About Us

Where designers go to grow. Design Incubation Programme (DIP) is a two-year programme that helps startups from across the design world navigate and overcome challenges in the critical early stages of business development. Teaming up with creative dynamos, professional organisations and academic institutions, the programme offers financial support, training and mentorship, and networking opportunities to take design businesses to the next level. DIP is managed by the Hong Kong Design Centre and supported by Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA) —a Hong Kong SAR Government agency dedicated to driving Hong Kong’s creative economy.

The Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC) is a publicly-funded, non-profit organization established in 2001 with the support of the design industry, to fulfill a public mission in promoting and celebrating design excellent; championing strategic and wider use of design for creating business value and community benefits; and educating the professions and the community to be resourceful and champions for sustained developments through design and innovation.