Hong  KO

A member of the Hong Kong Designers Association and Shenzhen Graphic Design Association, Hong KO has won numerous art and design awards internationally. He has been featured in various design publications and media, and frequently invited to hold corporate and institutional speeches. He was invited to be part of the “70/80 Hong Kong New Designers Exhibition”, which toured many China’s major cities.

Graduated from the Department of Fine Arts at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2000, Ko received the British Chevening Postgraduate Scholarships in 2003 and studied his master degree in Typographic Studies at the London College of Printing (Now the LCC, the University of the Arts London). In 2005, KO joined ADO CREATIVE as design director. Since 2007 he has been the general manager of Kan & Lau Design (Shenzhen), focusing on the mainland market. And now he is the partner of Kan & Lau Design Consultant.

Ko has vast experience in branding design and directed many international projects, which includes: rebranding Li-Ning’s BI and the new shop visual graphic, rebranding Erdos Cashmere, wayfinding system design for The National Centre for Performing Art, ChongQing City Branding, etc.

Wong Keng, Kent

Graduated with M.A. and B.A. (1st Hon.) from School of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2004 and 2001 respectively, Kent devotes in designing multimedia life style product and bag. Joining Sunhing Millennium since his graduation, Kent is currently the company Design Director and has participated in collaborations with Canon, Lenovo and Royal Selangor etc. Co-found the brand ZIXAG in 2009, he collaborates with designers like Freeman Lau and Michael Young for developing ZIXAG products, exploring China and international markets.

In 2012, Kent started a new Asian brand called YQ, specialized in furniture design development. YQ expresses the attitude towards human acclamation for the beauty of life, by establishing the interaction between people and the product designed with influential spirit in aesthetic form.

Besides product advancements, Kent expresses his concerns in design promotion via joining various activities, including Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) “Design in Progress” TV series (2005), in which Kent was interviewed and led a design workshop. He was also invited to exhibit in “Better Living” exhibition at Hong Kong Heritage Museum in 2006, which helped to foster the design atmosphere in the city. In 2009, he joined the international innovation forum Pecha Kucha Night at Beijing sharing his experience and idea on design worldwide.

Intertwined/绕脚椅

人与人之间的关系或很暧昧，二人看似萍水相逢，却可能已悄悄地牵上千丝万柳的关系；纵并肩而立，却暗生情愫。这种微妙的情况隐密而不着痕迹，只能意会而不能言传。

People’s relationships may sometimes be ambiguous.  Two strangers may have just met each other seemingly by chance, but at the instant their eyes meet, they will have established a curious relationship between themselves and unbeknownst to others.  As they stand side by side, they can read each other’s minds without the exchange of any words. This kind of relationship is mysterious and subtle, it can only be sensed but cannot be expressed in words.

5 Elements Series/生生不息系列

金、木、水、火、土这五种物质,统称「五行」或「五相」,被认为能影响一切自然现象。  这些元素之间彼此互相牵引,不断演进,变化无穷,在周而复始的过程中相互并存,循环不息。 设计同时融入柔韧挺拔的青竹,让系列增添不屈不挠和节节高升的意义,配合「五行」和谐平衡的意象,反映了生生不息和繁荣昌盛的美好寓意。

Five Elements, also known as the Five Movements or Five Phases. They are believed to influence and determine all natural phenomena, constantly moving and interacting with each other. These elements co-exist in a perpetual cycle of change and progression.

Inspired by the pliant bamboo, a symbol of resilience and rapid growth. The elegant pewter designs celebrate the Five Elements in balance and harmony, reflecting perpetual prosperity and auspiciousness.