Campus Digest

Business projects of Visual Arts students win Young Creative Entrepreneur Awards

12 Jun 2014

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A series of jams symbolise different characteristics and feelings
Ng Kong-wah (left) and Liu Kwok-hong introduce their Emotion Jam project
Customised cajons are built according to customers’ preferences
Chan Hiu-tung (left) and Poon Ying-tung produce acoustic instruments and wooden items for customers

 

The Young Creative Entrepreneur Award, organised by kaitak, Centre for Research and Development in Visual Arts of the Academy of Visual Arts, has been launched for the first time to encourage Visual Arts students and alumni to develop their innovative ideas into executable and self-sustainable business projects. The winning team will receive HK$50,000 as seed funding to execute their business project. This year, Emotion Jam and Saturn Wood Workshop were selected as the two winning projects.

 

Emotion Jam was initiated by two HKBU Master of Visual Arts students. They were inspired by Caravaggio’s renowned painting Supper at Emmaus to create seven flavours of jam representing seven different emotions. The project targets middle- to upper-class customers and the hospitality industry. The team customised unique jams for individual customers, produced made-to-order jams that represent the brand identities of hotels and airlines, and collaborated with wedding planners to custom-make souvenirs for weddings.

 

Saturn Wood Workshop was founded by two HKBU Visual Arts undergraduate students, who are fond of wooden items. They opened their own wood workshop and produced acoustic instruments or other wooden items for customers. The cajon built by Saturn Wood Workshop is much cheaper than the cajons commonly sold in Hong Kong. In addition, they build highly customised cajons according to customers’ preferences or special requests.

 

The award is funded by Mr Brandon Liu.