UpClose
SHARING INSPIRING CONVERSATIONS
Up Close is our signature event series of intimate talks with cultural tastemakers and pioneers to spark thoughtful conversations, collaboration and ideas. Our recent talks have included cutting-edge artists, designers, advocates and entrepreneurs.
Up Close is our signature event series of intimate talks with cultural tastemakers and pioneers to spark thoughtful conversations, collaboration and ideas. Our recent talks have included cutting-edge artists, designers, advocates and entrepreneurs.
Latest Talks
CHRIS CHEUNG
Join us as we host Up Close with media artist Chris Cheung, renowned for his installations and audio-visual performances incorporate electronic, sound, image, and creative technologies.
Date: Tuesday, 21 March 2023
Location: Sky Lounge, Level 49, The Upper House
RSVP only
WARIS AHLUWALIA
Join us for an exclusive fireside chat with Waris Ahluwalia, actor, designer and founder of House of Waris.
Date: Tuesday, 28 May 2024
Time: 7pm - 8:30pm
Location: Sky Lounge, Level 49, The Upper House
RSVP only
EDITECTURE
Join us as we host Up Close with Jacqueline Chak and Genevieve Chew, cofounders of EDITECTURE, a design studio combining EDIT + ARCHITECTURE in creating a happy design and joyful spatial experience. Moderated by Claire Melwani.
Date: Wednesday, 16 November 2022
Time: 6:30pm - 8pm
Location: Sky Lounge, Level 49, The Upper House
RSVP only
LAUREL CHOR AND STAN SHEA
Join us for a fireside evening with National Geographic Explorers Laurel Chor and Stan Shea as they share insight into their commitment to Hong Kong's unique marine biodiversity, and the ways the Oceans Tomorrow project creates a community of collaborators to celebrate and protect the city's culture shaped by the sea.
Date: Friday, 17 November 2023
Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: Sky Lounge, Level 49, The Upper House
RSVP only
Victoria Tang
Join us as we host Up Close with Victoria Tang-Owen, founder of eponymous collaboration platform, Victoria Tang Studio, as well as the multi-disciplinary creative agency, Thirty30 Creative, and designer of The Upper House’s 2021 one-of-a-kind Christmas Tree.
Date: Wednesday, 17 November 2021
Time: 6:30pm - 8pm
Location: Sky Lounge, Level 49, The Upper House
RSVP only
CHRIS HARRIS
Join us for a fireside evening of luxury cars and watches with Top Gear presenter Chris Harris, in conversation with Edward Lovett, CEO of Collecting Cars and Watch Collecting and Alain Li, former Regional Chief Executive of Richemont Asia Pacific.
Date: Saturday, 21 October 2023
Time: 6pm - 8:30pm
Location: Sky Lounge, Level 49, The Upper House
RSVP only
JACKY TSAI
Join us for an exclusive fireside chat with Jacky Tsai, multimedia artist. Spanning from traditional canvas to NFT real-time based digital works, Tsai's artwork integrates Eastern ideology and cultural symbols with Western pop art.
Date: Thursday, 18 January 202
Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: Sky Lounge, Level 49, The Upper House
RSVP only
Betty Ng
Join us as we host Up Close with Betty Ng, founder of Collective Studio, an international architecture firm known for its powerful narratives that insist on clarity, beauty and function. Collective Studio’s idea-driven approach focuses not only on architecture but also engages in scenography, exhibition design, and experiential art.
Date: November 18, 2020
Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Location: Level 49, Sky Lounge, The Upper House
RSVP only
Photo taken by Harper’s Bazaar
DR LUCIA SAVI
Join us as we host Up Close with Dr Lucia Savi, Curator of the Victoria and Albert Museum’s Bags: Inside Out. Moderated by Kim Bui Kollar
Date: Friday, 16 June 2023
Time: 6:30pm - 8pm
Location: Sky Lounge, Level 49, The Upper House
RSVP only
FELIX CHAN
Join us for a fireside evening with Felix Chan, Hong Kong artist, illustrator and designer of The Upper House's bespoke Christmas tree, in collaboration with British luxury design brand Tom Dixon. Moderated by Christopher Owen.
Date: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: Sky Lounge, Level 49, The Upper House
RSVP only
Past Talks
Founder of Victoria Tang Studio and Thirty30 Creative
Victoria Tang
Photographer
Catherine Opie
Renowned artist Catherine Opie shares the story behind her dynamic American-centric photography and how she’s not afraid to challenge convention.
Fashion Designer
Christian Louboutin
French fashion designer Christian Louboutin chats with us about his creative influences, interest in beauty and those famous red-soled stilettos.
Conservationist
Dr Jane Goodall
Dr. Jane Goodall shares stories about her incredible life, passion for chimpanzees and why humans shouldn’t forget their connection with nature.
Founder of Bamford Watch Department and Bamford Grooming Department
George Bamford
Founder of Bamford Watch Department and Bamford Grooming Department, an extension of the luxury wellness brand Bamford, which recently opened its first store in Hong Kong. Moderated by Lee Williamson.
Founder of Victoria Tang Studio and Thirty30 Creative
Victoria Tang
Founder of Collective Studio
Betty Ng
Betty Ng, founder of Collective Studio, was joined by Kevin Mak, Co-founder of Streetsign HK to share her inspiration and design process behind The Upper House 2020 Christmas tree.
Editorial Director
Pao Imin
Mr. Pao Imin, Editorial Director of Vogue Business in China, was ranked as the no.7 most award-winning creative directors in the world by Archive magazine and named by Wallpaper* magazine as one of the 33 most influential creative people.