The Summit was honored to have Miss Yvonne Ip, Performing Commissioner for Cultural and Artistic Industries, because the Visitor of Honour. In her deal with, Miss Ip highlighted the facility of design to drive enterprise development and emphasised that the Hong Kong Design Summit, now in its third 12 months, has grow to be a key platform for {industry} alternate and collaboration, bringing design expertise and enterprises collectively by flagship initiatives like DesignMatch, to show artistic concepts into business outcomes. The Hong Kong Designers Affiliation has been a pioneering power within the native design ecosystem for half a century, and CCIDA is proud to accomplice with HKDA to nurture design professionals, speed up industrialization, and assist native enterprises increase into worldwide markets — advancing Hong Kong’s artistic economic system collectively.
Chairman’s Welcome: Driving Actual Impression By way of Strategic Focus
Opening the night gala, Ms. Mui Kinoshita, Chairman of HKDA, delivered a heartfelt welcoming deal with reflecting on the Affiliation’s post-pandemic transformation and strategic imaginative and prescient.
Reflecting on the Affiliation’s post-pandemic imaginative and prescient, Ms. Kinoshita highlighted HKDA’s core technique—”Two Awards, One Summit, One Platform“—designed to ship tangible advantages by recognising particular person design excellence, honoring company design funding, and driving business partnerships by DesignMatch. She celebrated HKDA’s enlargement from 900 to over 1,300 members, calling it a testomony to {industry} belief. Honoring the Affiliation’s 50-year legacy, she paid tribute to founding pioneers whose dedication laid the muse for Hong Kong’s artistic sector. She concluded with a passionate name for open dialogue and unified collaboration to construct a stronger, extra caring design {industry} for the following technology.
Star-Studded Gathering of Design Icons and Business Leaders
The Gala Dinner was anchored by a rare gathering of artistic heavyweights, founding pioneers, and distinguished company throughout the design, artistic sectors, and company leaders. Becoming a member of Visitor of Honour Miss Yvonne Ip and Officiating Company, together with Dr. Kan Tai-Keung, SBS, BBS, Former Chairman of HKDA (Tenure: 1986, 1987, 1988), Mr. Steve Leung, BBS, Chairman of Hong Kong Design Centre, Mr. Alan Cheung, MH, Chairman of Hong Kong Design Council, Federation of Hong Kong Industries, Mr. Kevin Yeung, Chairman of Hong Kong Style Designers Affiliation, had been celebrated international design icons and {industry} leaders who attended in robust assist of the Summit, together with Ms. Vivienne Tam, Designer and Founder, Vivienne Tam Style Home, Mr. Tino Kwan, Founder and Principal Marketing consultant of the Tino Kwan Lighting Consultants Restricted, and Mr. Gu Wei, Head of AIGC Design Enterprise, Alibaba Worldwide Digital Commerce Group. The night was additional graced by outstanding design masters, {industry} executives, and organisational representatives. Their presence, alongside premier company companions and judging leaders, underscored the unified power and collective imaginative and prescient of Hong Kong’s artistic group.
The annual occasion unfolds in two key segments: the Hong Kong Design Summit, that includes the Kick-off Ceremony, DesignMatch enterprise matching, and a landmark MOU signing; adopted by the BDA Model Award 2026 Presentation Ceremony.
Hong Kong Design Summit 2026
The opening section convenes {industry} leaders and artistic professionals to foster business development and academic innovation:
1. DesignMatch Enterprise Matching Classes: An unique, high-impact B2B networking initiative designed to bridge companies and design professionals, driving fast enterprise alternatives and accelerating the interpretation of artistic capital into business success.
2. Award-Profitable Manufacturers Showcase: A curated, high-visibility showcase the place excellent design companies and company awardees show profitable undertaking outcomes and share strategic market insights.
3. Strategic Tripartite MOU Signing: A milestone collaboration between Faculty of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic College, Alibaba Worldwide Design, and Hong Kong Designers Affiliation. The events intend to discover alternatives for collaborative initiatives in design and AI-related schooling within the artistic {industry}, in addition to strategic collaboration for {industry} growth throughout Hong Kong and the Higher Bay Space (GBA). Key potential areas of collaboration embody:
A) Joint growth and supply of educational {and professional} coaching programs (with AI programs because the preliminary program collaboration);
B) Business–academia partnerships to foster design-tech innovation and utilized analysis;
C) Co-organisation of coaching programs, flagship occasions, boards, and summits to advertise design excellence and cross-sector collaboration.
BDA Model Award 2026 Presentation Ceremony
The second a part of the occasion highlights design management and business outcomes by an elite night program, the BDA Model Award 2026 Presentation Ceremony. An elite gathering celebrating excellent model design purposes and recognizing excellence throughout various industries. This 12 months’s competitors attracted 150 model entries from various industries, additional solidifying BDA’s authoritative place as one among Hong Kong’s high model awards. The BDA Model Award invitations nominations from skilled designers or organizations, with submissions evaluated by a panel of specialists primarily based on three facets: model story, growth, and achievements. Moreover, 5 evaluation standards are thought of: 1) Environmental & Social Impression, 2) Cultural Impression, 3) Innovation & Know-how, 4) Model Picture, Id & Person Expertise and 5) Market Efficiency & Worth.
The awards celebrated winners throughout a number of classes, together with 1) Finest Branding Picture Award, 2) Finest Cultural & Heritage Award, 3) Finest ESG Award, 4) Finest Innovation & Know-how Award, 5) Finest Media & Communication Award, in addition to Finest Award, Grand Award, and the celebrated Better of the Finest Award.
An expert jury panel comprised of esteemed first-round judges—Prof Anthony Kong (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic College), Mr. Kirin Leung (Founder, Kirin+lab), Mr. Joe Wong (Founder, Joe Wong Design), Mr. Kenny Li (Founder, FM+ Ideas & FAVEbyKennyLi), and Mr. Jay Leung (Founder, Starz Group) in addition to final-round judges—Ms. Mui Kinoshita (Chairman, HKDA), Prof. Viveca Chan (Founder and Chairman, WE Advertising and marketing Group), Ms. Hilda Chan (Chief Advertising and marketing Officer, HKSTP), Mr. Bosco Leung (Social Accountability Lead, MTR Company Restricted), and Mr. Jimmy Li (Head of Model Partnership, Harvey Nichols Hong Kong). The judges meticulously assessed submissions by a rigorous course of, together with an preliminary on-line analysis and stay shows.
From a pool of 150 distinctive model entries, the jury evaluated every model’s total excellence, market influence, and alignment with the choice standards of their respective fields. It’s with nice pleasure that we announce Sino Group「GoCircular」because the winner of the Better of the Finest Award and fwah! because the winner of the Better of the Finest Award (Startups). These manufacturers have demonstrated unparalleled excellence, and their choice as winners is a testomony to their excellent achievements.
Moreover, 14 excellent manufacturers have been acknowledged with the Grand Award, together with (in alphabetical order)
1. a²CIRCLE x TENKA TAIHEI | 2. Bone Studio骨子裡 |
3. BrainX | 4. Cohere Design柏納遨天 |
5. DCH Residing 大昌行生活 | 6. Gridword Communications Ltd |
7. HKUST Worldwide Summer season Campus | 8. ISABELLE.C 伊裳 |
9. Leo Paper Group 利奧紙品集團 | 10. LOUDER |
11. Mini Greeny Heroes | 12. Jumbo Kingdom – Tai Pak Floating Restaurant 珍寶王國 – 太白海鮮舫 |
13. The Residing Artwork | 14. Tiger Circle |
The complete winner checklist of BDA Model Award 2026 is listed on Appendix A.
Fostering Strategic Synergies and Future Progress
The 2026 Summit reinforces HKDA’s dedication to elevating design as a core business driver whereas empowering the following technology of designers by AI-driven schooling and regional integration. By way of structured enterprise matching, strategic academia-industry partnerships, and award recognition, the occasion continues to solidify Hong Kong’s place as a premier international hub for business design innovation.
For extra particulars on the occasion and program updates, please go to the official web site at https://www.hkda.hk/
Appendix A – BDA Model Award 2026 Winners (*in Alphabetical order)
Company – Better of the Finest
| 1. Sino Group「GoCircular」 |
Company – Grand Award of the 12 months
| 1. a²CIRCLE x TENKA TAIHEI | 2. 骨子裡 Bone Studio |
| 3. BrainX | 4. Cohere Design 柏納遨天 |
| 5. Gridword Communications Ltd | 6. HKUST Worldwide Summer season Campus |
| 7. Jumbo Kingdom – Tai Pak Floating Restaurant | 8. Leo Paper Group |
| 9. LOUDER | 10. Mini Greeny Heroes |
| 11. Tiger Circle |
Company – Finest Award
| 1. Damaged Fingers+ | 2. Dance Nefertiti |
| 3. LYYH Studio | 4. Medium.Asia |
| 5. Valta Professional |
Company – Finest Innovation & Know-how Award
| 1. Mercury Know-how Answer |
Company – Finest ESG Award
| 1. Shanghai Industrial Holdings Restricted 上海實業控股有限公司 | 2. Surplus Pork Stomach Upcycling by Tam Jai Int’l |
Company – Finest Media & Communication Award
| 1. Gridword Communications Ltd |
Company – Finest Cultural & Heritage Award
Company – Finest Branding Picture Award
| 1. CAMEL 駱駝牌 | 2. 广州白云站 |
Startups – Better of the Finest
Startups – Grand Award of the 12 months
| 1. DCH Living大昌行生活 | 2. 伊裳ISABELLE.C |
| 3. The Residing Artwork |
Startups – Finest Award
| 1. ALPHA WORKS | 2. EAMUS |
| 3. JLE Artistic Restricted | 4. PARTYDAY |
| 5. Queenie’s Studio by Queenie Jia | 6. 睿合思盛文化傳媒有限公司 |
| 7. Seehow Design |
Startups – Finest Innovation & Know-how Award
| 1. ALPHA WORKS | 2. Dr. Onycure 灰甲博士 |
| 3. ESG VISA – The International Passport for Sustainable Enterprise | 4. PARTYDAY |
| 5. Silver Innovation | 6. Starry Studying |
| 7. Xinera by FoodTrack |
Startups – Finest ESG Award
Startups – Finest Cultural & Heritage Award
Startups – Finest Branding Picture Award
| 1. Excelsior inside design restricted | 2. EyeComfi |
| 3. LegalOne International Restricted | 4. 非遺美食 INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE FOOD |
| 5. Renovation Information Marketing consultant Restricted | 6. Ripple & Co. |
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About Hong Kong Designers Affiliation (HKDA)
Established in 1972, the Hong Kong Designers Affiliation (HKDA) was the primary of its sort in Hong Kong and is a founding member of the Hong Kong Design Centre. Its core mission is to advertise design’s public curiosity, domesticate younger designers, and elevate the skilled standing of practising designers throughout sectors.
HKDA’s flagship programmes embody the International Design Award (GDA) (previously often known as Asia Design Awards), which has been celebrating excellent international designs biennially since 1975; the Hong Kong Worldwide Poster Triennial (HKIPT), which has been documented the event of native and worldwide poster design by competitors, exhibition and symposium since 2000; the Sponsorship for Worldwide Design Awards (SIDA), a distinguished funding scheme for native designers and design-applying enterprises who’re winners of worldwide design awards, which has been working since 2011; Design X Know-how (DXT), a progressive programme that integrates design and expertise as core elements in enterprise technique to drive innovation and aggressive benefit since 2020; and BDA Model Award (BDA) (previously often known as BDA Model Design Awards), this award evaluates excellent model efficiency by knowledgeable design lens, honoring long-term strategic dedication to design excellence, and was debuted in 2023, additionally different strategic initiatives together with the Hong Kong Design Summit and the DesignMatch enterprise matching programme join design professionals instantly with market demand throughout authorities, business, and industrial sectors.
With over 1,300 people and companies in its various membership base, HKDA affords a variety of membership choices for professionals, associates, associates, college students, and companies that cowl six design disciplines: Graphics, Spatial, Product, Digital, Style, and Training. Prioritising design excellence, schooling, expertise integration, sustainability, enterprise assist, variety, and inclusivity, HKDA has established itself as a significant platform for its members, in addition to designers, companies, and organisations all through the Asia-Pacific area. By way of its dedication to advancing these key areas, HKDA gives beneficial sources, networking alternatives, and knowledgeable steering to its members whereas additionally serving as a hub for innovation and collaboration within the design {industry}.
HKDA is dedicated to elevating public consciousness of the worth and significance of design in society. It companions and collaborates with different design organisations and establishments worldwide, such because the World Design Group (WDO) and Worldwide Council of Design (ico-D), to advertise international design excellence, cultural variety, and worldwide design exchanges. By working with different design organisations on a worldwide scale, HKDA goals to contribute to the event and development of the design {industry}, each domestically and internationally.
