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Enjoy an Early Bird Offer for Cumulus Hong Kong by 1 October!

Details: Published on Tuesday, 27 September 2016 21:54

Date: 21-24 November 2016
Hosted by Hong Kong Design Institute

Themed on ‘Open Design for E-very-thing – exploring new design purposes’, Cumulus Hong Kong 2016 is an international conference for designers, researchers and students to discover the possibilities of Open Design under six different tracks: Open Design for Empathy, Ethnography, Experiment, Environment, Education and Engagement. The four-day programme includes working group meetings, keynote speeches, paper presentations, design workshops, exhibitions, tours and more.

An early bird discount is offered for registration on or before 1 October 2016 (Saturday). Act now to secure your place at this inspiring conference in Hong Kong at a discounted price.

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省长许达哲考察我校怀化文创基地

Details: Published on Wednesday, 21 September 2016 15:44

9月20日，湖南省省委副书记，省人民政府副省长、代省长许达哲，在怀化市委书记、市人大常委会主任彭国甫等领导陪同下，考察了我校设计艺术学院与怀化市政府联合建立的中意怀化设计创新中心及武陵山非遗文创中心。

许达哲省长饶有兴致地听取了季铁教授团队关于新通道、梭说、飞鸟集、乡home文创公益平台、AR及3D打印等一系列创新创业项目的汇报，以及中意设计中心国际合作的项目成果，对中心扎根武陵山开展社会服务的工作给予了高度肯定，并指示要做好示范推广工作、做好市场化运营。

自2009年开始，我院启动的“新通道”社会创新项目取得了丰硕的成果，在“文创公益，精准扶贫”方面，通过对通道坪坦乡、隆回虎形山等地区的手工艺与非遗文化的研究，将文化资源转化成为文创产业，创造就业机会。项目组近期还收到全美知名高校卡内基梅隆大学的邀约，将于11月份在Miller Gallery（米勒画廊）参加CLIMACTIC: POST NORMAL DESIGN专题展览，与世界前沿的26个设计团队就当前社会危机与问题展开探讨。

中心建立后还将针对怀化三大特色产业的设计需求，搭建国际合作平台。通过国际化的设计创新联盟，引进丰富的设计资源，助推本土产业走向国际市场。

Feature: Traditional music boxes from Dong minority come face to face in London with 21st century science

Details: Published on Tuesday, 13 September 2016 15:18

Photo shows a traditional Dong music box. (Photo courtesy of Dr Nick Bryan-Kinns)

by Larry Neild

LONDON, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- A collaboration that started between one of Britain's best known universities and an ethnic community in China will see traditional music boxes taking a starring role at an event which opens Saturday in London.

A collection of music boxes were crafted in Hengling Village as part of an interactive project with Queen Mary University in London (QMUL). The idea was to combine traditional Dong crafts and music with the concept of music boxes used in the western world.