We are having quite a lot of discussion recently on globalization and localization. It is undoubtedly an important topic for design professionals. While we direct our attention to big issues such as the worldwide economy, international trade, global media, worldwide design and style trends, we have to sit down again to look closely at our home; we will find out that our home is such a micro world. It provides us with all the findings needed for a most academic field research. Our home is the center of resources. And for us who work in the design field, it is a very good reminder that we are mostly not working for someone who live in outer space, but someone who live in a REAL HOME.

■Creative Director of the workshop: Craig Au Yeung, a cross-media artist