Business of Design Week 2015 Day 1

Here we go! Welcome to Hong Kong, Barcelona!

"Business of Design Week (BODW) is a flagship event organised by Hong Kong Design Centre since 2002. Each year, BODW brings to Hong Kong some of the world’s most outstanding design masters and influential business figures to inspire the regional audience on creative thinking and design management. In addition, it also provides a valuable platform for participants to network, exchange ideas and explore business cooperation. Today, BODW enjoys the reputation as Asia’s leading annual event on design, innovation and brands."

This is Welsh industrial designer Ross Lovegrove, one of the #BusinessOfDesignWeek keynote speakers. Amazing and intelligent, he is..

This is Welsh industrial designer Ross Lovegrove, one of the #BusinessOfDesignWeek keynote speakers. Amazing and intelligent, he is..

A bulldog made of rattan by Arch Benedette Tagliabue .. I swear we should do this in the Philippines. My hairs are standing - it's amazing!!! Look her up!

A bulldog made of rattan by Arch Benedette Tagliabue .. I swear we should do this in the Philippines. My hairs are standing - it's amazing!!! Look her up!

This is the world's lightest luggage - designed by #RossLovegrove for a UK luggage company. It's made of carbon and weighs 1.5 kilos. Yup. You read that right. So light so you can put a little more stuff. Amazing!

This is the world's lightest luggage - designed by #RossLovegrove for a UK luggage company. It's made of carbon and weighs 1.5 kilos. Yup. You read that right. So light so you can put a little more stuff. Amazing!

Amazing, wearable clothes from South Korean brand @recode_ (as shown by head designer Park Sun Zoo) -- they recycle and up cycle as well .. Like this really cool skirt made from old men's jackets. Nothing goes to waste. This is the way fashion shoul…

Amazing, wearable clothes from South Korean brand @recode_ (as shown by head designer Park Sun Zoo) -- they recycle and up cycle as well .. Like this really cool skirt made from old men's jackets. Nothing goes to waste. This is the way fashion should be thinking!

Clothes made from old CAR SEATS! @recode_ --- I am now such a fan! Your work is fantastic!❤ 

Clothes made from old CAR SEATS! @recode_ --- I am now such a fan! Your work is fantastic!

 

You can read more about BODW here