Michael Lau 1+1=3 (1969), 2019. Estimate: HK$120,000-180,000.
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Phillips is delighted to offer a special curated selection from lots 217-230 with Design Trust, an initiative of the Hong Kong Ambassadors of Design, as part of the 20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Hong Kong Day Sale. Since the establishment of the Design Trust initiative in 2014, the initiative continues to positively impact the design community in support to scholars, design researchers and practitioners. In providing fellowships with partnering overseas and local institutions, grant recipients expand their portfolios in the fields of research, skill-building or practice. In addition, Design Trust aims to actively accelerate the development of meaningful projects that advocate the positive role of design. Design disciplines can range from graphics, wearable technologies, product design, architecture to the built environment.
MAP OFFICE Hong Kong Is Land (in 8 parts), 2014. Estimate: HK$100,000-150,000.
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As a dynamic platform, Design Trust provides responsive funding to develop design expertise, build research initiatives and content related to Hong Kong, expanding to the Greater Bay Area region and internationally. Grant recipients have opportunities to work on cross-disciplinary projects and exchanges as well as to showcase works at international exhibition venues, biennales or design festivals. For example, the first Feature Grant grantee MAP Office exhibited their project “Uneven Growth” at the MoMA in New York. Working closely with M+ museum and the Royal College of Art London on fellowship-programs, Design Trust continues to contribute to bodies of original knowledge relating to design and architecture in Hong Kong, the region and internationally.
ANOTHERMOUNTAINMAN (STANLEY WONG) redwhiteblue / nowhere, now here , 2020. Estimate: HK$50,000-60,000.
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To further advance their mission, Design Trust expanded their focus to grow the organization’s outreach by launching a new flagship program Design Trust Futures Studio in 2017, a new platform to give young, emerging designers and curators opportunities to work on projects mentored by leading designers and practitioners from industrial to landscape fields. The 2018 edition focused on notions of innovation, leisure and play, and demonstrated the importance of social impact of public space. The 2019 edition focused on the theme “Heritage is Innovation” and explored the role of contemporary design in culture through examining heritage, sustainability and conservation.
MICHAEL YOUNG Pair of PETITE SERGENT ceiling pendants, 2014.
Estimate: HK$50,000-60,000.
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The fundraising auction is part of our effort this year to raise funds for Grant programs. This unique section will feature 14 works generously donated by the design and cultural community, including works by Michael Lau, Stanley Wong (DTFS 2017, 2018 Mentor), Studio Swine (DTFS 2019 Mentor), Michael Young (DTFS 2019 Mentor), and MAP Office (Design Trust Feature Grantee), among others. All proceeds of this fundraising auction will go towards supporting DESIGN TRUST’s core mission and granting programmes to foster and nurture the design community in Hong Kong and the region, addressing the immediate impact of covid-19, as well as ongoing efforts of the realisation of DESIGN TRUST FUTURES STUDIO micro-parks across Hong Kong.
Design Trust would like to extend sincere gratitude and appreciation to Phillips (auctioneers since 1796), the Design Trust Board, Benefit Committee Members, logistics partner Helu-Trans (HK) Pte Ltd., and all the generous auction lot donors for their patronage that will help to shape and set a positive momentum for Design Trust.
Other highlights from this specially curated selection
ADRIAN WONG Ultramarine Knob (circa 1975), 2017.
Estimate: HK$20,000-40,000.
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MAK YING TUNG 2 Home Sweet Home: Rosy Drone, 2019.
Estimate: HK$80,000-120,000.
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CAO FEI Prison Architect 13 (from Prison Architect Series), 2018.
Estimate: HK$120,000 - 180,000
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HOI LAM AU Memorandum (December 2014), 2015.
Estimate: HK$60,000 - 80,000
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THE HAAS BROTHERS A Unique hand-thrown Gnome Dome Solo accretion, 2014.
Estimate: HK$30,000 - 50,000
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MICHAEL ANASTASSIADES Pair of Tip Of The Tongue Table Lamps, 2020.
Estimate: HK$18,000 - 22,000
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ENRICO MARONE CINZANO Flat-Pack Qing Chair , 2020.
Estimate: HK$80,000 - 100,000
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STUDIO SWINE Hair Highway, Comb (set of three), 2014
Estimate: HK$25,000 - 45,000
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INGO MAURER XXL DOME HANGING LAMP, 1999
Estimate: HK$100,000 - 150,000
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ZAHA HADID DESIGN NODE Vessel - Clear, 1999
Estimate: HK$45,000 - 65,000
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ABOUT DESIGN TRUST
Design Trust was established in 2014 by Hong Kong Ambassadors of Design, a registered charity in Hong Kong since 2007, as a grant-funding platform. Design Trust supports creative projects that develop expertise and build research initiatives and content related to Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area. Working across a multiplicity of design disciplines from graphics, media, and architecture to the built environment, Design Trust aims to actively accelerate creative research, design, and the development of meaningful projects that advocate for the positive role of design.
