Interior Sketch Series: Cha Chaan Teng in Hong Kong and Macau
Cha Chaan Tengs in Hong Kong often represents how limited spaces are maximised to the fullest to fulfil its food and beverage function. Among local chachaantengs, the owners/operators who make critical design decisions about how dining desks and chairs are positioned, how menus and cuisines are displayed, and how every inch is utilised to serve the purpose of dining yet a community/family connection purpose. Designer/illustrator Ikey Poon and writer Lui Ka-chun, embark on a journey to study a dozen of significant chachaantengs from various perspectives, illustrating the 3D floor plans of the cha chaantengs through elevating angles, enlisting listing the little decorations and hand-written notes ever present in those of the organised growth for chachaanteng space complexity, witnessing how chachaanteng interior grow to fulfil its connectedness purpose and to pay homage to the ever-struggling chachaanteng scene.
Cha Chaan Tengs in Hong Kong often represents how limited spaces are maximised to the fullest to fulfil its food and beverage function. Among local chachaantengs, the owners/operators who make critical design decisions about how dining desks and chairs are positioned, how menus and cuisines are displayed, and how every inch is utilised to serve the purpose of dining yet a community/family connection purpose. Designer/illustrator Ikey Poon and writer Lui Ka-chun, embark on a journey to study a dozen of significant chachaantengs from various perspectives, illustrating the 3D floor plans of the cha chaantengs through elevating angles, enlisting listing the little decorations and hand-written notes ever present in those of the organised growth for chachaanteng space complexity, witnessing how chachaanteng interior grow to fulfil its connectedness purpose and to pay homage to the ever-struggling chachaanteng scene.
- 2024
- Grantee: James Chong and Ikey Poon
James was trained in Arts Management, he started a reputable bookshop called Mackie Study in 2004. James eventually joined Oxfam Hong Kong to foster global citizenship education. In 2018, James founded Rolling Books with the support of SIE Fund. With various funding programs and projects, James works on the issues of reading accessibility among underprivileged families, ethnic minority children and people of differences. James obtained his MA Anthropology degree at CUHK in 2020.
Ikey Poon- As a writer and a book-lover who has been working in the media field for 9+ years, Ikey believes when words and visual images can combine in perfect fusion, great stories can be told and strong messages can be delivered. Ikey wishes she could utilize herself in pursuing effective communication by combining writing and illustration through books as a form of art.
- Organisation: Rolling Books