Meet the artist who built a cave in her studio
Artist Vaevae Chan installed a cave in her studio that represents how she copes with personal trauma—then opened it up to the public.
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Artist Vaevae Chan installed a cave in her studio that represents how she copes with personal trauma—then opened it up to the public.
Statement pieces, collection launches, and jade comes to the fore.
In December 2019, Hong Kong’s original rap band LMF celebrated its 20th anniversary by organising its own music festival, LMF XX Year Fest, in Kowloon Bay, where the group reunited to perform its hit tracks for thousands of loyal fans. Along with the band appeared a group of rising and established artists, including JB, Dough-Boy, Tommy Grooves, Seanie P and Matt Force, a pivotal moment that saw the passing of a torch to a new era of Hong Kong rappers. “We dreamt of the day when we would finally be able to play a whole night of Cantonese rap music, and now we could finally do that,” say...
What kind of CBD drinks do you sell? Chan:Sake, shochu, umeshu, Japanese handcrafted beer and locally made CBD beer. Our CBD products are sourced worldwide, including some from Oregon and Colorado in the US. Apart from drinks, what else do you sell? Photo: Affa Chan/Tatler Hong Kong Wong: I have my own CBD brand, Soon, which I sell in our shop, with some products also stocked in [plant retailer] The Plant of Devil in Tai Hang and in [Japan-themed curiosity shop] Bunkaya Zakkaten in Sham Shui Po. My products include candles, essential oil sprays, lip balms, tea bags, essential rollers, vaporis...
The Tatler Dining team are starting the Year of the Ox with one of our most exciting projects to date: a bricks-and-mortar space in the heart of Central that is designed to showcase Hong Kong’s finest F&B talent. Tatler Dining Kitchen at Haus will curate a dynamic programme of chef collaborations, restaurant and bar pop-ups, culinary workshops and tasting sessions that are designed to capture the zeitgeist of dining in Hong Kong in the here and now—and you’re invited. Haus is a synergistic collaboration between Tatler Dining, Mercedes-Benz and IWC Schaffhausen—a true world first where...