CultureZine, RTHK Radio 3, Hong Kong, 14 June 2025
CultureZine on RTHK Radio 3
14/06/2025
Presenters: Janice Wong and Tanya Chou
On the occasion of the exhibition Colours of Hope at the Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, 8 May 2025.
Re:Materialize at Shanghai Exhibition Centre, Shanghai, 4–7 June 2025
Re:Materialize
We are delighted to present our collaborative piece with textile artist and designer Elaine Yan Ling Ng, Reverie in Motion, on the occasion of Re:Materialize, an exhibition curated by Zhang Lei and Lu Jingyi of Róng Design Library on the occasion of Design Shanghai 2025.
Titled Reverie in motion the piece transforms the tactile quality of Elaine’s Reverie Jacquard paper fabric series into a modular kinetic installation that blends bamboo, copper and porcelain.
Re:Materialize highlights the proactive design philosophy of “Material-Driven Design.” By re-evaluating materials and exploring innovative applications, it inspires designers to delve into the intrinsic nature and untapped potential of materials, fostering sustainable and imaginative design practices.
The exhibition brings together cross-disciplinary artists, designers, art academies, craftsmanship researchers, and material manufacturers to conduct material-based creations and experiments centered around three themes outlined in Rong Design Library’s 2025/26 Material Trend Report: “Present Optimism,” “Nostalgic Shelter,” and “Harmonic Connection.”
4-7 June 2025
Shanghai Exhibition Centre
No.1000, Yanan Road Mid, Jingan District Yanan, Shanghai, China
Zolima, Hong Kong, 16 May 2025
Zolima
16/05/2025
Ilaria Maria Sala
Hong Kong Ceramic Experimentation Goes to Milan
Living Corriere, Italy, 8 April 2025
Living Corriere
08/04/2025
Veronica Lempi
Le 5Vie tra artigianato e design: cosa vedere durante il Fuorisalone 2025
Colours of Hope at Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, 8–11 May 2025
Colours of Hope
Colours of Hope is an art exhibition organised by Children of the Mekong Hong Kong that thrives on bridging two points of view: the unique vision of artists and the distinctive perspectives of unprivileged children supported by the charity.
Three years of pandemics, unexpected geopolitical instability, growing social inequalities, threats from climate change… These are all factors that force us to rethink the way we live and understand the world.
Artists can guide us in this reflection. Many go through the same process, constantly reinventing their creative expressions and techniques to share their emotions and convictions.
Colours of Hope is an invitation to embrace optimism and hope through the work of talented and committed artists.
In a way, artists help us, through colours, to change our vision of the world around us, to heighten our sensitivity. Bringing colours into our lives, connecting to multiply encounters, listening and positively influencing more and more, for a better world, such is the wish of our partnership with magnificent artists to be discovered during the art exhibition Colours of Hope.
Colours of Hope is about the importance of surrounding ourselves with colours that inspire, uplift and increase the chances of happiness and well-being. It explores the idea of finding the colours of hope that allows individuals to feel encouraged, energized, positive and hopeful.
Colours of Hope resonates with Children of the Mekong’s mission to support disadvantaged children. In short, bringing hope to thousands of children… All the proceeds from the sale of the artworks will be donated to Children of the Mekong to fund its activities on behalf of disadvantaged children in Southeast Asia.
Curators
Anne Villet, Marie-Hélène Vidal, Christel Villepelet and Delphine Canard-Moreau
Opening
8 May 2025 from 17:00-21:00
Opening hours
9-11 May 2025 from 10:00-21:00
Location
Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, 7 Kennedy Road, Central
This exhibition is an associated project of the French May Arts Festival.

Artribune, Italy, 25 March 2025
Artribune
25/03/2025
Giulia Marani
Milano Design Week 2025: l’armonia invisibile nel magico distretto delle 5Vie
Metamorphism at Le Cavallerizze, Milan, 7–13 April 2025
Metamorphism
Ceramic Experimentations by Julie & Jesse
Curated by Annalisa Rosso and Elisa Mencarelli
Produced by 5VIE
Ceramics are among the most ancient and universal expressions of human creativity, an elemental gesture of transformation—earth, water, fire—resulting in a material that is both resilient and fragile. In their body of work, presented in part in a pyramidal display that recalls both archetypal ritual architectures and contemporary modular structures, Julie & Jesse explore the boundaries of this material, stretching its possibilities and working in a state of constant equilibrium.
Based in Hong Kong, the duo operates within a unique crossroads of influences, balancing Eastern and Western traditions while merging heritage with contemporary languages. Their experimental approach resists categorization, stretching across the fields of design, craft, and art, moving seamlessly between functional objects and pure artistic expression. Their backgrounds reflect this intersection: Swiss designer Julie Progin and American artist Jesse Mc Lin bring distinct perspectives that converge in a shared language of forms. A new universal language, emerging from an ancient alphabet that everybody knows by heart.
This interplay of contrasts emerges in every gesture. Porcelain, a material known for its unforgiving nature—demanding precision, allowing little room for error—is approached with a sense of discovery, pushing the limits of balance and structure. It is precisely this continuous redefinition of equilibrium that makes their pieces feel both familiar, rooted in an ancestral knowledge, and entirely unexpected. They are objects never seen before, not only in their aesthetic qualities but also in their technical achievements, which extend beyond conventional limits of ceramic production. An intrinsic tension, as if caught between stillness and motion, echoing broader questions of shifting identities.
The pyramidal structure conceived for the exhibition at Le Cavallerizze is not a neutral display. It reinforces this sense of layered meaning. An architecture of ascent, a movement from foundation to peak, but also an invitation to deconstruct hierarchies of perception. More than a singular narrative, it offers a constellation of possibilities, much like the hybrid nature of their practice itself—moving between continuity and reinvention.
Curator
Annalisa Rosso and Elisa Mencarelli
Producers
5VIE, Ernesta Del Cogliano and Emanuele Tessarolo
Opening
7-13 April 2025 | 10:00-19:30
9 April 2025 | 10:00-22:00
Location
Le Cavallerizze, 5VIE district
Via Olona 4, Milan
Beyond the Loom at Nuovo, Hong Kong, 17 March–30 April 2025
Beyond the Loom
We are delighted to present our first collaborative piece with textile artist and designer Elaine Yan Ling Ng on the occasion of her show Beyond the Loom at Nuovo.
Titled Reverie in motion the piece transforms the tactile quality of Elaine’s Reverie Jacquard paper fabric series into a modular kinetic installation that blends bamboo, copper and porcelain.
Reverie in motion is a sinuous 45-metre-long ribbon installation of 3,000 porcelain beads, bamboo, and copper, handmade by textile artist and designer Elaine Yan Ling Ng and ceramic artists and designers Julie & Jesse. Each porcelain bead is hand-rolled and pressed to create a crackled texture that echoes Elaine’s ‘Reverie’ fabric details. Bamboo replaces traditional yarn, threading through the ceramic beads to let weight and pattern guide each strand’s movement.
The interplay of ceramic, bamboo, and copper, as well as matte and gloss finishes, adds a striking visual contrast, and the bamboo changes shape in the humidity.
The modular units allow the installation to be reconfigured according to the setting and space.
Inspired by Alexander Calder’s mid-20th-century mobiles, this hanging kinetic artwork moves gracefully, casting dancing shadows that create a meditative, sensory experience.
17 March-20 April 2025
Nuovo, Shop G03, The Galleria, 9 Queen’s Road Central, Central, Hong Kong
Fuorisalone, Italy, 10 March 2025
FuoriSalone
10/03/2025
Tutti gli eventi da non perdere nel distretto delle 5VIE
Interni, Italy, 5 March 2025
Interni
05/03/2025
Ilenia Carlesimo
FuoriSalone 2025: the events not to be missed at 5Vie
Design Pulse Asia at The Design Museum, DX Design Hub, Hong Kong, 3 December 2024–30 June 2025, Installation views
Design Pulse Asia
We are delighted to share some photos of the opening of Design Pulse Asia a half-year-long exhibition curated by Freeman Lau and Dr. Charles Lai for the newly opened Design Museum at DX Design Hub in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong.
This half-year-long exhibition delves into the unique heritages, diverse trajectories, and cultural exchanges shaping Asia’s design landscape. It showcases how the fusion of regional influences, materials, and craftsmanship has been pivotal in the evolution of design, leading to the creation of diverse Asian lifestyles that contribute to the enrichment of global culture.
Curator
Mr. Freeman Lau
Associate Curator
Dr. Charles Lai
Opening
13 December 2024 – 30 June 2025
Opening hours
11:00-20:00
Location
The Design Museum 2/F,
DX Design Hub,
280 Tung Chau Street,
Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
Design Pulse Asia at The Design Museum, DX Design Hub, Hong Kong, 3 December 2024–30 June 2025
Design Pulse Asia
This half-year-long exhibition delves into the unique heritages, diverse trajectories, and cultural exchanges shaping Asia’s design landscape. It showcases how the fusion of regional influences, materials, and craftsmanship has been pivotal in the evolution of design, leading to the creation of diverse Asian lifestyles that contribute to the enrichment of global culture.
Curator
Mr. Freeman Lau
Associate Curator
Dr. Charles Lai
Opening
13 December 2024 – 30 June 2025
Opening hours
11:00-20:00
Location
The Design Museum 2/F,
DX design hub,
280 Tung Chau Street,
Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
Material Alchemy, Design Dialogue with Elaine Yan Ling Ng, Arts Pavilion, Hong Kong, 1 November 2024
Material Alchemy
Exploring Innovative Design Through Material Research
Photo courtesy of DesignWorks Foundation
We are delighted to share the photos of Material Alchemy a design dialogue between Elaine Yan Ling Ng and Julie & Jesse, moderated by John Wall of Prestige Magazine, Hong Kong that happened on November 1st, 2024 at the Hong Kong Arts Pavilion, WestK on the occasion of the Hong Kong Design Annex exhibition.
South China Morning Post, Hong Kong, 5 November 2024
South China Morning Post
05/11/2024
Mabel Lui
Home is where the art is
Making it Matters at M+, Hong Kong, 2 November 2024–Ongoing
Making it Matters
Making it Matters follows the process of making from concept and research to design and fabrication, as well as the social networks that link each step. By delving into the inspirations, techniques, and impacts behind the selected works, the exhibition helps us understand our own roles in processes of making and their relation to our daily lives.
This exhibition mostly draws upon the diverse works of the M+ Collections. The artists, designers, and architects featured include John Cage, Harold Cohen, Julie & Jesse, John Maeda, Raffaella della Olga, Anna Ridler, Ki Saigon, Fujimori Terunobu, Jay Sae Jung Oh, Stanley Wong, and Võ Trọng Nghĩa Architects. It follows the process of making from concept and research to design and fabrication, as well as the social networks that link each step. By delving into the inspirations, techniques, and impacts behind the selected works, the exhibition helps us understand our own roles in processes of making and their relation to our daily lives.
The exhibition also looks at responsible design, material innovation, and creative reuse strategies adopted by innovative makers exploring alternative modes of thinking. These ideas are situated within wider historical and sociopolitical contexts across four thematic sections.
‘Ceramics: A Story of Shifting Values’ explores the complex and layered history of ceramics and focuses on how one material can shift greatly in value and perception over time. ‘Material Potential’ highlights how makers experiment with a variety of materials, including neon, resin, and bamboo, discovering new processes, methods, and forms along the way. ‘The Hand and the Machine’ examines how the development of computing, artificial intelligence, and machine learning revolutionised the making process. ‘Actions and Consequences’ traces how consumerism came to shape contemporary society by demanding mass production, synthetic materials and low-paid labour.
Opening
02 November 2024

Guo Pei: Fashioning Imagination at M+, Hong Kong, 21 September 2024–6 April 2025
Guo Pei: Fashioning Imagination
Guo Pei (b. 1967), China’s leading couture artist, combines Chinese cultural heritage with international elements and artistic expression. Guo’s astonishing runway collections have impressed fashion and art audiences alike for almost 30 years. Presenting the first major exhibition of Guo’s work produced in China, M+ will showcase Guo’s key collections and early designs, highlighting her unique career connecting China and the rest of the world and the cultural symbols created through her sophisticated and visually dazzling practice. Working with the couturier and her studio, the exhibition presents a selection of garments shown to audiences in the region for the first time, creating a layered dialogue with the M+ Collections around visual imagination and workmanship. The exhibition foregrounds Guo Pei’s unique artistic style that resonates with imperial Chinese dress etiquette, European royal fashion, architecture, and the botanical world.
Exhibition details
21 September 2024 – 6 April 2025
M+, West Kowloon Cultural District, 38 Museum Drive, Kowloon
Main Hall Gallery
Photo courtesy of M+

Forthcoming talk about Material Alchemy at the Arts Pavilion, Hong Kong
Material Alchemy: Exploring Innovative Design Through Material Research
Material Alchemy: Exploring Innovative Design Through Material Research delves into the transformative power of material exploration in design. This panel discussion illuminates how the designers push boundaries, blending artistry with science to create innovative products. By investigating the properties and potentials of diverse materials, from traditional to cutting-edge, the designers unlock new avenues for creativity, sustainability, and functionality. Join us as we uncover the alchemical process of turning raw materials into design gold, shaping the future of design through experimentation and ingenuity.
Moderator
Jon Wall
Speakers
Elaine Ng
Julie & Jesse
Date
1 November 2024
Time
17:15 – 18:00
Location
ARTS PAVILION, West Kowloon Cultural District, Kowloon

Hong Kong Design Annex at the Arts Pavilion, Hong Kong, 1–11 November 2024
Hong Kong Design Annex
The Hong Kong Design Annex exhibition, conceptualized by Lim + Lu, and organized by Designworks Foundation, aims to celebrate and showcase design visionaries of Hong Kong in the realm of furniture, lighting and product design. The exhibition provides a platform for these talented individuals to display their innovative works, highlighting their unique perspectives and creative prowess.
To create an immersive and captivating experience for visitors, Lim + Lu envisions a pavilion made from fresh bamboo. This pavilion will feature both above and below reflective surfaces, resulting in a mesmerizing interplay of light and shadow. As visitors walk through the exhibition, they will immerse themselves in an enchanting “infinity bamboo forest.” The meandering path will lead visitors on a journey of discovery, unveiling the beautiful and thought-provoking design pieces hidden within.
The choice of bamboo as a primary material pays homage to Hong Kong’s signature bamboo scaffoldings. It reflects the exhibition’s commitment to sustainability, as bamboo is a renewable resource with a myriad of applications.
The Hong Kong Design Annex exhibition not only serves as a platform to promote Hong Kong designers but also provides visitors with a unique opportunity to engage with the vibrant design culture of Hong Kong. By combining the beauty of nature, innovative design, and a captivating environment, this exhibition seeks to inspire and captivate both design enthusiasts and the general public alike.
Opening
1-7 November 2024
Opening hours
11:00-20:00
Location
ARTS PAVILION,
West Kowloon
Cultural District,
Kowloon
Designers
Batten & Kamp, DEFT, Editecture, Elaine Ng, Florian and Christine, Frank Leung, Julie & Jesse, Lim + Lu, NAPP studio & Architects, Studio Ryte
Swiss Month at Illuminati Fine Arts, 19–20 October 2025
Swiss Month
On the occasion of the Swiss Month, the Consulate General of Switzerland in Hong Kong presents the work of six Swiss artists living and working in Hong Kong.
Artists: Nicolas Jeanbourquin, Julie & Jesse, Marc Progin, Miriam Reichmuth, David Stein, Sophie Tunik
Exhibition dates and opening hours
19 – 20 October 2024, 11am – 7pm
Location
Illuminati Fine Art, 31 – 33 Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong

For What it's Worth at Novalis Art Design, Hong Kong, 1 December 2023–20 January 2024, Installation views
For What It’s Worth: Ceramic Experimentations by Julie & Jesse
Solo exhibition at Novalis Art Design
Photo courtesy of Novalis Art Design
We are delighted to share the photos of For What It’s Worth: Ceramic Experimentations by Julie & Jesse a solo exhibition at Novalis Art Design, Hong Kong that opened on December 1st, 2023 and closed on January 20th, 2024.
For What It's Worth: Ceramic Experimentations by Julie & Jesse
For What It's Worth: Ceramic Experimentations by Julie & Jesse
Novalis Art Design, 2023
Published by Novalis Art Design on the occasion of For What It’s Worth: Ceramic Experimentations by Julie & Jesse, this catalogue is fully illustrated with selected plates from the exhibition and includes an essay by the curator, Jennifer Wong, a journal by Julie & Jesse about the history and development of their work and a selection of their past projects.
Publisher: Novalis Art Design
Authors: Jennifer Wong and Julie & Jesse
Translation and editing: Sim Ho, Luna Ngai and Jennifer Wong / Narratives Studio
Format: Paperback
Language: English and Traditional Chinese
Size: 27.5 x 21 cm
Extent: 144 pp
Publication date: 30 November 2023
ISBN: 9789887035206
For What it's Worth at Novalis Art Design, Hong Kong, 1 December 2023–20 January 2024
For What It’s Worth
Each day, we tend to accept the established values assigned to objects, whether dictated by market forces or cultural associations. In this exhibition, Julie & Jesse will present their latest works, which stem from their extensive creative and research exploration of mining resources from the urban environment. By fusing the city’s discarded and overlooked materials with ceramics, they bring the unseen into view and elevate the unwanted to the forefront. Each find is an opportunity to unpack stories across time and space, hidden within the material. This process of generating new value for the devalued subverts, redefines and expands our current perception of the worth of materials.
Date
01 December 2023 – 20 January 2024
Opening reception
30 November 2023
6 to 9 PM
Location
Novalis Art Design
G/F, 197 Hollywood Road, Hong Kong


Artisans of Change at 13A New Street Art Gallery, Hong Kong, 2–4 November 2024
Artisans of change
For the past three decades, Marc & Chantal has proudly adopted the role of Artisans of Change. They have been crafting brands and experiences that transcend the ordinary, leaving memorable marks and shaping new identities along the way.
Artisans of Change encapsulate the very essence of who they are. As Marc & Chantal commemorates their 30th anniversary, they engaged with 30 fellow artisans and asked them to contribute their individual perspective and creative talent to this exhibition.
Date
November 2 – November 4, 2023
Time
Thursday | 11AM – 5PM
Friday & Saturday | 11AM – 6PM
Location
13A New Street, Tai Ping Shan, Hong Kong

Sotheby's Hong Kong, 18 May 2023
In the Hands of the Potter
We had the pleasure of hosting Sotheby’s in our studio for a photoshoot juxtaposing our work and Chinese neolithic pottery including the collection of Ronald W. Longsdorf. We also sat down with Denise Tsui, managing editor of Sotheby’s Asia, to discuss “Understanding Chinese Neolithic Pottery Today”. Through a juxtaposition of Chinese Neolithic pottery and contemporary pottery we explore how history informs the present, and the power of the human touch.
Photo credit: Wan Photography
ReShape at Soho House, Hong Kong, 20 April–01 May 2023, Installation views
Erosion | Library of 10
Exhibiting at Soho House for the Re-shape exhibition
We are delighted to share the photos of Erosion | Library of 10, 01 and 02 that exhibited at the Re-shape exhibition at Soho House April through May 2023.
The exhibition was part of The French May 2023, and curated by Delphine Canard-Moreau and Claire Roche with all proceeds going to support Children of the Mekong.
ReShape at Soho House, Hong Kong, 20 April–01 May 2023
Re-shape
We are extremely excited to share that Erosion | Library of 10 | 01 and Erosion | Library of 10 | 02 will be exhibiting in the context of the Re-shape exhibition at Soho House this coming April 2023. The exhibition, which is part of The French May 2023, is curated by Delphine Canard-Moreau and Claire Roche and all proceeds will go to support Children of the Mekong.
Date
April 20 – May 1 2023
11:30am until 07:00pm
Opening
April 22 2023
Location
White Box, 22/F, Soho House Hong Kong, 33 Des Voeux Road West, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Admission
Free admission

Julie & Jesse in "The third shuitu-water and clay around the world" book
The third shuitu-water and clay around the world exhibition catalogue
Julie & Jesse featured in the exhibition catalogue of “The third shuitu-water and clay around the world” exhibition published by the Qingdao Creation and Exhibition Center and the International Academy of Ceramics.






Louis Vuitton Hong Kong City Guide
Julie & Jesse in the Louis Vuitton Hong Kong City Guide | 2023 Edition
Extremely happy to discover our studio in the Louis Vuitton Hong Kong City Guide, 2023 Edition.
Since 1998, Louis Vuitton City Guides have established themselves as the ultimate travel companions, bringing to life the world’s most fascinating cities for business and leisure travelers alike. To capture the spirit of each city, Louis Vuitton reaches out to journalists, writers and major figures in the world of art and letters, whose contributions – together with those of artists, businesspeople and creative talents from many fields – make each City Guide a publication like no other. From five-star hotels to boutique concepts, gourmet restaurants to neighborhood bistros, antique shops to designer hubs, museums and monuments, each Louis Vuitton City Guide is a treasure trove of invaluable information, which reveals the pleasures each city has to offer. Every City Guide also features a special guest contributor, who takes the reader on a personal exploration of their home city, along the way sharing tips on their favorite spots. The Hong Kong City Guide includes special guest contributions from Nicolas Tsé and exclusive photographs by Harold de Puymorin.
5.4 x 8.3 inches
Guest contributor: Nicolas Tsé
Writers: Catherine Shaw, Jonathan Hopfner, Divia Harilela, Michel Temman
Exclusive photography by Harold de Puymorin
Cloth binding




Open studio | Saturday December 10 and 17, 2022
Open studio
Saturday December 10 & 17, 2022
Come explore our studio, have a drink, see how it’s made.
Dates
Saturday December 10, 2022
Saturday December 17, 2022
Opening hours
11 am until 5pm
Where
Unit 16B, Man Foong Industrial Building, 7 Cheung Lee Street, Chai Wan

Qingdao International Public and Environmental Ceramic Art at the Qingdao Sculpture Museum, 5 November–4 December 2022
Qingdao International Public and Environmental Ceramic Art Exhibition 2022
Curated by Wan Liya
Hosted by the Academy of Sculpture, the Chinese National Academy of Arts, the Qingdao Center for Promoting Art in Public Space, the International Academy of Ceramics.
Organized by the Qingdao Creation and Exhibition Center of the Chinese Urban Sculptor Artists Association and the Qingdao Daqian Culture and Art Design Company.
We are extremely excited to share that Fragment(s) | The unlimited edition, is exhibiting for the occasion.
Date
November 5 – December 4 2022
Location
Qingdao Sculpture Museum

Webinar with K11 Konversation
K11 Musea
Konversation
Proud to have given an online talk for K11 Konversations, a K11 initiative to discuss the intersections between creativity, culture and innovation in line with K11’s social mission to incubate talent and propagate culture. The webinar aired on September 28th 2022 at 6:30 pm HK time and is now available for all to watch on Youtube.

Art Karnival at K11 Musea, Hong Kong, 29 July–11 September 2022, Installation views
A pair of Terra Mobile
Exhibiting at K11 Musea for the 2022 edition of the Art Karnival
Photo courtesy of K11 MUSEA
We are delighted to share the photos of A pair of Terra Mobile currently exhibiting on the 5th floor of K11 MUSEA for the 2022 edition of the K11 Art Karnival. The Karnival showcases over 20 works from some of the biggest names in both local and global art and design scene. Works include Alexvi: Three Distances – the debut exhibition of Beijing fashion photographer Alexvi in Hong Kong, Cake Illusions – Hong Kong’s first-ever illusion cake showcase presented by Alison Chan, Cake Artist and Founder of Dear Harley Bakery, I hope… – a grand, 12-metre-long marquee installation suspended in mid-air, created by Osaka-born artist Chiharu Shiota, Beethoven’s Trumpet (With Ear), Opus 127 created by late American conceptual artist John Baldessari, and more.
Art Karnival at K11 Musea, Hong Kong, 29 July–11 September 2022
K11 Musea
Art Karnival
K11 MUSEA Art Karnival: The Annual Art Frenzy Returns!
Take a nosedive into a frenzy of world-class art at K11 MUSEA as K11’s annual Art Karnival returns for a nation-wide fête — arriving simultaneously at K11 in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenyang and Wuhan!
As the lines between the digital and physical continue to blur, perspectives get jumbled as a Karnival of artworks pull you in to question what’s real and tangible. Take the leap into an unfamiliar realm of art discovery today!
Find a series of renowned artworks by internationally recognised artists such as Don Diablo, Chiharu Shiota, David Altmejd, John Baldessari, Martin Margiela and more! What are you waiting for? Dive into K11 MUSEA’s Art Karnival today!
We are extremely excited to share that A pair of Terra Mobile, that is in the collection of the K11 Art Foundation, is exhibiting for the occasion of the festival on the 5th floor at K11 Musea.
Date
29 Jul – 11 Sep 2022
Time
10:00 – 22:00
Location
K11 MUSEA

Upcoming Studio Tours | August 6, 2022
Studio Tour
Saturday August 6, 2022
We love your questions, your spirit of curiosity and sharing what we do with you. Come and visit our ceramic studio and see how it’s made.
Max 10 people per tour, first come first serve.
RSVP is mandatory.
Date & time
Saturday August 6, 2022 at 11 am
Where
Unit 16B, Man Foong Industrial Building, 7 Cheung Lee Street, Chai Wan

Upcoming exhibition at Tai Ping, Hong Kong
Vermillion x Tai Ping
Pop Up Exhibition
Vermillion takes over the Tai Ping flagship showroom in Hong Kong for an exclusive Vermillion x Tai Ping pop-up exhibit, featuring an immersive Asian aesthetic experience through four thematic zones curated by the city’s most coveted female designers: Modern Heritage curated by Ann Chan founder of HERO Design Group, Urban Vibrancy curated by Elaine Yan Ling Ng founder of The Fabrick Lab, Resort Living curated by Emma Maclean founder of EM Bespoke, and Scents of Teas & Flowers curated by Laura Cheung Wolf founder of LALA CURIO.
We will have a few pieces showing during the exhibition. Do stop by if you are in Hong Kong.
When
July 23 to August 3, 2022
Opening hours
Monday to Saturday, 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
Where
Tai Ping showroom, 213 Prince’s Building, Central, Hong Kong

We at the Hong Kong Palace Museum, Installation views
Design Trust Futures Studio 2022
Heritage is Creative Generation
Photo courtesy of Design Trust Futures Studio, and © Hong Kong Palace Museum
We’re very excited to announce the launch of the exhibition Heritage is creative generation at the Hong Kong Palace Museum.
This year DTFS partners with Hong Kong Palace Museum, inspired by Project Twelve, a cultural and design exploratory project using a theme of the twelve animal signs of the Chinese zodiac. During a 12-year period starting from 2008, an outstanding Asian artist or designer, was invited each year to create a masterpiece sculpture, using the zodiac sign of the respective year as a theme.
The six-month long programme is an accelerated, compressed version of DTFS created out of creative urgency to collaborate during the pandemic. With the team and partners, 12 designers/ collectives are invited to propose and craft a new interpretation of one Chinese zodiac work relating to Project Twelves past works, with their creative spark; whilst adding their independent and creative skills informed by a series of dialogues and workshops, and showcased at Scholars Commons, the Hong Kong Palace Museum, that opened to the public July 2022.
We were assigned to work on the monkey zodiac and are happy to present our project WE | 我們 alongside Anthony Lo’s Flying Monkey.
Designers: Adonian Chan (Co-founder, Trilingua Design), Elaine Yan Ling Ng (Founder, The Fabrick Lab), Florian Wegenast and Christine Lew (Co-founder, Studio Florian + Christine), Alexandra Batten & Daniel Kamp (Co-founders, Batten and Kamp), Julie Progin and Jesse Mclin (Co-founders, Julie & Jesse), Bob Pang, Ken Chow (Founder, Yat Muk Studio), Su Chang (Principal of Su Chang Design Research Office), Jacqueline Chak (Partner of EDIT and EDITECTURE), Mic Leong & Soilworm Lai (Stickyline), Tin Lau, and Niko Leung (Founder, Future is Transparency)
Mentors: Raman Hui, Cynthia Sah, Chelsia Lau, Dennis Chan, Kan Tai-keung, Chi Wing Lo, Anthony Lo, Man Fung-yi & Mok Yat-san, Edwin Chan and Freeman Lau.
Advisors: Daisy Yiyou Wang (Deputy Director at the Hong Kong Palace Museum), Tianlong Jiao (Head Curator at the Hong Kong Palace Museum)
Lead curator: Marisa Yiu
Collaborators: Louis Ng, Freeman Lau
Design Trust Futures Studio 2022 Curatorial and Project Team: Marisa Yiu (Lead Curator), Zheng Zhou (Associate Curator & Designer), Mavis Wong (Project & Communications Manager)
陶瓷作品展 at Sheng Gallery, Qingdao, 29 May 28–July 2022, Installation views
Fragment(s) | The limited edition | Vase C
Exhibition at Sheng Gallery, Qingdao
We are very proud to be showing three pieces of Fragment(s) | The limited edition | Vase C at Sheng Gallery in Qingdao. The exhibition features contemporary ceramics from around the globe. We are showing alongside Ann Van Hoey, Bodil Manz, Babs Haenen, Peter Pincus, Jacques Kaufmann, Takuro Kuwata, Matthew Chambers, Enric Mestre and more.
Here are a few images of the exhibition.
陶瓷作品展 at Sheng Gallery, Qingdao, 29 May 28–July 2022
Group show at Sheng Gallery, Qingdao
We are delighted to share that three of our pieces will be showing this coming May 29 to July 28 at Sheng Gallery, West Lobby of the Intercontinental Hotel in Qingdao.
The exhibition features contemporary ceramics from around the globe. We will be showing alongside Ann Van Hoey, Bodil Manz, Babs Haenen, Peter Pincus, Jacques Kaufmann, Takuro Kuwata, Matthew Chambers, Enric Mestre and more.
If you happen to be in Qingdao, please join the opening at 3 pm on May 29.

Made in Hong Kong at Art Central, Hong Kong, 26–29 May 2022, Installation views
Art Central, Hong Kong
Art Central Hong Kong, the 2022 edition, took place at the Hong Kong Convention Centre this May.
We are very proud to have shown Fragment(s) | Series 02 | Vase A | 03 as well as Without leaving your room | Pair 04 at the Made in Hong Kong exhibit. Here are a few images of the exhibition.
Made in Hong Kong at Art Central, Hong Kong, 26–29 May 2022
Made in Hong Kong
We are delighted to share that two of our pieces have been selected to show at Art Central this coming May 26 to 29 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
“Made In Hong Kong”, is a special exhibition at Art Central 2022, that features the artistic creation of Hong Kong-based independent artists and visual practitioners.
Of the over 650 individual artwork applications received, 65 works by 40 artists were selected to be exhibited.
The participants represent diverse backgrounds, including both professionally trained and self-taught artists, as well as designers and writers.
Their works cover a wide range of media, from painting, photography and sculpture to print and installation, and explore the fabric of their surroundings through multiple senses – visual, audio and tactile.
Some of the artworks on view delineate urban spaces using realistic, abstract, or speculative approaches; some touch upon personal perceptions via analytical or affective expressions.
Prevailingly, the urban and quotidian spaces within the artworks are interwoven with the artists’ memories, dreams, words, research and experiments – presenting visual creations made in Hong Kong with multifaceted perspectives and abundant energies.

We are part of the DTFS 2022 programme
Design Trust Futures Studio 2022
Heritage is Creative Generation
We’re very excited to announce our participation in Design Trust Futures studio 2022 programme. This year the theme of the project is Heritage is creative generation.
This year DTFS partners with Hong Kong Palace Museum, inspired by Project Twelve, a cultural and design exploratory project using a theme of the twelve animal signs of the Chinese zodiac. During a 12-year period starting from 2008, an outstanding Asian artist or designer, was invited each year to create a masterpiece sculpture, using the zodiac sign of the respective year as a theme.
The six-month long programme is an accelerated, compressed version of DTFS created out of creative urgency to collaborate during the pandemic. With the team and partners, 12 designers/ collectives are invited to propose and craft a new interpretation of one Chinese zodiac work relating to Project Twelves past works, with their creative spark; whilst adding their independent and creative skills informed by a series of dialogues and workshops, and showcased at Scholars Commons, the Hong Kong Palace Museum, that opens to the public July 2022.
Designers: Adonian Chan (Co-founder, Trilingua Design), Elaine Yan Ling Ng (Founder, The Fabrick Lab), Florian Wegenast and Christine Lew (Co-founder, Studio Florian + Christine), Alexandra Batten & Daniel Kamp (Co-founders, Batten and Kamp), Julie Progin and Jesse Mclin (Co-founders, Julie & Jesse), Bob Pang, Ken Chow (Founder, Yat Muk Studio), Su Chang (Principal of Su Chang Design Research Office), Jacqueline Chak (Partner of EDIT and EDITECTURE), Mic Leong & Soilworm Lai (Stickyline), Tin Lau, and Niko Leung (Founder, Future is Transparency)
Mentors: Raman Hui, Cynthia Sah, Chelsia Lau, Dennis Chan, Kan Tai-keung, Chi Wing Lo, Anthony Lo, Man Fung-yi & Mok Yat-san, Edwin Chan and Freeman Lau.
Advisors: Daisy Yiyou Wang (Deputy Director at the Hong Kong Palace Museum), Tianlong Jiao (Head Curator at the Hong Kong Palace Museum)
Lead curator: Marisa Yiu
Collaborators: Louis Ng, Freeman Lau
Design Trust Futures Studio 2022 Curatorial and Project Team: Marisa Yiu (Lead Curator), Zheng Zhou (Associate Curator & Designer), Mavis Wong (Project & Communications Manager)

Fragment(s) | The bottle edition | Series 11/02 in a collector's home
A new home
We are extremely happy that our Fragment(s) | The bottle edition | Series 11/02 is now part of the collection of the Pieterse family and found a new home on their walls.
Truly thankful to be a part of this wonderful collection that includes work by Marc Standing, Tony Ng, John Walker, George Tjampu Thapaltjarri and more.
Upcoming Studio Tours | December 2021
Studio Tour
Saturday December 11, 2021
We love your questions, your spirit of curiosity and sharing what we do with you. Come and visit our ceramic studio and see how it’s made.
Max 10 people per tour, first come first serve.
RSVP is mandatory.
Studio tours
Saturday December 11, 2021 at 11 am
Saturday December 11, 2021 at 2:30 pm
Where
Unit 16B, Man Foong Industrial Building, 7 Cheung Lee Street, Chai Wan

Fragment(s) | The bottle edition | Series 11/01 installed at The Great Room, Photos
The Great Room, Singapore
In many of the world’s finest homes, a space known as The Great Room forms the heart of the property. It’s an area that lends itself to quiet discussion, moments of thought and study but also serves spectacularly for meeting, socialising and entertaining. It’s a superb spot for a think or a drink, for business or for pleasure. The Great Room was born to change the way people work, meet and socialise.
We are extremely happy that our Fragment(s) | The bottle edition | Series 11/01 is now part of The Great Room’s art collection and on display in the library of their new space in Singapore at 63 Robinson Road, Level 8.
Mixed Colours: Rebirth at The Pulse, Hong Kong, 29 April–3 May 2021, Installation views
Mixed Colours: Rebirth
Mixed colours: rebirth is a cross-cultural art exhibition featuring 22 international artists and curated by Marie-Florence Gros (La Galerie Paris 1839) and Christel Villepelet in benefit of Children of the Mekong.
We are very proud to have participated with our Fragment(s). Here are a few photos.
Upcoming Studio Tours
Studio Tour
Saturday June 5, 2021
We love your questions, your spirit of curiosity and sharing what we do with you. Come and visit our ceramic studio and see how it’s made.
Max 8 people per tour, first come first serve.
RSVP is mandatory.
Studio tours
Saturday June 5, 2021 at 11 am
Saturday June 5, 2021 at 2:30 pm
Where
Unit 16B, Man Foong Industrial Building, 7 Cheung Lee Street, Chai Wan

Mixed Colours: Rebirth at The Pulse, Hong Kong, 29 April–3 May 2021
Mixed Colours: Rebirth
MIX COLOURS: REBIRTH is a cross-cultural art exhibition featuring 22 international artists and curated by Marie-Florence Gros (La Galerie Paris 1839) and Christel Villepelet.
MIX COLOURS: REBIRTH is a burst of colours to celebrate the energy of life, the power of diversity and natural beauty, and to highlight the links between cultures.
Wrecked on our island, or stuck elsewhere, forbidden to travel, we have cherished even more the vivid beauty around us. While pollution, globalization, threaten to fade the world’s colours and contrasts, while unexpected new threats have changed our perspectives, this exhibition enhances colours as symbols of the natural and cultural diversity to save, the original beauty to admire, the source of rebirth: a positive and energetic sight to create tomorrow’s world.
Julie & Jesse will be showing three pairs of Fragment(s) to benefit the charity work of Children of the Mekong.
Where
The Pulse, L3, East Wing, Repulse Bay
When
30th of April 2021 to May 3rd 2021
Free Admission
Opening hours
10 am to 8 pm

M+ Collections: Highlights
M+ Collections: Highlights
Thames & Hudson, 2021
M+, Hong Kong’s new museum of contemporary visual culture, opened in 2021. Its varied collections include more than 6,000 works and objects from the worlds of visual art, moving image, and design and architecture; more than 1,500 works of contemporary Chinese art from the M+ Sigg Collection; the M+ Collection Archives, comprising some 45,000 items; and the M+ Library Special Collection.
M+ Collections: Highlights presents the work of more than 300 artists, designers, film-makers, photographers, and architects, specially selected to represent the collections as a whole, from Zhang Peili and Charlotte Perriand, to Nam June Paik, Zaha Hadid, and Shigeru Ban. Each chapter encompasses a different decade of the collections’ span, from the 1950s to the present. The book consists of individual entries on featured makers, each paired with an insightful analysis by an M+ curator. Interspersed among these entries are twenty-four thematic essays that illuminate some of the ideas around which the collections have grown, including modernism in Asian art and the future of painting in a digital world. Full of unexpected connections and new perspectives, M+ Collections: Highlights serves as an invaluable—and beautiful—introduction to this innovative new museum’s world-class collections of modern and contemporary visual culture.
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Authors: Doryun Chong, Lesley Ma, Pauline J. Yao and Ikko Yokoyama
Format: Hardback
Language: English
Size: 28 x 23 cm
Extent: 504 pp
Illustrations: 760
Publication date: 24 March 2022
ISBN: 9780500024362
Play Lives at Design Spectrum, Hong Kong, 23 February–30 April 2021
Play Lives
Play is useless. Play is good. Everybody plays. Not all the time. So what is play? How does it work? Why is it good? How do we design for play? So many questions – is there enough time? Enter the rabbit hole: toying with the concept of play as a positive agent in people’s lives, the PLAY LIVES exhibition takes visitors through design for play’s wonderland.
Play Lives is an exhibition curated by Rémi Leclerc and Chi-wing Lee for Design Spectrum.
Julie & Jesse will be showing Pocket Garden made for Design Trust: Critically Homemade and Kapok.
Where
Design Spectrum
When
23rd of February 2021 to 30th of April 2021
Free Admission
Opening hours
10 am to 7 pm

Déshabillé, series 02, vase 01 at the 2020 Taiwan Ceramics Biennale
2020 Taiwan Ceramics Biennale
Déshabillé, series 02, vase 01 awarded Special Prize
We are extremely proud to have been selected to show at the 2020 Taiwan Ceramics Biennale and to announce that the jury members awarded our piece Déshabillé, series 02, vase 01 a Special Prize. The exhibition is taking place at the Yingge Ceramics Museum from November 20, 2020 to May 09, 2021.
This year’s Biennale invited senior ceramicists, professors of ceramic art, curators, and directors of arts and cultural organization from the United Kingdom, France, Japan, Indonesia and Taiwan to form an international panel. The jury members are Yulin Lee, Director of Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts; Sandra Benadretti Pellard, Chief curator emeritus of the Magnelli Museum and Ceramics Museum of Vallauris.; Hsin-Tian Liao, General-Director of National Museum of History; Ching-Yuan Chang, Professor at the Tainan National University of the Arts; Martin Smith, Professor Emeritus of Ceramics and Glass at the Royal College of Art; Toshio Matsui, Director of the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park; and Arief Yudi, Curator of the 5th Jakarta Contemporary Ceramics Biennale. They selected the winners after preliminary and final selections.
Photo credit: Yingge Ceramics Museum
Upcoming Julie and Jesse Studio Tour
Studio Tour
We love your questions, your spirit of curiosity and sharing what we do with you. This holiday season come and visit our ceramic studio and see how it’s made.
Max 12 people per tour, first come first serve.
RSVP is mandatory.
Studio tours
Saturday December 5 at 11 am
Saturday December 12 at 2:30 pm
Where
Unit 16B, Man Foong Industrial Building, 7 Cheung Lee Street, Chai Wan

Pocket Garden at Soho House Hong Kong, Installation views
Critically Homemade
A Design Trust initiative
Featuring over 70 unique prototypes by artists, designers and architects from around the world.
“DESIGN TRUST: Critically Homemade” has been a micro-initiative rooted in the idea of community, recognizing its essential role in paving a positive and productive road forward. This micro-initiative conceptualised by Marisa Yiu (Co-Founder / Executive Director of Design Trust) expresses innovation, reflection, lightness and hope, where small acts of making, and gestures of generosity expand to more support within and around communities.
Here are a few images of the exhibition.
Photo credit: Design Trust
Morning Brew, RTHK Radio 3, Hong Kong, 23 September 2020
Morning Brew on RTHK Radio 3
23/09/2020
Presenter: Phil Whelan
On the occasion of the exhibition Re-Edit at PMQ, September 2020.
Upcoming exhibition at PMQ, Hong Kong
Re-edit
Re-edit is a showcase initiated by Hong Kong’s creative hub, PMQ.
Julie & Jesse will be showing Terra Mobiles. Do come and visit and interact with our mobile sculptures.
This exhibition opens with a poetic fantasy, the Bao Shan, which presents an imaginative landscape inspired by traditional Chinese culture: a ritual of the local fishing communities praying for safety from pirates. It is juxtaposed with ten distinctive designs by some of the most promising design talents of Hong Kong’s next generations. The key themes of the exhibition centre on layers of identity: from identity on a personal level, such as what we think, where we fit in, what we are attached to, and what piques our curiosity and creativity, to brand identity and city status, such as what our social norms are, what the relationship between fast culture and urban life is like, and what propels our designs into the future.
Nowadays, culture, design and business are fields that increasingly overlap as more and more leading businesses take on the humanistic task of re-editing and re-launching values, skills, standards of education and knowledge exchange, and all in all, standards of humanity. The works in this showcase reflect how subjects of identity are shaped by language, place, community, media, technology, social and political consciousness, heritage, sustainability, craftsmanship, customs, beliefs and more.
Where
PMQ
When
18 September 2020 to 4 October 2020
Opening hours
11 am to 8 pm

Pocket Garden exhibits at Soho House, Hong Kong
Design Trust
Critically Homemade
“DESIGN TRUST: Critically Homemade” was born out of a survey within the Design Trust community and to date we have 70+ designers donating their time and creative works towards the programme. Participants include Design Trust grantees, fellows, advisors, Design Trust Futures Studio (DTFS) mentors and mentees, as well as its extended local and international community, to create a prototype (sized 20 x 20 x 20cm max) at home, that responds to and offers solutions to current societal and environmental challenges. Designers were allotted three weeks each to create their object and were encouraged to collaborate and design for a wide-ranging audience.
“DESIGN TRUST: Critically Homemade” will grow into a wider community exhibition and fundraising programme with the prototype launch at Soho House’s House Studio opening to the public on 21st September – 4th October 2020. Following the exhibition, our Design Trust Champion partners will be involved in a vetting procedure to determine prototypes to be further developed. These final objects will be part of a community fundraising programme of designer items and one-of-a-kind experiences. All proceeds will go towards the ongoing funding of Design Trust seed grants in relation to the COVID-19 challenges and provide immediate support to social/design programmes that will benefit the wider community.
Where
House Studio, Soho House Hong Kong, 33 Des Voeux Road West, Sheung Wan
When
21 September 21 to October 4 2020
Opening hours
Daily 12 pm to 7 pm

Upcoming exhibition at Hangzhou Canal Culture & Art Centre
Matter Matters
City Arts Festival
The global instability has given us a chance to both strip old mindsets and embrace new developments in New Materials that would otherwise gone unnoticed. “We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down”. Kurt Vonnegut’s remark at the end of the last century appears more fitting than ever today. The sudden “social distancing“ temporarily prevents human interaction, yet it also gives us an ample amount of time to reflect on material, spirituality, and creativity. We gradually realize that the objects we have taken for granted appear differently now. So we start asking. What makes a material meaningful? What materials truly add value to society? Where do everyday objects come from? And where will they go? What do we need to prepare, both physically and mentally, for the upcoming post-pandemic lifestyle?
We are proud to be showing showing our latest installation of 12 porcelain vases called The Jingtao Cichang Project alongside 33 global frontier designers, artists, scientists, and material creators.
Where
Hangzhou Canal Culture & Art Centre
When
August 8, 2020
September 6, 2020

Julie and Jesse Studio Tour
Studio Tour
Saturday February 22, 2020
Due to popular demand, we are opening our studio for a tour!
We love to host visits of our studio, show our process and engage in a dialogue about design, craft and art.
The visit lasts up to an hour, hour and a half, during which we will introduce you to our practice, discuss our projects, the work on display, answer all your questions and tour the studio. RSVP required*
Tour of ceramic studio led by Julie Progin & Jesse Mc Lin
Date
2020.02.22(Sat)
Time
11pm – 12pm
Location
Unit 16B, Man Foong Industrial Unit, 7 Cheung Lee Street, Chai Wan, Hong Kong
*Max 20 people, first come first serve.

Co-creating Hong Kong at Design Inspire, Hong Kong, 5–7 December 2019, Installation views
Co-creating Hong Kong
A design exhibition
Featuring 21 unique projects by Hong Kong’s emerging and leading designers, the “Co-creating Hong Kong: a Design+ Exhibition” was part of the HKDC Pavilion at DesignInspire. We showed our latest installation of 12 porcelain vases called ‘The Jingtao Cichang Project’.
Here are a few images of the exhibition.
Co-creating Hong Kong at Design Inspire, Hong Kong, 5–7 December 2019
Co-creating Hong Kong
A design exhibition
Featuring 21 unique projects by Hong Kong’s emerging and leading designers, the “Co-creating Hong Kong: a Design+ Exhibition” is part of the HKDC Pavilion at DesignInspire. The exhibition illustrates how design can be a co-creative force in technology, sustainability, and community. Come visit us, we are showing our latest installation of 12 porcelain vases called ‘The Jingtao Cichang Project’.
Where
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre Booths 3E-A09, 3E-A11
When
5-6 December 2019 (Thu-Fri) 9:30am-7:00pm
7 December 2019 (Sat) 9:30am-6:30pm

Refined touch: crossover between design & craft at Design Spectrum, Hong Kong, 2 December 2019–19 January 2020
Refined touch
Crossover between design & craft
Proud to be a part of “Refined touch: crossover between design & craft” curated by Amy Chow for Design Spectrum.
Please find all information here below to go visit the exhibit.
Date
2019.12.02 – 2020.01.19
Opening hours
10:00 – 19:00
Location
Design Spectrum at 3/F, 7 Mallory Street, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Free admission

Co-creating Hong Kong, Photos
Co-creating Hong Kong
A design exhibition
As part of the Co-creating Hong Kong design exhibition organised by Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC) and funded by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) in San Francisco, we showed our latest installation of 24 porcelain vases called ‘The Jingtao Cichang Project’.
Here are a few images of the show.
This exhibition was co-hosted by the Hong Kong Design Centre with the support of AIGA San Francisco – the professional association for design.
Cheongju International Craft Biennale, Photos
Cheongju International Craft Biennale
Dreaming the Crafts of the Future
Extremely proud to be showing one of our pieces at the Cheongju International Craft Biennale. Here are a few images of our selected piece at the Biennale.
We want to thank the jury of the competition for selecting Déshabillé, series 04, vase 02.
The Biennale will be opened until November 17th 2019 so head to Cheongju to see the amazing work exhibited.
Photo credit: Heidi Bach Hentze



Values of Design - Living Tradition exhibition
Values of Design - Living Tradition
Design Society in Suzhou
Proud to be a part of the latest Design Society exhibition “Values of Design – Living Tradition” that will take place during the 2019 Suzhou Design Week.
Please find all information here below to go visit the exhibit.
Date
2019.10.24 – 2019.10.29
Time
10:00 – 17:30
Location
Exhibition H, No.28, Liaojia Lane, Gusu District, Suzhou

Cheongju International Craft Competition 2019
Cheongju International Craft Competition 2019
Han Bumdeok, 2019
The Cheongju International Craft Competition, which began in 1999, seeks values that are not bound by the limitations of crafts through artists who create new discourse based on a spirit of challenge.
Publisher: Han Bumdeok
Format: Paperback
Language: Korean and English
Size: 25.7 x 18 cm
Extent: 224 pp
Publication date: 7 October 2019
ISBN: 979-11-88563-05-0
Julie and Jesse Studio Tour
Studio Tour
Saturday October 19, 2019
Due to popular demand, we are opening our studio for a tour!
We love to host visits of our studio, show our process and engage in a dialogue about design, craft and art.
The visit lasts up to an hour, hour and a half, during which we will introduce you to our practice, discuss our projects, the work on display, answer all your questions and tour the studio. RSVP required*
Tour of ceramic studio led by Julie Progin & Jesse Mc Lin
Date
2019.10. 19(Sat)
Time
11pm – 12pm
Location
Unit 16B, Man Foong Industrial Unit, 7 Cheung Lee Street, Chai Wan, Hong Kong
*Max 20 people, first come first serve.

Heritage is Innovation Design Dialogue
Heritage is innovation
Design dialogue
Design Trust Futures Studio makes visible the processes and positive role of design in the culture of contemporary design and production. In 2019, under the theme of ‘HERITAGE IS INNOVATION’ new conversations and site-specific objects are created at the historic 1936 Haw Par Mansion in Tai Hang curated by Marisa Yiu (Co-founder/ Executive Director, Design Trust).
The “Heritage Design Dialogue” and sharing takes place- weather permitting on the rooftop of Haw Par mansion- Friday 20th September 2019. Topic focuses on ‘DESIGN INNOVATION & CULTURAL HERITAGE’, highlighting the role of heritage, history, and archives in design, and the significance of innovation in materiality, craft-making, and design thinking in contemporary culture. Through a cultural lab design approach, how do we design from our collective memory infusing local values and global reach? What is the importance of innovation in cultural heritage, and how do we create new models of learning and prototyping processes?
Date
2019.09.20
Time
6pm – 8pm
Location
Haw Par Music, 15A Tai Hang Road, Tai Hang, Hong Kong
Free admission. Limited capacity, first-come first-serve basis.
Enquiries studiolab@designtrust.hk
Speakers & Moderators
Michelle Chu (Design Director, Asia Tai Ping); Marisa Yiu (Co-founder/ Executive Director, Design Trust; Lead Curator of DTFS); Arnault Castel (Founder, Kapok) as co-moderator
DTFS 2019 Designers
Ire Tsui (Co-founder, design*lab), Sharon de Lyster (Founder, Narrative Made), Julie Progin & Jesse Mc Lin (Co-founders, Julie&Jesse) and Christine Lew (Co-founder, Studio Florian and Christine).

Exhibition with Na Space, Shanghai
《来回》To Return
Contemporary Artist and Designer Exhibition with Na Space in Shanghai
策展人Curator | 宋涛 Song Tao
2019.09.08 — 2019.09.11
Shanghai Hongqiao National Convention & Exhibition Center | Booth A3

Upcoming exhibition at Haw Par Mansion, Hong Kong
Upcoming exhibition at Haw Par Mansion
Heritage is innovation
DTFS 2019 “Heritage is Innovation” Exhibition explores definitions of heritage, conservation and critical making through design. In its third iteration, the collective community of Design Trust Futures Studio (DTFS) has been creating new, site-specific objects inspired by the old 1936 Haw Par Mansion, heritage archives in Hong Kong and new methods of craft and making by exhibition partners, Tai Ping.
On view at Haw Par will be a culmination of site-specific objects by Hong Kong based designers, who have been involved in the Design Trust foundation as grant recipients and designer mentees during the past years.
DTFS 2019 “Heritage is Innovation” Exhibition
Date : 2019.9.13 (Fri) – 30 (Mon)
Location : Haw Par Music, 15A Tai Hang Rd, Tai Hang, Hong Kong
A series of guided tours, workshops and design dialogue will be presented during the exhibition period, sharing with the community how design and innovation can empower our collective heritage. All events are free of charge. Stay tuned for more details!
RSVP only please register here :
Public Tours *
Date : 2019.09.13 (Fri), 15 (Sun), 18 (Wed), 22 (Sun), 27 (Fri)
Time : 12pm – 1pm
Location: Haw Par Music, 15A Tai Hang Road, Tai Hang, Hong Kong
*Limited capacity, first-come first-serve basis
Curators, Mentors and Partners: Alexander Groves & Azusa Murakami (Studio Swine), Brendan Cormier, Douglas Young (Goods of Desire), Frank Leung & Irene Lai (via.), Ho Puay-Peng, Hunter Tura, Lyndon Neri & Rosanna Hu (Neri & Hu), Michael Young, Roger Wu (Haw Par Music), Michelle Chu (Tai Ping) and Marisa Yiu (Design Trust).
Designer Mentees: Adonian Chan, Elaine Yan Ling Ng, Florian Wegenast & Christine Lew, Ire Tsui, Michael Leung & Rony Chan, Julie Progin & Jesse Mc Lin, Polly Ho & Andy Wong, Sharon Tsang-de Lyster, Xavier Tsang

Craft: The Reset
Craft: The Reset
Shanghai Fine Arts Publisher Co. Ltd, 2019
Craft: The Reset is a large-scale exhibition about the reawakening of crafts in contemporary design and society. Following the inaugural exhibition Minding the Digital on the impact of digital innovation, it investigates the widening possibilities of crafts as an equally important creative impulse for China’s future innovation. Through essays and interviews, the publication presents shaping voices on how craft can be a creative impulse inspiring new ways of living and connecting with the world around us.
Publisher: Shanghai Fine Arts Publisher Co. Ltd
Format: Hardback
Language: Simplified Chinese and English
Size: 26 x 21 cm
Extent: 218 pp
Publication date: 2019
ISBN: 978-7547919255
Upcoming exhibition at Chandran Gallery, San Francisco
Co-creating Hong Kong
A design exhibition
As part of the Co-creating Hong Kong design exhibition organised by Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC) and funded by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) in San Francisco, Julie & Jesse is showing their latest installation of 24 porcelain vases called ‘The Jingtao Cichang Project’.
Featuring 14 unique projects by Hong Kong’s leading and emerging creative talent, “Co-creating Hong Kong” illustrates how design can foster innovation and bring new perspectives on technology, sustainability, and community.
The exhibition experience starts with interactive technology-oriented projects, leading into sustainability and community’s works. All of the works are supplemented with captions and behind-the-scene materials supplied by participating designers to offer a multi-layered experience.
Co-creation refers to the design process, and their collaborative synergies in carving out Hong Kong’s unique character. It also reinforces Hong Kong’s continual creative collaboration with a dynamic range of cities and countries.
Through an array of design projects and its behind-the-scene stories, design is illustrated as a co-creative methodology to create experiences for forging new dialogues across disciplines, craft and technology, history and the future and diverse communities.
This exhibition is co-hosted by the Hong Kong Design Centre with the support of AIGA San Francisco – the professional association for design.
Where
Chandran Gallery
459 Geary St, San Francisco, California 94102
When
September 15-21

XXVth International Ceramic Biennale Vallauris, Photos
XXVème Biennale Internationale de céramique contemporaine, Vallauris
Musée Magnelli
Extremely proud to be showing two of our pieces at the Musée Magnelli in Vallauris for the XXVth International Ceramic Biennale.
We want to thank the jury of the competition, Italian architect and designer Michele De Lucchi, Claude Aïello, ceramic artist, Frédéric Bodet, curator at the Patrimoine , Claudia Casali, director of MIC in Faenza, Kristin Mac Kirdy, ceramic artist, Frédéric Paul, curator at Centre national Georges Pompidou and Emmanuel Tibloux, director of de l’EnsAD for selecting Fragment(s), series 02, vase 03 and Déshabillé, series 02, vase 02.
The Biennale will be opened until November 4th 2019 so head to Vallauris this summer to see the amazing work exhibited.
Exhibition at Musée Magnelli, Vallauris
XXVth Biennale Internationale de Vallauris
Exhibition at Musée Magnelli, Vallauris
Making our way to the XXVth Biennale Internationale de Vallauris where two of our pieces will show at the Musée Magnelli. The Biennale opens this Saturday 29th of June and will last until November 4th. So if you are in the South of France, go and check it out. There is an amazing program with multiple exhibitions and happenings.

Exhibition at Na Space, Jingdezhen
《来回》To Return
当代艺术家作品展暨 na space 开幕
Contemporary Artists Exhibition & opening of na space
策展人Curator | 宋涛
开幕时间Opening | 6月6日 16:30
2019.6.06 — 2019.7.06


Julie & Jesse in RTHK program 'The Works'
RTHK program The Works
Design Trust Futures Studio 2019
Many who have lived in or visited Hong Kong in recent decades will remember the fantasy land of The Tiger Balm Garden, and particularly its sometimes-garish sculptural depictions of hell. It was built in 1935 by Aw Boon Haw and Aw Boon Par, the two Burmese-Chinese brothers who created the ointment brand, Tiger Balm.
The site, in Tai Hang, included the family mansion, the Haw Par Mansion, a private garden, and the Tiger Balm Garden which was opened to the public.
Sadly, in 2004, the Tiger Balm Garden was demolished. The ownership of the mansion and the private garden was transferred to the government, which eventually designated it as the location for the Haw Par Music Foundation. At the end of March, the Hong Kong Design Trust used the premises to introduce a project that highlights the relationship between heritage and innovation.
Upcoming exhibition at Sheng Gallery, Qingdao
Ware & Weather
Sheng Gallery
Featuring works from Ann Van Hoey, Felicity Aylieff, Peter Pincus, Bodil Manz, Jacques Kaufmann, Monika Patusynska, Marta Armada, Wan Liya, Julie & Jesse.
Where
Sheng Gallery, 8-1-5502 Huarun YueFu, Shandong Road 68, Qingdao, China
When
April 7 to June 3rd 2019

Exhibition of prototypes for “Heritage is Innovation”
Heritage is Innovation
Design Trust Futures Studio 2019
Proud to be a part of the Design Trust Futures Studio 2019 looking at the theme Heritage is Innovation. March 25th 2019 we presented miniatures and prototype sketches of our future project about Tiger Balm Gardens at Haw Par Mansion.
In 2019, the theme and concept of Design Trust Futures Studio (DTFS) is ‘HERITAGE IS INNOVATION’. With this focus, DTFS 2019 curates new conversations and site-specific objects with Hong Kong-based designers, many of whom have been involved in Design Trust as grant recipients and designer mentees over the past years. Check out our Design Prototypes Preview at the historic 1936 Haw Par Mansion in Tai Hang, and explore how they can extend to other cultures and communities beyond Hong Kong.
Taking on the alternate role of contemporary archaeologists, alchemists and designers we are experimenting with ceramic and textile in the making of sculptural objects to incite visitors of Haw Par Mansion to look, travel, wander and dwell into a reinterpreted microcosm of the lost Tiger Balm Gardens.
Called Terra Mobile, our project contains multi-layered narratives that explore with wit and nuance the didactic, sculptural, unconventional yet traditional qualities of Aw Boon Haw’s visionary wonderland.
Investigating the possibilities of using waste threads from Tai Ping’s production line in the making of a new clay body we intend to fashion a cognitive, playful and poetic rendition of the garden’s landscape elements tracing their lineage to weave a thread between past, present and future and activate the gardens of Haw Par Mansion.
Designers: Adonian Chan (Co-founder, Trilingua Design), Elaine Yan Ling Ng (Founder, The Fabrick Lab), Florian Wegenast and Christine Lew (Co-founder, Studio Florian + Christine), Ire Tsui, Michael Leung and Rony Chan (Co-founders, Design*Lab), Julie Progin and Jesse Mclin (Co-founders, Julie & Jesse), Polly Ho and Andy Wong (Co-founders, Loom Loop), Sharon de Lyster (Founder, Narrative Made), and Xavier Tsang (Founder, BeCandle)
Mentors: Alexander Groves and Azusa Murakami(Co-founders, Studio Swine), Brendan Cormier (Senior Curator, Victoria & Albert Museum), Douglas Young(CEO & Co-founder, GOD), Hunter Tura (President and Chief Executive Officer, Bruce Mau Design), Irene Lai and Frank Leung (Director and Founder/ Principal via.), Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu (Founding Partners, Neri and Hu), Michael Young (Founder, Michael Young Studio) and Puay-Peng Ho (Head of Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore)
Programme partner: Tai Ping
Advisor: Roger Wu (Executive Director, Project Development, Haw Par Music Foundation).
Photo courtesy of Design Trust
“Heritage is Innovation”, design dialogue, the photos
Design Trust Futures Studio 2019 “Heritage is Innovation”
Design Dialogue
Proud to have been a part of the design dialogue about how heritage and identity plays into design.
Designers: Adonian Chan (Co-founder, Trilingua Design), Elaine Yan Ling Ng (Founder, The Fabrick Lab), Florian Wegenast and Christine Lew (Co-founder, Studio Florian + Christine), Ire Tsui, Michael Leung and Rony Chan (Co-founders, Design*Lab), Julie Progin and Jesse Mclin (Co-founders, Julie & Jesse), Polly Ho and Andy Wong (Co-founders, Loom Loop), Sharon de Lyster (Founder, Narrative Made), and Xavier Tsang (Founder, BeCandle)
Mentors: Alexander Groves and Azusa Murakami(Co-founders, Studio Swine), Brendan Cormier (Senior Curator, Victoria & Albert Museum), Douglas Young(CEO & Co-founder, GOD), Hunter Tura (President and Chief Executive Officer, Bruce Mau Design), Irene Lai and Frank Leung (Director and Founder/ Principal via.), Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu (Founding Partners, Neri and Hu), Michael Young (Founder, Michael Young Studio) and Puay-Peng Ho (Head of Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore)
Programme partner: Tai Ping, and advisor Roger Wu (Executive Director, Project Development, Haw Par Music Foundation).
Photo courtesy of Design Trust
Upcoming exhibition at Haw Par Mansion, Hong Kong
Upcoming exhibition at Haw Par Mansion
Heritage is innovation
Join us at Design Trust Futures Studio 2019 “Heritage is Innovation” Guided Tours at Haw Par Mansion! Come see the creations and prototypes of the DTFS 2019 Mentees and join the conversation on the importance and role Heritage plays in Hong Kong culture.
Thu 28 Mar: 1-2pm
Fri 29 Mar: 7-8pm
Sat 30 Mar: 1-2pm
Sun 31 Mar: 1-2pm
RSVP only please register here: https://bit.ly/2HD8CtZ*Limited capacity, first-come first-serve basis
Designers: Adonian Chan (Co-founder, Trilingua Design), Elaine Yan Ling Ng (Founder, The Fabrick Lab), Florian Wegenast and Christine Lew (Co-founder, Studio Florian + Christine), Ire Tsui, Michael Leung and Rony Chan (Co-founders, Design*Lab), Julie Progin and Jesse Mclin (Co-founders, Julie & Jesse), Polly Ho and Andy Wong (Co-founders, Loom Loop), Sharon de Lyster (Founder, Narrative Made), and Xavier Tsang (Founder, BeCandle)
Mentors: Alexander Groves and Azusa Murakami(Co-founders, Studio Swine), Brendan Cormier (Senior Curator, Victoria & Albert Museum), Douglas Young(CEO & Co-founder, GOD), Hunter Tura (President and Chief Executive Officer, Bruce Mau Design), Irene Lai and Frank Leung (Director and Founder/ Principal via.), Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu (Founding Partners, Neri and Hu), Michael Young (Founder, Michael Young Studio) and Puay-Peng Ho (Head of Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore)
Programme partner: Tai Ping, and advisor Roger Wu (Executive Director, Project Development, Haw Par Music Foundation).

Craft: The Reset at Design Society, Shenzhen, 8 September 2018–19 February 2019, Installation views
Craft: The Reset
Recharging crafts with the demands and opportunities of our time
Proud to be a part of Craft: The Reset with our library of 600 vessels showing until February 2019 at Design Society Museum in Shenzhen.
We are showing alongside Alan Chan, PINWU + Rong Design Library, Jeff Shidayu (Dragonfly Design Center), Dadawa (KANJIAN Creation), Zheng Wenqing, Zheng Jing, Michael Young, SHANGXIA, Zhang Da (BOUNDLESS), Jamy Yang, Yung Ho Chang (Work provided by QM furniture), Shao Fan, Wu Yongping, ATLAS Studio, Donn Holohan (HKU), FFIXXED STUDIOS, Klaas Kuiken and Dieter Volkers, Henny Van Nistelrooy, Kristof Crolla (CUHK), Celia Yeh Yi Hsin (CUHK), Lin Li, Nicole Goymann, Jeffrey Stephen Miller and Thomas Schmidt (Recycled China), Sky Yutaka, Zhang Junjie (SOZEN), Studio Florian & Christine, Tiffany Pattinson, Huo Yijin, Jian Huang, Ani Liu, Chen Min, BENWU Studio, Chuan Ma, Fanglu Lin (Miss.Lin Studio, 2014 GAFA Decorative arts department /Instructor: Wang Chao, Sally Lin, Jesvin Yeo, klee klee (naze naze), Summerwood + JNBY, Summerwood + Liu Yanyuan (Mobius Studio), Summerwood + Renli Su, Tag UX Design, Zhang Na (Lala), Shen Wenjiao, Zhang Dawei (SOSO Studio), Xin Yaoyao, Andy Yuk (Shanghai International Institute of Design and Innovation), Zhou Jiwei, Fu Xiutao, Ge Wei, Hou Xiaohui, Liu Jianhua.
The show is curated by Carrie Chan and Azinta Plantenga.
Photo courtesy of Julie Progin
Qingdao Ceramic Exhibition, Photos
Qingdao International Ceramic Exhibition
Daily Accumulation: Ceramic Wares and Innovative Thinking
For the Qingdao International Ceramic Exhibition curated by Wan Liya we unveiled 10 new “Fragment(s) vase C” and a new piece from the “Déshabillé” series.
We are very proud to have been showing alongside Masahiro Mori, Koie Ryoji, Ann Van Hoey, Bodil Manz, Jacques Kaufmann, Janet Deboos, Marta Armada, Masamichi Yoshikawa, Monika Patuszynska, Osamu Kojima, Peter Pincus, Takuro Kuwata, Jae Hoon choi, Chen Guanghui, Ching Yuan Chang, Dai Yuxiang, Jin Weiwei, Wan Liya and Lu Bin.
Here are a few images of the show opening at the Peony Pavilion in Qingdao on September 21st 2018.
Photo Credit: Julie Progin
Julie & Jesse at the 2018 London Design Biennale HK Pavilion, Photos
2018 London Design Biennale
HK Pavilion
The 2018 London Design Biennale took place at Somerset House in London, UK.
We are very proud that the two wonderful curators, Elaine Young and Wendy Fok, selected a small series of Fragment(s) | The bottle edition as well as several works made under our brand Latitude 22N to show at the biennale. Here are a few images of the exhibition.
Hong Kong Pavilion object artists, designers and cultural conservationists included: Susanna Pang (SOIL), Xavier Tsang and Michael Leung (BeCandle), Oriana Reich (Cultural Confectionary), Morgan Wong (Artist), Mary Chan (MCCM, Hong Kong independent publisher), Jodie Chan (esscentric), John Batten (Curator, Writer, Advocate for Preservation of Hong Kong Heritage), Julie Progin and Jesse McLin (Latitude22N, Julie and Jesse), Kevin Cheung-Wai-Chun (Upcycling Designer), Martin Cheung (Photographer).
Curators: Elaine Young (Studiophoria) and Wendy Fok
Photo courtesy of Elaine Young
Julie & Jesse in 'Craft: The Reset' exhibition catalogue
Craft: The Reset
Exhibition catalogue
Description
Craft: The Reset is a large-scale exhibition about the reawakening of crafts in contemporary design and society. Following the inaugural exhibition Minding the Digital on the impact of digital innovation, it investigates the widening possibilities of crafts as an equally important creative impulse for China’s future innovation. Through essays and interviews, the publication presents shaping voices on how craft can be a creative impulse inspiring new ways of living and connecting with the world around us.
Details
Publication House | Shanghai Fine Arts Publisher Co. Ltd
Language Description | Chinese/English
ISBN | 9787547919255

Upcoming exhibition in Qingdao
Qingdao International Ceramic Exhibition
Daily Accumulation: Ceramic Wares and Innovative Thinking
We are proud to be a part of Daily Accumulation: Ceramic Wares and Innovative Thinking
Curator:
Wan Liya
Artists:
Masahiro Mori, Koie Ryoji, Ann Van Hoey, Bodil Manz, Jacques Kaufmann, Janet Deboos, Julie & Jesse, Marta Armada, Masamichi Yoshikawa, Monika Patuszynska, Osamu Kojima, Peter Pincus, Takuro Kuwata, Jae Hoon choi, Chen Guanghui, Ching Yuan Chang, Dai Yuxiang, Jin Weiwei, Wan Liya, Lu Bin
Date
21 September 2018 – 07 October 2018
Venue
Peony Pavilion, Zhongshan Park, Qingdao

Upcoming exhibition at the London Design Biennale
2018 London Design Biennale
Emotional States
We are delighted to share that a series of Fragment(s) | The bottle edition will be showing at the HK Pavilion for the 2018 London Design Biennale.
The 2018 London Design Biennale is devoted to the theme, Emotional States. Taking over the entirety of Somerset House, it will explore big questions and ideas about sustainability, migration, pollution, energy, cities, and social equality. Visitors will enjoy engaging and interactive installations, innovations, artworks and proposed design solutions – all in an immersive, inspiring and entertaining tour of the world.
When
From September 04 to September 23, 2018
Where
Somerset House, London
Opening hours
Monday, Tuesday, Saturday & Sunday 11:00 to 18:00
Wednesday & Friday 1:00 to 20:00

Craft: The Reset at Design Society, Shenzhen, 8 September 2018–19 February 2019
Craft: The Reset
Recharging crafts with the demands and opportunities of our time
We are proud to be a part of Craft: The Reset, presented at Design Society in Shenzhen.
Craft: The Reset is a large scale exhibition about the reawakening of crafts in contemporary design and society. Following Design Society’s the inaugural exhibition Minding the Digital on the impact of digital innovation about human society’s at Design Society’s Main Gallery, it investigates the widening possibilities of crafts as an equally important creative impulse for China’s future innovation.
Date
08 September 2018 – 19 February 2019
Venue
1F, The Sea World Culture and Arts Center, Design Society, Shenzhen

Panel talk at COS Hong Kong
Panel talk at COS Hong Kong
Reinvention
A conversation on reinvention – to celebrate the opening of their pop-store on Queen’s Road, COS held a panel discussion on Friday 9th March with guest speakers Marisa Yiu, Julie & Jesse, Aric Chen, Joyce Wang and Rodrigo Buelvas, based on the concept of ‘reinvention.’
Here are some of the images taken during the talk.
Photo courtesy of COS
Confluence.20+ at the Chicago Design Museum, 14 October–5 November 2017, Installation views
Confluence.20+ exhibition
Chicago Design Museum
For the last edition of Confluence • 20+ we unveiled our their latest experimental porcelain projects called “Déshabillé” and “Clay Bodies”.
We also created an interactive installation transforming part of the display into a live ceramic studio in which we produced a unique edition of our Fragment(s) project, casting discarded moulds brought directly from the factories of Jingdezhen, China.
The exhibition ran from the 13th of October to the 4th of November 2017 at the Chicago Design Museum. Here are a few images of the show.
Photo Credit: Julie Progin
Artists in Residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Artists in Residence
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
For the final edition of Confluence • 20+, Julie & Jesse created an interactive installation. They transformed part of the display into a live ceramic studio in which they produced a unique edition of their Fragment(s) project, casting discarded moulds brought directly from the factories of Jingdezhen, China.
Every Friday and Saturday over the duration of the show, visitors had the opportunity to see Julie & Jesse practice their skill. Members of the public were able to engage with the duo to explore the making process, and gain an understanding of the concept behind the work all in an attempt to build connections through time and space.
To close the loop of manufacturing process and to perpetuate the story of the work, visitors also had the opportunity to acquire one of the numbered pieces in exchange of a donation to the Chicago Design Museum.
In order to make the project work, Julie & Jesse collaborated with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where they were invited as Artists in Residence. They spent one month making their work partly at the School and partly at the exhibition site allowing for exchanges both with the students and the visitors of the show.
Special thanks to Kitty Ross, Bowie Croisant, Ann Marie Martens and Gay-Young Cho
Confluence.20+ at the Chicago Design Museum, 14 October–5 November 2017
Confluence. 20+
Creative Ecologies of Hong Kong
We are proud to be a part of Confluence • 20+, a design exhibition curated by Amy Chow.
“Confluence • 20+” is a multidisciplinary exhibition that offers a perspective on Hong Kong’s creative ecologies. The show presents inspiring collaborative projects by the best design talents in Hong Kong, a city where east and west, tradition and innovation, craftsmanship and technology synergies.
Presented by the Hong Kong Design Centre, Confluence • 20+ is a multidisciplinary exhibition series that offers a perspective on Hong Kong’s creative ecologies. As the third edition of an ongoing exhibition series, Confluence • 20+ is a stage for creative collisions. The show presents twenty truly inspiring collaborative design projects by Hong Kong’s best design talents, lending insights into the co-evolving ecosystems of the city where east and west, tradition and innovation, craftsmanship and technology synergise.
Living in an ever-reinventing and culturally diverse metropolis, the creative minds in Hong Kong have never been restrained by the city’s confining urban space. Through continual collaboration with global practitioners, they add value to materials and objects, leveraging cultural influences and resources from China, Asia and beyond. The exhibits in Confluence • 20+ are coalescences of cross-boundary interactions and intertwining relationships. Deep inside the crux of every single piece is a community woven across socioeconomic and cultural silos.
Confluence • 20+ is a visual feast of creative works showcasing Hong Kong designers’ ingenuity in crossing boundaries: East, West, Heritage, Craftsmanship, Artistry, Urban Living, and Experiential Innovation. It is an exclusive visual adventure into Hong Kong’s vibrant creative ecologies that both insiders and public audience must not miss.
Participating designers: Nicol Boyd & Tomas Rosén, Alan Chan, Samuel Chan, Gary Chang, Lu Lu Cheung & Otto Tang, Chiu Kwong Chiu, C.L. Lam, Freeman Lau, James Law, Lee Chi Wing, Lo Chi Wing, Lo Kai Yin, Lo Sing Chin, Sharon de Lyster, Jesse Mclin & Julie Progin, Elaine Yan Ling Ng, Kingsley Ng, Sammy Or, Stanley Wong.
The Hong Kong Design Center is a government-funded non-profit organization celebrating design excellence. The institution champions the creation of business values and community benefits through design. This latest exhibition series is a homage to Hong Kong’s design heritage roots and will sojourn in Milan, Hong Kong, Seoul and Chicago.
Date
14 October – 5 November
Opening Hours
Tuesday to Saturday: noon-7:00pm
Sunday and Monday closed
Venue
3/F Block Thirty Seven,
108 North State Street,
Chicago, IL 60602
Free admission and open to public.

Confluence.20+ at DDP, Seoul, 26 August–16 September 2017, Installation views
Confluence.20+ exhibition
Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Seoul
For the Hong Kong Design Centre’s Confluence • 20+ Seoul exhibition, we presented Fragment(s), Irony and Erosion. The exhibition ran from the 26th of August to the 16th of September 2017 at Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Seoul. Here are a few images of the show.
Photo Credit: Candice Yau, Amy Chow, Chi Wing Lee & Hong Kong Design Centre
Confluence.20+ at DDP, Seoul, 26 August–16 September 2017
Confluence.20+ exhibition
Creative Ecologies of Hong Kong
We are proud to be a part of Confluence • 20+, a design exhibition curated by Amy Chow.
“Confluence • 20+” is a multidisciplinary exhibition that offers a perspective on Hong Kong’s creative ecologies. The show presents inspiring collaborative projects by the best design talents in Hong Kong, a city where east and west, tradition and innovation, craftsmanship and technology synergies.
Presented by the Hong Kong Design Centre, Confluence • 20+ is a multidisciplinary exhibition series that offers a perspective on Hong Kong’s creative ecologies. As the third edition of an ongoing exhibition series, Confluence • 20+ is a stage for creative collisions. The show presents twenty truly inspiring collaborative design projects by Hong Kong’s best design talents, lending insights into the co-evolving ecosystems of the city where east and west, tradition and innovation, craftsmanship and technology synergise.
Living in an ever-reinventing and culturally diverse metropolis, the creative minds in Hong Kong have never been restrained by the city’s confining urban space. Through continual collaboration with global practitioners, they add value to materials and objects, leveraging cultural influences and resources from China, Asia and beyond. The exhibits in Confluence • 20+ are coalescences of cross-boundary interactions and intertwining relationships. Deep inside the crux of every single piece is a community woven across socioeconomic and cultural silos.
Confluence • 20+ is a visual feast of creative works showcasing Hong Kong designers’ ingenuity in crossing boundaries: East, West, Heritage, Craftsmanship, Artistry, Urban Living, and Experiential Innovation. It is an exclusive visual adventure into Hong Kong’s vibrant creative ecologies that both insiders and public audience must not miss.
Participating designers: Nicol Boyd & Tomas Rosén, Alan Chan, Samuel Chan, Gary Chang, Lu Lu Cheung & Otto Tang, Chiu Kwong Chiu, C.L. Lam, Freeman Lau, James Law, Lee Chi Wing, Lo Chi Wing, Lo Kai Yin, Lo Sing Chin, Sharon de Lyster, Jesse Mclin & Julie Progin, Elaine Yan Ling Ng, Kingsley Ng, Sammy Or, Stanley Wong.
The Hong Kong Design Center is a government-funded non-profit organization celebrating design excellence. The institution champions the creation of business values and community benefits through design. This latest exhibition series is a homage to Hong Kong’s design heritage roots and will sojourn in Milan, Hong Kong, Seoul and Chicago.
Date
26 of August to 16 of September 2017
Opening Hours
To be confirmed
Venue
Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Seoul, South Korea
Free admission and open to public.

Confluence.20+ at City Hall, Hong Kong, 6–28 June 2017, Installation views
Confluence.20+ exhibition
City Hall, Hong Kong
We unveiled our latest experimental porcelain project called “Irony” at the Hong Kong Design Centre’s Confluence • 20+ exhibition, a celebration of design talents and creative ecologies of Hong Kong. The exhibition runs from the 6th to the 28th of June 2017 at City Hall, Hong Kong. Here are a few images of the show.
Photo Credit: Marc Progin, Julie Progin & Hong Kong Design Centre
Confluence.20+ at City Hall, Hong Kong, 6–28 June 2017
Confluence.20+ exhibition
Creative Ecologies of Hong Kong
We are proud to be a part of Confluence • 20+, a design exhibition curated by Amy Chow.
“Confluence • 20+” is a multidisciplinary exhibition that offers a perspective on Hong Kong’s creative ecologies. The show presents inspiring collaborative projects by the best design talents in Hong Kong, a city where east and west, tradition and innovation, craftsmanship and technology synergies.
Presented by the Hong Kong Design Centre, Confluence • 20+ is a multidisciplinary exhibition series that offers a perspective on Hong Kong’s creative ecologies. As the third edition of an ongoing exhibition series, Confluence • 20+ is a stage for creative collisions. The show presents twenty truly inspiring collaborative design projects by Hong Kong’s best design talents, lending insights into the co-evolving ecosystems of the city where east and west, tradition and innovation, craftsmanship and technology synergise.
Living in an ever-reinventing and culturally diverse metropolis, the creative minds in Hong Kong have never been restrained by the city’s confining urban space. Through continual collaboration with global practitioners, they add value to materials and objects, leveraging cultural influences and resources from China, Asia and beyond. The exhibits in Confluence • 20+ are coalescences of cross-boundary interactions and intertwining relationships. Deep inside the crux of every single piece is a community woven across socioeconomic and cultural silos.
Confluence • 20+ is a visual feast of creative works showcasing Hong Kong designers’ ingenuity in crossing boundaries: East, West, Heritage, Craftsmanship, Artistry, Urban Living, and Experiential Innovation. It is an exclusive visual adventure into Hong Kong’s vibrant creative ecologies that both insiders and public audience must not miss.
Participating designers: Nicol Boyd & Tomas Rosén, Alan Chan, Samuel Chan, Gary Chang, Lu Lu Cheung & Otto Tang, Chiu Kwong Chiu, C.L. Lam, Freeman Lau, James Law, Lee Chi Wing, Lo Chi Wing, Lo Kai Yin, Lo Sing Chin, Sharon de Lyster, Jesse Mclin & Julie Progin, Elaine Yan Ling Ng, Kingsley Ng, Sammy Or, Stanley Wong.
The Hong Kong Design Center is a government-funded non-profit organization celebrating design excellence. The institution champions the creation of business values and community benefits through design. This latest exhibition series is a homage to Hong Kong’s design heritage roots and will sojourn in Milan, Hong Kong, Seoul and Chicago.
Date
6-28 of June 2017
Opening Hours
10:00 am to 8:00 pm daily
Venue
Lower Block, 1/F, Exhibition Hall, City Hall, Hong Kong
Free admission and open to public.

Confluence.20+ at La Triennale di Milano, Italy, 4–16 April 2017, Installation views
Confluence.20+ exhibition
La Triennale di Milano
Last April we were in Milan to exhibit our Fragment(s) project at the internationally celebrated Salone del Mobile 2017. Our vases were part of the Hong Kong Design Centre’s Confluence• 20+ show, a celebration of the best design talents and creative ecologies of Hong Kong. Here are a few images of the exhibition that took place at La Triennale di Milano.
Photo Credit: Hong Kong Design Centre
Confluence.20+ at La Triennale di Milano, Italy, 4–16 April 2017
Confluence.20+ exhibition
Creative Ecologies of Hong Kong
We are proud to be a part of Confluence • 20+, a design exhibition curated by Amy Chow.
“Confluence • 20+” is a multidisciplinary exhibition that offers a perspective on Hong Kong’s creative ecologies. The show presents inspiring collaborative projects by the best design talents in Hong Kong, a city where east and west, tradition and innovation, craftsmanship and technology synergies.
Presented by the Hong Kong Design Centre, Confluence • 20+ is a multidisciplinary exhibition series that offers a perspective on Hong Kong’s creative ecologies. As the third edition of an ongoing exhibition series, Confluence • 20+ is a stage for creative collisions. The show presents twenty truly inspiring collaborative design projects by Hong Kong’s best design talents, lending insights into the co-evolving ecosystems of the city where east and west, tradition and innovation, craftsmanship and technology synergise.
Living in an ever-reinventing and culturally diverse metropolis, the creative minds in Hong Kong have never been restrained by the city’s confining urban space. Through continual collaboration with global practitioners, they add value to materials and objects, leveraging cultural influences and resources from China, Asia and beyond. The exhibits in Confluence • 20+ are coalescences of cross-boundary interactions and intertwining relationships. Deep inside the crux of every single piece is a community woven across socioeconomic and cultural silos.
Confluence • 20+ is a visual feast of creative works showcasing Hong Kong designers’ ingenuity in crossing boundaries: East, West, Heritage, Craftsmanship, Artistry, Urban Living, and Experiential Innovation. It is an exclusive visual adventure into Hong Kong’s vibrant creative ecologies that both insiders and public audience must not miss.
Participating designers: Nicol Boyd & Tomas Rosén, Alan Chan, Samuel Chan, Gary Chang, Lu Lu Cheung & Otto Tang, Chiu Kwong Chiu, C.L. Lam, Freeman Lau, James Law, Lee Chi Wing, Lo Chi Wing, Lo Kai Yin, Lo Sing Chin, Sharon de Lyster, Jesse Mclin & Julie Progin, Elaine Yan Ling Ng, Kingsley Ng, Sammy Or, Stanley Wong.
The Hong Kong Design Center is a government-funded non-profit organization celebrating design excellence. The institution champions the creation of business values and community benefits through design. This latest exhibition series is a homage to Hong Kong’s design heritage roots and will sojourn in Milan, Hong Kong, Seoul and Chicago.
www.confluence20.hk | www.triennale.org
Date
4-16 of April 2017
Opening Hours
April 4, 10:30 am to midnight
April 5-9, 10:30 am to 10:00 pm
April 11-16, 10:30 am to 8:30 pm
Venue
Salone D’Onore, La Triennale di Milano
Free admission and open to public.

Upcoming talk: 'Design & Craft' AD forum at Design Shanghai
Design Shanghai Forum
Global design, global craft, global manufacturing
AD Forum at Design Shanghai
‘Up to now, it’s always been craft or craft values that supply that humanity and authenticity. Far from rejecting their legacy, many modern designers in China are finding ways of referring to or reviving ancient Chinese craftsmanship in their work. What lies in the globalised future of design, craft and manufacturing?’
Join us at Design Shanghai for a talk on design, craft and creativity alongside Sasha Young, founder of Wright & Smith. We will be sharing our stories and have a converse about design and craft in our practice.
Date
March 10 2017
Time
1:30pm
Venue
Design Shanghai at the Shanghai Exhibition Centre
Language
English
Speakers
Julie Progin, Jesse Mc Lin, and Sasha Young

Talk at Poly-U with Alan Chan and Lee Chi Wing Photos
Shifting Objectives
Hong Kong Designers in Dialogue with Global Design Histories
On January 09 2017 we had the pleasure of sharing our inspirations and discuss our work within global design history. The presentation was followed by a discussion with designers Alan Chan and Lee Chi Wing and moderated by Remi Leclerc. The talk took place at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and was organised by M+ the new museum for visual culture as part of the educational programme of the ‘Shifting Objectives’ exhibition taking place at the M+ Pavilion. Thank you to the whole team at M+ for inviting us to take part in this wonderful sharing session.
Photo Credit: M+, Hong Kong
Shifting Objectives: Designer Studio Visit Photos
Shifting Objectives
Design from the M+ Collection
Designer Studio Visit
On December 17th 2016 we had the pleasure of sharing behind-the-scenes stories of our creations through a workshop organised by M+ the new museum for visual culture as part of the educational programme of the ‘Shifting Objectives’ exhibition taking place at the M+ Pavilion. We had a great time hosting a tour of the studio, demonstrating how our Fragment(s) vases are made and presenting our work to the participants. It’s always amazing to generate a dialogue through our designs and creative ideas. Thank you to the whole team at M+ for inviting us to take part in this wonderful sharing session.
Photo Credit: M+, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Designers in Dialogue with Global Design Histories
Shifting Objectives
Design from the M+ Collection
Shifting Objectives: Hong Kong Designers in Dialogue with Global Design Histories
In conjunction with the exhibition Shifting Objectives: Design from the M+ Collection, on view at the M+ Pavilion, this talk will feature contemporary Hong Kong designers, who will discuss their current practices in the context of global design histories. In doing so, they will reflect on the ideas, influences, and precedents that inform their work, and place these within broader design narratives.
Date
19 January 2017 (Thursday)
Time
7:00–8:30pm
Venue
Jockey Club Innovation Tower, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Language
English with Cantonese simultaneous interpretation
Speakers
Elaine Ng, Julie Progin, Jesse Mc Lin, and Stanley Wong
Moderator
Remi Leclerc, Assistant Professor, School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Free admission. Limited space. Any request for access service please indicate in the online application.
Photo Credit: M+, Hong Kong

Shifting Objectives: Designer Studio Visit
Shifting Objectives
Design from the M+ Collection
Designer Studio Visit
Design duo Jesse Mc Lin and Julie Progin will share behind-the-scenes stories of their many creations, especially FRAGMENT(S), which was inspired by what they saw and found in Jingdezhen, the porcelain capital of China. They will also give a demonstration on their ceramic casting techniques. Participants will get to know more about the designers’ practice and the concepts behind their works.
Date
17 December (Saturday)
Time
2–4:30pm
Venue
Latitude 22N studio, Chai Wan
Language
English
Speakers
Julie Progin and Jesse Mc Lin, Co-founders and Creative Directors of Julie & Jesse and Latitude 22N
Free programme on a first-come, first-served basis. Online registration required. Any request for access services please indicate in the online application.

Shifting objectives: Design from the M+ Collection, M+, Hong Kong, November 30 2016–5 February 2017, Installation views
Shifting Objectives
Design from the M+ Collection
M+’s debut design exhibition – Shifting Objectives: Design from the M+ Collection – explores the many concepts and frameworks that have shaped and broadened our understanding of design. Featuring dozens of key objects and works – from mid-twentieth century Japanese furniture, to familiar products from Hong Kong’s manufacturing heyday, to drones, ‘copied’ goods, and digitally-enabled and open-source practices – this groundbreaking show illustrates how design philosophies and practices have changed from the post-Second World War period until now. In so doing, Shifting Objectives outlines the growing contours of the M+ design collection, which is the first of its kind in Asia and a core pillar of M+.
In the run up to the opening of the M+ building in 2019, the M+ Pavilion functions as a temporary home for M+ exhibitions and events.
Photo Credits: M+, Hong Kong
Erosion at Latitude 22N, Hong Kong, 14 March–18 April 2015
Erosion
A recording of time & place
About the exhibition
“Erosion” is an installation of 501 unique porcelain vessels questioning the role of the designer by letting nature become an active agent of the design process.
Date
March 14 to April 18 2015
Opening Hours
Wednesday to Saturday 11 am to 6pm
Venue
Latitude 22N, Unit 16B,
Man Foong Industrial Building,
Chai Wan, Hong Kong
Free admission and open to public.

Curio at Chai Wan Mei, Hong Kong, 25 May–22 June 2016
Curio
Chai Wan Mei
About the exhibition
Pulled from the ceramic laboratory of artists and designers Julie Progin & Jesse Mc Lin, a series of Curios or rare, unusual and intriguing objects will be on display for a month in their Chaiwanese studio starting May 25th.
The collection of curiosities stems from the duo’s ongoing research and investigation with porcelain and celebrates the spirit of inquisition, experimentation and the poetics of dysfunction. Prototypes of projects such as Erosion, Clay Bodies, Partial will be on view.
Join us for the opening on Saturday May 25th and discover our studio and our work along with some bubbly.
Opening
Saturday May 25th 2013 from 11 am to 6 pm
Date
25.05.2013 to 22.06.2013
Venue
The Gallery at Latitude 22N
Unit 16B, Man Foong Industrial Building,
7 Cheung Lee Street, Chai Wan, Hong Kong

Domestic Territories at Ilivetomorrow Gallery, Hong Kong, 24 May–24 June 2013
Domestic Territories
By Ilivetomorrow
About the exhibition
With: Jesse Mc Lin & Julie Progin (HK- USA-Swiss), Bruno Carvalho (Pt), Pedro Campos (Pt), Manifeste-Alexandre Daval (Fr), Naia del Castillo (Sp), Xiaodong (Cn), Pili Wu (Tw), Lu Biao Biao (Cn), JinFeng Fang (Cn-Sw), Henny Van Nistelrooy (NL), Rose Morant (Fr-HK)
“DOMESTIC TERRITORIES” proposes a selection of objects, nobjects and installations reflecting conceptual and formal researches. Beyond Design perspectives and industrial issues, “DOMESTIC TERRITORIES” explores the physical limitations of forms and materials and expresses the complex relations between Conceptual explorations, fabrication processes and materialization. The diversity of the various projects presented in the exhibition is a manifesto to the recurrent seduction of materials and memory.
Jesse Mc Lin and Julie Progin with “Fragment(s)” and “Bloom” and “Rolling Sofa” by Pedro Campos propose a post-archeology of form, nature and memories. Bruno Costa has created ironic icons reflecting is conceptual experience in China, the poetry of lightness of the works of Xiaodong are a sensitive ephemeral expression of nature, Pili Wu’s chair is an intensive dialog with industrial craft, etc.
“A Stone A Mountain” by JingFeng Fang is a Journey into a conceptual translation of Chinese Philosophy, The “Sphere” created by Rose Morant generate a strong conceptual and a sensitive haptical experience.
With “Extract” Henny Van Nistelrooy explores the intrinsic value, structure and quality of Fabric revealed by the new geometrical designs applied one surfaces and objects.
Opening
Friday May 24 2013
Venue
Ilivetomorrow Gallery
Unit 09, 26/F, Honour Industrial Center,
4-6 Sun Yip Street,
Chai Wan, Hong Kong

Fragment(s), The Poetics of Decay at Ilivetomorrow, Hong Kong, 4 January–31 January 2013
Fragment(s)
The Poetics of Decay
About the exhibition
This limited edition of porcelain vases captures the break and decay of a mold to reveal the beauty in deterioration and create a memory of what would otherwise be discarded. Julie Progin and Jesse Mc Lin developed unique casting techniques to capture direct impressions of the residues of the porcelain industry of Jingdezhen setting forth a reminiscence of the history of the city and creating a new archeology.
Opening
Thursday 10.01.2013 at 6.30PM
Date
4.01.2013 to 31.01.2013
Venue
Ilivetomorrow Gallery
G/F, 43 Tung Street,
Sheung Wan,
Hong Kong

Radical Materiality at Ilivetomorrow Beijing, 28 September–8 November 2012, Installation views
Radical Materiality
By Ilivetomorrow Gallery
The exhibition at Beijing Design Week is now over. Thanks to all who came to see the work. It was wonderful to see Fragment(s) in such a context surrounded by the works of very talented designers from all horizons. A special thanks to Ilivetomorrow for curating a wonderful show and to 0010 1101 0101 space for hosting the show in their beautiful space in Caochangdi.
Radical Materiality at Ilivetomorrow Beijing, 28 September–8 November 2012
Radical Materiality
ILIVETOMORROW presents for the second Beijing Design week a unique experience of the recent editions and productions of ILIVETOMORROW with its LIMITEDunLIMITED Editions project.
Radical Materiality shows one year of collaboration between ILIVETOMORROW and Designers, Artists, Architects from China, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Taiwan, Hong Kong and France.
Radical Materiality proposes to the Beijing Design week a selection of objects, nobjects and installations reflecting conceptual and formal researches.
Beyond Design perspectives and industrial issues, Radical Materiality explores the physical limitations of forms and materials and expresses the complex relations between Conceptual explorations, fabrication processes and materialization.
The diversity of the various projects presented by ILIVETOMORROW in Beijing is a manifesto to the recurrent seduction of materials and memory.
Jesse Mc Lin and Julie Progin with Fragment(s) and Bloom and Rolling Sofa by Pedro Campos propose a post-archeology of form, nature and memories.
Bruno Costa has created ironic icons reflecting is conceptual experience in China, the poetry of lightness of the works of Xiaodong are a sensitive ephemeral expression of nature, the hybrid furniture of the Fashion designers CCChu and Nicola Borg-Pisani proposes new domestic environments, Pili Wu’s chair is an intensive dialog with industrial craft, etc.
Radical Materiality is an experience to object recognition toward a teleology of materiality where objects and prototypes emphasizes the conceptual and visual knowledge.
DESIGNERS ARTISTS & ARCHITECTS LIST:
– Manifeste, Alexandre Daval / Designer
– Frederique Morrel / Designer-Artist
– Frederique Daubal / Designer Artist
– Jesse Mc Lin (USA) and Julie Progin (Swiss) / Designer and artists based in Hong Kong
– Pedro Campos (Portugal) / Architect
– Naia del Castillo (Spain) / Artist
– Bruno Costa (Portugal) / Designer
– Xiaodong (China) / Designer-artist
– CCCHu (Hong Kong China) / Fashion Designer
– Nicola Borg-Pisani (Hong Kong – France) / Designer-architect
– Pili Wu (Taiwan) Designer
– Lu Biao Biao (China) Designer
– David Dubois / Designer
Date
28 September 2012 to 08 October 2012
Venue
0110 0001 Space, Caochangdi, Beijing
Free admission and open to public.

2by4 at Ilivetomorrow Gallery, Hong Kong, 18 May-18 June 2012
2by4A tautology of the North American Forest
ILIVETOMORROW presents 2by4: A Tautology of the North American Forest by Jesse Mc Lin.
The Installation developed by Jesse Mc Lin proposes to explore the relations between nature, systemization of nature and the control of nature for the production of 2 by 4 inches wooden structure standards.
The Installation proposes a conceptual and poetic translation of the paradigm Nature / Culture. After studying at the Kansas Art Institute, obtaining a master at Alfred College of Ceramic Arts and teaching at Parsons in New York, Jesse Mc Lin is now based in Hong Kong and China.
Opening
18 May 2012
Exhibition
18 May-18 June 2012
Location
Ilivetomorrow Gallery
G/F, 45 Tung Street
Sheung Wan
Hong Kong
