Yoko Choy
Yoko Choy is the China editor at Wallpaper* magazine, where she has contributed for over a decade. Her work has also been featured in numerous Chinese and international publications. As a creative and communications consultant, Yoko has worked with renowned institutions such as Art Basel and Beijing Design Week, as well as brands such as Hermès and Assouline. With dual bases in Hong Kong and Amsterdam, Yoko is an active participant in design awards judging panels and conferences, where she shares her mission of promoting cross-cultural exchange and translating insights from both the Eastern and Western worlds into a common creative language. Yoko is currently working on several exciting projects, including a sustainable lifestyle concept and a book on Chinese contemporary design.
Latest articles by Yoko Choy
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Ikea and Raw Color deliver a collection of vibrant crafts to cheer up your living space
Ikea and Raw Color present ‘Tesammans’, a collection full of playful designs, vibrant textures and an eye-catching colour palette
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Taiwan Design Week 2023 highlights
Taiwan Design Week 2023 was the debut edition of the fair, with exhibitions and initiatives mapping the recent evolution of creative industries
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Studio Blanco combines creative work and community spirit
From their Reggio Emilia, Italy, HQ, Studio Blanco collaborates with clients including Formafantasma and Kerakoll
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Birdcage 33 opens with simplicity and elegance, perched on the Turkish Riviera
Bodrum welcomes Birdcage 33, a cool boutique hotel, to its Aegean coastline
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Carmen Amsterdam is an ever-evolving treasure trove of experiences
Carmen Amsterdam is set within two mid-17th-century canal houses and features a shop, a café and a guesthouse
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Shanghai’s MMR Studio is inspired by industrial processes and materials
Chinese designer Zhang Zhongyu of MMR Studio is inspired by industrial processes to create furniture and objects
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The Shoe Library at Lane Crawford, Hong Kong
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World View: Letter from Mainland China
Our new series shines light on the creativity and resilience of designers around the world as they confront the challenges wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic. Working with contributing editors across eleven global territories, we reach out to creative talents to ponder the power of design in difficult times and share messages of hope. As our China editor Yoko Choy discovers across Beijing, Hangzhou and Shenzhen, small design studios and large enterprises alike are making innovative contributions to public health, and despite widespread worries, there is also cause for optimism.
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The highlights and hidden gems from Vienna Design Week 2014
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Dutch cool: New Tendency designs Ace & Tate’s new flagship store in Berlin
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Never sleep: the winner of the 2017 Rijksstudio Award is keeping our eyes wide open
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Raw refinement: Blair Thurman's debut show at Peres Projects, Berlin
Berlin-based Cuban Javier Peres stages a debut show of American artist Blair Thurman at his gallery, Peres Projects.
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Clay collective: Arita House opens in Amsterdam, displaying perfect porcelain
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Amsterdam Art Weekend proves the city’s creative cache is as rock-solid as ever
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’No Limits’: Mario Testino opens Copenhagen’s art season with a bang
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Art of war: John Pawson makes a wartime base a home for The Feuerle Collection
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Leading light: Daan Roosegaarde reflects on judging the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2018
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David Chipperfield delves deep for very personal bag design
‘It has been an opportunity to design a bag that suits my lifestyle,’ says the architect of the collaborative project with German accessories label Tsatsas
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White Cube opens a Hong Kong gallery
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Eastern promises: highlights from Taipei’s reign as World Design Capital 2016
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From hot seats to circus acts, Maarten Baas gets his game on
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Using Type: Philippe Apeloig's work on show at Amsterdam’s Stedelijk
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At Hong Kong Department Store, savour local design and the city’s forgotten crafts
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World View: Letter from The Netherlands
Our World View series shines light on the creativity and resilience of designers around the world as they confront the challenges wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic. Working with our international contributors, we reach out to creative talents to ponder the power of design in difficult times and share messages of hope. Dutch designers have taken the opportunity to reset and move towards a more sustainable future, writes Yoko Choy from Amsterdam.
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