Emerging Design Talents 2024

Emerging Design Talents (EDT) organised by the Hong Kong Design Institute, will start from June 2024. EDT is a platform for young and talented designers to showcase their innovative thinking and creative flair. On this EDT website, we will showcase and celebrate the achievements of our graduates across over 30 Higher Diploma, Bachelor’s degrees, Diploma of Vocational Education, Diploma of Vocational Baccalaureate, and Diploma of Foundation Studies programmes covering areas of Architecture, Interior and Product Design, Communication Design, Digital Media, Fashion and Image Design, and Jewellery Arts and Design. In addition, this website will feature our activities about Sepcial Collaboration and Advanced Design Studio projects. If you are an employer looking for design talents, please visit the Graduate Directory.

Transform

Transform advances design as a knowledge generator, extending beyond conventional boundaries. Drawing inspiration from an ever-evolving world, we embark on a transformative journey that harmonises creativity and innovation and unlocks boundless potential by specifying and orchestrating transformative processes that incorporate principles of design thinking, circular design, and regenerative cultures. This year's EDT showcases outstanding transformative creations, driving positive change and innovation through a human-centered approach that reshapes practices and harnesses the power of interdisciplinary collaboration. Transform equips emerging design talents with a new, empowering lens to re-evaluate design practices, embrace living systems, challenge conventions, and foster positive impacts on society.

Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI), as one of the member institutions under the VTC Group, is one of the most influential design institutions in Hong Kong. It provides high-quality education to cultivate knowledge and professionalism, nurturing design talents to support Hong Kong’s creative industry development.

With years of experience in design education, HKDI brings together the strengths of its design departments – Architecture, Interior and Product Design, Communication Design, Digital Media and Fashion and Image Design – to provide over 20 full-time design programmes, preparing students for work-readiness with socially conscious solutions to meet the demand of the 21st century workplace.

HKDI strives to provide flexible and diversified pathways from Higher Diploma to one-year Bachelor degrees conferred by reputable universities in the UK, or degree programmes offered by local universities, as well as continuing education programmes leading to postgraduate qualifications. Through an established network with over 40 overseas design institutions, HKDI students are connected to the world through international exchange and project collaboration.