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With a design legacy spanning over four decades, Kelly Hoppen Design Studio redefines urban living in Shenzhen. By harmonizing a signature neutral palette with meticulous craftsmanship, the studio has transformed the Shenzhen GCC Liantai Super Bay project into a tranquil, gallery-like haven amidst the city's modern intensity

With a shared vision in interior architecture, Églantine Sicat and Pauline Dellemotte founded Uncanny Studio in 2024 - a creative design practice specialising in interior design. With offices in both Paris and London, their work reflects a distinctly international perspective and spans residential and hospitality projects across Europe. Their work explores the space between design and emotion, memory and discovery

London-based Kasawoo, founded in 2020 by Katie Kasabalis and Darius Woo, with an office in Hong Kong led by Yolande Wang, has quickly established a distinctive identity. Specializing in the transformation of existing buildings, the studio is driven by the conviction that quality design must be accessible and socially meaningful. Their evolving philosophy, "gentle architecture" is rooted in minimizing demolition and prioritizing resource intelligence - constantly asking what new forms of architecture emerge when we build more gently. We speak with them about how they transform constraints into catalysts for creativity