'Oscar of Design' winners share innovative ideas at Lingnan University and Hong Kong’s first Meet iF seminar

To encourage the development of innovative and creative design in Hong Kong, Lingnan University partnered with the renowned German iF Design Award — often referred to as the Oscar of Design — to co-host the Meet iF in Hong Kong seminar on 24 September at Lingnan@WestKowloon in the M+ Building in the West Kowloon Cultural District. This sharing seminar, its inaugural collaboration with the local higher education sector, is the first event the iF has held in Hong Kong and was attended by dozens of representatives of leading Hong Kong, Mainland China and overseas companies. Among the attendees were Hong Kong’s 2024 iF Design Award winners, including esteemed local interior designers Ms Virginia Lung and Mr Andrew Lam, who spoke about their own distinctive design concepts and styles.

Frank Zierenberg, Project Director of the iF Design Award, delivered the opening address and participated in the discussions. He added that Lingnan University is one of only eight higher education institutions worldwide to have won the iF Design Gold Award since it was established in 1953, and the only one in Hong Kong to receive this prestigious honour. “We are thrilled to be able to facilitate this collaboration between iF and Lingnan University, making it possible to host a sharing seminar in Hong Kong for the first time where top designers from Hong Kong and neighbouring regions can exchange ideas, fostering global industry innovation.”