Small is more

Following the great response from our Small Homes Issue earlier this May, we have returned with this year’s second edition of compact abodes that tackle the realities of micro-living with punch and panache.

Utilising a blend of ingenious floor planning, innovative light and colour play, and adjustable or custom-built furniture, our selection of small homes demonstrates that limited space does anything but put a cap on creativity. Among our local homes are a Wan Chai studio unit that utilises verticallyoriented design to be able to fit all the necessary amenities (Pg 130); a couple’s apartment in leafy Tai Hang that combines the best of both their aesthetics (Pg 100); and an open-plan family home in Tai Wai that carves out enough space for young children (Pg 114).

We complement this curation with similarly diminuitive homes in Europe that transcend their given footprints to become everything from an art gallery in Berlin (Pg 122), to a Parisian home for two aspiring interior designers that doubles as their showcase (Pg 136), and a Milanese apartment designed in tribute to Scandinavian modernism (Pg 92).

Alongside engaging interviews and explorations into design and travel destinations, get a glimpse into living beyond and across boundaries this issue. For more inspiring homes and lifestyle stories, head to our online portal, www.homejournal.hk.

繼本年五月推出的小家居號刊大受好評後，我們本月乘勢加推第二本同主題雜誌，帶你拆解小巧居所的設計方案。

今期精選的家居故事分別透過靈巧的空間規劃、前衛的光線與色彩對比、可調節或特製傢具，在有限的空間內讓創意力量油然發放。本地家居故事包括一個善用直向設計、容下所有必要元素的灣仔工作室單位(第130頁)；一對年輕夫婦為大坑家園注入雙方美學喜好(第100頁)；特別為年幼孩子而設計的大圍開放式家庭屋(第114頁)。

海外家居故事方面則可見善用每處空間的柏林藝廊(第122頁)、兼作兩位室內設計師家居和陳列室的巴黎單位(第136頁)，以及向北歐現代主義致敬的米蘭單位(第92頁)。

細閱多個精彩訪問、設計與旅遊探索，欣賞各種生活文化方式。到臨我們的網站www.homejournal.hk欣賞更多家居與時尚生活內容吧。