Giovanni J. Contreras

Giovanni Contreras is currently working towards his PhD in Design Education at the School of Design of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has been design lecturer and practicing industrial designer in China, the US and Mexico. He was Fulbright Scholar at the University of Cincinnati where he obtained a master of design, and a recipient of the Hong Kong PhD fellowship. He has been member of the Industrial Designers Society of America and winner of the China iF Design Award. His research interests sit at the intersection of philosophy, design, education, and digital technologies.

Publications

Design Education for Fostering Creativity and Innovation in China
Design Education for Fostering Creativity and Innovation in China
Kin Wai Michael Siu, Giovanni J. Contreras. © 2017. 283 pages.
To maintain their status in the global marketplace, it is imperative for emerging economies to focus on the creation of high quality products in order to compete with...
Personal Interaction and Informal Learning: The Case of China
Personal Interaction and Informal Learning: The Case of China
Kin Wai Michael Siu, Giovanni J. Contreras. © 2015. 13 pages.
Although the importance of casual and spontaneous personal interaction in informal learning is generally well acknowledged, less is known about which world regions or countries...