BODW hong kong - business of design week speakers 2012

BODW hong kong – business of design week speakers 2012 top row: ma yansong, kibisi, mads ryder, jacob holm, thomas heatherwick bottom row: rosan bosch (photo courtesy kim wendt), johannes torpe, ulrik garde due, bo linnemann, masashi kawamura

asia’s leading annual design event is back from the 3rd to 8th december, 2012. this year’s BODW partner country is denmark. the danish functionalist style is renowned in industrial, furniture and household design. it is certain that it will bring about more positive changes in the people centered design and business communities.

among the top danish brands and design experts scheduled to attend are graphics legend bo linnemann (founder of kontrapunkt), interdisciplinary architect rosan bosch, johannes torpe (founder of johannes torpe studios), jacob holm (chairman and CEO of famous furniture brand – fritz hansen), mads ryder (CEO of royal copenhagen) and ulrik garde due (president & CEO of georg jensen).

the architectural and cross-disciplinary speakers include lars larsen and jens martin skibsted (co-founders of kibisi) who create everything from furniture and household objects to bicycle and aircraft; as well as thomas heatherwick (founder of heatherwick studio) who is responsible for designing the 2012 london olympics cauldron, the UK pavilion at the shanghai world expo 2010 and london’s new red double-decker buses.

german industrial designer richard sapper and japanese architect kazuyo sejima have been invited as opening speaker and closing speakers. richard sapper’s main interest has always been the design of technically complex objects. these have won many awards, and more than 15 are in the permanent design collection of the museum of modern art in new york. kazuyo sejima was awarded the golden lion for her work on the metamorph exhibition at the 9th international venice architecture biennale.

after last year’s successs, BODW will again hold a half-day forum to invite asian designers to discuss trends in asian design & culture. moreover, new generation architect, ma yansong (partner of MAD architects) and masashi kawamura (creative director & founder of party creative lab) will share their point of view on architecture and communications.

for more information, please visit: www.bodw.com

opening and closing BODW 2012 conference speakers richard sapper and kazuyo sejima

designboom is an international media partner of the business of design week (BODW) first hosted by the hong kong design centre (HKDC) in 2002, business of design week (BODW) is a must-attend ideas exchange platform for asia’s most innovative thinkers and business leaders. now in its 10th year, BODW – as the finale of 2012 design year – continues to inspire valuable dialogue through an unrivaled blend of forums, seminars, exhibitions and outreach programmes for designers, business leaders, educators, SMEs and the public to exchange ideas and address a wide array of 21st century challenges. if you want to stay on top of cutting edge opportunities in design, technology and brand management, this is one event you won’t want to miss! this year, BODW is partnering with denmark. it is certain that it will bring about more positive changes in the people centered design and business communities.

BODW 2012hongkong convention and exhibition center 03-08.12.2012