Please R.S.V.P. to cdrsubscription@googlemail.com with the number of people and names so we can prepare the foods and drinks in advance.

If you want to present and share your projects/images to CDR community, please bring your works with a CD or memory stick and we will give you 10-15mins. The purpose for the gathering is for CDR members to know each others. It is an informal meeting/party and all presentations will be in English.

For more details about event, please click below link
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It has been a while to wait for CDR’s gathering this year. Many people have contacted us about the coming event. Finally the refurbishment of the venue CDR which used last year has finished. It will be a great place for talks/exhibitions/screening to serve CDR’s community in the future.

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广州创意夜之Pecha Kucha Night：展现自我、分享创意

创意与演讲，激情与分享，尽在广州创意夜！

2009年12月31号晚，广州扉艺廊内热闹非凡，一场由广州绿色之春文化传播有限公司、扉艺廊、《VISION青年视觉》和《城市画报》共同主办，驻英中国设计师联盟CDR协办的创意聚会——广州创意夜，在这里揭开了她的神秘面纱。

广州创意夜的核心环节是“Pecha Kucha Night”，这是在广州举办的获得了日本东京Pecha Kucha Night组委会官方认可并支持的活动。Pecha Kucha是全球性的非盈利论坛组织，自2003年创办以来，已在全世界256个城市为观众带来无数个炫彩缤纷的夜晚。主办方大力把这场活动带到广州，旨在发掘珠三角地区的年度创意新人，为他们搭建一个跨界交流的平台，推动本地区文化创意产业的发展。

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The Chinese Designers’ Region (CDR) is delighted to invite you to join our special event – CDR Shanghai Salon 2009. Since CDR was set up in 2006, many members have been back to China either started their own business or joined local creative industries. The salon is aiming to provide a platform for members to update each other what they have been up to and exchange their thoughts on how they adapted the context of local working condition. Members will also be informed what CDR has been doing during this year in London. Speakers range from architecture, product design, graphic design to fashion design. Guests are also welcome to briefly present your works and share what you have been through: excitement, frustration and happiness. This salon will be annually run by our Shanghai correspondence who will be elected during the salon. Special thanks to ACO Studio for venue support.
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CDR Shanghai Salon 2009

Date: Sunday, 20th December, 2009
Time: 2:30 pm to 7 pm
Venue: ACO Studio, 31 South Kaixuan Road, Xuhui District (Near Tube: Long Cao Road Station, Line 3)徐汇区凯旋南路31号(地铁3号线龙漕路站) 
Organized by: Chinese Designers’ Region (CDR)
Admission: Free (Drinks and snacks will be provided.)

Please RSVP to cdrsubscription@googlemail.com. For other inquiries and information about joining CDR, please email info@cdregion.com .

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CDR’s animation director Eb Hu (studio M.I.E) has recently finished an animation video for George Michael’s latest song ‘December Song – I Dream of Christmas’ .  Below is a press release written by Ann Xiao.
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George Michael’s latest music video “December Song – I Dreamed of Christmas” is a gift to the people whose hearts remember childhood dreams. Falling into a TV set, the little boy travels along the stream of lights, where he discovers a magical wonderland inhabited by imaginary characters. When the sun lights up the world in the Christmas melody, he sees the smile from his Mum. It’s a warm nostalgic story created with a haunting visual style as if reading through the colorful pages of an old children’s illustration book.

The creator of the December Song promo is a London based animation studio M.I.E, founded by EB Hu and Joe Marshall in 2009. Through a recommendation by Universal, MIE was given the brief to pitch for the work. George had a vision to transfer the song into an animated story, his main reference being :The Snowman’ from a personal perspective. MIE wrote the story of the boy’s journey and his relationship with his Mum, along with a few hand drawn colourful visuals. MIE received a call from George Michael on the very day they won the project. He was especially complimentary of the sensitivity in the story and the organic feel of its style.

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(Ou Ning, Venice, June 6, 2009. Photograph by Xiao Quan.)

Founder and creative director of CDR, New Architecture special correspondent, William Hailiang Chen has recently interviewed Ou Ning who is the chief curator for 2009 Shenzhen & Hong Kong Bi-city Biennale of Urbanism \ Architecture. Full article of interview is in Chinese and will be featured in December issue of Chinese magazine – New Architecture. There will be an English version available after the translation process is finished. Curator Ou came to London for biennale’s European preview at the Architecture Foundation on 27th/28th. Due to his busy schedule in London, the final interview was realised on Skype online on 8pm London time 10th November when he was in Shenzhen. Special thanks to Gangyi Tang and Hua Li’s assistance.

(Source from: http://www.alternativearchive.com/ouning/article.asp?id=736)

城市动员- 2009年深圳香港城市\建筑双城双年展总策展人欧宁访谈
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采访人：陈海亮(William Hailiang Chen)，《新建筑》杂志伦敦特约通讯员
被采访人：欧宁，2009年深圳香港城市\建筑双城双年展总策展人
采访时间：2009年11月10日晚 8 点（伦敦时间）
采访地点：Skype在线采访，伦敦-深圳

编者按：早在2009年2月，本刊通讯员刘思即对本次深圳/香港建筑城市双年展的主策展欧宁先生进行了采访，这次本刊伦敦通讯员陈海亮的访谈是对这一活动的持续追踪，刘思的访谈见欧宁的博客，其联接地址为：http://www.alternativearchive.com/ouning/article.asp?id=669 。同时感谢李华为采编提供的帮助。

陈海亮：首先，欢迎您再次来到伦敦。能否请您简要谈谈为2009年深圳香港城市\建筑双城双年展来“伦敦动员”的目的? 您已到威尼斯艺术双年展动员过了，为什么还来伦敦而不选择纽约?

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CDR Animation Showreel 2009
- After the Effects: the complex relationship between talents and London animation industry

Curated and produced by the Chinese Designers’ Region (CDR), “CDR Animation Showreel 2009” is a collection of 13 animated short films and promos, which were early animation works created by CDR animation directors. Showcased at the Asian Youth Animation & Comic Competition in China this summer, the showreel is being shown for the first time to audiences in London.  Led by Ann Xiao and EB Hu, CDR has always been dedicated to the field of animation. We are delighted to invite you to the special screening and talks “After the Effects”.

5 CDR animation directors will discuss their experiences and thoughts: “What does the animation industry currently look for in its creative workforce?”; “What must a student do to become a director?”. Our special critic is Christian Hogue, founder and producer of Lost in Space and mentor to two CDR animation directors Ann and Oway. Well-known as having a special eye for spotting raw talents and supporting them to success in the industry, Christian is invited to a roundtable discussion with the directors about the complex relationships between the emerging talents and the existing industry. The event will be held in the studio of HuntHaggarty, which is a branding strategy company whose clients include Harrods, Dell and Motorola. Recently HuntHaggarty just opened its Hongkong studio and published an outstanding book of ‘China’s Creative Voice’ about Chinese youth culture.

Date: Wednesday, 25th November, 2009
Time: 6:45 pm to 9 pm
Venue: HuntHaggarty Studio, 7 Plough Yard, London EC2A 3LP (Near Tube: Liverpool Street, Old Street)
Hosted by: HuntHaggarty
Organized by: Chinese Designers’ Region (CDR) and Lost in Space
Admission: Free (Drinks and snacks will be provided.)

Special thanks to Steve and Moa from HuntHaggarty Studio. The studio has a limited space  therefore it will be restricted to registered guests. Advance booking is required. Please RSVP to cdrsubscription@googlemail.com . For other inquiries and information about joining CDR, please email info@cdregion.com .

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=201990676753

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CHONG-BOON POK
STRANGE/FAMILIAR
傅宗文 陌生/熟悉

Private view: Monday, 9 November 2009, 6 – 8pm (Light refreshment will be served)
Open: 10 – 21 November, 10am – 6pm, Sat 10 – 2pm. (Closed on Sunday)
Cooking event: 10, 11, 20 & 21 November, 12 – 2pm
Shadow tracing event: Throughout the duration of the exhibition

Artist talk: 12 November 2009, 6 – 8pm
The artist will discuss the development of his work in connection with the experience of his everyday life and his interest in Eastern thoughts.

DASEIN ACADEMY OF ART
No 3A-12-G, Jalan Wangsa Delima 10
Desa Wangsa, Setapak
53300 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03 – 41 422 990
Enquiry: Kim Ng 019 432 5341
Nearest LRT: Wangsa Maju (Dasein is behind Carrefour)

Artist’s Statement:
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STRANGE/FAMILIAR

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A life lived in hurry does not allow us to appreciate the many things around us; I choose to slow down my path and take a second look at things. I see devoting attentiveness to the everyday as the basis of my work; they reveal significance within what seems to be insignificant everyday objects and situations.

The seemingly extraordinary of our life can come from something quite ordinary. Therefore the strange can come from things that we are familiar with; they come along hand-in-hand, and exist in a contradictory structure that is simultaneously familiar and strange.

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In Search of Identity: Chinese Design

The Chinese Designers’ Region (CDR) is delighted to invite you to a roundtable discussion hosted by CDR and associate professor Dr. Wendy Siuyi Wong. Dr. Wong will give a lecture on her current research into contemporary Chinese design. To promote the discussion on the topic, CDR also invites Moa Correia who is the author of China’s Creative Voice to talk about what she has discovered about the trends of Chinese youth culture. Selected CDR members will also present their recent works. Dr. Wong who is from York University, Toronto, is currently a research fellow at Royal College of Art (RCA). The event is sponsored by Asian Design History, MA History of Design Programme at RCA.

Date: Wednesday, 11th November, 2009
Time: 6:45 pm to 9 pm
Venue: Humanities Seminar Room, Royal College of Art, Jay Mews Building
Organized by Asian Design History, MA History of Design (Royal College of Art) and Chinese Designers’ Region (CDR)
Admission: Free

Advance booking is required. Please R.S.V.P to cdrsubscription@googlemail.com. For other inquiries and information about joining CDR, please email info@cdregion.com.

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Source from http://www.britishanimationawards.com/ (Thanks Ann Xiao’s recommendation)

The British Animation Awards (BAA) covers all aspects of the UK animation scene, from student work to commercials, children’s entertainment, short and experimental art films, music videos, new technologies. BAA is held every two years.  The next BAA will be in 2010, to be kept informed, join our mailing list:  info@britishanimationawards.com

BAA 2010 Entry forms ready for download!
Student Entry Form
General Entry Form

DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES 30th NOVEMBER 2009