Kai-Yin Los work as a celebrated jewelry designer, curator and historian melds the cultural heritages of East and West. A visiting professor at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, she is a specialist in cross-culture and editor of five influential books on aspects of Chinese art, design and living environment, ranging from Chinese furniture and living patterns to Song ceramics and contemporary Hong Kong design culture. A recipient of the Hong Kong Design Centres prestigious Worlds Leading Chinese Designer award in 2007, Kai-Yin brings breadth of insight and vision to the worlds of art, design, culture and business.
As a longtime admirer of Kai-Yin's design jewelry, I am impressed
by her passion, drive and commitment in promoting design. Her
creativity reflects full appreciation of history and respect for
different cultures.--Carrie Lam, Chief Executive, Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region
From being a pioneering designer of jewellery and accessories,
Kai-Yin Lo has now become a designer of world recognition. Using
her extensive knowledge of European and Chinese history, she has
blended in art form the cultures of East and West. She has done
this at a time when our connected world, particularly in the fields
of politics and business, recognizes more and more the importance
of the creative industries in enhancing cross-cultural
understanding and international relations.--Sir Henry Keswick,
Chairman Emeritus, Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.
Kai-Yin is a polymath and a phenomenon, having seamlessly juggled
an analytical career as a scholar, historian, teacher and editor,
with the artistic and imaginative flair of an amazing jewellery and
accessory designer and ceramic artist.--Thomas Heatherwick,
Founder, Heatherwick Studio, London
Kai-Yin is an amazing self-made designer and self-made
businesswoman. She is selfless in promoting design and culture,
with a totally cross-culture approach. She is very Asian and very
global at the same time. Kai-Yin is truly a cultural ambassador and
has invested much of her time and energy to foster exchange
globally and locally, and to promote good design, art and culture
as core to new economic futures and societal well-being.--Victor
Lo, Chairman, M+ Museum, Hong Kong
Kai-Yin Lo has been a dedicated lobbyist for culture in Hong Kong
for many years, tirelessly championing the city's growth as the
Asian center of the art market, promoting the appreciation and
value of good design, and the importance of creative thinking
within the education system. A passion for history, together with
her fascination with the interplay of cultures East and West, are
the backdrop to her life and give this book its unique perspective.
They inform and define all her activities and they are the threads
that form the fabric of Kai-Yin's life journey. We are invited to
join her in the highs and lows and twists and turns of the life of
an independent Chinese woman in the global world of the late 20th
and early 21st centuries.--Jane Rapley, Professor Emerita and
Former Head, Central Saint Martins, London
Kai-Yin Lo has proven herself to be an outstanding artistic and
intellectual entrepreneur who blends harmoniously the aesthetic and
the practical. The Asia Society on both sides of the Pacific has
benefited from her generosity of spirit and cultural
expressions.--Ronnie C. Chan, Chairman Emeritus, Asia Society, New
York
Kai-Yin Lo is a creative tour de force whose jewelry designs drawn
from Chinese traditional design principles were at the forefront of
a reappraisal of traditional Chinese culture. She also seeks to
share her interests with others through the philanthropic support
of dialogues and talks that foster an understanding of new issues
in Asian culture. These have included some of the most important
cultural leaders of our time such as Xu Bing, Tan Dun, and Shen
Wei.--Melissa Chiu, Director, Hirshhorn Museum, Smithsonian
Institution, Washington DC
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