Open Studio
Open Studio
12 & 13 Jan 2019 (Sat & Sun) | Parade Ground|Pre-registration required for some programmes
Supported by the “Exchange+Incubation” scheme of MaD Festival, 6 teams of creative industry practitioners set out on research trips to their selected destinations in 2018. After returning to Hong Kong, each team started an innovative project with social, cultural and/or ecological impact. Visit their Open Studio, meet the explorers and get hands-on in real actions.
Programme Details
De Tesla

De Tesla is an independent band which believes that great music should bring something more than ticket sales and a big applause. Previously they have presented barter concerts for various social causes. Their exchange in Taiwan focused on music as a medium of care.
Exhibition
12 Jan 2019 (Sat & Sun)
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM 13 Jan 2019
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM 13 Jan 2019
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
In Chishang, Taitung, De Tesla ran into a “midnight cafe” and befriended a homecoming barista. Their conversations inspired the song “Coffee Stay”. Come to this roadside cafe, and listen to stories behind the song.
Interactive Experience
12 Jan 2019 (Sat)
Over a cup of coffee, take your time to think about a broken, but perhaps repairable, tie.
Session 1
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Session 2
12:00 NN – 12:30 PM Session 3
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Session 2
12:00 NN – 12:30 PM Session 3
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Session 4
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Session 5
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM Session 6
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM *Pre-registration required
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Session 5
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM Session 6
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM *Pre-registration required
Fashion Clinic

Fashion Clinic believes that it is time to "cure" excessive consumption and reinvent fashion with a tastefully mindful attitude to resources. It promotes service over products, which creatively extends the lifespan of clothing.
In Japan and Korea, they met with leading brands and craftspeople to gain new know-how for making fashion more sustainable.
Exhibition
12 Jan 2019 (Sat & Sun)
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM 13 Jan 2019
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM 13 Jan 2019
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Clinic records on all that is “too good to be wasted,” fashion remedies for the next season… To be healthily fashionable, you don’t need to make an appointment. Just drop by!
Interactive Experience
12 Jan 2019 (Sat)
We walk the talk—this year, we are not making new goodies bags but are reusing old ones. Learn stitching techniques from Fashion Clinic and make your bag never out-of-season.
Session 1:
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Session 2:
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM *Pre-registration required
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Session 2:
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM *Pre-registration required
Gaau1 Up

Focusing on DIY experiments, Gaau1 Up promotes plastic waste reduction through meticulous sorting and upcycling. They made it all the way to learn from Precious Plastic Ukraine, and hoping to transform and localise the exchange experience.
Exhibition
12 Jan 2019 (Sat & Sun)
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM 13 Jan 2019
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM 13 Jan 2019
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Other than going to the landfill, do plastic “wastes” have another future? From sorting to upcylcing, Gaau1 Up will demonstrate the process of their ground practice.
Interactive Experience
12 Jan 2019 (Sat)
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Give a hand! Take part in sorting, sorting and re-sorting. Give discarded plastics a second life and celebrate its preciousness.
*No pre-registration needed. Just walk in.
Lin Heung House

Bringing together local produce, inclusive production, craftsmanship, heritage and aesthetics, Lin Heung House makes incense a tactile expression of well-being.
Departing from the "Fragrant Harbour", they ventured to India where incense originated. There they visited various forms of production, and observed how incense was blended in the local culture and everyday life.
Exhibition
12 Jan 2019 (Sat & Sun)
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM 13 Jan 2019
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM 13 Jan 2019
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Feel a faraway place with your five senses. A full collection of spices and utensils will bring to life a remote culture and its natural resources.
Interactive Experience
12 Jan 2019 (Sat)
Make all-natural mosquito repellent with ingredients from India and Hong Kong.
Session 1:
11:00 AM – 12:00 NN Session 2:
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM *Pre-registration required
Have a cup of masala tea and enjoy the stories of inter-cultural encounters. Time: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM *No pre-registration needed. Just walk in.
11:00 AM – 12:00 NN Session 2:
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM *Pre-registration required
Have a cup of masala tea and enjoy the stories of inter-cultural encounters. Time: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM *No pre-registration needed. Just walk in.
Studio WMW

Studio WMW aspires to make design fulfilling and meaningful. They have collaborated with NGOs and present social enterprises with fresh rebranding. In Japan, they exchanged with exemplary designers whose works bring joy to communities, and make traditions appealing to contemporary users.
Exhibition
12 Jan 2019 (Sat & Sun)
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM 13 Jan 2019
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM 13 Jan 2019
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Besides panda cookies and pineapple buns, Hong Kong also has other specialties, boasting local craftsmanship and shared memories. Studio WMW is bring them back to the market in a specially selected and rebranded collection.
Interactive Experience
12 Jan 2019 (Sat)
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Shop local at the pop-up store! Take a piece of Hong Kong home.
*No pre-registration needed. Just walk in.
Work, sheet. Studio

Work, sheet. Studio specializes on material research and service design. They work with NGOs and sheltered workshops to transform “trash” into fibre materials. Their exchange with universities and industry players in Mainland China was a rewarding interflow of new ideas and technologies.
Exhibition
12 Jan 2019 (Sat & Sun)
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM 13 Jan 2019
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM 13 Jan 2019
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
How does trash turn into recycled materials? How can an organization transform its waste ito resources? See real examples in this showcase of Work, sheet. Studio, and learn how actions can be taken.
Interactive Experience
12 Jan 2019 (Sat)
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Make a local piece of recycled paper with discarded tea leaves from eateries in Tai Kwun.
*No pre-registration needed. Just walk in.