Design Prize in Milan Winner 2017, M+ Pavilion West Kowloon Building, Curator Aric Chen
Design Prize in Milan
Aric Chen of M+ receives top Design Curator Award
30 Jun 2017
Design Prize in Milan 2017 – Design Curator Award
Aric Chen of M+ receives top Design Curator Award at the inaugural Design Prize in Milan
30 June 2017, Hong Kong – Aric Chen, Lead Curator for Design and Architecture at M+, has been named the winner in the Design Curator and Design Critic category of the newly-inaugurated Design Prize.
Aric Chen, Lead Curator for Design and Architecture, M+, West Kowloon Cultural District Authority:

photo Courtesy of WKCDA
Launched this year, The Design Prize is an annual awards programme, organised by the media outlets designboom and Abitare under the auspices of the City of Milan, that recognises excellence in design on a global scale. The 2017 recipients, in 10 categories, were selected by an international jury from over 750 nominees. Chen was presented the award at a ceremony in Milan, one of the world’s leading centres for design. “It’s an honour to have received this award on behalf of the design and architecture team at M+ and our colleagues at the museum,” says Chen. “I’m grateful to our peers for recognising the work we’ve done, and for putting such faith in our efforts towards contributing new ways of seeing design and visual culture?and building a museum that Hong Kong can be proud of.”
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