Organized by PMQ and sponsored by “Create Hong Kong,” the design event deTour 2023 is about to take place. This 10-day design festival will bring large-scale installations and exhibitions, workshops, design lectures, film screenings, and guided tours. Design and art enthusiasts should not miss it!
detour 2023 takes “New Skills” as its theme, which is a forward-looking concept that advocates breaking through existing frameworks. It explores new possibilities from various aspects such as methods, perspectives, knowledge, and skills, using new thinking and attitudes. At the same time, it interprets the characteristics of craftsmanship from a new perspective in terms of new values, new narratives, new techniques, innovation, and new heritage. It hopes that the public can reexamine the spirit of traditional craftsmanship through this event.
Further reading:
- “Elegant Beauty: A Photography Exhibition of Audrey Hepburn, Reminiscing Her Graceful Charms On and Off the Screen”
- Jonathan Casella’s first solo exhibition in Asia, “Pink Diamond Too,” lands at WOAW Gallery, showcasing the ongoing “Double Star” series
- Harbour City collaborates with Medicom Toy to hold a Disney 100th anniversary event, with 100 popular character BE@RBRICKs fully exposed!
This year, the curator of detour has brought a total of 20 exhibitions and installations from Hong Kong, Japan, and the Netherlands. Among them, the highlight is the large-scale design installation “Craft By Nature” by Dutch company BIOBASED CREATIONS, showcasing everyday items such as building materials, furniture, and textiles made from biobased materials, subverting the public’s perception of materials.
The exhibition “Mending, Connecting, Stories” presented by Zhao Simin and Kong Shangyi combines traditional embroidery craftsmanship with modern technology. By using conductive wires to repair some old embroidery works collected from the community, they hope that the audience can reveal the new stories hidden in the embroidery works through the process of participating in the repair.
In addition, the HONOKA team from Japan showcased their project “TATAMI ReFAB PROJECT”, in which they used recycled tatami and materials made from biodegradable plastic, combined with 3D printing technology, to reintegrate tatami into modern life and continue to convey the beauty of tatami to future generations.
It is worth mentioning that this year is the 10th anniversary of PMQ hosting deTour. The conference has specially prepared a retrospective exhibition to revisit the wonderful exhibits and highlights of past deTours, witnessing deTour’s contribution to the development of the design industry in Hong Kong. Take a moment to appreciate it.
deTour 2023 Design Festival:
Date: November 24th to December 3rd
Time: 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Address: 35 Aberdeen Street, Central, Hong Kong, PMQ
