Architect of Jun Aoki & Associates Having graduated from Tokyo University Jun Aoki worked at Arata Isozaki & Associates before establishing his own Tokyo-based practice in 1991 to do 'anything that seemed interesting'.

Subsequent works have included diverse directions such as a series of houses, public architecture, and fashion boutiques as a current series of Louis Vuitton stores.

A swimming pool at YUSUIKAN(1993) that investigates some of the themes of the more recent project,FUKUSHIMA LAGOON MUSEUM(1997) which won the Architectural Institute of Japan Annual Award, the AOMORI MUSEUM OF ART, the Grand Award of the international competition completed in 2005 and opened in 2006.

An artwork at U bis shows another side of his creation as an artist.

Commended his architectural achievements, Jun Aoki was awarded The Minister of Education's Art Encouragement Prize in 2005.

Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Thom Filicia Ltd Interior designer Thom Filicia is founder and Chief Creative Officer of New York City-based design firm, Thom Filicia, Inc.

Since launching the acclaimed enterprise in 1998, Filicia's New-American Style has earned him widespread acclaim and notable clients in the worlds of entertainment, finance, sports, media, fashion and hospitality.

Filicia is universally known for his ability to create stunning modern, yet classic interiors that retain an inviting aesthetic which reflects the individuality of his clients.Filicia’s unmistakable design sensibility has earned him countless accolades from the design world including being named by House Beautiful as one of their “Top 100 Designers,” House & Garden dubbed him an “International Taste Maker” and Elle Décor regaled him as an “A-List Designer.” Additionally, Filicia has been featured in The New York Times, People, In Style, Vogue Home, O, USA Today and many other national and international publications.Filicia's recognition expanded beyond the design world when he was cast as the interior design expert in the ratings juggernaut and Emmy-Award winning hit show Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.

Filicia was assigned the program's most demanding segment—transforming the home of a design-challenged man.

Filicia’s camera-friendly personality and design acumen garnered him a huge following and led to numerous TV appearances including The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The View, The Today Show, Ellen, Late Night with Conan O'Brien and many more.

Filicia has also hosted several successful shows for the Style Network, including Dress My Nest and Tacky House and is presently featured talent on the HGTV Network.Filicia’s diverse design portfolio also includes various first-class hotels and special projects such as the VIP Suite for the USA Pavilion at the World’s Fair in Aichi, Japan, an eco-friendly apartment for Riverhouse, Manhattan’s first premium (LEED certified) “green” luxury condominium tower, which received a merit award by Interior Design magazinefor “Best Eco-Residential Design Interior” and designing the holiday decoration installation with American Christmas for the world’s most famous music venue; Radio City Music Hall.The celebrated designer is also the author of Thom Filicia Style published in 2008 by Atria/Simon & Schuster, and is a contributing author of the best-seller Queer Eye For The Straight Guy: The Fab 5 Guide To Living Better.

He’s currently completing his next book for Clarkson Potter Publishers, scheduled for release in November 2013.

Furthermore, Filicia is the creative mind and driving force behind the Thom Filicia Home Collection, which includes furniture, rugs, textiles, art and broadloom for the retail market.

The success of his franchise has led to partnerships and projects with some of the world's leading brands including American Express, Audi, Bosch, Barilla, Kravet, Soicher Marin, Safavieh, Classical Elements, Shaw, Vanguard, Proctor & Gamble, Xerox, Kohler, Water Works and Viking.Filicia graduated from Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design and started his career at the renowned design firms, Parish-Hadley, Inc., Robert Metzger Interiors and Bilhuber & Associates.

Filicia currently resides in Manhattan and Skaneateles, NY.

Principal of Lewis.

Tsurumaki.Lewis Architects Paul Lewis is a Principal at Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis Architects based in New York City.

He is currently an Associate Professor at Princeton University School of Architecture.

His New York based firm has completed academic, institutional, residential and hospitality projects throughout the United States.

LTL has received a 2007 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award and multiple other design awards, including the James Beard Award for best restaurant design.

Their recent built work includes Arthouse, a contemporary art center in Austin, Texas, and a new administrative campus for the Claremont University Consortium in Claremont, California.

The firm's designs and drawings are part of several museum collections and have been exhibited widely at venues including the Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Walker Art Center, Carnegie Museum of Art and the U.S.

Pavilion at the 2004 Venice Architecture Biennale.

Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis are the authors of Opportunistic Architecture (2008) and Situation Normal....Pamphlet Architecture #21 (1998).

Editor in Chief of Frame Magazine Educated as a chemical engineer, Robert Thiemann soon became a copywriter and eventually journalist.

He specialized in design, with a strong focus on interiors.

In 1997 he co-founded Frame, The Great Indoors, an international bi-monthly magazine of interior design of which he still is editor in chief.

He's share holder of Frame Publishers, which started to issue books on interior design in 2001.

In 2005 he co-founded Mark, Another Architecture, a bimonthly magazine about architecture, of which he's also editor in chief.

Director of Edge Architects Ltd.

Michael Chan graduated in the University of Hong Kong.

He opened his architectural firm –EDGE Architects Limited at 1997 and Edge Gallery Ltd. 2 years ago.

Besides practicing as a Registered Architect and gallery owner, he is a member of ‘The Public Architecture Concern’ and a member of HKIA Committee Group for ‘Environmental and Sustainable Architecture’ from 2003 - 2007.

With respects to awards, the companies won more than twenty awards in local and international competitions.

He, himself, has won the first runner-up in 25th Central Glass International Architectural Design Competition, Tokyo in 1990, special interest prize in Mimar International architectural Design Competition VII, London in 1992 and Honorable Mention Nara/Toto World Architectural Triennale in Tokyo in 1992.

He has also been selected as one of the ten Young Architects in Hong Kong in 1996 and in 1998 respectively.His essays were published locally and internationally including Japan, Singapore and Vienna.

Those topics include ‘Map to Nowhere’, ‘Sand Pile City’ and ‘Thinking of Hong Kong people’.

He also participates as the Panel Speaker in different conferences such as in IAA Symposium, Osaka; AsiaGSD, Harvard University; A.A.Asia Workshop, Malaysia; Tsinghua University, Beijing and DESIGNTODAY, Japan.

Moreover, he participated in the Exhibition of ‘City on the Move’, ‘Painting Hong Kong’ at Hong Kong, ‘Environmental Design Charrette’ at Zhongshan, PRC and ‘Serving and Shaping Hong Kong’ at Hong Kong.

In 2000, Michael was selected at one of the participants in the La Biennale di Venezia Exhibition 2000, Venice, Italy.

Director of Patrick Fong Designs Ltd Prof.

Fong is a registered Professional Interior Designer of IIDA (U.S.A), Chartered Society of Designer (UK) and member of AIA (USA) He was elected as the Chairman of the Hong Kong Interior Design Association from 1993-1995.

During his 30 more years of practice, he completed more than 1,000 major projects located in Mainland China, London, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and USA, and receiving more than 100 design awards.

In addition Mr.

Fong lectured at the Hong Kong University and The Tsing Hua University in Bejing China.

He also sat on the judging panel for the Asia Pacific Interior Design Award competition and the examination panels for various design institutes. Presently Mr.

Fong is the Professor of The China Academy of Art in Hangzhou China, rating the best art academy in China.

In 2005, he established the “Most Original Design Award- Patrick Fong” in China to encourage the young designer on creative thinking.

Professor Patrick Lau Sau-shing, SBS JP is a Member of the Third and Fourth Legislative Council of the HKSAR (2004-2013) and he is Fellow Member and Past President of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA).

He is an Honorary University Fellow, Honorary Professor, and former Professor and Head of the Department of Architecture of The University of Hong Kong, as well as Honorary University Fellow of The Open University of Hong Kong.

He is an award-winning architect and he received the Ten Outstanding Young Persons Award, HKIA Outstanding Architect Award, Artist of the Year Award, and was honoured with the Silver Bauhinia Star and appointed Justice of the Peace.

He serves as Patron of the Hong Kong Interior Design Association Hong Kong, a Founding Director of the Hong Kong Architecture Centre, Founding Chairman of the Professional Green Building Council, President of UNESCO Hong Kong Association, and honorary adviser for various professional institutions.

Managing Director of CL3 Architects Ltd William Lim graduated from Cornell University in USA.

After graduation, he worked in Boston for 5 years before returning to Hong Kong in 1987.

He worked for a Hong Kong developer for 6 years.

In 1993, he assumed the position of Managing Director at CL3 Architects Ltd.

CL3 is a Hong Kong based company with regional offices in Beijing and Shanghai, specializing in Interior Architecture works, represents the best talents in Architecture, Interior Design and Project Management.

The Interior Design team specializes in Hospitality, Corporate, Retail and Residential design.

Creative Director of Tommy Li Design Workshop Ltd.

Tommy Li is one of the few designers who are able to expand his business over Hong Kong, China, and Japan.

Over 20years ago, he founded Tommy Li Design Workshop and was mostly recognized by the variety of his design work and his black humor”.

In recent years, he has been focusing on retail brand reform, and his design workshop was elected as one of the Top Ten Branding Company in Asia by a renowned branding website in China.

Up to now, Tommy Li has received over 580 prizes, and his theory on branding is a hot topic among his counterparts, including 'iceberg law' and 'the time of the great master is gone'

Founder of CREAM Antony Chan, founder of CREAM, is a registered architect in both UK & France.

He has participated in the European Parliament building project and won the fifth prize in the International Competition for Urban Design Ideas for the German parliamentary quarters.

In 2003, He was included in the list of the world's Top 50 designers by the prestigious Andrew Martin International Interior Design Awards.

CREAM, established in 1998, with Innovative concepts and thinking, advocates combination of modern urban style, art and living elements, illustrating geometric beauty in design, resulting in impressive brand images for clients.

CREAM's projects have achieved various awards, including Hotel De Edge(APIDA 2011 Certificate of Excellence (Hotel Space); Yoho Midtown sales space (APIDA 2010 Certificate of Excellence (Installation & Exhibition Space); Dalian Times Square (Outstanding Greater China Design Award at Hong Kong Art& Design Festival 2010 and The Best Interior Design of the Asia Pacific Residential Property Award 2010); Miele Lab(Gold Asia Pacific Interior Design Award 2008); HK Trade Development Council Design Gallery(Honor Asia Pacific Interior Design Award 2008) and Lan Kwai Fong Hotel (Gold Asia Pacific Interior Design Awards 2008).