Design & Interiors
Abandoned, mouldy, but couple saw the potential of rural Hong Kong flat
An innovative couple on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island show you don’t have to spend a lot of money to create a welcoming, original home bursting with colour and character.
This Hong Kong home is minimalist, open-plan – and perfect for cats
A Sham Tseng flat, in the New Territories, was renovated with the owners’ cats in mind – think bespoke feline furniture, scratch-proof flooring paired with hidden storage and Japanese-style decor.
A full-sized tub in a Hong Kong micro flat? Design duo make it a reality
The owner of a Hong Kong micro-apartment wanted all the trappings of a bigger home – including a tub – in the first property she owned. Two young interior designers made it happen.
Steps out of the ordinary: Instagram-worthy staircases in Hong Kong
In a vertical city like Hong Kong, there are stairs everywhere – and some are simply stunning.
3 bars in Hong Kong with vibes and designs that hit the spot
A string of new openings is shaking up the Hong Kong nightlife scene, offering immersive experiences for those seeking more than just a drink.
Timeless luxury in Hong Kong flat renovated for couple’s retirement
Appreciation of ‘the finer things in life’ guided designers in a luxury revamp that turned a 2,035 sq ft apartment in Lai Chi Kok, Hong Kong, into a home for a couple’s retirement.
Barbie-inspired Hong Kong home ‘feels just right when you walk in’
Polished and playful in equal measure, the Barbie Dreamhouse-inspired Ho Man Tin home of a young family shows it may be possible to please everyone.
Mix of textures creates chic urban pad that’s comforting and inviting
An outdated 1,100 sq ft Mid-Levels apartment has been transformed into a microcosm of Hong Kong, with its balance of energy and serenity capturing the duality of the Fragrant Harbour.
Creativity runs riot in Arab Design Now, flagship of Design Doha in Qatar
Afghan carpets like watercolours, candles that tell the Palestinian story, a meshing of old and new – Arab Design Now is the centrepiece of a biennial in Doha that announces Qatar as a design destination.
Art is part of the furniture in this Hong Kong home: it ‘inspires creativity’
A Hong Kong art gallery owner’s hilltop family home in the New Territories is a kaleidoscope of vibrant, fun artworks – every room inspires creativity and tells a different story.
Library or forest? World’s biggest library reading space, in Beijing, is both
The world’s largest library reading space, housed by the Beijing City Library in China’s capital, was inspired by nature – think rice paddies, a river and trees – and designed to be something of a social space.
Soothing avocado green, French simplicity in this Hong Kong home’s makeover
A Hong Kong-based client’s favourite colour shade was not only on trend, it was also the perfect hue to turn her 520 sq ft Tsuen Wan flat into a relaxing sanctuary.
‘A perfect retirement home’: 510 sq ft Hong Kong apartment with Bauhaus form
This 510 sq ft retirement apartment in Hong Kong’s Tai Hang neighbourhood has been given a Bauhaus-inspired renovation that will allow its elderly occupants to age in place – and comfort.
How a design journalist’s Hong Kong village house evolved over 20 years
A design journalist reflects on the house in a village in Hong Kong’s Sai Kung district she called home for 20 years, and how the homes she wrote about influenced numerous upgrades to its interiors.
When the covers came off The Blue hotel, Taipei ‘paused for a moment’
Pair whose focus is the need for an architecture that responds to a world being manipulated by AI, and for Emotional cities not Smart cities, put their ideas into practice in design of The Blue in Taipei.
Now a Hong Kong university campus, its darker past is of war and prisoners
Nestled in verdant Pok Fu Lam, the University of Chicago’s Hong Kong campus tells the story of the city’s wartime defeat to the Japanese and of its buildings’ subsequent occupants: prisoners.
The outdoors is the artwork in a Hong Kong home with stunning green views
Harbour views are prized in Hong Kong, but a renovation of a flat with huge windows makes the most of its vistas of verdant hillsides to create a restful interior with notes of wood and stone.
Artist’s line drawing inspires Hong Kong home design with a Balinese vibe
A Hong Kong village house with a Balinese vibe brings Scandinavian, Moroccan and Japanese elements together seamlessly – and it all started with a single-line drawing.
From ‘dark and heavy’ to light and airy: Hong Kong seaside house transformed
Renovation of a seaside house for a family of four gives it a coastal vibe – think whitewashed walls, a timber staircase that funnels light down, and stone floors that ‘don’t show marks or pet hair’.
3 floors, balcony, terrace – Nordic look makes the most of Hong Kong flat
A triplex apartment in Hong Kong’s Mid-Levels offered plenty of space to play with, but its slim footprint meant adopting a simple Nordic design.