Join us for A Night of Design Stories – where deTour 2025 co-creators of deTour 2025 share their creative processes and inspirations behind their works.
This evening features captivating stories from designers working with various topics such as AI, cityscapes, identity, and innovative materials. Each story presents a glimpse into the visions that connect us – and the creative sparks that bring them to life.
Join for inspiration, and stay for conversation!
Wesley HO received his MArch at Harvard Graduate School of Design and BA(AS) at The University of Hong Kong. He is Adjunct Assistant Professor at HKU Department of Architecture. He has worked in renowned offices including OMA and KPF in New York and Hong Kong. He was an Associate Principal at KPF. He serves as Board Director at Harvard Club Hong Kong and Advocate at social enterprise REN for underprivileged youth. He is selected as Tatler Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow in 2024. He is the Co-founder and Director of Napp Studio & Architects.
TOUN 亠 is an art furniture studio rooted in the philosophy “plant a piece, grow a home”. Each design begins as a seed—nurtured with care and warmth, it grows to shape the living spirit of hearth and home.
Renee Neoh, an art furniture designer and sculptor whose creative path began with photography and abstract set design. She is a graduate of Central Saint Martins, London and has developed a distinct hallmark that merges sculpture and furniture into a single language. Working with the tactile qualities of materials and intuitive hand experimentation, she transforms functional objects into pieces that move beyond conventional frameworks while retaining strong aesthetic presence. For Renee, art should not be distant or confined to institutions—it should be part of everyday life: tangible, approachable, and woven into the spaces we inhabit. Her creations explore how functionality and sculptural presence can coexist, reimagining beauty from a fleeting sight into a companion through daily living.
Samuel Choi, a Hong Kong-based art furniture designer and sculptor. His early practice spanned art props and multimedia visual production before evolving into furniture and sculpture. His work explores structure and form, seeking moments of tension and harmony through material experimentation. By reimagining the relationship between objects and space, Samuel creates designs that transcend utility, intertwining functionality with sculptural expression. Each piece invites users to sense art not as remote or untouchable, but as part of lived experience—expanding the possibilities of how furniture can embody both purpose and poetry.
Glacia (formed by Karl Law, Ethan Yuan, Beiya Yang, Rain Xiao, Zhen Yang, Xinmeng Ge) is a collective committed to transforming waste from human activities into sustainable products and installations that nurture and protect the environment. Their work seeks to inspire reflection on the delicate balance between humanity and the natural world, guided by the belief that “design is the harmony between humans and nature.”
Architecture And All | AAA is an interdisciplinary design studio grounded in architecture and dedicated to creating meaningful impact through spatial design. At the intersection of design, research, and social purpose, AAA seeks to craft environments that not only inspire but also serve the people and communities who inhabit them.
Rather than following a fixed aesthetic, AAA embraces a flexible, open-ended approach. This allows the studio to explore diverse styles and disciplines, delivering intelligent, original design solutions tailored to the specific challenges and ambitions of each project. The studio places users and clients at the centre of the process and carefully analyses their unique needs to develop thoughtful, balanced responses that align with the programme and context.
Guided by the philosophy “Architecture And All | All Is One”, AAA envisions design as a unifying force that brings together people, ideas, and spaces.
Through their design team IE, architects Henry Leung and Alien Chan explore the interplay between aesthetics and space from multiple perspectives, employing unconventional materials to uncover new spatial possibilities. Their innovative approach generates unexpected environments that draw audiences into deeply immersive experiences.
The projects centre around full-scale 1:1 prototypes, which serve as both experiments and foundations for their creations. In this way, the designers bridge the gap between concept and reality, and further expand the boundaries of architectural practice. By reinterpreting and merging rich traditions with contemporary expression, they create applications that reflect local customs and preferences. This exploration opens a dialogue between art and architecture in Hong Kong.
Brazilian-born, Philippines-based visual artist Ciane Xavier works at the intersection of sculpture, technology, and emotional embodiment. Her multidisciplinary practice blends traditional materials such as ceramics with emerging technologies including animatronics and biomaterials. Through a figurative and surreal lens, she investigates themes of identity, transformation, and the fragmentation of the self. Xavier’s sculptures often depict emotion-laden human forms — distorted, suspended, or caught in the process of becoming — inviting reflection on vulnerability, hybridity, and spiritual evolution.
Tsz Wai Cheri Tang earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from RMIT University / Hong Kong Art School. Her practice encompasses ceramics, sound, synaesthesia, and embodied perception, focusing on the acoustic properties of materials through immersive installations.
By working with ceramics and discarded industrial objects, she transforms them into resonant sound vessels, uncovering the hidden sonic possibilities within mundane. Drawing inspiration from the phenomenon of synaesthesia, her work invites audiences into multisensory environments where touch, sight, and sound merge and interact.
Wesley HO received his MArch at Harvard Graduate School of Design and BA(AS) at The University of Hong Kong. He is Adjunct Assistant Professor at HKU Department of Architecture. He has worked in renowned offices including OMA and KPF in New York and Hong Kong. He was an Associate Principal at KPF. He serves as Board Director at Harvard Club Hong Kong and Advocate at social enterprise REN for underprivileged youth. He is selected as Tatler Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow in 2024. He is the Co-founder and Director of Napp Studio & Architects.