You had an interview with Shift in 2000, and we would like to ask you the same question; Compared to what you are now, how do you see IdN yourself at the time of the launch, and also back in 2000?

In comparison, we are a lot more indulgent than who we were in 2000. It is a luxury to have the 15 years of acquired wisdom and knowledge.

Do you think the current IdN is interesting enough?

We think it is. The question is, does everybody else? There’re always things to improve, but there’re always deadlines.

What do you think are the most important trends in the digital design world today?

Infrastructure counts for almost nothing in this digital age. Everyone competes in equal grounds and unlimited only by creativity.

What do you think will happen to IdN in the future? How do you think it’s going to evolve?

As we’re always trying to explore different things, even things that might not be popular at the moment, we think that IdN will eventually be involved in a different platform, it could be a multi-media or even interactive media. However, no matter what IdN will become in the future, our ultimate goal will be to connect and expose creative designs and designers from all over the world.

What changes can you see in Hong Kong now in 2007, compared to 15 years ago?

It has been a lot of changes, Since IdN was born, it was only the beginning of the digital world. People were starting to discover the technical issues, whereas now digital designs became very common. And we have all sorts of digital design from graphic to multi-media to industrial. This is more or less the same all over the world, but in HK we can see graphics plastered everywhere and design becomes inevitable in our life.

Where would you recommend visitors to get around in Hong Kong?

We must mention the Central area where you can find small galleries in the day along the little alleys and also crazy night life at the bars, clubs and lounges. Nathan Road is an area that you cannot miss. With all the neon lights, old buildings, hawkers, it is a place you will not be able to find anywhere else alike in the world.

Could you please give messages to the readers?

First one pukes, drives.

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*Uniqlo ‘Game’ Series exhibition will be held at IdN gallery, Hong Kong on 25 October – 1 November. International casual-wear brand Uniqlo is launching the ‘Game’ Collection this month. Featuring T-shirts by Asian designers Victionary, Stephen Lau, Henry Chu, Siu Hak, CREAM, Colan Ho, Man Chung, Kenny Wong, Fhaione and Li Chi Tak. Game’ sees these creatives channel their playfulness into their works. Another exhibition, Dreams and Nightmares will be held at The Grand Cinema@ Elements, Hong Kong. Love to know more?