Heatherwick proved that faith in his ability to marry his trademark creative design and the world of architecture was well founded. The Pacific Place shopping mall emerged with a refreshingly...
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What: The Knot Chair
Why: designed by Tatsuo Kuroda using ash wood and paper cord
How much: HK$4,580
Where: Homeless, >29 Gough Street, Central, tel: 2581 1880
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Styles have been mixed and matched to imbue a south side home with a practical kind of grandeur.
Four men with offended design sensibilities established bloom, a brand of baby furniture of European design and precision engineering. They tapped a trend: its start-up in Hong Kong in 2006 led to...
What: Our Fire candelabra
Why: designed by Philippe Starck using clear crystal and silver mirror coating
How much: HK$16,300
Where: Baccarat, 1/F, Landmark Prince's Building,...
Facing west, this Tsing Yi flat was often in the dark – so bright ideas were needed.
A more powerful machine, the step-up Roomba 790 is capable of getting itself over, past or around stiff carpets, shoes and other detritus.
Silicone, once the material used to make spatulas, now has myriad home applications, such as lamp-shaped salt-and-pepper shakers, pads that adhere to any surface and can hold car keys, spare...
What: Liconi "bowl"
Why: made from stainless steel in the shape of the glacial lake in the Valle d'Aosta in northwestern Italy
How much: HK$1,980
Where: Alessi, 2/F, Landmark...
Although design showcases are popping up everywhere, this intriguing show, curated by the director of Tokyo's Mori Art Museum, Fumio Nanjo, marks a significant development in the style and quality...
What: Megamendung round cocktail table
Why: hand-beaten copper clad table is made by artisans who support their villages
How much: HK$14,500
Where: Ovo Home, 16 Queen's Road...
When a structural wall became an obstacle to a couple's open-plan dream, their design team looked to Japan for inspiration.
There's just a small note of irony in the tag line for new Shanghai-based e-tailer Bundshop.com, which proudly states: "Made in China is dead, designed in China killed it".
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