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Private Museum, Public Heritage: The F11 Foto Museum

Christopher DewolfMay 11, 2017

When an historic building he had admired since childhood was put up for sale, former lawyer Douglas So seized the chance to open Hong Kong's first photography museum....

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Local Beer, Historic Pottery and a 5,000-Year-Old Recipe

Helen DalleyMay 4, 2017

A new collaboration between Moonzen Brewery and Latitude 22N delves into the history of Chinese brewing and Jingdezhen porcelain...

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Hong Kong is the Most Shopping Mall-Crazy City on Earth. Is That a Bad Thing?

Christopher DewolfApril 27, 2017

How Hong Kong came to have the densest collection of shopping malls in the world – and how it has affected the city's culture and urban landscape...

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From Watercolours to Wild Silk Rugs: Hong Kong’s Fort Street Studio

Catherine ShawApril 7, 2017

Two American artists have merged their painting practice with rug design, creating unique, hand-made rugs with wild silk from China....

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The Exploding Hong Kong Building That Launched Zaha Hadid’s Career

Christopher DewolfMarch 15, 2017

Design That Feels Good: Joyce Wang’s Sumptuous Yet Sensitive Interiors

Catherine ShawMarch 15, 2017

Haw Par Mansion and Hong Kong’s Lost Chinese Fantasyland

Christopher DewolfMarch 8, 2017

Tiger Balm Garden is gone forever, but its spirit remains. Work is underway on restoring Haw Par Mansion, the only surviving portion of a vast estate that included the renowned theme park, which was demolished in 2004. At the same time, artist Adrian Wong is finishing work on an installation based on one of the […]...

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The Vertical City, Part IV: Hong Kong’s Art Scene Goes Up

Christopher DewolfFebruary 22, 2017

Architect William Lim has drawn from his experience as an artist and art collector to design a new tower dedicated to art. ...

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Lifestyle Store Okura Rekindles Hong Kong’s Love Affair With Japanese Design

Sarah KaracsFebruary 21, 2017

Frankie Cheung and Cyrus Lam's Sheung Wan design shop believes that every good design has a story....

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The Vertical City, Part III: The West Kowloon Walled City

Christopher DewolfJanuary 19, 2017

Apartments, hotels, shops and the city's tallest building – how West Kowloon's Union Square is the ultimate vertical city within a city....

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The Vertical City, Part II: Why Half of Hong Kong Lives in Public Housing

Christopher DewolfDecember 15, 2016

How a Rice Cooker Found Its Way Into M+ Museum’s Important New Design Collection

Christopher DewolfDecember 8, 2016

Forgotten Hong Kong Icon: The Neon Master

Gabriella ZanzanainiNovember 30, 2016

Not long ago, Hong Kong was filled with neon. Now only a few masters keep the craft of neon sign making alive. ...

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A Window Into Hong Kong’s Past: the Historic Former French Mission Building

Christopher DewolfNovember 24, 2016

The many chapters of Hong Kong's history witnesses by the Former French Mission Building, first built in 1842 and reconstructed in 1915....

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Hong Kong’s Latitude 22N Puts Porcelain on the Map

Helen DalleyNovember 7, 2016

Chai Wan-based design brand Latitude 22N is invigorating Hong Kong's design scene with creative porcelain pieces....

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New Life for a Modern Landmark: The Murray Building

Christopher DewolfOctober 27, 2016

Everything new becomes old – and everything old becomes new again. When the Murray Building was completed in 1969, it was part of the modernist revolution that had swept away the aesthetic excesses of the past. It was bold and rational, a fresh-faced counterpoint to the fusty Victorian structures that littered the slopes of the Peak. […]...

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The Twins Who Are Rethinking Hong Kong’s Approach to Food

Christopher DewolfOctober 13, 2016

A Meeting of Minds: Ahlayia Yung’s New Community Space in Wong Chuk Hang

Anji ConnellOctober 6, 2016

The Vertical City, Part I: How Hong Kong Grew Up

Christopher DewolfOctober 6, 2016

Not enough land, a catastrophic fire and money, money, money – just some of the reasons why Hong Kong has so many high-rises. ...

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Throwing Shade, Casting Light: Stephanie To and Lo Yat-ming’s Hong Kong-Inspired Lighting Design

Helen DalleySeptember 29, 2016

Emerging design house Light with shade is paying tribute to old Hong Kong through retro lamp designs – and shining light on its future with futuristic LED ...

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How Two Unusual Hong Kong Architects Are Helping a School Rethink the Way Kids Learn

Christopher DewolfSeptember 1, 2016

Architects Elva Tang and Claude Bøjer Godefroy are using their globe-trotting experience to build an innovative new home for the French International School in Hong Kong....

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