Conscious design: a perspective made in Asia
Thursday 5 September —
12:00
- 12:45
The Talks — Hall 7
Description
Deep dive into conscious design through the lens of Asia’s leading talents. With a passion for material innovation and digital craft, LAAB's Otto Ng unpacks his creative process, which has given shape to the Hong Kong Pavilion at this year’s Maison&Objet. Joyce Wang delves into how conscious design is weaved into her eponymous studio’s explorations of creativity and craftsmanship.
Participants
Otto NgCo-founder & Design Director - LAAB Architects
Joyce WangPrincipal - Joyce Wang Studio
Sofia Lekka AngelopoulouEditor-in-chief - designboom
Otto Ng
Co-founder & Design Director - LAAB Architects
Otto Ng is the Design Director of LAAB, a laboratory for art & architecture. His passion for material innovation and digital craft began at MIT and was further integrated into the inventive processes at LAAB. The design studio works across various scales from art installation and furniture to interiors and architecture. Based in Hong Kong with a global clientele, LAAB has collaborated with a number of international brands, including Cartier, DFS, Hermès, Leica, Phillips, and Rimowa, to envision new experiences of art, retail, and hospitality. LAAB’s designs were recognized by Japan’s Good Design Award Best 100, FRAME’s Best Craftsmanship Award, and Design Anthology’s Sustainability Award.
Joyce Wang
Principal - Joyce Wang Studio
Born in Hawaii and raised in Hong Kong and London, Joyce Wang studied Architecture and Materials Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) followed by a Master’s degree in Interior Design from London’s Royal College of Art. Fueled by her love of physics, film and drawing, Wang embarked on a journey into architecture, then on to interior design while at Foster + Partners. She established her eponymous studio in 2011. Across an acclaimed global portfolio of unique fine-dining and luxury hospitality spaces, Wang infuses an artisanal elegance with enigmatic rigour and willfully circumvents style signatures. Taking cues from both cinema and science, she aims to conjure an emotive and sensorial resonance with each interior environment. “A great interior is like a great film: we want to return to it and enjoy it again and again. Each time something different grabs our attention, elevating the overall experience”.
Sofia Lekka Angelopoulou
Editor-in-chief - designboom
Sofia Lekka Angelopoulou is Editor-in-Chief of designboom, based in Milan, Beijing, Zurich and Berlin, with a global team of collaborators. Established in 1999, designboom.com is the world's first online cultural magazine for art, architecture, design and technology, with a global reach of 3 million readers monthly. Born in Greece, Sofia Lekka Angelopoulou studied Architecture in London (UK) and Interior Architecture, Research and Design in Rotterdam (NL). She has worked as an editor on print and digital publications, as well as on interior architecture and design projects in Europe. In 2018, Sofia joined designboom and is currently leading the editorial section and activities of the magazine.