Born and bred in Hong Kong, AARON has been taking pictures since a teenager. After studying Film and Communications at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida, Aaron has worked as a freelance videographer and photographer, documenting local theatre productions, weddings, private parties, and other events, and creating music videos and corporate documentaries.
Read MoreSharon Chong is an independent watercolour illustrator who is born and raised in Hong Kong. Her interest in painting started when her mum bought her a sketching pencil set when she was a young teen. She called herself a shy person and as she was the only child in the family, she enjoys "alone time". She also enjoyed art lessons when she was in school and her artwork received positive comments from her teachers. Sketching has become her favourite activity.
Read MorePenny Creedon, a Brit who’s been living and working in Hong Kong for the past 12 and a bit years, used to be an actuary, working in an office, sitting at a desk all day. But, when her life took a different direction, she fell back in love with drawing and painting…and from creating a small range of Christmas cards to send to friends and family, Paper-Roses was born.
Read MoreEm Royston studied Design at University and went on to work for multiple product design brands in London, including Suck UK, where she designed a number of products for them. After a move to Hong Kong in 2016 and full of inspiration to create new products, Em was motivated to start her own brand building on the idea to 'Stitch your own way'.
Read MoreSarah Armstrong is a British textile designer who graduated from Central Saint Martins and has lived in Asia for over eleven years. Sarah’s designs celebrate Asian culture through hand drawn illustrations, prints and pattern. Many of her designs are food inspired and became her signature work. Her Dim sum themed salt and pepper shakers and her kitchen and dining ware designed using her own bao hand-drawn illustrations are loved by many people.
Read MoreKat J. Weiss is an independent illustrator and designer from a multi-ethnic and multi-lingual background; born & raised in Hong Kong. Though she feels kind of out of place sometimes (as is the typical "third-culture kid" narrative), Hong Kong will always be a place to call home. Kat illustrated a series of loveable food inspired characters. She picked up the traditional screen-printing technique and hand-print her very own illustrations on t-shirts for people to cherish.
Read MoreChiara Degan is an Italian artisan based in Hong Kong. Chiara started her handmade journey with making bath bombs and sugar scrubs and gradually expand her skill and knowledge on making Cold Process Soaps. Her aim is to combine the Italian soap tradition with technique in other countries. Outside of her handmade work, Chiara is a proud mama of two and a fellow animal lover.
Read MoreThomas Williams is a passionate carpenter and wood artist in Hong Kong. Thomas has handmade many wood furniture from zero to one and he continues to develop his skills through different new projects. He also enjoys hand-making smaller pieces of woodcraft such as a jewellery tree that hold and display jewellery in an artistic way. The river coffee table made from wood and resin is one of his signature works. Thomas came from the UK and he has been living in Hong Kong for nearly four years. The things that he is interested to do in Hong Kong are quite different compared to the time when he is living in the UK.
Read MoreLaura Pezza is an Italian self-taught artist based in Hong Kong since 2018, after living in Italy, the US, Germany and Ireland. Her art journey started in 2017 when she realised that she wasn’t spending enough time doing the thing she loved most: painting. Since then, she has created The Quiet Place Art, taught multiple painting workshops, and participated in two exhibitions in Dublin and five in Hong Kong.
Read MoreFabienne Veryepe is a self-taught artist in Hong Kong. Fabienne find her inspiration from many of the beautiful sceneries in Hong Kong, a place she called her new home. The iconic skyline, the Ding Ding tramways, the busy streets full of neon signs and the local markets. Fabienne enjoys painting with Acrylics and Watercolours.
Read MoreKaren Cheung is a Hong Kong based self-taught illustrator specialised in travel and cultural theme sketches. Inspired by her grandfather and father who ran a large mahjong factory, Karen designed a series of Mahjong artwork and design gifts with a passion to continue this traditional craftsmanship in the modern world. Her mahjong story’s illustrations bridges the gap between traditional cultures and modern lifestyles.
Read MoreFrancis Kirstein is the founder of tectonihks; an independent artisan in Hong Kong. Francis came from Manchester and studied Architecture in Edinburgh before moving to Hong Kong in 2009 and worked as a tradesman in the marine industry till 2018. Hong Kong is not only a place where he started tectonihks, it is also where he met his wife Fifi, a wine consultant in Hong Kong and married in 2013. Together, they raise a distinct looking half poodle (fellow dog lovers!), half Chinese Crested rescue dog called Rudolf (Rudy).
Read MoreHave you ever spent time looking at the Hong Kong skyline, gawking at how fluorescent and intricate it all is? Well behind every building project there is a person who builds an architectural model to exact specifications, up to the screw and hinges, so that the project can be visualised and completed. We chat to Mr King Y. Chung, a pioneer of architectural model making in Hong Kong, who handmade models for many of the buildings that dot the Hong Kong skyline.
Read MoreQraftie.com is a new Hong Kong based online marketplace to buy and sell handcrafted goods, supporting the local handcrafter community and closing the gap between buyers and sellers.
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