Kai-Yin Lo from Hong Kong is one of Asia’s first international brands. Celebrated as a designer of jewelry, accessories and ceramics, she melds the cultural heritages of East and West and interprets them in original, contemporary and highly wearable and usable ways.
As cultural historian, teacher and editor of five influential books, ranging from Chinese furniture and living patterns to Song ceramics to Hong Kong design culture, she presents art, design and culture as an inter-related process.
As curator and organizer of art and cultural events that include the landmark exhibition of artist Wu Guanzhong (1992), and the cross-media installation by contemporary artist Xu Bing (2012), both at the British Museum, to the influential “Living Heritage-Vernacular Environment in China” exhibition at the China Institute, New York (2001), Hong Kong’s official design exhibition at Shanghai Expo (2010), and the first art/design/innovation exhibition at Asia Society Hong Kong Center (2012-2013), she brings depth and breadth of insight and vision.
As cultural historian, she interprets the high profile Chinese policy of “One Belt, One Road” in her display at the travelling Hong Kong 20th Anniversary Exhibition that debuted internationally in Milan, touring Hong Kong, Seoul, and Chicago in 2017.The Kai-Yin Lo Lecture on Asian art and culture was inaugurated in 2004 at Asia Society in New York has featured top international artists, musicians, designers and art practitioners. These, together with the Cross Cultural Lecture she hosts with Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, of which she is the first Visiting Professor, Cross Culture, are highly-regarded forums of East-West exchange and explorations of creativity and innovation in ideas and practice. A student of history at Cambridge and London universities, Kai-Yin is a cultural ambassador and sought-after speaker on art, design, culture and business.
Recipient of the Hong Kong Design Centre’s prestigious award, the “World’s Leading Chinese Designer” in 2007, Kai-Yin has also been awarded a Silver Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong Government (2009) for her contribution to design.
- Visiting Professor, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London
- Visiting Professor, School of Design Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing
- Member, Board of Directors, Hong Kong Design Centre
- Member, Board of Directors and Acquisition Committee, M+ Museum West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, Hong Kong
- Member, Asia Pacific Art Acquisition Committee Tate Modern, London
- Member, Global Leadership Council, Museum of Arts and Design, New York
- Committee Member, Global Council Asia Society, New York
- Member, Arts and Culture Council Asia Society Hong Kong Center
- Member, the International Women’s Forum;
- Member, Women Entrepreneurs Committee,
Hong Kong Federation of Women - Museum Expert Adviser, Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Hong Kong SAR Government
