Designer-mentee

Studio Florian and Christine is a multidisciplinary design studio, currently based in Hong Kong. As a two-person led practise, both designers are MA graduates from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. The two come with experience working internationally and their expertise includes, industrial design and fashion / material innovation design.

The studio works at the intersection of sustainable materials, heritage crafts and social innovation. For the past three years, they have been investigating local waste materiality, collaborating with master craftsmen and working with various 3D technologies. Their research focuses on investigating how traditional handcraft can become integrated with modern technology and contemporary culture.

Awarded the Design Trust Seed Grant two times and participating in DTFS 2019 as designer mentee, the duo has been actively learning about Hong Kong’s heritage craft for the past years and transforming their work.