CREATIVITY & LIFESTYLE

A Hong Kong entrepreneur spotted a niche in the absence of bespoke tailoring aimed specifically at women.

23 May 2022

Hong Kong is renowned for bespoke tailoring, with many using a tailor for office wardrobes or formalwear. After more than 20 years of tailoring for men, Frederieke van Doorn was keen to begin offering tailored pieces for women. She established her luxury fashion brand, Frey, in September 2021 and has already opened a boutique on Queen’s Road Central on Hong Kong Island. The brand has an off-the-rack range, which offers everything from shirt dresses to trench jackets, in addition to bespoke tailored garments.More

Topics: Garments, Textiles & Accessories, Hong Kong, Creativity & Lifestyle, fashion

Making people more complete

Inspired by her own mentor, a banker has become a full-time coach, helping young professionals achieve their life goals.

16 May 2022

Inspired by mentors encountered in her career, finance industry veteran turned business coach and mentor Debbie Ng has been working with Female Entrepreneurs Worldwide (FEW) to deliver workshops on everything from dealing with difficult people to climbing the corporate ladder.More

Topics: Business Management & Consultancy, Hong Kong, Creativity & Lifestyle, training

Opening up a world of beauty

A boutique skincare brand has big ambitions to go global after successfully getting started in Hong Kong.

10 May 2022

The beauty industry is big business in Hong Kong, but until recently international brands from Europe, the United States, Japan and Korea dominated the trade.More

Topics: Health & Beauty, Hong Kong, Australasia, Creativity & Lifestyle, beauty

Asian design goes online

A recently launched digital platform aims to be a one-stop shop for luxury lifestyle brands in the region.

03 May 2022

Design marketing platform Vermillion showcases the work of established and emerging Asian talents, celebrating items ranging from furniture and homeware accessories to prints and photography. The business-to-business platform zooms in on Asian creations and its rapidly growing portfolio includes almost 200 lifestyle brands and creative talents from China, Japan and Southeast Asia. The firm has focused on working with real-estate clients and design professionals but has plans to set up a business-to-consumer (B2C) arm, Founder and CEO Krizia Li said.More

Topics: Design Services, Hong Kong, Mainland China, Creativity & Lifestyle, design

Designs on business success

The business end of design confounds many creative people, but help is at hand from the HKTDC and HKDI.

22 April 2022

Aspiring designers often find that fully understanding the business end of their operations – whether it is intellectual property rights, licensing, patents or merchandising – to be a challenge. That’s why the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) came together to co-organise two professional incubation and mentorship programmes to help young talents navigate the business world and succeed in their endeavours.More

Topics: Design Services, Hong Kong, Creativity & Lifestyle, design

Global influences in HK homes

A creator of unique interiors draws inspiration from as far afield as Japan and Scandinavia.

14 April 2022

Interior design harnesses all the senses, incorporating spatial layout and arrangement, functionality and aesthetic design to create pleasing spaces. Designers also need to pay close attention to factors such as materials, lighting, scent and furniture. For Hintegro, a Hong Kong-based studio, interior design is also a process of creating positive and beautiful experiences for its clients.More

Topics: Design Services, Hong Kong, Creativity & Lifestyle, DesignInspire

Digital assets take centre stage at FILMART

This year’s entertainment showcase reflected on the wisdom of working for streaming services and digital portfolios as sources of revenue.

08 April 2022

This year’s entertainment showcase reflected on the wisdom of working for streaming services and digital portfolios as sources of revenue.More

Topics: Film & Audio-Visual Production, Hong Kong, Creativity & Lifestyle, filmart

FILMART gets industry in focus

The online version of Asia’s premier film and television marketplace drew 8,000 industry talents from 81 countries and regions.

25 March 2022

Hong Kong has a long history as an entertainment hub, drawing talents, investors and merchants from all over the world – and providing a bridge to the world’s largest entertainment market in Mainland China. The digitisation of the entertainment world, which moved into overdrive as a result of COVID-19 control measures, is bringing significant change to the industry, and companies need to know how to adapt.More

Topics: Film & Audio-Visual Production, Hong Kong, Mainland China, filmart, entertainment

Diamond Technology specialist shows polish

A market leader in the hardware and software of assessing, processing and grading of diamonds is expanding rapidly in the Greater Bay Area.

21 March 2022

Diamonds are formed when carbon deposits deep within the earth are subject to high temperature and pressure – a process that can take aeons. The path from a rough gem dug out of the ground or dredged from the seafloor to glittering jewel on a wearer’s hand, neck or wrist is more rapid than the stone’s formation, but no less complicated.More

Topics: Jewellery, Hong Kong, Middle East, GBA, FeatureGBA

Price rises maintain value for HK exporters

Toy and electronics sectors manage to keep sales revenue positive despite the slowdown in trade.

18 March 2022

Exporters from Hong Kong are feeling the upsides and downsides of inflation, with the value of their products holding up at the same time as input costs expand and supply chain problems lead to shortages of raw materials.More

Topics: Business Management & Consultancy, Hong Kong, trade

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