https://www.scmp.com/rss/330828/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Steps descend from an arc of palm trees into Qianhai Bay in Shenzhen’s Baoan district, but visitors stopping there to take a selfie or group shot may well turn their cameras away from the water. That would give their photo a backdrop that frames a new landmark, the southern Chinese city’s Baoan Performing Arts Centre, designed by award-winning Hong Kong-based Rocco Design Architects Associates. Its wide, gently curving, semi-transparent screen is sheltered by a roof 50 metres (164 feet) high... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3171857/architect-performing-arts-centre-shenzhen-china-rocco-yim?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3171857/architect-performing-arts-centre-shenzhen-china-rocco-yim?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Mar 2022 04:45:10 +0000 Weddings are big business in Asia. In China, the industry is estimated to be worth US$130 billion and in India, US$50 billion. With so much money flowing in, attention has shifted towards Asian bridal designers, especially as customers look to veer away from typical run-of-the-mill white wedding gowns by international brands. These Asian talents are creating unique wedding dresses that preserve the beauty of the moment.  Royal Style in the Making: Princess Diana’s wedding dress goes on... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3136303/who-designed-isha-ambani-and-deepika-padukones-wedding?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3136303/who-designed-isha-ambani-and-deepika-padukones-wedding?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Jun 2021 06:37:41 +0000 Buying a chalet in France was the motivation Fé Valvekens needed to sign up for a year-long course in residential interior design at the Insight School of Interior Design, in Chai Wan, Hong Kong. The property required a full renovation and, although Valvekens has a natural eye for design, she wanted to be able to communicate with her architect without getting tripped up by all the technical details. “I don’t have a design background but I had been using concepts like balance and harmony... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/design-interiors/article/3132238/redecorating-her-familys-rented-house-set?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/design-interiors/article/3132238/redecorating-her-familys-rented-house-set?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 May 2021 01:30:22 +0000 Bali is not the first place that springs to mind on entering an old-fashioned former office in a 50-year-old mixed-use building in the heart of Tsim Sha Tsui. But that is exactly where fashion designer Shili Menon and her financier husband, Sasi, landed as inspiration for the two-bedroom, two-bathroom home they would build. “Bali, with a bit of Japanese Zen,” Shili clarifies. “And a New York loft vibe,” Sasi adds. And that is what they got, thanks to Liquid Interiors’ founder Rowena Gonzales and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/design-interiors/article/3130229/how-hong-kong-couple-come-home-holiday?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/design-interiors/article/3130229/how-hong-kong-couple-come-home-holiday?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Apr 2021 01:30:15 +0000 Empty-nester Judy Wang wanted her children to begin their adult lives in secure accommodation. When she found a 1970s tenement “ripe for renovation” near the family home, in Kowloon City, it seemed the ideal solution for 20-something sisters Sally, a doctor, and Amanda, a clerk, and their student brother, John, to share. The siblings agreed. They loved the old, familiar shops and streets of their childhood haunts, and the intimate atmosphere of this particular neighbourhood. They envisaged this... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/design-interiors/article/3127635/hong-kong-empty-nester-renovates-flat-her?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/design-interiors/article/3127635/hong-kong-empty-nester-renovates-flat-her?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Mar 2021 01:30:11 +0000 A renovation, a pregnancy and a pandemic … what could possibly go wrong? This wasn’t a trifecta Jeff Wong Chun-kiu, a technology sales manager, and wife Jennifer Wu Hu-man, a financial crime risk manager, envisaged as they set out to search for their dream home, but they were quick to adapt when things changed. “We’ve always aspired to live close to nature, away from the hustle and bustle, but our jobs in Causeway Bay have limit­ed how far we could move from the city,” Wong says. A 66-year-old... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/design-interiors/article/3126653/bali-inspired-home-heart-hong-kong-perfect?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/design-interiors/article/3126653/bali-inspired-home-heart-hong-kong-perfect?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Mar 2021 01:30:18 +0000 It is impossible to imagine this light-filled, 1,800 sq ft apartment in Mid-Levels once being so dark and dingy that a host of house-hunters crossed it off their lists. Even when Jennifer Edwards first saw the then three-bedroom property and felt she’d stumbled on a rare gem, it took multiple visits to convince herself and her husband, Mark, they weren’t crazy to purchase it. “It wasn’t easy to see the apartment’s potential; it was in an awful condition,” says Mark, who hails from Britain.... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/design-interiors/article/3122813/hong-kong-flat-transformed-ripping-out?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/design-interiors/article/3122813/hong-kong-flat-transformed-ripping-out?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Feb 2021 01:30:18 +0000 Now you can proudly wear your love of Vitasoy on your chest. These pins are perfect replicas of all your favorite cardboard-box drinks, from sweet soy milk to chrysanthemum and lemon tea. They’re the brainchild of San Francisco-based graphic designer Susan Lau, who wanted to pay homage to the iconic beverages that were part of her childhood. “I’ve seen a lot of merchandise and trinkets centered around Japanese snacks like Pocky and Ramune,” she says, “but not much with Chinese snacks. While I... https://www.scmp.com/culture/were-love-these-cute-vitasoy-pins/article/3000531?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/were-love-these-cute-vitasoy-pins/article/3000531?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Jan 2019 17:37:48 +0000