TREASURED PIECES

Christine's carefully chosen companions include a striking Kenneth Cobonpue lamp and a handmade Kahoko rug in the living area plus an Okooko bed with Bedouin Societe sheets

珍費作品

Christine小心挑選的作品包括Kenneth Cobonpue燈和客廳的Kahoko手製地毯，再加上Okooko床連Bedouin Societe床具用品

On paper this Gough Street walk-up apartment appears nothing out of the ordinary: 280 sqft, white walls, with an open studio. However, Christine Richard’s flat is anything but, thanks to a palette of calming colours, natural materials, and lots of warm wood. "I chose this apartment for one reason: the tree," Christine recalls. "It’s quite rare in Hong Kong to look out over such a beautiful tree and to have a big window letting in so much natural light. When I saw it, I immediately thought it would be my haven," she says.

Her connection with nature goes back to childhood. Christine was born in a tiny country town near the region of Brittany, France, where she grew up amidst farms and open fields. She didn’t travel internationally until she was in business school and had the opportunity to work in India – those six

就理論而言，此歌賦街上樓單位看來毫不顯眼：280平方呎、白牆，並附開放式工作室。然而，Christine Richard的單位卻是與別不同，這還多得和諧色彩組合、天然物料和大量溫暖木材的配合。「我選擇此單位的原因只有一個：樹。」Christine回想道：「在香港實在難得能一望戶外，即可見美麗如此的大樹，並設有兩道大窗，湧入源源天然光。那時已立即知道它是我的完美天堂。」

她與大自然的連繫可追溯至孩童年代。Christine生於法國Brittany區一個小城鎮，在農田間成長。直至唸商學院時才環球旅遊，並有機會到印度工作——在那兒的六個月足足改變一生。她分享：「那次旅程後，我知道自己想參與跟社區企業有關的行業，並在發展中國家工作。」