Business of Design Week

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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.

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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. Alongside Knowledge of Design Week (KODW), BODW serves as a vital platform for fostering innovation and knowledge exchange within the design community.

Past BODW

Partner City/CountryTheme
2025ItalyCuriosity
2024France Inter/Section:Design, Artistry and Innovation
2023The Netherlands Game Changers
2022The Netherlands Design for Change [1]
2021United Kingdom (Strategic Partner) Global Design Reset
2020United Kingdom (Strategic Partner) Vision 20/21
2019United Kingdom Design the Future, Create Tomorrow
2018Melbourne "Think ∙ Collaborate ∙ Create"
2017Italy Italy makes a difference
2016Chicago ChicagoMade
2015BarcelonaBARCELONA INSPIRES]
2014SwedenLiving Design: Live it. Work it. Do it.
2013BelgiumBelgian Spirit
2012DenmarkDesign Society Denmark
2011GermanyBrand New Germany
2010JapanLost and Found
2009FranceFrance Forward
2008The NetherlandsOpen Minds
2007Italy
2006United KingdomDesigns for Life
2005ScandinaviaLifeStyleAsia
2004SwedenLifeStyleAsia
2003LifeStyleAsia
2002Solution

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