Tatler Hong Kong

TATLER HONG KONG Tatler Dining’s 2023 Sustainability Champion and Roganic’s head chef Ashley Salmon spoke to Tatler about celebrating local produce, responsible sourcing, and the restaurant group’s “constant evolution trying to be better”. TATLER INDONESIA Imelda Joseph has dedicated her life to helping disadvantaged children in Indonesia, offering both support and affection as well as more practical protection in her role as the head of Jalan Hati Suci orphanage, also known as Rumah Hati Suci. She shared her experience and hopes for the country’s underprivileged youngsters. TATLER MALAYSIA The new minister of youth and sports, Hannah Yeoh, shared with Tatler her hopes for the country’s sports development, and wish to bring to the forefront sports that don’t usually get the limelight in Malaysia. TATLER PHILIPPINES Diyosa, a four-minute multidisciplinary ballet…

A university professor once told me that “design is intelligence made visible” (a quote that I later realised came from author Alina Wheeler), and that idea stuck with me. I like the notion of an abstract and potentially subjective concept like intelligence taking physical form: that design is marked by intent and insight. In this May 2023 edition of Tatler, we explore the world of design through multiple lenses, and celebrate creativity, innovation, and craftsmanship in all their physical and figurative forms. For our main story, our features editor Zabrina Lo speaks to the talented Tommy Fung, known as SurrealHK on Instagram. Fung’s whimsical artwork reflects the vibrant essence of Hong Kong and looks at the city and its culture through his quirky, surreal lens. We’re thrilled to share a…

LAURETTA SUTER Switzerland-born photographer Lauretta Suter currently splits her time between London and Zurich. Her distinctive, clean style has landed her work in the pages of Elle, Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue. She shot the fashion shoot for this month’s edition. (p.80) STEVE WONG Steve Wong started his creative career as an advertising art director for leading global agencies in Hong Kong before deciding to pursue photography. He has won numerous international awards for his work, and won the prize for best photography at the HK4As, Hong Kong’s ad agency association, two years running—an industry first. His clients include Cathay Pacific, Penguin Books, Mastercard, Credit Suisse and Vanity Fair Spain. For Tatler’s May edition, he shot interior designer Sean Dix’s Southside home. (p.166) ARIANNA PIANCA Swiss Italian stylist Arianna Pianca started…

HONG KONG CHINESE ORCHESTRA Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra is collaborating with Refiner Drums, a local team of young percussionist, in a performance that showcases the multiple types and distinct sounds of Chinese percussion instruments including the yunluo (a set of gongs), the snare drum, the timpani drum and the paigu (a row of drums). The performance, arranged by the orchestra’s principal percussionist Luk Kin Bun, features the premiere of two new pieces, Tears of Time and Unstoppable Waves, alongside existing pieces from the percussion repertoire. May 6. Studio Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre CITY CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY Themed around journeys, the dance company’s new season explores human relationships and life cycles. It begins with a double bill this month, Travel of Soul Time After Time and Echo in the Mirror,…

The excitement surrounding Art Week in March was palpable. Hong Kong had waited patiently for three years to welcome artists and collaborators from around the world back to the city, and on March 18, the time had finally come. Between the dizzying array of parties, gallery exhibitions and clothes fittings, the Design Trust Gala took place the weekend before Art Basel kicked off. Influential creative talents and art and design connoisseurs alike made their way to the Grand Ballroom of the newly opened Regent Hong Kong in Tsim Sha Tsui to raise money for design and creative communities in the city and across the Greater Bay Area. Design Trust, a grant-funding and community charity established in 2014 by the Hong Kong Ambassadors of Design, has been a staunch advocate for…

Events held on a Monday night at the M+ museum are special. It is the only day of the week the space is closed to the public—and gatherings on this day at the venue are usually reserved for those who push the culture of Hong Kong forward, bringing together the best of the city’s art community. On March 20, the day before Art Basel officially opened in Hong Kong, the museum hosted a grand affair for international guests and art patrons to kick off the West Kowloon Cultural District Art Week. The event marked the opening of Hong Kong: Here and Beyond, a showcase of Hong Kong’s visual culture in the Main Hall gallery of the museum. With Hong Kong reopening to the world, guests including Jacques Herzog and Pierre…