Tomorrow is all about today
In modern society, we’re all taught to be eyes-forward, to be innovative, to be future-oriented. Spurred on by technological growth, everyone seems to be rushing into the future, with the promises of the metaverse and artificial intelligence taking over the headlines and social media.
But what about the here and the now?
Before leaping into the future, let’s take an honest look at the present, because true innovations are those that are able to fit in with existing habits, and in response to pressing needs.
This issue is a celebration of such a notion. We honour superlative creations that challenge the status quo, timeless household products that redefine home aesthetics, and forward thinkers who look at designs from fresh perspectives.
Our cover story on page 28 is dedicated to a list of future-shaping architectural wonders that takes into account the environment, and local communities. On page 56, we bring together three premium lifestyle brands, paired with celebrated home-grown designers Ivan Ho from C&I Interior Design, Johnny Shum, from Make It Works, and Ken Leung, from Hei Design, to explore the secrets to durable designs for our homes.
On page 112, we feature Netherlands-based creative Pao Hui Kao, who dreams up an other-worldly collection of homewares made of tracing paper, water, and the right dose of creativity and imagination, that bring added value not only to our lives, but also the environment.
In West Bengal, India, architect and interior designer Pooja Bihani gives a 2,100 square foot split-level house a unique configuration, transforming it into a curvaceous organic splendour; and in Minsk, Belarusian interior designer Anna Lazar puts a modern and enchanting spin on an apartment housed in a historical building, turning it into a geometric marvel that boasts interesting form and colours.
Enjoy the issue.
在現今社會，人人講求放遠目光，展望未來。尤其當科技發展日新月異，新聞、社交媒體每天充斥元宇宙及人工智能等科技願景，似乎人人都急不及待邁進未來，但同時，我們似乎都忘記了當下。
在急於跨進未來之前，我們應先好好了解現在，因為真正的創新，往往能夠呼應我們的生活習慣，並解決一些真切的需要。
真正的創新，正是今期的焦點所在。我們為大家帶來一系列敢於挑戰現狀的大膽設計、重新定義家居美學的雋永家品，以及多位推動前瞻性設計的創新者。
今期封面故事（第28頁）為大家帶來一系列充滿未來感的特色建築，除了前
衛外觀，這些建築更考慮到環保與當地社區的關係，透視建築設計的未來公式。而在第56頁，我們呈獻三個高端生活品牌與三位本土設計師的聯乘合作，包括C&I Interior Design創辦人Ivan Ho、Make It Works創辦人Johnny Shum和Hei Design設計師Ken Leung，共同探索恆久耐用的
設計，對我們的生活的重要性。
我們亦與現居荷蘭的台灣研究員及設計師高寶惠進行訪談（第112頁），解構她如何巧妙運用繪圖紙和水，製作出宛如藝術品的家具系列。她的作品不僅別具觀賞價值，更加入了環保考量，是未來設計的大勢所趨。
在家居專題，我們帶大家走進印度西孟加拉邦一套2,100呎住宅。建築師和室內設計師Pooja Bihani以柔和曲線，為這套錯層住宅勾勒出和諧動
人的居家氛圍。在明斯克，一座位於歷史建築物內的單位經由白俄羅斯室內設計師Anna Lazar的匠心改造，化身成繽紛多彩的現代居亭，體現迷人的幾何美學。