ReMIX．Yesterday’s Future, Invent Tomorrow!” (ReMIX) , is a creative business partnership programme which is organised by Industrial Designers Society of Hong Kong and funded by Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA) of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It aims to connect and spur business collaboration between design professionals and premium brands on a much broader basis, while capturing cross-industry synergies and brand leveraging strategy in elevating the profiles of local creative markets and driving market recognition on the professional practice of creative service, product and industrial design in particular, a sustained growth in long run.
Over the past four editions, ReMIX has leveraged cross-sector strategic partnerships to unlock the vast potential of cross-industry synergies, facilitating collaborations between 24 Hong Kong design teams and 32 premium Hong Kong brands (including two brands from other cities in the Greater Bay Area), resulting in over 150 collaboration products launched onto the market.
The 5th Edition of ReMIX : Regional Upgrade, Global Reach
Upholding the programme’s core mission, we leverage cross sector strategic partnerships to nurture and support aspiring and experienced design industry succession talents. Participants will be equipped with specialized AI design competences to enhance innovation outcomes, operational efficiency and overall product development capacity.
Capitalising on Hong Kong’s unique geographical and historical positioning, this edition identifies Dehua-based ceramic manufacturers in China as target collaboration partners. This fully demonstrates Hong Kong’s pivotal role as a “super connector”. Large scale cross disciplinary collaboration unlocks market potential for Hong Kong’s creative sectors.
Empowering Hong Kong design talents and Mainland China’s ceramic industry to tap into global markets, the initiative is anchored the core positioning of “Hong Kong Design + Mainland Manufacturing =Global market Success”. It supports participates build solid brand equity and corporate reputation on international platforms, and furthering Hong Kong’s development as a “East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange” under the National 15th Five Year Plan.
Founded in 2002, Industrial Designers Society of Hong Kong (IDSHK) aims to promote the state-of-the-art and professional practice of Hong Kong’s industrial design (ID), and to leverage its status. Over the years, IDSHK has been committed to promoting and striving for the rights of industrial designers by enhancing their competitiveness, providing them with industry-related knowledge and promoting exchanges with local, the Mainland and international professional organisations. IDSHK has successfully established collaborations and strategic alliance partnership with industrial bodies and education institutes and is continuing to support industrial design education.
IDSHK grasps the pulse of the society and technology evolvements with innovative ideas to provide members with updated relevant knowledge and connections to keep pace with the times. Gather all parties’ strength and cooperate to create a brilliant future design prospect.
Ball Cheung
Chairman's Statement, IDSHKOur association has always been committed to creating opportunities for the industrial design community. I am delighted that through the "ReMIX" programme, we are able to promote the contributions of Hong Kong industrial designers and showcase the charm of innovative products from Hong Kong. This initiative has not only expanded the development potential of local designs and brands but has also enhanced their momentum for growth. In the long run, this will significantly contribute to the innovative development of Hong Kong’s economy.
I would like to extend special thanks to the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA) of the Hong Kong SAR Government for being the main sponsor of this event as well as the CCIDA team behind the scenes. Of course, my gratitude also goes out to the project advisory team and the association committee members for their professional, voluntary advice, as well as to the various design associations, chambers of commerce, industry colleagues, and sponsors for their support and contributions, without which today’s significant progress would not have been possible. Lastly, I would like to thank the collaboration brands, designers, and the ReMIX operations team for their wholehearted dedication and tireless efforts.
Finally, it is hoped that the 5th edition of ReMIX will place greater emphasis on advancing Hong Kong's design development, empowering local design talent and Mainland enterprises to expand their global market presence, and vigorously promoting cross-sector collaborative development. Adopting the formula "Hong Kong design + mainland China manufacturing=Global market success" the initiative will assist participating design units in establishing a comprehensive brand image at the international level and strengthening their market competitiveness.