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Shirley Lau

Interior designer

After working for  architect and designer Steve Leung, Kit Law set up One Plus Partnership with his partner, Virginia Lung, three years ago. A firm believer in originality, he compares interior design to making a good movie. 'With every design you have to give the audience a surprise. That's my philosophy.'

Favourite furniture/ homeware shop

'Dentro [Shop 4, Tai Sang Commercial Building, 24-34 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai,  tel: 2866 8829], which has  stylish Italian furniture, and Lane Crawford  because of its elegant designs. But I prefer shopping abroad at places like Habitat  and B&B Italia  in Europe. They have the latest design products. Hong Kong is always slower.'

Favourite design magazines

'Architectural Record [www.archrecord.construction. com] and The Architectural Review [www.arplus.com/home.htm] specialise in great architecture. Frame [www.framemag.com] features highly creative and playful designs. GA Document [www.ga-ada.co.jp] has a lot of Japanese elements.'

Favourite item at home

'A telephone I bought for  only HK$400 from a small  shop in Rome. It was designed  by  Jacob Jensen [www.jacob-jensen.com]. It's super slim and looks cool.'

Design no-no

'To plagiarise - it's immoral  and  shows a complete lack of respect for the designer. If one wants to adopt someone else's design, one should transform  it into something new with a different character by adding original concepts.'

Where to find  inspiration

'Inspirations are omnipresent. Interior design is closely linked  to our daily life. Everywhere  you go - back streets and small shops, for example - there's life.'

What's on top of your wish list

'An iMac because it's so beautiful. I don't know how  else to put it.'



Kit Law