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Charmaine Chan

While expressing preferences can sometimes feel like playing favourites, it also encourages deeper reflection and sharpens our understanding. So when revisiting PostMag’s 2024 homes to select the best, we came up with a top 5 based on specific, subjective criteria.
1. Most breathtaking

The scenery contributes to the ever-changing beauty of the AB Concept founders’ home in Karuizawa, Japan. But it is the cantilevered living room that offers the most immersive experience, allowing you to imagine being nestled among endless trees.
2. Best curves

Curves trended strongly in 2024, but few are as elegant and fluid as in this Pok Fu Lam flat designed by Craft of Both. The walls of this home are to sigh for.
3. Better than the real thing

Japan has become a second home for many Hongkongers, and its cultural influence is evident in the city’s evolving residential design. Embracing a less-is-more approach in this Mid-Levels flat, In Situ & Partners created spaces both elegantly understated and deeply contemplative.
4. Coolest vibe

This South Lantau village house showcases Jocelyn Liipfert Lam’s ability to blend diverse influences seamlessly. Inspired by Bali, the LIIPSTIIK designer also incorporates Scandinavian, Moroccan and Japanese elements to create a tranquil, laid-back and perfectly imperfect interior that embodies the spirit of wabi-sabi.
5. Longest lifespan

Future proofing was a key consideration in the design of this Tai Hang retirement unit, which affords ease of movement for its inhabitants and interconnectedness between their bedrooms. Additionally, to ensure the smallest room was not also the most dangerous, LittleMORE Interior Design improved safety in the bathroom.


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Our top 5 home interiors of 2024, from Japan’s Karuizawa to Hong Kong’s Lantau

Discover PostMag’s top 5 homes of 2024, from Japan’s serene Karuizawa to Hong Kong’s lush Lantau Island. Photo: Owen Raggett


In front of the bunker-like study on the lower floor of the AB Concept founders’ home in Karuizawa, Japan, is a deck with furniture bought locally. Photo: Owen Raggett

Red sliding bedroom doors and a bar area encased in American walnut were designed by Craft of Both and made by Mega Concept for this Pok Fu Lam flat. Photo: Craft of Both

The living room and tea room of a Japanese-style Mid-Levels flat designed by In Situ & Partners. Photo: Luca Bonnefille

Jocelyn Liipfert Lam designed a village house in Lantau, Hong Kong, with a Balinese vibe, and brought Scandinavian, Moroccan and Japanese elements together seamlessly. Photo: Common Studio

The bedrooms of this Tai Hang retirement flat were interconnected to give both parents a private space but the freedom to share it if they want. Photo: Michael Perini

How a couple used Covid downtime abroad to find a designer for their new Hong Kong home

A Hung Hom, Hong Kong, apartment designed by reD Architects. Photo: Ishita Sitwala

The bedroom in the Hung Hom apartment designed by reD Architects. Photo: Ishita Sitwala

The dining room in the Hung Hom apartment designed by reD Architects. Photo: Ishita Sitwala

The living room of the Hung Hom apartment designed by reD Architects. Photo: Ishita Sitwala

A patterned oak wall at the Hung Hom apartment designed by reD Architects. Photo: Ishita Sitwala

The main en suite in the Hung Hom apartment designed by reD Architects. Photo: Ishita Sitwala

The makeover of a village house on Hong Kong’s idyllic Lamma Island

Interior designer Debi Yeung-Salansy was commissioned to renovate a village house on Lamma Island in Hong Kong. Photo: Eugene Chan

Tenants Allan Byrne and Natalie Hui love their home on Lamma so much, they no longer feel the need to travel. Photo: Eugene Chan

The house is divided into three 700 sq ft flats. Photo: Eugene Chan

The bathrooms are airy and full of natural light. Photo: Eugene Chan

Debi Yeung-Salansy designed a compact but comprehensive kitchen that she would enjoy using herself. The red handles on the cupboards, bought through Taobao, are a custom-made colour. Photo: Eugene Chan

The flat’s living and dining area features reclaimed wood to bring a sense of Bali to the airy space. Photo: Eugene Chan

The bedroom includes pops of colour and custom furnishings. Photo: Eugene Chan

The stairway leading to the rooftop has a lot of storage space. Photo: Eugene Chan

The home’s kitchen corridor features custom Chinese lattice doors and bespoke artwork. Photo: Eugene Chan

How a Hong Kong interior designer helped a couple create a more flowing home

The Dylan Tan-designed Ma On Shan flat offers a soft approach to the industrial aesthetic. Photography: John Butlin. Photography assistant: Timothy Tsang

Dylan Tan-designed flat shot by John Butlin

Floor plan

The artisans behind Hong Kong’s woodworking revival

Jesse Hao Lap-hang (left) and Charis Mok Shu-wai from Zou Mat. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Yung Wing-yan and Arthur Li of Coutou Woodworking Studio. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Arthur Li at work at Coutou Woodworking Studio. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Coutou Woodworking Studio. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Filip Winiewicz of Hardwood HK with a sculpture commissioned by Studio TK. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

A Mahjong table by Hardwood HK. Photo: Henry Lam

Jesse Hao from Zou-Mat in the workshop. Photo: Courtesy of Zou-Mat

Zou Mat’s Moon table. Photo: Courtesy of Zou-Mat

Obie Chan. founder of Screw Up Studio, Hong Kong. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Screw Up Studio, Hong Kong. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Ken Chow, founder of Yat Muk studio. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Arise in Gallops, a mahjong table made by Yat Muk in collaboration with wood carving workshop Hop Keung Cheong Kee. Photo: Courtesy of Yat Muk

Yat Muk wood version of Hong Kong’s ubiquitous stackable plastic stool, seen here with a step stool. Photo: Courtesy of Yat Muk

This Hong Kong coffee shop evokes a retro Milanese bar

Coffeelin in LHT Tower, Central, Hong Kong designed by JJ Acuna of Bespoke Studio. Photo: Steven Ko

A closer look at one of the booths in Coffeelin in LHT Tower, Central, Hong Kong designed by JJ Acuna of Bespoke Studio. Photo: Steven Ko

Retro vibes abound at Coffeelin in LHT Tower, Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Steven Ko

Coffeelin in Fortress Hill, in Hong Kong, designed by JJ Acuna of Bespoke Studio. Photo: Steven Ko

Various shapes and textures at Coffeelin in LHT Tower, Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Steven Ko

Playful design elements at Coffeelin in LHT Tower, Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Steven Ko

Green elements at Coffeelin in LHT Tower, Central, in Hong Kong. Photo: Steven Ko

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These stunning designs showcase beautiful scenery and elegant curves, cultural influences and future-proofing elements


These stunning designs showcase beautiful scenery and elegant curves, cultural influences and future-proofing elements.


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Our top 5 home interiors of 2024, from Japan’s Karuizawa to Hong Kong’s Lantau

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1. Most breathtaking