ENTERTAINMENT
Pass the mic: a new generation is taking over
For pushing back the frontiers of sound
Suda Jiang CO-FOUNDER AND CEO, KOLA LABS
We’ve heard about AI identifying our faces, flagging our shopping, even writing our articles—but now it’s scoring our lives. Meet Kola Labs, the go-to provider of AI-based sound infrastructure, which is bent on creating alternate forms of interactive audio. Co-founder and CEO Suda Jiang’s company partners with industry experts to customise voice models, generate music based on image input and create dialogue for the metaverse.
FASHION & BEAUTY
Accelerating Asia’s ascent to global fashion domination
For revolutionising the watch industry
Austen Chu CO-FOUNDER AND CEO, WRISTCHECK
Austen Chu has turned social media popularity into a flourishing business with his online platform Wristcheck. A watch consignment store based on transparency and trust, it has raised US$8 million in seed funding and consigned watches worth more than US$80 million. Austen was the youngest jury member of the 2021 GPHG Awards, the industry’s top awards show.
FINANCE & VENTURE CAPITAL
Redefining how we invest and manage money
For bringing rewards into the Web3 era
Justin Chan CO-FOUNDER, BLOOM
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GOING WITH THE FLOW
How does one approach the ancient philosophy of feng shui in a modern way? Three leading Hong Kong-based designers share their thoughts on this revered art of placement and how to introduce its principles into our spaces
SCENE MAKER
Italian architect Antonio Citterio reflects on his enduring collaboration with Maxalto and how far the furniture brand has come since its early beginnings
ACTS OF SERVICE
Go on, then. Ask Vea and Wing's chef-owner Vicky Cheng what his love language is
THE BIRTH OF A MOVEMENT
More women are taking back their birthing experience and their power by challenging the institutionalised norms surrounding childbirth, honouring the healing process and leaning on the magic of sisterhood
THE RIGHT INGRDIENTS
Oscar nominee Tran Anh Hung, who won Best Director at Cannes last year, evolves the language of cinema to present the simple beauty of Vietnam
THIRST TRAP
Marilyn Minter takes an exclusive self-portrait for Tatler and reminds the world why raw, honest, non-conforming beauty is the most compelling kind
Enduring Endeavours
Ahead of his solo exhibition at David Zwirner Hong Kong, the world-renowned photographer Wolfgang Tillmans tells Taller why he hopes his work is timeless and why viewing art in person is an irreplaceable experience
THE MAVERICK MINDSET
Takashi Murakami appears in an exclusive Tatler cover shoot as his new exhibition opens in Japan, and speaks to us about his prolific and wide-ranging career
Down the Ages
Van Cleef & Arpels’ Time, Nature, Love exhibition at the D Museum in Seoul showcases the maison’s enduring love affair with the classics while highlighting its influential role in shaping contemporary jewellery design
A Different Kind of Journey
New creations from the talented homegrown jeweller display an intoxicating psychedelic aesthetic