6 November 2009: Support the Design Revolution in HK!

It's coming up to some exciting design-related events. First up is the Ambassadors of Design's annual Ambassador's Ball on 6 November 2009. If you've already got dinner plans but still want to join in on the fun and support Hong Kong's young, up-and-coming designers, get your ticket to the After Party. The party starts at 11pm in W Hotel's Living Room. And since it's all for a good cause, the ticket also serves as a tax-deductible receipt!

Towards the end of November, check out AoD's DETOUR (26 November - 9 December 2009). This year, local designers will takeover the old Married Police Quarters on Hollywood Road. It's going the be a lively venue full of interesting exhibitions (my fave is a student design project to "pimp a pushcart", the kind that little old ladies use to push enormous amounts of stuff with around HK's streets) and  fun-filled events such as AoD's signature Pecha Kucha night set on an urban beach setting underneath a stunning, site-specific suspended bamboo bridge by William Lim of CL3 architects. DETOUR is a companion event of Hong Kong Design Centre's Business of Design Week (30 November - 5 December 2009).

And just as BoDW and DETOUR wrap-up, the 2009 Hong Kong/Shenzhen Bi-city Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture opens on 4 December 2009. For the first time, in all the talk about developing West Kowloon into a viable cultural district, we're going to be able to see the site's true potential to bring out the local community's creativity. Its theme, in fact, sets the challenge: BYOB, or Bring Your Own Biennale. Expect lots of interactive exhibits and events set amidst a Shigeru Ban-designed pavillion and Diller+Scofidio forest of "joyful trees". The curatorial team needs all the help they can get to make this monumental event a true success. So if you would like to be a part of Hong Kong's creative community, volunteer with the Biennale team or submit your ideas (see the website for the two Open Call for submissions with a deadline of 2 November 2009).