“Transformative Hong Kong”, Hong Kong’s offering at this year’s Venice Biennale, focuses on how sustainable, human-centric architecture can be used to shape the future of a city at a critical juncture.
Designers, from boutique to big name, are exploring ways to make furniture and items multifunctional, such as a bench that encourages movement and an Ikea collection that pushes ‘the limits of small spaces’.
Sustainable furniture and homeware made from eggshells, soil, paper and durian skin? It might come sooner than you think, thanks to Hong Kong designers who are upcycling waste products.
AsiaOne has launched EarthOne, a new section dedicated to environmental issues because we love the planet and we believe science. Find articles like this there. Given rising sea levels and the extreme floods of 2022, the notion of a climate-resilient city based on water seems counterintuitive. However, attendees at Hong Kong's Business of Design Week (BODW) 2022 Summit will.