JJ ACUNA / BESPOKE STUDIO
What happened when a Hong Kong couple asked a commercial designer to make over their home
Post Magazine
WORDS BY
Suji Owen
IMAGES
Adam Kuehl
PUBLISHED
20 May, 2020
As design enthusiasts, the homeowners were familiar with the work of JJ Acuna, who, despite never having worked on a residential project, accepted the challenge because of a focused brief and shared aesthetic values

Looking to buy a flat near where they lived in Hang Hau, design enthusiasts Eugene Ng Hon-keung and J Sin Kit-ching were thrilled when a 950 sq ft unit became available in their building. But then began a search for a designer that lasted six months.


“We even talked with some designers in the UK,” says Ng, who, like Sin, is a property investor.
As admirers of the Michelin-starred restaurant Tate Dining Room, in Sheung Wan, they were already familiar with the work of its interior designer, JJ Acuna, of JJ Acuna / Bespoke Studio, but hesitated to approach him with a residential project.

 

LINK: https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/design-interiors/article/3085045/what-happened-when-hong-kong-couple-asked