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9 September, 2024
Sophie Schuemers-Rogers at jeweller Pacharee collaborated with legendary fashion designer Phillip Lim just in time for the 20th anniversary of his brand 3.1 Phillip Lim. Photos: Handout
Icons and Influencers

Q&A | Jeweller Pacharee marks 20 years of chic brand 3.1 Phillip Lim

Sophie Schuemers-Rogers, the Thai-born, Swiss-based jewellery designer, learned her trade from her father who traded stones for pieces by Van Cleef & Arpels and Tiffany.

Hong Kong

‘Time once made Lee Kuan Yew cry’: a former editor looks back

Architecture and design

How to prepare your home for the Year of the Snake with positive feng shui

Architecture and design

How this Hong Kong home pays homage to Tokyo ryokans

Japanese hotel Hoshinoya, which bridges tradition and modernity, provided the inspiration for this Sai Kung family home.

The owners of a four-storey Sai Kung townhouse in Hong Kong asked In Him’s Interior Design to take inspiration from their favourite hotel, Hoshinoya Tokyo. Photo: Ken Wong
Food and Drinks

Salt to taste: chefs love to use it, but we all need to watch our intake

Salt varieties include Fleur de sel, Black Hawaiian sea salt, Himalayan pink salt and kosher salt – but we need to watch our consumption too.

Architecture and design

The design trends to know for 2025

The Year of the Snake also brings opposing views in home decor this year.

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Hong Kong

How Hong Kong director Ray Yeung is changing LGBTQ representation in Asian film

The writer and filmmaker on his struggles, successes, failures, funding for LGBTQ movies and coming home to Hong Kong.

Director Ray Yeung Yaw-kae, at Broadway Cinematheque in Hong Kong. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Fame and celebrity

The Bachelorette star Jenn Tran on using her television fame for good causes

After becoming the first Asian-American star of The Bachelorette, Tran took on Dancing with the Stars – now she’s leaving reality TV behind to help with the California fires, then return to med school.

Hong Kong

Why a juggler decided to let the ball drop

The artists of the New Boom in Circus programme at Tai Kwun in Hong Kong are rethinking the contemporary art form.

Fashion

Satoshi Kuwata is bridging cultures with his award-winning brand Setchu

With influences from Japan, Milan and Savile Row, the 2023 LVMH Prize winner is attracting international interest – as well as from fashion insiders like Dover Street Market’s Adrian Joffe.

Satoshi Kuwata is bridging cultures and redefining fashion with his award-winning brand Setchu. Photo: Stefano Galuzzi
Food and Drinks

Word on the StrEAT: Hong Kong’s F&B experts on their resolutions for 2025

Maintaining a healthier work-life balance, taking a break from social media and keeping an eye on the small steps to success are among the goals for the new year.

Some of Hong Kong’s F&B leaders, including the team at Tell Camellia (pictured), talk about their resolution for 2025. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

He escaped death by beheading in 1940s Hong Kong, then became a British oil exec

Now 98 years old, Hui Yin-kan survived the Japanese occupation during World War 2.

Architecture and design

How this family home creates positive head spaces to live, work and play

This home for a family of four in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, was designed to feel like a sanctuary, calming mind and body – but there’s also room for play.

Icons and Influencers

Vincent Raffin’s journey, from Dior intern to launching his own brand

Joel Arthur Rosenthal of JAR advised him to be get into design and introduced him to Hong Kong jeweller Michelle Ong of Carnet.

Designer Vincent Raffin has just debuted his fine jewellery brand, Pen Mané. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Profile

Melanie Cheng on leaving Australia for Hong Kong, and becoming a doctor and author

The Australian GP and writer talks about meeting other girls ‘like her’ and the magic of writing a passion project.

Australian-born Melanie Cheng moved to Hong Kong with her family when she was seven. Photo: Courtesy of Melanie Cheng
Icons and Influencers

My Style: Hunza G co-founder Georgiana Huddart on her favourite things

The British creative director shares her top London haunts, beauty go-tos, travel faves and style inspirations.

Food and Drinks

Word on the StrEAT: Hong Kong’s top chefs’ worst kitchen nightmares

They’re at the top of their game now, but even the city’s chefs at Michelin-starred restaurants, or luxury hotels like the Grand Hyatt or Rosewood, once had to deal with a mess of their own making.

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Fashion

Q&A | Audrey Diwan on filming Emmanuelle in Hong Kong, and her love for Chanel

Audrey Diwan came to Hong Kong for the first time in 2023 – it didn’t take her long to return for Chanel’s cruise show, and she also directed a short film starring Angela Yuen for the occasion.

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Actress Angela Yuen and director Audrey Diwan at the Chanel cruise 2024-25 show in Hong Kong, in November. Photos: Handout
Art

Tattoo artist Mr Koo talks mental health and finding solace in art

Mr Koo shares his journey from rebellion during his youth to health struggles and advocating for mental health awareness in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong

Dylan So debuts in Papa as a young murderer troubled by voices

The 18-year-old Hong Kong actor has won over audiences playing a quiet high schooler – who kills his family.

Hong Kong

Q&A | Why Papa’s stand-out actress Jo Koo has never had a manager

The veteran actress on working with Philip Yung and Sean Lau, learning about psychosis, and her debut in a 1998 Fruit Chan film.

Jo Koo Cho-lam has a supporting role in the Hong Kong true crime film Papa. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Food and Drinks

The secret to Bar Leone’s success, according to its owner Lorenzo Antinori

The lawyer turned bartender eschews the trend of too fancy cocktails and believes that creating the right atmosphere is a crucial part of the whole mix.

Bar Leone co-founder, Lorenzo Antinori poses i a corner booth at Bar Leone. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Art

Q&A | How Hong Kong artist Nicole Wong’s ideas crystallise into sculptures

Wong talks crystals, the limitations of space and embracing nothingness; her solo exhibition ‘Once it Sets’ is on show at Rossi & Rossi.

Fashion

Haider Ackermann’s second renaissance: his journey to Tom Ford and Canada Goose

Known for his artistic vision and cross-cultural references, the designer is experiencing a resurgence as he brings his signature aesthetic to brands seeking fresh direction.

Fame and celebrity

Q&A | Glass Animals’ ‘Heat Waves’ hits Hong Kong at Clockenflap

Glass Animals’ lead singer speaks candidly with Style about the band’s growing fame, the accident that nearly ended drummer Joe Seaward’s life, and his dining tour of Hong Kong.

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From left: Glass Animals drummer Joe Seaward, bassist Edmund Irwin-Singer, lead singer Dave Bayley and guitarist Drew MacFarlane at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards. Photo: Getty
Art

Awol Erizku refuses to be typecast

Much more than the photographer behind Beyoncé’s viral pregnancy announcement, the multi-hyphenate artist arrives in Hong Kong with his street hieroglyphics.

Artist Awol Erizku, pictured in Hong Kong, is exhibiting at Ben Brown Fine Arts in Wong Chuk Hang. Photo: Derry Ainsworth
Art

The South Korean artist making lamps out of McDonald’s bags

Inspired by Andy Warhol and Ed Ruscha, Gyuhan Lee works between pop culture and traditional craft – as his new solo show in Hong Kong demonstrates.

Icons and Influencers

How Adrian Joffe and his wife Rei Kawakubo started Dover Street Market

Comme des Garçons’ sister brands are among the labels found in the stores in London, New York, Los Angeles, Singapore, Beijing, Tokyo and Paris.

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