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Pop-up Store at PMQ for the 2nd HK-SZ Design Biennale,  | International Design Awards Winners
Pop-up Store at PMQ for the 2nd HK-SZ Design Biennale,  | International Design Awards Winners
Pop-up Store at PMQ for the 2nd HK-SZ Design Biennale,  | International Design Awards Winners
Pop-up Store at PMQ for the 2nd HK-SZ Design Biennale,  | International Design Awards Winners
Pop-up Store at PMQ for the 2nd HK-SZ Design Biennale,  | International Design Awards Winners
Pop-up Store at PMQ for the 2nd HK-SZ Design Biennale,  | International Design Awards Winners
Pop-up Store at PMQ for the 2nd HK-SZ Design Biennale,  | International Design Awards Winners
Pop-up Store at PMQ for the 2nd HK-SZ Design Biennale,  | International Design Awards Winners
Pop-up Store at PMQ for the 2nd HK-SZ Design Biennale,  | International Design Awards Winners
Pop-up Store at PMQ for the 2nd HK-SZ Design Biennale,  | International Design Awards Winners
Pop-up Store at PMQ for the 2nd HK-SZ Design Biennale,  | International Design Awards Winners

Pop-up Store at PMQ for the 2nd HK-SZ Design Biennale

Lead DesignersWyan Yeung Li-shung
Prize(s)Honorable Mention
Entry Description

The Pop-up Store at PMQ for the 2nd Hong Kong-Shenzhen Design Biennale is located in PMQ, Hong Kong, which is a site with several layers of historical significance. The building is listed as a Grade III historic building since 2010.

We think design is a practice that is closely knitted with a city’s social, cultural, historical and political forces. In order for visitors to gain experience and understanding of how this pop-up store reflects social behaviour, we used the local materials commonly found in Hong Kong: steel rod and neon sign. Steel rod is the must-have material in the construction sites, especially in this rapidly changing city with new buildings every day; Neon sign is commonly found outside the shops in the old streetscapes, rooted in the neon city of Hong Kong. Both materials, the symbol of development-in-progress in the modern era and the nostalgic symbol of fast-disappearing urban fixtures respectively.

Bio

First trained as an architect at the University of Hong Kong and then educated as an arts and cultural researcher at Central Saint Martins, Wyan Yeung is an architect, multi-disciplinary maker and design educator. His interest and background are situated at the intersection of architectural, spatial, interior, furniture and product design. As a passionate creator striving for innovation and vision, he is leading the cross-disciplinary design group 08 Collective, which continuously enables him to push the boundaries.

Awards and Prize

Winner (2019), K-Design Award, Korea; Gold Award (2019), European Product Design Award; Honorable Mention (2019) DNA Paris Design Awards; Rose Gold Winner (2019), Muse Design Awards; Honorable Mention (2018), London International Creative Competition; Honorable Mention (2018), The Architecture MasterPrize; Silver Award (2018), European Product Design Award; Silver Award (2017), 11th Annual IDA Award; Honourable Mention (2016), 10th Annual IDA Award; “Design Hero” (2016), The 2nd HK-SZ Design Biennale, Hong Kong; Certificate of Excellence (2016), Best Pop-Up, A&D Trophy Awards 2016 (in collaboration); Honorable Mention (2016), The Innovative Youth Housing Design Competition and Construction, the Hong Kong Institute of Architects (in collaboration); Silver A’ Design Award (2015), A’ Design Award & Competition (in collaboration); Gold Prize (2013), 9th Annual IDA Award (in collaboration); Shortlisted (2012), Asia Awards 2013, Japan Design Association NPO, Japan; Selected (2011), Aarhus International Poster Show 2012, Denmark; 2nd Prize (2011), Alternative Car Park Tower Competition, AC-CA, U.K. (in collaboration); Shortlisted (2010), Fujitsu Design Award 2011, Japan (in collaboration); Winner of China Religion (2010), Tivoli Audio Global Design Challenge, U.S. Shortlisted (2009), Endangered Species Graphic Design Competition, Tokyo Designers Week, Japan; 1st Prize (2008), DWA Architects Caring for Older People Design Competition, Royal Institute of British Architects, U.K. (in collaboration); Shortlisted (2017), Nationwide Sustainable Housing Awards Student Competition, Royal Institute of British Architects, U.K.