Hong Kong Design Institute

The Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) is one of Hong Kong’s most influential design institutions and a member institution of the Vocational Training Council (VTC) group. It couples design knowledge with professional practice, nurturing talent for the city’s creative industries.

Its four departments — Architecture, Interior and Product Design; Communication Design; Digital Media; and Fashion and Image Design — offer more than 20 full-time programmes, from a one-year Diploma of Foundation Studies and Higher Diplomas to bachelor’s degrees topped up with UK universities through SHAPE, all quality assured by the Hong Kong Council for the Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications.

Since 2010 the institute has worked from its award-winning campus at 3 King Ling Road, Tseung Kwan O. Designed by French architects Coldéfy & Associés after an international competition, the “White Sheet” building gathers over a hundred workshops and studios, a Learning Resources Centre of 87,000 titles, a Fashion Archive of over 1,000 historical garments and the HKDI Gallery, which stages exhibitions with international museums.

Teaching follows a “think-and-do” approach built on workplace-academic partnership and cross-disciplinary collaboration. HKDI works with over 40 overseas design institutions, belongs to WDO, Cumulus, IFI and ICO-D, and 45% of graduates move on to top-up degrees.