deTour 2026 Creative Voice 設計對話 - Everyday +1 Wit: Designing for Choices

Everyday +1 Wit: Designing for Choices How can design encourage us to pause, notice, and ponder the subtle imperfections we so easily overlook in everyday life? Instead of erasing every flaw, design invites us to embrace imperfect conditions and elevate them into something meaningful. As micro-architecture, furniture condenses spatial thinking to focus intimately on human connection. Acting as a lens, design helps us tune into overlooked urban spaces and social dynamics, while illuminating our daily lives through thoughtful, uplifting interventions. Moderated by PolyU lecturer Kam-Fai Chan, this dialogue brings together deTour 2026 co-creators HONMI and Canalside Studio to unpack the core concepts behind their works. Their designs seamlessly blend playfulness, materiality, and flexible systems—from reimagining annoying street air-conditioner drips into a cooling mist installation, to transforming industrial bearings into tactile, rolling playful benches. Join us to explore how design bridges daily living with cultural values—and how, in a fast-moving city, a little design “+1” makes life better, not perfect. 設計如何引領我們停下腳步，去察覺並思索那些日常生活中被忽視的微小不完美？ 面對瑕疵，設計的意義不在於將其強行抹去，而是優雅地接納並升華不完美的現狀。家具作為建築的縮影，能將宏觀的空間思考收窄至與人的親密連結。設計宛如一幅透鏡，帶領我們重新微調對城市邊緣空間與社會動態的感知，透過貼心而具啟發性的介入，為日常注入溫暖的光彩。 本場設計對話由香港理工大學講師陳錦輝主持，邀請 deTour 2026 創作單位 HONMI 與 Canalside Studio 展開深度對談。兩組團隊將親自解構作品背後的核心概念，看他們如何靈巧結合童趣、物料特性與彈性系統，將街頭令人困擾的冷氣滴水翻轉為清涼的霧氣裝置，或是將冷硬的工業軸承轉化為可滾動、具撫慰感的互動長椅。這是一場關於設計如何連結日常生活與文化價值的思考：在快節奏的都市裡，一點點「+1」的設計巧思，如何讓我們的生活變得「Better, Not Perfect」？ Language 語言：English 英語 Fee 費用：Free 免費 Moderator 主持： Kam-Fai CHAN 陳錦輝 Lecturer 講師 Speakers 講者： Canalside Studio Co-creator of “LANGUAGE OF TRANSLATION” 《LANGUAGE OF TRANSLATION》創作單位 HONMI Co-creator of “SECOND RAIN” 《SECOND RAIN》創作單位 Terms and conditions： 1. Once the application process is completed, all personal data of both successful and unsuccessful applicants will be kept in the database of PMQ Management Co. Ltd. For statistical analysis, the contact information of all participants will be included in the mailing list of PMQ Management Co. Ltd for news updates unless otherwise stated. If applicants wish to change, update or delete your personal data submitted, or unsubscribe from receiving PMQ’s information, please send your request to [email protected] or via mail to PMQ Management Co. Ltd., S614, Block A, PMQ, 35 Aberdeen Street, Central, Hong Kong. 2. PMQ reserves the right to photograph and film all activities of “deTour 2026” and all participants’ works. Participants agree that PMQ takes ownership of all photographs and films it takes or on its behalf, and the photographs and films can be used in any function for publicity use. 3. In the event of any dispute, the decision of PMQ Management Co. Ltd shall be final.