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Join artist Conrad Shawcross RA, Fashion Designer Beatrix Ong MBE and Director of Patrimony and Exhibitions at Van Cleef & Arpels, Lise MacDonald, as they discuss the significance of motion and forces in their work with the Design Museum Director Tim Marlow.

How do designers, creatives and artists make static objects come alive? What are the secrets to making jewellery, artworks or fashion capture motion? Hear these questions explored with Conrad Shawcross RA, one of the UK’s most important sculptors, Director of Patrimony and Exhibitions at Van Cleef & Arpels Lise MacDonald and fashion accessories designer Beatrix Ong MBE.

Join us for this panel discussion chaired by Design Museum Director Tim Marlow where they consider flow, balance, fine craftsmanship and storytelling in their creative thinking and practice.

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To mark the Design Museum's SneakersUnboxed: From Studio to Street exhibition which opens on the 18 May 2021, tune in to the museum's Instagram live this Wednesday from 12.30PM GMT to hear from designers Tom Dixon and Beatrix Ong as they discuss the future of footwear.

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Beatrix Ong MBE is on the judging panel of the 2020 Restaurant and Bar Design Awards.

Now in its twelfth year and with entries from over 100 countries worldwide, we cover every imaginable space; From ships to airports, museums to burger vans, from revered Michelin-starred establishments to the fleeting dynamism of pop-ups.

Ong joined 2020 judges of industry leading figures working across design, architecture, hospitality and lifestyle media. Including editor-in-chiefs of Conde Nast Traveler, Elle and GQ.

Beatrix Ong MBE joined Jurgen Junker, Ludwig Engel and Raphael Gielgen from Vitra on their Webcast on the Work Panorama 2020. The series was based on the subject of Future of Work in Uncertain Times. Above were the points discussed with the invitation only guests that joined in on Zoom.

Picked out of more than 1000 readers from the global creative community, Beatrix Ong MBE’s poster was picked to feature online and in print for the Summer 2020 issue.

It is downloadable for FREE here.

'More than ever, it is important to support our future generations and nurture creativity however we can'. Beatrix Ong MBE

The Worshipful Company of Cordwainers is delighted to announce the winners of the
Cordwainers National Footwear Student of the Year Awards 2020.

Now in its seventh year, the competition to design ‘an innovative and marketable shoe’, is fiercely contested by students studying at the three universities which offer footwear design courses: De Montfort University, the University of Northampton and the London College of Fashion at the University of the Arts, London. This year, students have risen to the challenges posed by the Covid-19 emergency, producing exceptional portfolios, which they submitted digitally.

Elements of the winning portfolios can be viewed here: http://cordwainers.org/awards/ The Clerk of the Cordwainers, Penny Graham said, ‘We were thrilled to welcome internationally recognized members of the footwear industry, Michael Atmore, Charlotte Olympia Dellal and Cordwainer Beatrix Ong MBE, to join the existing Cordwainer judges, Katie Greenyer and Joachim Sedelmeier, on our panel this year. It is fantastic that such significant figures have been so generous with their time and expertise to encourage young talent and promote the future of British footwear design’.

 In response to the pandemic of Corvid 19, the company of X are supporting the business of a supplier in London, who have put measures in place to protect the health and safety of their staff. They are also making and sending masks to all of their employees - as well as to social care organisations and hospitals locally that are in need.

THURSDAY 25 OCTOBER 2018: 13:00 – 16:00

This family activity requires a parent/guardian to attend with their child. Suitable for children aged 8-11 years.

Learn basic principles of footwear design and create your own slippers with designer Beatrix Ong. Join this workshop to explore the design of footwear whilst gaining inspiration to develop your own ideas. Learn about the construction of a basic cosy house slipper, which you can adapt and personalise to make your own. You will gain the basic knowledge of how to make simple footwear and be able to continue making more slippers at home. This workshop has a sustainability focus, materials will be supplied but please do feel free to bring your own to help decorate your designs.

Beatrix Ong MBE will be speaking on SUSTAINABILITY X DESIGN on Thursday 8th March 2018.

The world’s leading businesses are discovering the transformative power of design as a vital element of corporate strategy. Fortune 500 giants like GE, IBM and Ford Motor as well as tech dynamos like Alphabet, Apple and Facebook are investing heavily to strengthen their design capabilities not just to make their products more aesthetically pleasing and easier to use, but to understand their customers and keep them coming back. The world’s most successful companies are embracing design thinking in every aspect of what they do: from what type of goods and services they provide to how they interact with customers, recruit and develop talent and structure their organizations.

Presenting Brainstorm Design
Brainstorm Design is a unique new conference dedicated to exploring the increasingly crucial nexus between business and design. The three-day event, to be held at The Mandarin Oriental Singapore on March 6-8, 2018, is the latest addition to Fortune’s influential Brainstorm conference series. For the first time, Time Inc. will combine the editorial wisdom and resources of three of its biggest brands: Fortune, TIME and Wallpaper*. Editors from all three titles will collaborate to deliver a lively and informative event that brings together the Fortune 500’s most powerful executives and the world’s most talented designers.

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Beatrix Ong MBE was the guest judge at London College of Fashion for the  Jimmy Choo Awards, awarded to London College of Fashion MA students.

Representing Dato Jimmy Choo and The Worshipful Company of Cordwainers, Ong was asked to help decide the winner of the award which helps the students with their final projects’ expenses.

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