https://www.scmp.com/rss/32530/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com When Kaitlyn Leung Kan-yen first looked at apartments in Kennedy Town, three years ago, it was the vibrant neighbourhood’s similari­ties to the Canadian city of Toronto that appealed to her. “Its proximity to the water, the trams run­ning into the city from just outside the door, the friendly vibe, the boardwalk, the local shops and restaurants – they all reminded me of where I used to live,” she says. But the perfect home remained elusive until she walked into a 540-sq-ft, three-bedroom... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/design-interiors/article/2068750/small-smart-hong-kong-apartment-packed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/design-interiors/article/2068750/small-smart-hong-kong-apartment-packed?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Feb 2017 09:00:45 +0000 Few commutes can compare with that of jewellery designer Janeth Weil, who lives in the remote village of Luk Chau, on Lamma Island. The 15-minute speedboat ride from Aberdeen Harbour across one of the world’s busiest shipping channels is a trip she has been making for nearly 20 years. The 2,800-sq-ft, five-bedroom, four-bathroom home is an amalgamation of two village houses, with two roof decks surrounded by an extensive outdoor terrace, bringing the total area to more than 5,500 sq ft. With its... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/design-interiors/article/1997599/bohemian-splendour-remote-hong-kong-island?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/design-interiors/article/1997599/bohemian-splendour-remote-hong-kong-island?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Aug 2016 08:00:30 +0000 Perched above a rocky shoreline overlooking the Tsing Ma Bridge carrying the expressway from the Kowloon Peninsula to Lantau Island and Hong Kong’s airport, this three-bedroom, four-bathroom bachelor pad has the sort of views that stop you in your tracks. With a busy shipping channel below and flight path overhead, there’s always something happening outside. Despite all the action, the home, renovated last year by interior designer Pal Pang Yu-yan, is a serene space that makes he most of its... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/design-interiors/article/1986773/stunning-2400-sq-ft-hong-kong-duplex-has?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/design-interiors/article/1986773/stunning-2400-sq-ft-hong-kong-duplex-has?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Jul 2016 23:00:30 +0000 Text Viv Jones / Styling David Roden / Photography Jonathan Wong   When Singaporean Cherie Wong Kai Xin went house hunting in autumn 2012 with her British husband, Kevin, who works in finance, it didn't take them long to find what they wanted. "This was the first apartment we looked at," she says, "and we came back to it because we love the neighbourhood, the low-rise building and the lovely light." The 1,500 sq ft flat in Pok Fu Lam was in fairly good condition but the couple wanted a layout... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1562524/space-crafting?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1562524/space-crafting?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 02 Aug 2014 15:30:30 +0000 Text Viv Jones / Styling David Roden / Photography K.Y. Cheng   The oasis of tropical calm created by designer Jennifer Newton and her client Anita Miget belies the veritable Aladdin’s cave of treasures assembled in the latter’s 1,200 sq ft flat. Tucked away on MacDonnell Road, in the heart of Mid-Levels, the apartment is a synthesis of Miget’s own bohemian tastes and Newton’s globetrotting eclecticism. Having lived on the 59th floor of a glamorous high-rise when she first came to Hong Kong,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1268704/wild-heart?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1268704/wild-heart?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 29 Jun 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Text and styling Viv Jones / Photographs Jonathan Wong   Transforming a 300 sq ft Mong Kok apartment into an appealing home doesn’t sound easy but that was the brief handed to interior designer Debi Yeung-Salansy by a banker client. Boasting high ceilings, a pair of balconies and two large windows, the one-bedroom flat, which was bought as an investment, had an airy feel despite its small footprint. However, an awkward layout – the kitchen has the best view and the balconies run off the bedroom... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1257861/built-scale?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1257861/built-scale?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Text Viv Jones / Photography John Butlin / Styling David Roden   When Paul Gerrard took on a 4,000 sq ft warehouse space in Quarry Bay, it was his first foray into largescale interior design. “I wanted to create a multifunctional space,” he says. “And I designed it all myself so I made plenty of mistakes. It was a real case of trial and error.” Having made a success of his eponymous hair salon, in Central, the stylist was looking for a fresh challenge and saw the need for a venue that could host... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1200339/making-cut?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1200339/making-cut?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 30 Mar 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Text Viv Jones / Photography John Butlin / Styling David Roden   Dare Koslow is a man on a mission. After eight years spent seeking out and renovating neglected tong lau, or walk-ups, in the SoHo/Sheung Wan area, he is as determined as ever to preserve what he calls “the architectural soul of Hong Kong”. His latest home, a 1,500 sq ft twostorey unit on Tank Lane, Sheung Wan, is a testament to his talent for restoring diamonds in the rough. “I chanced upon this space when I was walking around the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1188243/raw-inspiring?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1188243/raw-inspiring?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Mar 2013 16:00:00 +0000 A30-year-old apartment on The Peak presented as many challenges as opportunities for interior designer Deborah von Eldik. Although the 2,200 sq ft flat enjoyed generously proportioned rooms, relatively high ceilings and attractive parquet floors, its dated bathrooms, aluminium-framed windows and flimsy doors meant it was in dire need of renovation. Her clients, expatriates working in the financial sector, were renting the property, so it did not undergo a complete renovation. Rather, von... https://www.scmp.com/article/994375/old-mastered?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/994375/old-mastered?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 03 Mar 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Who is he? Thomas Coldefy is an award-winning French architect whose company, Coldefy & Associes, Architectes Urbanistes, won an international competition to design the Hong Kong Design Institute building, which opened in Tiu Keng Leng last November. He recently opened an office in Sheung Wan. What drew you to architecture as a career? 'I have always been surrounded by architects, including my father and my sister. My father tried to push me in other directions because he knew it was a... https://www.scmp.com/article/992337/design-file?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/992337/design-file?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0000 When interior designer Mark Le Feuvre was called in to renovate a 2,500 sq ft home, part of a complex of eight houses in Pok Fu Lam, he received a clear brief. 'The house had been renovated and modernised, but it was cold, with no colour and the furnishings had come from the owners' previous home,' Le Feuvre says. His task was to make the interior warmer while keeping the decor contemporary and ensuring the space retained the feel of a family home. The house, which has four floors plus a... https://www.scmp.com/article/992339/open-house?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/992339/open-house?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0000 We have always loved this house because it has a permanently open view,' says interior designer Debi Yeung-Salansy of her Lamma home. 'We don't really see any other houses, just trees and sky from most windows, and a gorgeous view from the roof.' The three-storey house is in the village of Tai Peng, a short uphill walk from the main village of Yung Shue Wan. Yeung-Salansy and husband Gilles bought the place in 2006, when it was three individual apartments, each 700 sq ft and each with three... https://www.scmp.com/article/989487/island-life?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/989487/island-life?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +0000 It was the efficiency of the space that attracted Clive Andrews and his partner to their 1,000 sq ft flat in Conduit Road. 'That and the fact that the flat is very bright. It's not overshadowed by tall buildings - although there are some around us, they are not in close proximity. We even have a partial harbour view.' What is now an open and airy two-bedroom apartment was once a cramped three-bedroom flat with a tiny kitchen and faux wooden flooring. 'There were basically too many walls for the... https://www.scmp.com/article/988049/space-odyssey?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/988049/space-odyssey?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:00:00 +0000 Interior designer Candace Campos and her client Alison Smith immediately saw the potential of three office units in Sheung Wan, with their high ceilings, spaciousness and windows on three sides. 'The space needed to be opened up and renovated,' says Smith. So, with the help of Campos and a contractor, she knocked the units into one, keeping only the original windows. Today the L-shaped apartment has a cool, urban, loft-like feel - a far cry from the cramped office space it used to be. ... https://www.scmp.com/article/986016/lofty-ideal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/986016/lofty-ideal?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:00:00 +0000 'I think it is a great effort to try and close the gap between design and business,' says the award-winning anonymous Japanese designer behind the Nosigner label, just one of the high-profile international names taking part in the coming Business of Design Week. 'The age of Asia is rising - and everything is centred on mainland China. The surrounding Asian countries are eagerly trying to cultivate a design culture, and Hong Kong is one of the most important cities in terms of business and... https://www.scmp.com/article/985650/showcase-has-designs-cultivating-asias-rise?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/985650/showcase-has-designs-cultivating-asias-rise?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:00:00 +0000 Overlapping Business of Design Week is DETOUR (www.detour.hk), the annual flagship programme of the Hong Kong Ambassadors of Design (HKAoD). This is a non-profit organisation and charity founded in 2006 as a sister organisation to the Hong Kong Design Centre. HKAoD promotes design, creativity and local culture through a variety of events and projects and the DETOUR programme showcases new and emerging designers in the city. This year's theme is Use-Less (Are you going to use less, or are you... https://www.scmp.com/article/985649/city-takes-detour-discover-new-talent?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/985649/city-takes-detour-discover-new-talent?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:00:00 +0000 Opening in London tomorrow as part of the wider London Design Week, 100% Design is one of the most important dates in the city's contemporary-design calendar. More than 400 exhibitors are taking part in this year's show at Earl's Court. It will explore different elements of design, with exhibitions on interiors, innovative surfaces and cutting-edge new talent. '100% Design isn't just another trade show,' says award-winning architect and interior designer Julieann Humphreys, who is curator... https://www.scmp.com/article/979660/emerging-designers-show-london?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/979660/emerging-designers-show-london?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:00:00 +0000 Loud and proud Forget minimalism, British design firm House of Hackney is spearheading the 'maximalism' trend, tipped in some quarters to become the next big thing. House of Hackney is the brainchild of partners Javvy M. Royle and Frieda Gormley, who have applied their luxe aesthetic and fashion backgrounds to rework and subvert the concept of traditional British style. House of Hackney breaks the rules of 'tasteful' decorating, imprinting its unique style on everything from bed linen,... https://www.scmp.com/article/978661/wall?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/978661/wall?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 10 Sep 2011 16:00:00 +0000 In Hong Kong, where residential space is often tight, a large collection of books can overwhelm a small apartment. There are, however, ingenious ways to store and display volumes while integrating them into your home d?cor in a stylish and seamless manner. If you're looking to create your own library at home, custom-built shelves are usually the best option. Build up and over - doorways, windows, beds. Think unconventionally. An entire wall lined with books is a design feature in itself; the... https://www.scmp.com/article/978308/dont-furnish-your-walls-book?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/978308/dont-furnish-your-walls-book?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:00:00 +0000