{"id":12719,"date":"2026-03-26T14:54:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/?p=12719"},"modified":"2026-03-30T12:39:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T10:39:42","slug":"kreative-talk-eric-wong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/2026\/03\/26\/kreative-talk-eric-wong\/","title":{"rendered":"Kreative Talk | Eric Wong"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>WHEN: <mark>25 April 2026&nbsp;12:00&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;14:00&nbsp;PM<\/mark><br>WHERE: art&#8217;otel London Hoxton, EC2A 3DT<br>TICKETS: from \u00a312 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickettailor.com\/events\/artificialkreativity\/2118214 \">https:\/\/www.tickettailor.com\/events\/artificialkreativity\/2118214 <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/03\/Overall-View_800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/03\/Overall-View_800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/03\/Overall-View_800-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/03\/Overall-View_800-768x326.jpg 768w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/03\/Overall-View_800-350x150.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><br>Explore architecture and anime with Eric Wong, concept designer behind the world of\u00a0<strong>U<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/japan-forward.com\/film-review-mamoru-hosodas-belle-anime-charms-the-internet-and-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Mamoru Hosoda\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>acclaimed film\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/studiochizu.com\/news\/652\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Belle<\/strong><\/em>.<\/a>\u00a0In this talk, Eric takes you behind the scenes of his collaboration with one of Japan\u2019s most visionary directors. He offers a rare insight into the design process of an anime film, revealing how architectural styles, urban infrastructure, branding, fashion, and 3D modeling created one of anime\u2019s most imaginative digital worlds.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/03\/Perspective-Plan-View_800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/03\/Perspective-Plan-View_800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/03\/Perspective-Plan-View_800-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/03\/Perspective-Plan-View_800-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/03\/Horizon-View_800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/03\/Horizon-View_800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/03\/Horizon-View_800-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/03\/Horizon-View_800-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><br><strong>Biography\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mrcenz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ericwong_folio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><br><\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cargocollective.com\/ericccwong\/BELLE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eric Wong<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is an architect, senior lecturer, and PhD candidate whose work and research combines &#8222;world-building&#8221;\u00a0and architecture to explore the experience of the immersive digital environment. He is best known for designing the virtual world \u201cU\u201d in collaboration with oscar-nominated director Mamoru Hosoda. For the film, Wong developed a tessellating metropolis of skyscrapers to contrast the magical surrealism of the characters. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ericwong_folio\/?hl=en\">@ericwong_folio<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">His work has been widely published and exhibited including RIBA Journal, Architects Journal, Blueprint Magazine, Dezeen, Design Boom, BBC, VICE through to the Design Museum, World Architecture Festival, Cannes Film Festival, and Sir John Soane Museum. His professional experience as an architect includes working at CJ Lim Studio 8 and Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM). He studied at Byam Shaw School of Art, Central St. Martins, received his BArch from Cardiff University, and Masters from the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL. He currently teaches at UCL and at the University of Greenwich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Event Details<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Introduction about the Kreative Talk series<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Presentation from our guest speaker<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In conversation with Eric Wong including Q&amp;A session<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">After event&nbsp;<em>(2pm)&nbsp;<\/em>meet the creatives with drinks to purchase in the gallery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>(This is a ticketed event only and tickets will not be available to purchase at the door)<\/em><br><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>About Kreative Talks<\/strong><br>Kreative Talks, produced by Artificial Kreativity,&nbsp;is a curated speaker series dedicated to sharing the stories behind the creatives shaping the world. Artificial Kreativity launched this initiative in 2025 with the aim of bringing exposure to the creative professions. Previous speakers included&nbsp;<strong>Peter Murray OBE,<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>STUFISH,<\/strong>&nbsp;fashion show producer&nbsp;<strong>John Walford<\/strong>, and East London mural artist&nbsp;<strong>Otto Schade<\/strong>. Learn more about our Kreative Talk series and upcoming speakers here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/artificialkreativity.com\/Kreative_Talks\"><strong>Kreative Talks<\/strong><\/a> .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHEN: 25 April 2026&nbsp;12:00&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;14:00&nbsp;PMWHERE: art&#8217;otel London Hoxton, EC2A 3DTTICKETS: from \u00a312 https:\/\/www.tickettailor.com\/events\/artificialkreativity\/2118214 Explore architecture and anime with Eric Wong, concept designer behind the world of\u00a0U\u00a0in\u00a0Mamoru Hosoda\u2019s\u00a0acclaimed film\u00a0Belle.\u00a0In this talk, Eric takes you behind the scenes of his collaboration with one of Japan\u2019s most visionary directors. 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He offers a rare insight into the design process of an anime film, revealing how architectural styles, urban infrastructure, branding, fashion, and 3D modeling created one of anime\u2019s most imaginative digital worlds.\nBiography\u00a0Eric Wong\u00a0is an architect, senior lecturer, and PhD candidate whose work and research combines \"world-building\"\u00a0and architecture to explore the experience of the immersive digital environment. He is best known for designing the virtual world \u201cU\u201d in collaboration with oscar-nominated director Mamoru Hosoda. For the film, Wong developed a tessellating metropolis of skyscrapers to contrast the magical surrealism of the characters. @ericwong_folio\nHis work has been widely published and exhibited including RIBA Journal, Architects Journal, Blueprint Magazine, Dezeen, Design Boom, BBC, VICE through to the Design Museum, World Architecture Festival, Cannes Film Festival, and Sir John Soane Museum. 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