PolyU promotes intersection of style & technology

The 'Designing Future Techstyle' International Symposium and 'Techstyle for Social Good International Competition 2019' were endorsed by two world design academies, Royal College of Art in London and Tsinghua University in Beijing. The symposium was packed with world-renowned speakers from cutting-edge international design brands, world-class luxury group and sportswear brands.

"Hong Kong, as a creative capital, strives to play a leading role in encouraging design-led technological innovations for social good. Fashion now concerns more than addressing apparels and wearables, but fostering change to fashion products and systems towards sustainability and a higher sense of social responsibility. Recognised as one of the region's best schools in textiles and clothing, PolyU will continue to be the hub for nurturing talents and cutting edge research in fashion, textiles and design in Hong Kong, and in the region," executive vice president of PolyU Dr Miranda Lou, said.

Featuring keynote talks and a discussion forum with international renowned academics and experts in techstyle, the symposium provided local creative communities, design students and the general public a valuable opportunity to exchange ideas and get international, interdisciplinary design perspectives particularly for creating social impact.

Prof Naren Barfield, deputy vice chancellor and provost of Royal College of Art, stressed in his presentation the significant contribution of techstyle and talked about useful innovations that are impacting human lives. Christianna Wincek, flyknit innovation material design director of Nike, shared her insights in the process of designing of sports shoes. Francesca Rosella, co-founder of CuteCircuit, discussed the synergy of design and technology, and the new dimensions for human experience. Well known for her viral colour-changing hair dye, Lauren Bowker, Founder of THEUNSEEN, presented newly-created, self-activating beauty products that change colour in response to heat, wind and UV light, and discussed their implications on natural beauty. (RR)

ALCHEMPro News Desk – India