BODW City Programme (CityProg) 2023 Hong Kong Design Festival

BODW City Programme (CityProg) is the ‘beyond the main stage’ Hong Kong design festival of Business of Design Week (BODW) Summit organised by Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC), with Create Hong Kong of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as the Lead Sponsor. The sixth edition of CityProg takes the theme ‘Game Changers’, focusing on ‘Communicating Circularity’ and ‘Celebrating Local Game Changers’ and paving the way for a sustainable future in three directions ‘Design and City’, ‘Design and Business’, and ‘Design and Lifestyle’. The 2023 edition of CityProg partners with over 100 creative units, public and private sectors, institutions and NGOs to spark over 100 events across the city in November and December, peaking from 23 November to 17 December.

CityProg 2023 Design Festival Highlighted Events
Peak Period: 23 November to 17 December

Design and City
Starting from 2018, Hong Kong Design Centre and CityProg have been organising a series of placemaking programmes, with Sham Shui Po as the key district and extending to other potential creative clusters. All these programmes aims to strengthen the connection among residents, districts and businesses through design, reinforce the creative confidence and create strong impetus for growth in the districts, and promote creative and cultural tourism. CityProg 2023 joins hands with creative partners in Sham Shui Po, Aberdeen and To Kwa Wan to stage a wide range of placemaking programmes to showcase the appeal of circular design to the public.

• 25 November to 3 December: SSPossible Giants and SO/SEW/SHOW SHAM SHUI PO – One Bite Design Studio (Sham Shui Po)

• 2 to 3 December: Seayou Aberdeen – Hong Kong Fishing Culture Association and Bottom Up Communication Limited (Aberdeen)

• 29 October to 29 December: re: seen tokwawan – Jiksap (To Kwa Wan)

Design and Business

Design can drive the development of new circular economies to shape a greener, more sustainable future. CityProg 2023 delves into the relationship between circular design and business, presenting a series of events with creative partners covering architectural design, product design, community design, service design, branding, motion design, creative tourism and more.

• 23 November to 3 December (except 28 November): DutchInspire Motion Design Showcase – Tsim Sha Tsui Centre and Empire Centre (Tsim Sha Tsui)

• 23 November to 6 December: What Design Can Do – Circular Design Showcase – West Kowloon District Harborside Lawn (West)

• 2 December: Motion Plus Design Satellites Hong Kong – The Mills Fabrica (Tsuen Wan)

• 23 to 24 November: Service Design Hong Kong – Soho House Hong Kong (Sheung Wan)

• 28 November: GBA Creative Night – Hong Kong Design & Fashion Headquarters (Sham Shui Po)

• 2 to 10 December: Lamborghini 60th Anniversary Design and Art Showcase – Lamborghini Hong Kong Showroom (Wan Chai Star Street)

Design and Lifestyle

CityProg organises design events related to films, games and travel for the first time, inviting the public to deep dive into design and its value in an entertaining way.

• 23 November to 17 December: ‘Life is Art. Design in Motion’ Design Film Festival – MOViE MOVIE Pacific Place, MOViE MOViE Cityplaza, Broadway CInematheque, PALACE ifc, PREMIERE ELEMETNS and B+ cinema apm and several Public Screenings

• 20 to 21 January 2024: Circular Game Design Hackathon – The University of Hong Kong

• ‘Design Citywalk Hong Kong’ Travel Guide

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