Culture X AI 2024 -2025:
Culture and Future Mode
Background
Culture X AI 2024-2025: Culture and Future Mode showcases the best of Hong Kong’s culture, design and innovation practitioners on the world’s stage. The featured activities and practitioners juxtaposes inspirations from culture with the versatility of AI to push the boundaries of creativity and technology.
About Culture X AI 2024 – 2025: Culture and Future Mode
The programme is hosted by the Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence in Design (AiDLab), a research platform jointly established by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and the Royal College of Art (RCA). Culture X AI 2024 – 2025: Culture and Future Mode comprises of a series of 6 key events: Kan Tai Keung X AiDLab X HK Fashion Designers Show (London), Greater Bay Area Forum (Shenzhen), International Young Talent Mentorship, Culture X AI International Fashion Show (Hong Kong), Exhibitions and Pop-up Retail Experiences.
Programmes
Date: 17 July 2024
Venue: Victoria and Albert Museum, London
With the theme of Culture, Innovation and Fashion, the show will feature the collaboration between Dr. Kan Tai Keung, Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence in Design (AiDLab) and five Hong Kong designers.
Each designers’ collection will be developed by AiDA, serving as fashion representations of each individual phase across Dr. Kan’s creative career.
Panel Judges of “Call for Fashion Designers”
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Mr. Jacky Lam (Associate Creative Director, I.T)
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Ms. Sarah Lam (Style Director, Manifesto Magazine)
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Prof. Calvin Wong (Cheng Yik Hung Professor in Fashion, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | CEO & Centre Director, AiDLab)
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Mr. Kevin Yeung (Chairman, Hong Kong Fashion Designers Association)
Selected Entries Fashion Designers
*Sorted by the surname in alphabetical order.
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Derek Chan / DEMO
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Wilson Choi / REDEMPTIVE
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Tak Lee / Tak L.
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Sophia Li / FORME DE FLUIDITÉ
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Aries Sin / MODEMENT
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Date: 25 October 2024
Location: Park Hyatt Shenzhen
Format: Physical
A discussion platform for active sharing and knowledge exchange to address the current and future roles of AI in fashion and culture.
Date: October 2024 – March 2025
10 winning entries were selected from the "Open Call for International Young Fashion Talent" by the international panel of judges.
Selected young fashion talent will be mentored by Prof. Calvin Wong and his team, each to create a 4-outfit collection with the theme “Culture” using the cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence based Fashion Assistant (AiDA) system. The collection will be showcased at the fashion show which will take place at Hong Kong Palace Museum.
Judges
Ms. Janet CHEUNG
Project Director
Hong Kong Fashion Designers Association
Mr. Jacky LAM
Associate Creative Director
I.T
Mr. Jae LIM
Creative Director
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Mr. Mountain YAM
Brand Director
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Young Talent Winners*
*Sorted by the surname in alphabetical order.
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Wai Yee CHEUNG, Hong Kong
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Peiwen JIN, Taiwan
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Lok Tin LAI, Hong Kong
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Wing Sum LAM, Hong Kong
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Hei Nga LAU, Hong Kong
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Shimei LIN, China
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Pauline ÖÖPIK, Estonia
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Minerva SKYTTÄ, Finland
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Hong Yi XIA, China
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Lulu XU, Hong Kong
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Date: 4-7 September 2024
Location: Booth no. 3D-B08, CENTRESTAGE 2024, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Date: 19-28 January 2025
Location: Atrium Link, Hong Kong Science Park
Encapsulates the diverse theme of AI, Fashion and Design, the exhibits will showcase examples of AI integrated technology for fashion design, production, and retail. It will enable the public to gain knowledge about the multi -faceted approaches to integrate AI into culture, fashion, and design.
Date: 11 March 2025
Location: Hong Kong Palace Museum
The fashion show will showcase the collections which are developed with AI-based Interactive Design Assistant for Fashion (AiDA) by 10 international young talents, with 5 fashion designers who presented their collaborations at Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Date: Fall 2024-2025 (To be confirmed)
Venue: STORE by PolyU Fashion
The pop-up retail demonstrates the viability of adopting AI technology to design fashion collections for commercial applications.
Prof. Jeanne Tan
Professor
School of Fashion and Textiles
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Event Chair
Project Team
Ms. Nicole Mok
Project Manager
AiDLab
Ms. Judy Ng
Assistant Project Manager
AiDLab
Ms. Boey Pang
Senior Project Executive
AiDLab
Mr. Victor Chan
Project Executive
AiDLab