includes two digital booklets covering the followings that allow you get the first-hand information about the school and academic programmes we offered at all levels.  Undergraduate programmes Postgraduate programmes Admission Requirements About PolyU Design View here   Congratulations to all winners and authors!

Photo Album of Dean's Talk (October 2020)

The regular talk by Prof Kun-pyo Lee for his fellow colleagues at PolyU Design was held on 23 October 2020, on the he latest developments of the school.  #ComeTogetherForDesign#PolyUDesign

Advertising Design student Cheung Chi Ho won Silver AD Stars

We are delighted to announce that our year 3 student Cheung Chi Ho won a Silver in the Online Category of Young Stars at the AD Stars competition. This well-respected regional award is organized in South Korea with a brief of suggesting campaign ideas to promote the brand ‘Mitus’. There were 208 New Stars entries from 378 people in 26 countries this year. Chi Ho’s ‘Bet the Dish’ campaign proposes a platform where the brand shows support to their target customers, the homemakers by providing them with daily inspiration for cooking in an entertaining and interactive way.

Two Product Design students were honoured in international competitions

Design Mark Winner, 2020 Golden Pin Concept Design Award Student: WONG Wing Fung BA(Hons) in Product Design, Year 4, 2019/20 Project: IKIMONO Tutor: Jing Luo   IKIMONO – a bacteria-based air purifier which is nonelectric. The design concept corresponds to a speculated future air has been polluted future based on current situation. The application of biotechnology and biomaterials has been popularized. The design would bring user into the context of speculated future by present daily necessities from the future physically by using bacterium-based air purifier. IKIMONO is among the 60 Mark Design winners of the 2020 Golden Pin Concept Design Award. This year’s event with a record-breaking total of 5,348 entries from 24 different countries and regions around the globe. Established in 1981, Taiwan’s Golden Pin Design Award is one of the most influential design award in the global Huaren market. [details] 1st GIDA Nomination Golden Reed Award 2020 Sidharth GULATI BA(Hons) in Product Design, Year 4, 2019/20 Project: Volkswagen ID. Vision Shanghai 2040. Tutor: Steve Yeung This project aims to provide new opportunities for Volkswagen in 2040 by turning the company into a technology service provider. For the customers who want to own a vehicle. Volkswagen would deliver a customised vehicle which will be unique to customers identity, made possible due to 3d printing facility while the drivetrain platform comes on demand. For those people who do want to own can a rent a shared id pod. This flexible architecture allows Volkswagen to serve different customers and being a service provider provides a recurring income to the company. It is only possible for Volkswagen since its the oldest brand in China and customers in Shanghai have a liking for German products. Additionally, the range of brands owned by Volkswagen Group allows the brand to deliver unique pods based upon customer choice of brands like Audi, Bentley etc. [details]

VP(EDU) Prof. Kwok-yin Wong's visit

We are pleased to host a meeting and a tour of our school for Prof. Kwok-yin Wong, VP(EDU) and Ms Sara Wong, Senior Executive Officer on 22 October 2020.

PolyU Design Degree Show 2020: Exhibitors' interviews

Cheung King Ting Adrianna, Advertising Design | Project: The Unwanted Project Watch now   Mok Ka Ki Apple, Communication Design | Project: Cultural Run Watch now   Lee Yuen Yi Kitty, Environment and Interior Design | Project: Arch-ology Watch now   Giang Ong, Product Design | Project: Meemo Watch now     Stay tuned for more interviews!  Or visit www.PolyUDesignShow.com

Prof. Johan Hoorn Co-winner of Prestigious Huibregtsen Prize for robotics research project ‘Alice’

Congratulations to Prof. Johan Hoorn on receiving the Huibregtsen Prize 2020 with Prof. Elly Konijn of Vrije University Amsterdam, with their multidisciplinary robotics research project ‘Alice’! The Prize established in 2005 by the board of the Foundation ‘De Avond van Wetenschap & Maatschappij’ in the Netherlands, is a competition for fundamental science with societal impact. It is aimed at recognising a recent research project that combines scientific quality and innovation with a special social added value or outreach. Prof. Hoorn and Prof. Konijn beat many other contesters including those conducting researches on COVID and malaria or nitrogen pollution. ‘Alice’ is an electromechanical grandchild with the goal to relieve loneliness and improve the quality of life of elderly by being a helping hand for care takers and a buddy to the older adult. The robot girl requires a form of interaction in which the AI system can show feeling for the user and the user gets an emotional connection with the robot. All without the robot inadvertently ending up in the 'uncanny valley', the area where people start to freak out about the machine because of too much lifelikeness. The prize jury recognizes the work as ‘an innovative approach with an impressive result’. It is regarded as a scientific and social project ‘based on an impressive combination of disciplinary expertise and raises deep questions about possible relationships between humans and machines, but also about empathy and moral reasoning.’  The winners received a prize, consisting of €25,000, a sculpture and are offered to organize a workshop at the Lorentz Center. The award result was announced on 5 October in Haarlem, The Netherlands, witnessed by guests attended the ceremony physically and online.    Click to watch Prof. Hoorn's previous interview HERE. Prof. Johan Hoorn was featured on “#WeArePolyU” last year. Let’s recap HERE.   Prof. Hoorn and his Alice:

PolyU Design and TCL sets up strategic partnership on Joint Laboratory and Future TV Framework

We are proud to announce the strategic cooperation between PolyU Design and TCL under the Joint Laboratory and Future TV Framework.  The project including a joint laboratory in user experience (UX) design will facilitate the design research and explore opportunities of academic-business collaboration, particularly in the areas of global outlook and lifestyle appreciation. The cooperation will help both PolyU Design and TCL achieve the respective goals and enable the acceleration of design and technological development in the coming years. The parties signed the cooperation memorandum at PolyU’s Jockey Club Innovation Tower on 19 October 2020, witnessed by the representatives from both sides. Attendees: PolyU Design Prof. Kun-Pyo Lee, Dean of School of Design, Director of this collaboration project Dr Newman Lau, Associate Professor of PolyU Design, and Project Leader Prof. Tak Lee, Professor of Design Practice of PolyU Design Prof. Stephen Wang, Professor in UX Design & Design Intelligence of PolyU Design Prof. Kevin Denney, Professor of Practice in Social Innovation of PolyU Design Mr Dominic Leung, Deputy Project Leader of PolyU Design TCL Ms Rain Xiong, Deputy Head of Chairman Office at TCL Mr Chak Yun Hei, Deputy Design Director at TCL Research, and Project Leader Mr Karl Li, Manager of External Liaison at TCL