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BEST
INTERIOR
DESIGN
2018

TATE DINING ROOM & BAR

It should come as no surprise that Tate’s chef-owner Vicky Lau trained as a graphic designer, and
was hands on when it came to dictating the look and feel of her Hollywood Road restaurant.
Working in collaboration with architect James JJ Acuna, who conceived the spatial design and
layout of the split-level venue, Lau has created a space that’s worlds apart from Tate’s original
Elgin Street location. The larger venue allows, ironically, for the smaller details to shine—Lau’s
favourite is the discreet, ink-black drawer into which diners are encouraged to place their phones
to be more present during their meal. Other elements, such as the hand-etched flower and leaf
motifs on steel tabletops, offer a sense of femininity in unexpected ways. Visually, the restaurant
is like a Wes Anderson-inspired cotton-candy dream—millennial pink velvet banquettes and
curved chairs in blushing sorbet shades, gleaming copper and gold, dreamy marble and stone
tabletops all create a look that’s at once on-trend and timeless. With so much to admire, you’ll
have a difficult time keeping your mobile phone in that well-intended cubbyhole.

Tate Dining Room & Bar, 210 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

RUNNER-UP
The understated
elegance of the
newly renovated
Rech by Alain
Ducasse, by
French interior
designer Marie
Deroudilhe, is
most beautiful
at sunset, when
the golden glow
off the waters of PHOTOGRAPHY: AMANDA KHO
Victoria Harbour
dances around
the room of pale
cream and warm
woods.

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