The eighth edition of our fashion highlight CENTRESTAGE returns to a fully in-person event for the first time in three years following the end of COVID-19 restrictions.

Annual fashion highlight offers a chance to see the creations of cutting-edge designers and a glance at the industry’s future.

CENTRESTAGE

The HKTDC Design Gallery’s annual LoveHK exhibition has returned to Hong Kong and runs until 9 July, displaying more than 60 artworks made from everyday waste items such as coffee filters, wine corks, egg cartons, vegetable and fruit nets and glass bottles at its Wan Chai CEC shop.

HKTDC Design Gallery co-organises LoveHK exhibition with a multimedia artist

Crafting a green Hong Kong

Hong Kong has long been a shopper’s paradise drawing people from all over the world for retail therapy and over the past two decades the fastest growing segment has been consumers from nearby parts of Mainland China.

Event draws more than 200,000 fans as it brings together more than 130 stylish Hong Kong brands.

ChicHK wows Shenzhen shoppers

In spring this year Hong Kong’s art community celebrated the end of travel restrictions by holding an “art spring”, with exhibitions and cultural events including Art Basel (main picture), Art Central, HK Walls and other art collective events at venues such as the Tai Kwun and the Fringe Club.

Artworks often carry impressive price tags but are often hard to buy and sell – until now.

Digitisation brings liquidity to high-value market

As travel and trade between Hong Kong and Mainland China rapidly recover following the COVID-19 pandemic, the consumer market has picked up, boosting industries such as tourism, retail and exhibitions.

Signature Hong Kong shopping event gathers more than 130 brands to showcase trends and lifestyle in the city.

ChicHK highlights GBA Week in Shenzhen

As Asia’s cultural and creativity hub, Hong Kong brings together innovative ideas and design talents. As consumers pursue excellence, innovation and quality of life, industries such as fashion, lifestyle, product design and licensing are developing rapidly, creating abundant business opportunities.

HKTDC launches seven parallel events to cover lifestyle products and licensing as Hong Kong becomes creativity epicentre.

Creatives converge on culture hub

Noting the steady stream of disposable cutlery going to Hong Kong landfills, an architect turned industrial designer developed a pocket-friendly dining set for take-away eating city dwellers.

An architect turned designer brings the practice sustainable living to city-dwelling office workers.

Cutting down disposable plastics

Founded by a senior fashion designer in Hong Kong, Moonone Collection Limited has expanded into overseas markets and helped to nurture a new generation of clothes designers through cross-border cooperation with multinational artists.

A Hong Kong fashion industry veteran is turning works of art into elegant garments with the help of the HKTDC.

Fine art meets fashion

A Hong Kong-based start-up has launched a phygital art and entertainment social marketplace. With the platform’s unique artificial intelligence (AI) tools, companies can co-create useful non-fungible tokens (NFTs) with artists on-demand as eco-friendly corporate gifts, loyalty program stamps and membership cards in a growing Web3 digital economy.

A local start-up is leading the way in using NFTs to connect buyers and sellers of artworks, creating new business opportunities.

Artists find digital pathway to prosperity

Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and sponsored by Create Hong Kong (CreateHK) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government, CENTRESTAGE returns to the spotlight from 9 to 11 September. The three-day event will open to fashion buyers and also the general public, featuring a number of in-person as well as virtual exhibitions, with visitors able to immerse themselves in augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) interactive experiences.

As the fashion show’s physical elements return with the easing of COVID restrictions, CENTRESTAGE is also augmenting its virtual offerings.

CENTRESTAGE sharpens digital edge

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted bricks-and-mortar retail businesses but provided new opportunities for Hong Kong start-up AEfolio Limited, which expanded its online presence to offer its customisable homeware and artisan glassware pieces.

The HKTDC’s T-box programme has helped a homeware and glass art specialist reset its distribution channels following COVID-19.

Custom glassware maker scores win

Hong Kong people have an abundance of creativity, which is being manifested as start-ups continue to grow steadily across different sectors. The city has recently seen an enhancement in its incubation programmes and support systems, allowing nascent Hong Kong businesses to flourish.

A local design incubation programme is helping to cultivate talent in the artistic and cultural industries.

Hong Kong start-ups go global

As a pioneer green non-fungible token (NFT) platform, Articoin provides a virtual hub where a community of designers, photographers and filmmakers sell digital artwork and support meaningful causes at the same time. Eco-conscious collectors can find more than 12 million assets, including those by Hong Kong artists Vivian Ho and Chow Lee.

A Hong Kong platform fusing art and technology is looking to support good causes and offset carbon emissions.

NFT art turns sustainable

As industry in Mainland China moves up the value chain and Hong Kong’s gateway role updates in tandem, cultural and creative enterprises are becoming increasingly important, particularly for young people starting out in their careers.

Talented young people are learning how to turn their artistic and cultural talents into viable businesses.

Creative entrepreneurs unleashed

Good design addresses everyday problems, enriching people’s lives. Such design meshes with technology to disrupt markets.

A leading Australian city has made a name for itself as the home of biotech design.

Design-led innovation enriches lives

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