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The city's house-proud open their micro-flats and mansions to show how to live in style and comfort. We explore public and private spaces room by room, and discover the designers and architects behind some of the world's most creative projects.
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9 September, 2024
A Hung Hom, Hong Kong, apartment designed by reD Architects. Photo: Ishita Sitwala
Architecture and design

How a Mumbai studio transformed this Hong Kong apartment

The pandemic stalled the Maheshwaris’ renovation plans for their Hong Kong apartment – but Priyanka’s time in her birth city of Mumbai, India, led her to reD Architects.

Architecture and design

A long-standing family home gets a feng-shui friendly makeover

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Architecture and design

This jet-setting couple’s Hong Kong apartment got a Japanese makeover

The Zen-inspired pied-à-terre, designed by In Situ & Partners, is a minimalist haven with a traditional tatami room, tea pantry and onsen.

The living room and tea room of the Japanese-style Mid-Levels, Hong Kong, apartment designed by In Situ & Partners. Photo: Luca Bonnefille
Hong Kong

PostMag Christmas gift guide: 8 ideas for your trendiest friend

From stylish bamboo bags to limited-edition watches and, yes, a map, here are 8 thoughtful suggestions for the trendiest person on your gift list.

Architecture and design

Hong Kong’s design summit is set to thrill with diverse, accessible offerings

Design literacy is not a prerequisite for enjoying the myriad events orbiting Business of Design Week, which will be appealing to a broader audience in the first week of December 2024.

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Architecture and design

The makeover of a village house on Hong Kong’s idyllic Lamma Island

Lamma-based interior designer Debi Yeung-Salansy has transformed a tired village house into hotel-style retreat with a stunning roof terrace facing the sea.

Interior designer Debi Yeung-Salansy was commissioned to renovate a village house on Lamma Island in Hong Kong. Photo: Eugene Chan
Architecture and design

What does a flight attendant’s home look like?

Living out of a suitcase for much of the year, a private jet attendant insisted his Kai Tak, Hong Kong apartment feel like home, not a hotel – complete with feng shui elements.

Architecture and design

This coffee shop brings retro Milan to modern Hong Kong

After falling in love with Milanese coffee on a trip to Italy, this entrepreneur enlisted designer JJ Acuna to bring the Italian city’s vibe to Hong Kong.

Architecture and design

Man caves: the members’ club you’ll never be turned away from

Miami-based interior designer Alfredo Paredes; Guillaume Coutheillas, founder of design firm FrenchCalifornia; and Benjamin Paulin of Paulin Paulin Paulin discuss trends in the trendiest of rooms

Man caves are trending and also changing, becoming more sophisticated as designers lean in to give them the air of a members’ club, office or home gym. Photos: Handout
Architecture and design

Is this Hong Kong’s ultimate bachelor pad?

A covetable private rooftop, chic drinks bar and Scandi overtones feature in this spacious Wan Chai flat.

The sleek dining area of this Wan Chai, Hong Kong bachelor pad. Photo: Harold de Puymorin
Architecture and design

How this 1970s Hong Kong apartment got a chic Parisian makeover

A 1970s seaview apartment in Causeway Bay underwent a sumptuous makeover with a dramatic monochromatic scheme and elegant French accents.

Architecture and design

From Discovery Bay to Pok Fu Lam: a family’s stylish home transformation

A young family moved from Discovery Bay to Pok Fu Lam in Hong Kong for an easier commute – and their new home is bursting with character and curves.

Architecture and design

How this standard duplex transformed into a custom-made dream home

JAAK redesigned an off-the-plan Lam Tin, Hong Kong, duplex with touches of luxury befitting its jaw-dropping views.

The living room in the Lam Tin, Hong Kong, duplex designed by JAAK Design. Photo: Calvin Cheng of JAAK
Profile

Meet the Swedish ex-banker pushing eco-friendly paints in Hong Kong

Joakim Cimmerbeck, an ex-banker and the founder of Eicó, an eco-friendly paint company, on why using an environmental-friendly paint is a no-brainer.

Joakim Cimmerbeck poses for a portrait at his studio in Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Architecture and design

Inside this feng shui-friendly Tai Hang flat for a multigenerational family

This 1,752 sq ft 5-bedroom sea-view high-rise in Tai Hang, Hong Kong, was redesigned using the concepts of ‘shelter’ and ‘nurture’ by Grande Interior Design.

Architecture and design

This vintage duplex on Ma Wan got the ultimate makeover

Rowena Gonzales had long had her eye on the Ma Wan house she encountered on her runs – then she secured a long lease and let her imagination run wild.

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Samsung Music Frame or Ikea Symfonisk frame? A pros and cons breakdown

Is that a picture frame or a speaker? It is both. We break down options from Ikea and Samsung with big differences in shape and price.

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Is that a picture frame or a speaker? It is both. We compare the Samsung Music Frame (left) and Ikea Symfonisk frame. Photo: Samsung/Ikea
What to do in Hong Kong

5 must-shop events in Hong Kong and Macau this weekend, September 27-29

Pink collectibles to raise awareness of breast cancer, a market to support a dog charity are among the shopping highlights this weekend.

Architecture and design

This Hong Kong flat is embracing the curve with rounded furniture and wavy columns

Confronted with a highly unconventional design concept for their 2,400 sq ft apartment, a couple opted to go with the undulating flow

Architecture and design

The inaugural Open House Hong Kong highlights the city’s rich urban landscape

The first local edition of the global design phenomenon promises to showcase the city’s rich and varied urban landscape, and place it within a global context

At St Stephen’s College in Stanley, Hong Kong, visitors can tour the first SOS-certified Brutalist buildings in Hong Kong. Photo: courtesy of Kevin Mak
Architecture and design

Japandi design … in a beachy Bali-style house? How this couple made it happen

The owners of this Hong Kong home envisioned a weekend retreat that felt like stepping off the plane – a fusion of Balinese and Japandi style proved to be just the ticket

This home in Tai Po was designed by Kirin+lab. Photo: Steven Ko Interior Photography
Architecture and design

How Wes Anderson’s visuals impacted this Hong Kong design studio

‘His films are similar to the way we storyboard our ideas to present them to clients – we break it down into fragments, much like storyboarding a film’

Architecture and design

The cooling Marelli fan may be iconic, but its founder’s legacy warms the soul

Ercole Marelli founded the Italian company that manufactured numerous electric appliances, including the ubiquitous fan; but as Fascism took hold in Italy, he found ways to care for his employees

Architecture and design

How a dark village house became a chic minimalist home at the hands of Atelier Shan

This formerly dim, dark village house on Lamma Island was the first rough draft for a minimalist, meditative retreat from the bustle of city life

Ketty Shan, founder of Atelier Shan, designed this Lamma village house, including its spacious terrace. Photo: Eugene Chan
Art

How this Hong Kong home furnisher is channelling Klimt’s charged symbolism

Cally Chan explains how the painter influenced her work, from his combination of East and West to the use of reflective materials

Cally Chan, founder and director of Coltex Furnishing. Photo: Tsz925
Architecture and design

The ingredients of a private sanctuary residence for 2 in Hong Kong

A professional couple’s Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong home has been cleverly transformed with a more functional kitchen, open-plan aesthetic, larger wardrobe and plenty of room for a state-of-the-art hi-fi system

Books and literature

Speaking volumes: how to curate your coffee table books for maximum impact

Style your books like Karl Lagerfeld by choosing eye-catching tomes to create a sophisticated but deliberately disorganised effect

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