Kapok

“TOUCH”—Exhibition of Patrick Becuwe’s Silicon works

From Philosophy to Art

Why “Touch”?  We are accustomed to seeing in museums and galleries the words: “Do not touch!” But here we can “touch”, and we must touch!  In water, in air... simply touch with our hands. We see our hand or our friends or the world through the work. Silicone is transparent or translucent; the vision and effects are bizarre. The air and the light behind the work are perceptible. That is the substance of this exhibition, we can see both inside and outside the media, touch it, and develop new sensations.

“We have to protect the world, particularly the natural world”. The new works, which Patrick is creating especially for this exhibition in Hong Kong, will illustrate this sensitive conviction. Therefore, he is introducing many kinds of organic materials into translucent silicone, such as ham (pig's flesh), wood (tree's flesh) and feathers, etc. Presently he is also introducing natural silk (insect's secretion) from China. He says, “Silk is like human skin very tough but very fragile as well.”

Patrick has chosen to work with natural silk as the first Chinese touch into the art of this French artist. The exhibition will take place in China and natural silk is well known here in both industrial and traditional activities.

Date - May 1st - May 16th 2008
Time ---  Mon-Fri 10am-8pm,  Sat-Sun 1-7.30pm
Venue --- Kapok, G/f,  9, Dragon Road. Tin Hau
Artist --- Patrick Becuwe   

You are welcome to the opening reception on Thursday May 1st 6pm. Patrick Becuwe will be present to introduce his work.                  

108 pieces of heart-healing plaster - 108 pieces of handmade brooches

I  believe each of us had a broken heart , no matter it'd been healed or not.
A broken heart may be caused by a bad relationship with lovers, parents;
son and daughter; sister and brother; colleague  or even pet.
Sometimes when we lost something precious ( a job, a chance, a goal or
a memorable gift ) , this may lead to a broken heart too.

These brooches are similar to the plasters to cover wounds of the heart.
When your broken heart has healed, you can put the brooch back to the
drawer. If it left a scar after the heart healed up, just keep on wearing
the brooch to cover it up.

Sally Chu

Date - April 4th-27th. 2008
Time ---  Mon-Fri 10am-8pm,  Sat-Sun 1-7.30pm
Venue --- Kapok, g/f,  9, Dragon Road. Tin Hau
Artist --- Sally Chu

You are welcome to the opening reception on Friday April 4th at 7.30 p.m.

Oychir Biennale

愛卡雙年展 — 兩年一度　愛卡個人作品展
Oychir Biennale - works of the illustrator

表面上愛卡沈寂一段時間，現在並不是“久休復出”，
更不是去嘆世界“尋找靈感”，其實愛卡一直都沒有停
下來，更決定以後每兩年舉辦「愛卡雙年展」；名為雙
年展，只展出自己的作品。
是次展出愛卡從未曝光的作品，包括畫布畫作、兔子故
事小屋、動畫、以及首次推出愛卡手繪信封信紙套裝，
和畫作複製品供選購。

Oychir is far from getting retired and neither did she go on  a "spiritual quest", searching for inspirations.  Oychir never stopped creating.  After  her first exhibition in 04, book launch exhibition in 05 and several  more in 06 and 07, she decided to held "Oychir Biennale" . She will  show her newest creations , including  paintings, "the rabbit story house", animation. She will also present during the exhibition new released illustration envelope /w letter paper set and 
artworks duplicates for purchase.

Exhibition details / 展覽詳情：

8 March 2008 ~ 30 March 2008

Kapok
G/F 9 Dragon Road. Tin Hau
龍皇道９號
天后
Tel : (852) 2549 9254

Kapok and Hooked present : COED tee shirt design exhibition

CO-ED is our 2nd t-shirt collaboration project by KAPOK and HOOKEDCLOTHINGS, after our first successful exhibition Some Kind of Wonderful in 06. So we have once again invited artist and designers over the world to join us in this Project .

Pink is for girl. Blue is for boy. Or the other way around?

An American newspaper in 1914 advised mothers, "If you like the colour note on the little one's garments, use pink for the boy and blue for the girl, if you are a follower of convention." Pink was considered as more of a boy’s colour (as a watered down red, which is a fierce colour) and blue was more of a girl’s.

Conventions are changing. And we are less following the rules of what they should wear... Girls wearing men suits, guys rocking floral patterns or a shocking pink shirt. But these personas don’t turn heads anymore.

We are moving ahead in time where label, name, title, occupation and status are just definitions that is getting more and more complex, merging into a realm of hybridity. And it is in this shared universe where CO-ED concept comes about. We are indeed living in the power of one – uni. Its aim is to create tee shirts that can be worn by both men and women. Right from the drawing board, designs are being consciously targeted for both sexes. We are challenging ourselves to break all graphic conventions that are easily associated to both men and women and rise above the means of popular culture. Designers have complete freedom to interpret the concept of CO-ED - theoretical, political innuendos, agenda-driven or simply playful or whimsical.

With CO-ED, you can choose a tee shirt for yourself, your boyfriend, girlfriend, brother, sister, or even your dog. In CO-ED, we believe in the power of uni.

We believe in one love.

For this CO-ED exhibition we are glad to present designs from  :

BOB FOUNDATION - JAPAN
FLEECIRCUS - SINGAPORE
HOOKCLOTHINGS - SINGAPORE
KAPOK - HONGKONG
KAR CHUN LEUNG - CHINA
LAU CHI CHUNG - HONGKONG
MARIKO JESSE - JAPAN / UK
MOMOROBO - SINGAPORE
RABI MARK - HONGKONG

VENUE : KAPOK 1/F DELAY NO MALL
68 YEE WO STREET
CAUSEWAY BAY.
DATE    : 17.12.07 Monday
TIME     : 7:00 - 9:00 PM
The exhibition will last till Jan 15th, 2007

Knock Knock : No. 62 launch exhibition by Bob Foundation

No.62 is a new printed paper brand founded by Japanese creative group Bob Foundation in 2007. The philosophy at the heart of the brand aims to capture the simple pleasure of directly expressing one's feelings and personality through carefully wrapped parcels, delicate notes and handwritten letters.

The No 62 range centres on imaginatively designed printed paper items including; letter paper and envelopes, gift cards, wrapping paper, and note kits.

Bob Foundation於2002年由Mitsunori Asakura與Hiromi Suzuki創立。他們以畫作、繪圖、設計、電影及照片，與別人分享和探討自己的興趣。Bob Foundation很多時跟一些海外設計師合作，所以作品多完化，計有禮物紙、傢具、袋，以至廚具等。
在2007年，Bob Foundation推出名為「no. 62」的紙品，當中包括信紙、信封、禮物咭、包裝紙、以及便條；希望收信人藉著親自包裝和親筆書信，感受到寄信者的情感。

The launch exhibition in Kapok will be the wordwide launch for the No. 62 brand.
Hiromi and Mitsu from Bob Foundation will be attending the opening party. Please come to meet them!

Also, this will be the last event organised by Kapok before Christmas. So we invite all of Kapok friends to join us around a beer, glass wine (or a soft drink if you insist) and enjoy the first party of the holiday season!

Number 62 launch exhibition
Opening party : Saturday Dec. 8th / 6p.m. - 8.30 p.m.
Kapok. 9 Dragon Road. Tin Hau
Tel : 254 99 254 / info@ka-pok.com

One day shop at Kapok - Dec 2nd

What will you do on Sunday?
You may sleep till 2pm, then having breakfast at 4pm.
You may go to yum cha with your big family.
You may do your laundry for the whole day.
but some of us are going to do something different.
They want to open a shop, just for one Sunday.

Fur Fur, Hanami, Happy Ending, Sally Chu and Prettie Sillie are a group of handcraft lovers.
They have decided to hold a "ONE DAY SHOP" at Kapok on Dec 2nd 2007, just selling their their handmade creations.
You can find some lovely accessories, tote bags, zakka, and even homemade Lipstick here.

Everything is one of a kind, you will never find the same products again, since this ONEDAYSHOP@KAPOK will only happen on Dec 2nd 2007.
If you miss it, you can never find the same one.

So, no regret : this coming Sunday, 12noon-8pm, come to Kapok, visit the ONEDAYSHOP, spend a lovely Sunday with 5 handcraft lovers!

DAYDREAM NATION EXHIBITION @ KAPOK

venue: Kapok, G/F Dragon Road, Tin Hau, Hong Kong

date: 20th November-6th December, 2007

opening hours:  Mon-Fri 10am-8pm,  Sat-Sun 2-7pm

Opening night: 22th November, 2007. 6pm-8pm.... Sponsored by Hoegaarden!!

“GOOD MORNING I’M SLEEPING SS08”

When Fasion meets Theatre...

‘Good Morning I’m Sleeping’ is Daydream Nation’s SS08 Production about a character
struggling between waking up and dreaming such that time is non-existent,
and reality distorts into a world of fantastical imagery.

Their collection wowed Fashionistas and Theatre-goers at the London Fashion Week this September 2007
in two Full-house performances at their prestigious venue sponsor INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS London.

Daydream Nation is the creation of the brother-sister design duo Kay and Jing.
Kay is a Textile Design graduate from both Royal College of Art and Saint Martins, whilst Jing is a Theatre Design and Directing graduate from Saint Martins and Central School of Speech & Drama.

This season they are fighting with the daily phenomenon of waking up. 

Who wants to wake up if you can dream forever?

Come to KAPOK for the Exhibition to see the Design Sketches, Props and the Video of the show for the first time in Asia!

Kapok exclusive : Jimmy x Vila Hermanos Perfumed Candles

Kapok is very excited to launch a new collection of perfumed candles – a collaboration between one of Asia’s most renowned illustrator Jimmy () and Spanish traditional wax manufacturer, Vila Hermanos.

Jimmy was born in Taipei and has become one of the most popular illustrators in Asia. He had since set a fashion in creating and publishing illustrated books in local and international markets.  Being the most popular illustrator author in Asia, has created lots of fantasy and touch hearts across all generation. Immersing in his works is just like to go into Jimmy's inner world, his inviting stories reflect the reality of real life, more and more people are intoxicated by his vivid strokes and his magic realism narratives. Now in Asia, Jimmy becomes vogue of the time, beyond his stories, "Jimmy" is like a pop of a new life style.

The Spanish company “Vila hermanos” was created on October 19th, 1901 by three brothers : Juan Bautista, Salvador and Jose Vila Borderia. The company has been dedicated since 1901 to the manufacture of wax candles. Handcrafted in the family-owned Vila Hermanos candle factory, these natural vegetable wax candles are elegantly perfumed with natural essential oils. They are high-quality and made with all natural ingredients. Their scents are fresh and soothing.

We offer three scents of the collaborated candles…

Perhaps you dreamt of resting on petal of roses with its subtle fragrances encapsulating you in the gentle cradle of clouds amidst a white forest, Cherub and Seraph sitting by one of the white trees playful giggling as their little wings flutters with the symphony of the winds;

 

Or perhaps a revitalising scent of green tea flows through the air, shedding off the burdens of dusts from the concrete jungle, freeing your stifling soul as it ascends into a sanctuary above the valley of serenity and peace;

Or immerse yourself into an emotional state of immense passion and affection, leap free from the chains of social conformity and run with unsurpassed freedom and joy, the refreshing air liberates you as jasmines bloom in successive rhythms filling in the voids, creating a halcyon where stallions roam free on plains, unrestrained and unbridled, the exhilaration of liberty.

Inhale freedom, breathe joy...

Berangere Claire debut collection: a fresh take on the classic lumberjack shirts

Berangere Claire is a 27 year old french fashion designer and we are excited to launch her debut collection at Kapok!

Having begun her career styling for television and cinema, she particularly appreciates the crisp, classic aesthetic of the male wardrobe. During a year spent in New York City, Berangere Claire conceived her first collection, a play on the quintessentially American redneck style.

 

 

In this collection, noble yet simple fabrics such as cotton are used for both mens and womens wear. For women, the looks are drawn off of classic male staples. Each item is adorned with a special badge in a nod to American college insignias, melding together with the Croix de Lorraine, her homeland. Berangere Claire's first Women's and Men's Collection is classic and contemporary, with a particular attention to details.

This unique French-made collection is sold exclusively in Asia at Kapok – from October 15th, 2007.

 

Exhibition - "Silence" by Tung Lo

Silence

For me, art is about dream  and  honesty. Went  through many countries and museums, my  soul looking for a body, a face, a pair of eyes.
Life is a love story.
Tung Lo

Tung Lo was so fond of the child's life that he changed his name to Tung Lo, which means a road taken by a child. Born in Jieyang, Guangdong Province, in 1956, he moved to Hong Kong in 1986. From there he emigrated to the US in 1983. After becoming an American citizen, he moved to France in 1993. Tung's paintings have been exhibited in many institutes and museums of art. They are about a dream of an ancient culture. Although he roamed about the world, his oriental sentiments are strong and his colours and figures all tell us an oriental legend.

Where: Kapok- B/F 9 Dragon Road, Tin Hau Temple Road, Tin Hau, Hong Kong
When: October 5th – October 28th
Opening: Friday October 5th - 7pm (free admission)
More information : 254 99 254 / info@ka-pok.com