https://www.scmp.com/rss/501426/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Asked to create a toddler-friendly home in an L-shaped, 1,200 sq ftflat overlooking Happy Valley Racecourse in a way that did not cramp the parents’ style, Lorène Faure and Kenny Kinugasa-Tsui, co-founders of interiors company Bean Buro, faced an unusual challenge. “I’m a Montessorian,” says mother and homeowner Jennifer Yu, a Canadian parenting consultant who wanted a home in which her 22-month-old son could access learning materials easily. The Montessori method of education, based on a... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/design-interiors/article/3025461/inside-montessori-friendly-family-home?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/design-interiors/article/3025461/inside-montessori-friendly-family-home?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Sep 2019 11:30:09 +0000 When Jonathan Setter visited Hong Kong last year for the first time, a trip to the Instagram-famous Choi Hung Estate was part of the itinerary. While tourists and locals were taking wide-angle shots of the rainbow-coloured public housing blocks, Setter zoomed in on the monochrome, rough concrete surface of a staircase. “Why aren’t you taking photos like everybody else?” a bystander asked, confused by what he was doing. Setter’s collection of images is the answer. The 29-year-old, who was born in... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3017884/minimalist-photographers-unexpected-images-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3017884/minimalist-photographers-unexpected-images-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Jul 2019 05:00:15 +0000