Business of Design Week (BODW) is an annual week-long design event organised every December by the Hong Kong Design Centre. BODW was launched in 2002. It includes a design conference, forums, seminars, exhibitions and award presentations.

BODW annually invites designers, business leaders and educators to speak and share their opinions in various forums. Past speakers include Marcel Wanders, Rem Koolhaas, Raman Hui, Rossana Hu, Richard Hutten, Zaha Hadid, Tom Dixon, Michael Young, Jimmy Choo, Sir John Sorrell, Karim Rashid, Ross Lovegrove, Marc Newson, and Vivienne Tam.

Each year, BODW forms a partnership with a different country. The country is invited to bring a group of designers to Hong Kong to give presentations at the conference. The country can also hold exhibitions and seminars about its national design.

BODW has main events which occur each year including the BODW Forum where designers give presentations. There is also the HKDC Award Gala Dinner where the HKDC Awards are presented. These awards include the Design for Asia Awards, the World’s Outstanding Chinese Designer Award, the Design Leadership Award, the Design for Asia Award, and the Hong Kong Young Design Talent Awards.

Past BODW

Partner City/Country Theme
2023 The Netherlands Game Changers
2022 The Netherlands Design for Change[1]
2021 United Kingdom (Strategic Partner) Global Design Reset
2020 United Kingdom (Strategic Partner) Vision 20/21
2019 United Kingdom Design the Future, Create Tomorrow
2018 Melbourne "Think ∙ Collaborate ∙ Create"
2017 Italy Italy makes a difference
2016 Chicago ChicagoMade
2015 Barcelona BARCELONA INSPIRES
2014 Sweden Living Design: Live it. Work it. Do it.
2013 Belgium Belgian Spirit
2012 Denmark Design Society Denmark
2011 Germany Brand New Germany
2010 Japan Lost and Found
2009 France France Forward
2008 The Netherlands Open Minds
2007 Italy –
2006 United Kingdom Designs for Life
2005 Scandinavia LifeStyleAsia
2004 Sweden LifeStyleAsia
2003 – LifeStyleAsia
2002 – Solution

References

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