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 East, Wan Chai, tel: 2526 7226

What: Ant chair

Why: created by architect Michael Chan using resin from Holland and Swedish leather

How much: HK$15,000

Where: Green Art Furniture, 13 Aberdeen Street, Central, tel: 2322 1232

What: Kaleido trays

Why: designed for HAY of Denmark using powder-coated steel.

How much: from HK$600 to HK$1,700

Where: Aluminium, 36 Cochrane Street, Central, tel: 2546 5904

What: Snake tumbler

Why: for the year of the water snake

How much: HK$1,600

Where: Baccarat, 1/F, Landmark Prince's Building, Central, tel: 2537 2303

What: Palazzo table lamp

Why: a statement in bronze with a gold varnish

How much: HK$165,200

Where: Heather and March, 2/F, Landmark Prince's Building, tel: 2530 0686