The Meaning of Summer Vacation
You probably remember just how much you were looking forward to your summer vacation when you were in high school or college. During the ample free time, students could temporarily forget about the concept of homework and the stress from examination, and enjoy a relaxing mind to join various extracurricular activities. Today, students look forward to summertime as they hope to gain more exposure and have a brief taste of real-life experience at workplace.
Read MoreLooking Back, Now and Forward
The philosophy of K11 has been lying in our three essential elements of Art ∙ People ∙ Nature, as well as our passion for nurturing local artists in different categories, supporting artists through providing spaces for exhibitions, collecting and commissioning artworks and organizing art project sponsorship programmes ever since the opening of the its first K11 Art Mall in Hong Kong last December.
Read MoreThe Natural Pursuit
K11 just reached its two key milestones over the past weekend, the grand opening of K11 ECO HOME in Beijing and the Gourmet Tower of K11 Wuhan.
Read MoreOver that Vast Savanna
Last summer, K11 sponsored students from School of Biological Sciences of the University of Hong Kong to a two-week Masai Mara tour, where they had a search for values of inner self and first-hand experience to the magnificence of nature at one of the most famous National reserves in Kenya. In March to May 2010, K11 presented an in-mall ecological and cultural tour of safari "Spice Up, Africa!" with the University. In the coming July to August 2010, K11 will again organize a new East African savannah trip to echo the core value of Art ‧ People ‧ Nature, and will sponsor one New World Group staff member to join the trip.
Read MoreTrash Art
Every day, we throw away trash and waste materials into the refuse room of the floor we live on unmindfully. We believe they will be handled and the garbage truck will pick them up and haul them to local landfills, a seemingly unreachable site for disposal of solid waste. And we believe our paths will never cross again.
Read MoreA Brand’s Fragrance
We are undoubtedly amid an information explosion. Every day, we unavoidably face an abundance of brand building and marketing information, and advertising truly is everywhere. My colleagues and I are in an ongoing search of a winning brand building and marketing formula.
Read MoreLace up Your Trainers
ABC News picked the world’s 10 most breathtaking walks for readers recently, including Great Wall, Grand Canyon, Central Park in New York City, Ben Nevis in Scotland, South Bank, London, Amazon Jungle, Inca Trail in Peru and Cajas National Park in Ecuador.
Read MoreOpen a Door to Nature
Yesterday, I participated in the opening of “Spice Up! Africa” at K11. Having spent quite a period of time to prepare the activity, the K11 team and I were first inspired by K11’s three core values of Art • People • Nature. We then arranged the teacher and students from the University of Hong Kong to visit East Africa, followed by the preparation of the exhibition and the African cultural show. It is worth to spend so much time and efforts as we have a common hope: to refresh and enrich people’s mind.
Read MoreAlice in Wonderland
After James Cameron’s Avatar had set the global trend for 3D films, I watched Tim Burton's 3D fantasy adventure, Alice in Wonderland. The talented director and the much-admired actor Johnny Depp, in addition to the cutting-edge 3D technology, helped the cinema halls to gain big audience even for a morning show.
Read MoreSave the Tiger in the Year of the Tiger
The Chinese lunar calendar has just moved into the Year of the Tiger in February 2010. Everyone seems to be excited about tiger as it is the living symbol of power and strength. Many Chinese New Year greetings or phrases related to tiger, such as “be as magnificent as a tiger” and “live with the spirit of a dragon and the strength of a tiger”, come from the powerful and fearsome appearance of tiger, and remind me of wild tiger as the king of all animals in the Nature. As a matter of fact, tiger is the largest member in the biological family of the cats. Its cleverness and agility well equip it to sit at the top of the food chain and make it an important member in maintaining the ecological balance.
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To me, the beauty of life lies in love, nature and arts. After years of planning and development, I and my team have established K11 in Hong Kong, with the vision of Art ‧ People ‧ Nature, to be opened by the end of 2009. I wish to share with you the perfect blending of art appreciation, humanistic experience, nature enjoyment and shopping.