Design Trust’s Annual Fundraising Gala and Auction Return
Hong Kong charity Design Trust’s annual gala will see 45 lots of exceptional art, furniture and other limited-edition pieces auctioned to raise funds for ongoing design research, community projects and cross-cultural programmes
Hong Kong charity, grant funding and community platform Design Trust will hold its annual fundraising gala on Saturday 18 March at the newly reopened Regent Hong Kong, which has been reimagined by eminent designer Chi Wing Lo — who also happens to be the curator of the Design Trust Gala 2023. Under the curatorial theme The Art of Presence, the event aims to support and gather the Hong Kong and Greater Bay Area design communities.
The cornerstone of the event is a live and silent auction of 42 lots of limited-edition art, furniture and decorative items and exclusive experiences generously donated by designers, artists and friends of Design Trust.
‘The theme of this year’s gala evokes deepened awareness, resilience, mindful presence and the importance of connection with our Hong Kong-based and international community,’ says Marisa Yiu, the co-founder, lead curator and executive director of Design Trust. ‘I truly hope many will support our work by bidding and winning extraordinary art and other donations from world-renowned architects and Design Trust alumni.’
Highlights include a crystal sculpture by Zaha Hadid Design and Lalique Asia Limited, the Specimen coffee table by Hong Kong-based design duo Batten and Kamp, a series of four photographs titled Hong Kong Walk On by local artist Stanley Wong, a pair of cloisonné paper weights by Chi Wing Lo, paintings by Hong Kong architect William Lim, Chinese artists Wang Jiajia and Zhu Jinshi, and many more.
All fundraising proceeds will go towards research grants for craft, cultural innovation and public programming, with the aim to support and promote the growth of influential voices in the design community.
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Text / Nina Milhaud
Images / Courtesy of Design Trust
Batten and Kamp, Specimen, 2021. Courtesy of Batten and Kamp and Novalis
Bob Pang and Kevin Mak, Unknown Brutalist Architecture in Hong Kong, 2021. Courtesy of Bob Pang and Kevin Mak
Chi Wing Lo, Pair of cloisonné paper weights, 2014. Courtesy of Chi Wing Lo
Danh Vo, Untitled, 2022 (sold as a pair). Courtesy of Danh Vo and White Cube
DRIFT, Dandelight Hope Edition, 2021. Courtesy of DRIFT
Elaine Chiu, The Beginning of Our Story, 2023. Courtesy of Elaine Chiu and JPS Gallery
Freeman Lau and DBA Audio, Symbiosis Resonance Speaker, 2023. Courtesy of Freeman Lau and DBA Audio
Jaffa Lam, A Star for Tears, 2015. Courtesy of Jaffa Lam and Axel Vervoordt
Phyllida Barlow Untitled: Rack; 2017 Venice, 2017. Courtesy of Phyllida Barlow and Hauser & Wirth
Rocco S K Yim, E-Connect, 2022. Courtesy of Rocco S K Yim
anothermountainman, Hong Kong Walk On, edition 02/05, 2022. Courtesy of anothermountainman
Tsang Tsou-choi, (Untitled), 2004-2007. Courtesy of Lucie Chang Fine Arts and King of Kowloon Culture & Art Foundation
Wang Jia Jia, Paradise found, Paradise lost, 2023. Courtesy of Wang Jiajia and de Sarthe
William Lim, Purple Moon, 2023. Courtesy of William Lim and CL3 Architects Limited
Wilson Shieh, Maggie Cheung Series—Center Stage, 2009. Courtesy of Wilson Shieh and JPS Gallery
Lalique Crystal Architecture by Zaha Hadid, numbered and signed edition #50, 2016. Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Design and Lalique Asia Limited
Zhu Jinshi, Sonorous Strokes · Mao, 2020. Courtesy of Zhu Jinshi and Tang Contemporary Art