Design & Interiors

HelloJack! app matches Hong Kong handymen with those in need

Brainchild of former corporate executive Philip Leung Shu-kai, the app aims to take on jobs of all sizes, from a leaky tap to a full remodel.

18 Mar 2020 - 12:17PM
Shades of grey and tropical greenery transform a Hong Kong home

Designer Britta Butler divided vast terrace into ‘rooms’ for dining, chilling and play, complete with bar and all-weather cowhide.

17 Mar 2020 - 6:30PM
The Hong Kong entrepreneur who wants to help tidy your home

Conrad Lee has indulged his passion for design by launching Boxzes, a modular storage system made from stackable acrylic boxes.

12 Mar 2020 - 11:06AM
Inside a young Chinese couple’s Zen-like Shenzhen apartment

Renovating the flat might have been a rocky experience for both the designer and homeowners, but the result made it all worth it.

11 Mar 2020 - 10:20AM
Asia-Pacific’s ‘best new culture destination’ is in China

The UCCA Dune Art Museum in China’s Hebei province was honoured at the Leading Culture Destinations Awards in Berlin.

9 Mar 2020 - 1:30PM
Inside an athlete’s first home, a town house in the sky

Light-filled interiors, city and harbour views and a private exercise terrace make perfect eyrie for an ultra trail runner.

5 Mar 2020 - 11:01AM
Inside a Chinese-American banker’s East-meets-West flat

Previous homes in China, the US and Spain influenced the redesign of bright, welcoming, highly personal Hong Kong apartment.

26 Feb 2020 - 6:00PM
Japanese minimalism finds a home in Provence, France

Budding architect Timothee Mercier was commissioned by his Hong Kong-based interior designer mother, Eve, to build the guest house on family land.

19 Feb 2020 - 10:30AM
Repair and repaint: Tequila Kola founder’s eco approach to design

‘It is crucial to breathe life into old things whenever possible rather than mindlessly throwing them away simply because you want something new,’ says Michelle Koller.

13 Feb 2020 - 2:44PM
Macau meets Brazil in a party planner’s colourful home

Cassia Schutt’s split-level flat has stunning views of Hac Sa Beach, in Coloane and pays homage to both her native Brazil and her adopted home.

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A retired couple return to Hong Kong to create their dream home

By filling their flat with treasures old and new, a designer helped a retired couple, who had spent the past two decades away, ease into their new life.

29 Jan 2020 - 2:58PM
Rotate, reuse, recycle – words to redecorate by

A steady rotation of beloved possessions and an ever-evolving colour scheme keep this Happy Valley flat fresh.

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Hong Kong and Los Angeles: different cities, same story

Hong Kong architects’ creative designs for high-density living are on show at the ‘Island_Peninsula’ exhibition in LA.

17 Jan 2020 - 1:28PM
Old Hong Kong inspires a modern Chinese vegetarian restaurant

Designed by JJ Acuna / Bespoke Studio, heritage touches, soft curves and exquisite lighting give the eatery its warm, inviting atmosphere.

10 Jan 2020 - 5:01PM
How a Brazilian expat designed her family’s home

Yoga teacher Leila Fronza Quites was reminded of her homeland by the natural light in her Discovery Bay apartment. The decor reinforces that feeling.

8 Jan 2020 - 10:27AM
Inside a luxury real estate developer’s art-filled home

Statement pieces inform the interior palette of an apartment in Hong Kong’s Mid-Levels, which stays true to its environment through a merger of contemporary and classic design details.

3 Jan 2020 - 12:16PM
A Japanese hotel inspired by climate change, art and architecture

Mount Fuji Architects Studio founders Mao and Masahiro Harada and British artist Liam Gillick designed Manabe Equation House, in western Japan, as part of unconventional hotel project spearheaded by a Japanese art collector.

19 Dec 2019 - 1:43PM
Inside a Hong Kong flat that looks like a gentlemen’s club

Designer Enoch Hui’s client asked him to transform an apartment above his Kowloon unit into an upscale party pad.

18 Dec 2019 - 1:52PM
There’s something different about this Hong Kong village house

At the end of a winding lane near Sai Kung stands a modern home that shares the same bold eclecticism as the hotel interiors its tenant styles.

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