Hong Kong Design Centre

Supporting Event - Designing Circularity - Design for the Circular Economy in the Netherlands and Hong Kong Exhibition

Get ready to be inspired by the forefront sustainable designs from the Netherlands! The Netherlands Consulate General in Hong Kong is delighted to present the Designing Circularity - Design for the Circular Economy in the Netherlands and Hong Kong exhibition, featuring innovative sustainable designs from the Netherlands in three areas: Built Environment, Fashion, and Everyday Goods.

The exhibition is co-curated by Dutch designer Sjoerd Hoekstra and Hong Kong architectural designer Hoi Chi Ng from Hong Kong-based Design for Culture, and Dutch designer Simone de Waart from Material Sense based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

As our world faces increasing challenges from climate change, the Netherlands and Hong Kong are committed to developing a fully circular economy by 2050. The exhibition aims at cultivating awareness towards sustainability by celebrating designs that promote the reduction of waste and CO2 emissions, and through a series of workshops and events by inspiring industry leaders.

Visitors can join the curators’ tours to learn about the cutting-edge circular designs in the exhibition.They can also participate in a plastic-upcycling workshop by Gaau1 Up and a garment repair workshop by Woolfiller. The exhibition comes with various talks by speakers in the industry which bring insight to what it takes to steer towards a more sustainable direction.

For a detailed event schedule and signup, please visit: https://designingcircularity.org/en/events/