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Anahita Norouzi receives the 2023 MNBAQ Contemporary Art Award

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023
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Visitors have until January 7, 2024, to visit or revisit the 2023 MNBAQ Contemporary Art Award exhibition, which features Half of the Red Sun, a remarkable installation by Anahita Norouzi, but also striking works by Maria Ezcurra, Celia Perrin Sidarous, Eve Tagny, and Sara A.Tremblay.

Key Points: 
  • Visitors have until January 7, 2024, to visit or revisit the 2023 MNBAQ Contemporary Art Award exhibition, which features Half of the Red Sun, a remarkable installation by Anahita Norouzi, but also striking works by Maria Ezcurra, Celia Perrin Sidarous, Eve Tagny, and Sara A.Tremblay.
  • The MNBAQ Contemporary Art Award, at a glance
    Every two years since 2015, the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, in collaboration with the RBC Royal Bank, has presented the MNBAQ Contemporary Art Award, a major event on the current art scene.
  • The MNBAQ Contemporary Art Award, which is the only contemporary art prize in Canada that combines exhibition, acquisition and publication, confirms the museum's commitment to playing a leadership role in the realm of Québec art by encouraging promising artists and helping to further their career.
  • The MNBAQ Contemporary Art Award is produced with financial support from the RBC Royal Bank.

Knowledge of Design Week (KODW) 2023 Presents 'The Power of Design: Innovating for a Circular World'

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023
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HONG KONG, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Organised by Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC), together with the Netherlands, KODW 2023's Partner Country, and CreativeNL, the platform for creative pioneers from the Netherlands, and Create Hong Kong (CreateHK) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR Government) as the Lead Sponsor, Knowledge of Design Week (KODW) 2023 gathers over 40 business leaders and creative forces in various fields spanning design, architecture, academic, hospitality, digital media and tech from around the world to explore under the theme 'The Power of Design: Innovating for a Circular World' from 14 to 16 June 2023 at Hong Kong Palace Museum, advancing and sharing professional knowledge and experience.

Key Points: 
  • Bart Ahsmann, Managing Director of CLICKNL says, "We are very much looking forward to this year's partnership and bringing a series of thought-provoking programmes to share our knowledge and innovation highlighting the power of circular design.
  • Collective efforts of different communities and businesses are called upon to leverage the power of design to build a more equitable, sustainable and resilient society.
  • In keeping with KODW's longstanding objectives to advance knowledge and inform cutting-edge design, KODW 2023 will also host 11 workshops and masterclasses from 14 to 16 June.
  • These interactive and experiential sessions will explore aspects in circular design, inspire through design thinking, and inform professional application through interactive learning and the sharing of successful case studies.

Knowledge of Design Week (KODW) 2023 Presents 'The Power of Design: Innovating for a Circular World'

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Knowledge, Music, Marketing, Partner, Microsoft, Royal College of Art, Associate, BLINK, Hogeschool van Amsterdam, Environment, Hong Kong Palace Museum, Wellness, Creative director, Executive director, MUSEUM, Art museum, Design Week, Culture, Innovation, Research, InvestHK, Government, Regent Hong Kong, Organizational founder, Translation, Creativity, Female gendering of AI technologies, Creative, Partnership, Education, Power network design (IC), HKSAR, Movement, City, Nature, ARTE, Architecture, AI, XR, Clothing, Industrial design, Management, Tourism, Entertainment, Tutoring, Film industry, Hospitality

HONG KONG, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Organised by Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC), together with the Netherlands, KODW 2023's Partner Country, and CreativeNL, the platform for creative pioneers from the Netherlands, and Create Hong Kong (CreateHK) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR Government) as the Lead Sponsor, Knowledge of Design Week (KODW) 2023 gathers over 40 business leaders and creative forces in various fields spanning design, architecture, academic, hospitality, digital media and tech from around the world to explore under the theme 'The Power of Design: Innovating for a Circular World' from 14 to 16 June 2023 at Hong Kong Palace Museum, advancing and sharing professional knowledge and experience.

Key Points: 
  • Bart Ahsmann, Managing Director of CLICKNL says, "We are very much looking forward to this year's partnership and bringing a series of thought-provoking programmes to share our knowledge and innovation highlighting the power of circular design.
  • Collective efforts of different communities and businesses are called upon to leverage the power of design to build a more equitable, sustainable and resilient society.
  • In keeping with KODW's longstanding objectives to advance knowledge and inform cutting-edge design, KODW 2023 will also host 11 workshops and masterclasses from 14 to 16 June.
  • These interactive and experiential sessions will explore aspects in circular design, inspire through design thinking, and inform professional application through interactive learning and the sharing of successful case studies.

MELANIE GRANT APPOINTED AS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE RESPONSIBLE JEWELLERY COUNCIL

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Monday, January 23, 2023
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Melanie Grant has been a journalist for over 20 years -- having worked at The Times, The Financial Times, The Independent, The Guardian, The BBC and -- until 2022 -- The Economist, where she was luxury editor of 1843 Magazine, its lifestyle sister publication. She worked at The Economist for 16 years as jewellery editor and picture editor and took a sabbatical to write her first book on the jewel as art, entitled Coveted: Art and Innovation in High Jewellery, published by Phaidon in October 2020.  She has been on a mission for the last decade to dismantle boundaries between art forms so that jewellery is considered equal to fine art.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC), the world's leading sustainability standard setting organisation for the jewellery and watch industry, today appointed Melanie Grant as its new executive director.
  • A celebrated thinker, writer and curator, Ms. Grant brings more than 20 years of experience in the watch and jewellery industry's biggest and most influential outlets.
  • David Bouffard, Chairman of the Board of the RJC said, "On behalf of the board, staff and all our members, I am proud to welcome Melanie as our new executive director.
  • Melanie Grant, RJC Executive Director, is available starting today for interview requests.

MELANIE GRANT APPOINTED AS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE RESPONSIBLE JEWELLERY COUNCIL

Retrieved on: 
Monday, January 23, 2023
Diamond, Vogue, The Times, Financial Times, Interview, Central Saint Martins, RJC, Goldsmith, BBC, Human, Vanity Fair, British Museum, Serpentine Galleries, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Movement, Royal College of Art, Sotheby's, Knowledge, Boston, Albert Museum, NGO, The Economist, UN, Copenhagen, Economist, Growth, 1843 (magazine), The Independent, Phaidon, The Goldsmiths' Company Assay Office, Creativity, Sustainability, Science Museum, London, Royal college, Jewellery, Guardian, Art

Melanie Grant has been a journalist for over 20 years -- having worked at The Times, The Financial Times, The Independent, The Guardian, The BBC and -- until 2022 -- The Economist, where she was luxury editor of 1843 Magazine, its lifestyle sister publication. She worked at The Economist for 16 years as jewellery editor and picture editor and took a sabbatical to write her first book on the jewel as art, entitled Coveted: Art and Innovation in High Jewellery, published by Phaidon in October 2020.  She has been on a mission for the last decade to dismantle boundaries between art forms so that jewellery is considered equal to fine art.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC), the world's leading sustainability standard setting organisation for the jewellery and watch industry, today appointed Melanie Grant as its new executive director.
  • A celebrated thinker, writer and curator, Ms. Grant brings more than 20 years of experience in the watch and jewellery industry's biggest and most influential outlets.
  • David Bouffard, Chairman of the Board of the RJC said, "On behalf of the board, staff and all our members, I am proud to welcome Melanie as our new executive director.
  • Melanie Grant, RJC Executive Director, is available starting today for interview requests.

Global Design Visionaries Descend on Hong Kong as Business of Design Week 2022 Summit Opens at M+

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Thursday, December 1, 2022
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HONG KONG, Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Business of Design Week (BODW) 2022, Asia's premier annual event on design, innovation and brands, returns with a star-studded BODW Summit featuring over 90 speakers from 14 countries and cities including France, Italy, the Netherlands, Thailand, the UK and Hong Kong. Celebrating both Hong Kong Design Centre's (HKDC) and BODW's 20th anniversary this year, BODW 2022 Summit will be delivered in a tribrid format with physical, online and on-demand, with speakers flying over from different countries for the first time since 2018, and physical events held at M+. BODW is also an accredited event celebrating the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Key Points: 
  • BODW is also an accredited event celebrating the 25thanniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
  • Prof. Eric Yim, Chairman of Hong Kong Design Centre, said at BODW's Opening Ceremony: "BODW has grown into one of the most exciting and inspiring gatherings of design visionaries and creative business leaders from all over the world.
  • BODW 2022 is co-organised by Hong Kong Trade Development Council, with support from Strategic Regional Partner, Guangzhou Design Week; Strategic Cultural Partner, M+; Strategic Business Partners, Brand Hong Kong, Dutch Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and InvestHK; and Strategic Programme Partners, Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI), PMQ and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Design (PolyU Design).
  • Promoting and cultivating an appreciation for design across the city, BODW 2022 concurrent and partner events and programmes include the BODW CityProg, DFA Awards, Design Spectrum, Fashion Asia Hong Kong, Business of IP Asia Forum, DesignInspire, deTour design festival, Leadership Forum by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Design (PolyU Design), and Guangzhou Design Week, among other initiatives.

Global Design Visionaries Descend on Hong Kong as Business of Design Week 2022 Summit Opens at M+

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Thursday, December 1, 2022
Hong Kong Design Institute, Atlantic Film Festival, City, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Creative, Summit, Transport, LG Electronics, Quanta Computer, Inc. v. LG Electronics, Inc., Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HKDI, NL, Macdonald, Architecture, Design Week, Environment, Mainland, Hong Kong Palace Museum, Social, Master, Royal College of Art, Business, Creative director, Culture, Design director, Opening ceremony, M, Detour, Commerce, InvestHK, HK Television Entertainment, Government, HKSAR, Partner, University School, Dream, Curator, Product design, Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum, Object: Australian Design Centre, Senior, HKT, BODW, Organizational founder, Business of Design Week, ROSS, Name, PMQ, Electronics, Film, Tutoring, Metaverse

HONG KONG, Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Business of Design Week (BODW) 2022, Asia's premier annual event on design, innovation and brands, returns with a star-studded BODW Summit featuring over 90 speakers from 14 countries and cities including France, Italy, the Netherlands, Thailand, the UK and Hong Kong. Celebrating both Hong Kong Design Centre's (HKDC) and BODW's 20th anniversary this year, BODW 2022 Summit will be delivered in a tribrid format with physical, online and on-demand, with speakers flying over from different countries for the first time since 2018, and physical events held at M+. BODW is also an accredited event celebrating the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Key Points: 
  • BODW is also an accredited event celebrating the 25thanniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
  • Prof. Eric Yim, Chairman of Hong Kong Design Centre, said at BODW's Opening Ceremony: "BODW has grown into one of the most exciting and inspiring gatherings of design visionaries and creative business leaders from all over the world.
  • BODW 2022 is co-organised by Hong Kong Trade Development Council, with support from Strategic Regional Partner, Guangzhou Design Week; Strategic Cultural Partner, M+; Strategic Business Partners, Brand Hong Kong, Dutch Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and InvestHK; and Strategic Programme Partners, Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI), PMQ and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Design (PolyU Design).
  • Promoting and cultivating an appreciation for design across the city, BODW 2022 concurrent and partner events and programmes include the BODW CityProg, DFA Awards, Design Spectrum, Fashion Asia Hong Kong, Business of IP Asia Forum, DesignInspire, deTour design festival, Leadership Forum by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Design (PolyU Design), and Guangzhou Design Week, among other initiatives.

Porsche continues its support of the creative arts at Miami Art Week 2022 with a dramatic installation named ‘Dream Big.’

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Wednesday, November 23, 2022
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by Scottish artist Chris Labrooy a dramatic and ambitious artwork that is set to appear at the beach area of the Prez Art Museum Miami (PAMM).

Key Points: 
  • by Scottish artist Chris Labrooy a dramatic and ambitious artwork that is set to appear at the beach area of the Prez Art Museum Miami (PAMM).
  • The artwork illuminates the topic of dreams and forms part of Porsches The Art of Dreams program.
  • Porsche launched The Art of Dreams program in October 2021 forming a series of interactive art installations in major cities.
  • This was followed in June 2022 by the installation Everywhereness by Ruby Barber (Studio Mary Lennox, Berlin) at Milan Design Week.

Patrick McDowell unveils his latest collection 'Marie Antoinette Goes to Liverpool' and debut collaboration with TENCEL™

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022
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LONDON, Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Patrick McDowell revealed his new London Fashion Week collection and debut collaboration with TENCEL™️ lyocell fibres and TENCEL™ LUXE filament yarns, under Lenzing's textile specialty brand, created to enhance sustainability in the luxury and high-end fashion sector.

Key Points: 
  • - Patrick McDowell, Founder and Creative Director of Patrick McDowell
    "Having Patrick McDowell as our Designer in Residence and Sustainability Ambassador this year has been an honour.
  • Harold Weghorst, Global Vice President Marketing & Branding at Lenzing AG
    About Patrick McDowell: PATRICK MCDOWELL is an independent sustainable brand based in the heart of London.
  • Product brands under TENCEL include TENCEL Active, TENCEL Denim, TENCEL Home, TENCEL Intimate, TENCEL LUXE and TENCEL for Footwear.
  • About TENCEL LUXE: TENCEL LUXE lyocell filament yarn is created via eco-filament technology under TENCEL, the textile specialty brand of the Lenzing Group.

JCA | London Fashion Academy Shows Its Designer in Residence Patrick McDowell and launches the new brands and collections of its founding MA graduates at London Fashion Week City Wide Celebration

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022
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Prof. Jimmy Choos Mayfair based JCA | London Fashion Academy hosted its debut London Fashion Week City Wide MA show featuring 5 new designer entrepreneurs on the evening of Monday alongside JCAs Designer in Residence, Patrick McDowell.

Key Points: 
  • Prof. Jimmy Choos Mayfair based JCA | London Fashion Academy hosted its debut London Fashion Week City Wide MA show featuring 5 new designer entrepreneurs on the evening of Monday alongside JCAs Designer in Residence, Patrick McDowell.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221011006118/en/
    Professor Jimmy Choo, OBE and Zandra Rhodes at the JCA x Patrick McDowell x MA show.
  • Stephen Smith, Founder and CEO of the JCA comments: "Our London Fashion Week show has been a momentous occasion for us all at the JCA.
  • JCA | London Fashion Academy is a pioneering fashion school and professional incubator founded by Prof. Jimmy Choo OBE and Mr Stephen Smith.