The year 2020 marks three important milestones to designer, brand consultant, artist and collector Alan Chan. It is a year to commemorate his 70th birthday, 50 years in the creative industry and the 40th anniversary of founding Alan Chan Design Company. In celebration of the multi-disciplinary achievements in the golden years, Alan curates an apartment-style private museum to share over 400 of his lifelong art collection – with this as a mission in mind in his forthcoming silver years.
The private collection is first of its kind to demonstrate a distinguished crossover between interior design and curatorial art programme. Alan reveals a fun and complimentary interplay between works of art and interior décor styled with European home furniture and fittings. Reimagined with layered and storied theatrical imagination, he creates a home away from home setting that marries a dream collection of London antiquities and Japanese Sunday market lost treasures with auction-worthy Parisian oil paintings across dynasties and continents, the inspiration behind which has unlocked the door to his creative journey ever since he started collecting at a young age.
The coveted 7,000 square feet Salon 27 in Quarry Bay is zoned into 4 areas, namely Cabinet Room, Chef’s Table, Drawing Room, and Music Room.
SUPPORTING BRANDS
colourliving, SCHIFFNI (kitchen cabinet), REPUBLIC OF Fritz Hansen (indoor furniture), VONDOM (outdoor bar and lighting), NEUTRA (sanitary ware), GIRA (intelligent system), DORNBRACHT (kitchen fixture), ALESSI (home accessories), Miele (kitchen equipment), TOTO (sanitary ware), ERCO (lighting), LASVIT (lighting), Dedon (outdoor furniture), FLOS (lighting) and SONY.
The private collection is first of its kind to demonstrate a distinguished crossover between interior design and curatorial art programme. Alan reveals a fun and complimentary interplay between works of art and interior décor styled with European home furniture and fittings. Reimagined with layered and storied theatrical imagination, he creates a home away from home setting that marries a dream collection of London antiquities and Japanese Sunday market lost treasures with auction-worthy Parisian oil paintings across dynasties and continents, the inspiration behind which has unlocked the door to his creative journey ever since he started collecting at a young age.
The coveted 7,000 square feet Salon 27 in Quarry Bay is zoned into 4 areas, namely Cabinet Room, Chef’s Table, Drawing Room, and Music Room.
SUPPORTING BRANDS
colourliving, SCHIFFNI (kitchen cabinet), REPUBLIC OF Fritz Hansen (indoor furniture), VONDOM (outdoor bar and lighting), NEUTRA (sanitary ware), GIRA (intelligent system), DORNBRACHT (kitchen fixture), ALESSI (home accessories), Miele (kitchen equipment), TOTO (sanitary ware), ERCO (lighting), LASVIT (lighting), Dedon (outdoor furniture), FLOS (lighting) and SONY.
SPACE 27
Cabinet Room
Currently showing is some of Alan’s very first collectibles he began searching in the 80s - China trade silverware from over 100 years ago. Largely from London and Paris, they were once artisanal exports from Hong Kong, Shanghai and Japan. They carry western forms and serve their cultural functionalities but are decorated with exquisite eastern motifs.The other glass cabinets include kewpies and childhood figurines which are among many handicrafts Alan admires that is beyond sheer craftsmanship but an art form that transcends with spirituality.
The last cabinet is a selection of miscellaneous figurines. They collectively symbolize Alan’s exploration of his creative journey and individually represent different roles that he has taken in various stages of life. While his experiences are multi-faceted, rich and diverse, they all point to a distinct identity that remains strong and irreplaceable in Alan – a child at heart that is carefree, curious and energetic.
Chef’s Table
Featuring renowned black-and-white photography works by Albert Watson, Andre Villers, Mike Figgis, Masayoshi Sukita and Ringo Tang, ink painting by Zhao Wu-ji, calligraphy by Yūichi Inoue on black walls, the chiaroscuro contrast in the open kitchen setting compliments the visual experience of the artworks.
Drawing Room
Hung on the walls in the modern, bright living room area are contemporary artworks including artworks from contemporary artists Damien Hirst, Marc Quinn and Futura to Japanese illustrator Hajime Sorayama and many more. While one side of the wall features artworks that are vibrant and energetic, the opposite wall presents artworks that evoke a calm and tranquil sentiment.
With Alan’s design of a façade decoration that attempts to mimic the immersive surreal calmness in Kyoto’s Arashiyama bamboo grove, one that mediates the contrasting yet complimentary atmosphere manifested by the artworks on the two walls, this room renders a stylish and relaxing vibe.
Music Room
With an array of European oil paintings such as portrait of the French ambassador in China by Pierre Carrier-Belleuse, contemporary masterpieces such as Damien Hirst’s All you Need is Love, Love, Love, portrait by Nobuyoshi Araki and exquisite European decorative crafts, Music Room recounts the fascinating era of European grandeur with Alan’s personal touch of a contemporary mix. Having various portrait works across centuries and continents at the music room, it is attempted to resemble the universality of music – one that has no boundaries, no barriers, and connects everyone’s hearts.
Currently showing is some of Alan’s very first collectibles he began searching in the 80s - China trade silverware from over 100 years ago. Largely from London and Paris, they were once artisanal exports from Hong Kong, Shanghai and Japan. They carry western forms and serve their cultural functionalities but are decorated with exquisite eastern motifs.The other glass cabinets include kewpies and childhood figurines which are among many handicrafts Alan admires that is beyond sheer craftsmanship but an art form that transcends with spirituality.
The last cabinet is a selection of miscellaneous figurines. They collectively symbolize Alan’s exploration of his creative journey and individually represent different roles that he has taken in various stages of life. While his experiences are multi-faceted, rich and diverse, they all point to a distinct identity that remains strong and irreplaceable in Alan – a child at heart that is carefree, curious and energetic.
Chef’s Table
Featuring renowned black-and-white photography works by Albert Watson, Andre Villers, Mike Figgis, Masayoshi Sukita and Ringo Tang, ink painting by Zhao Wu-ji, calligraphy by Yūichi Inoue on black walls, the chiaroscuro contrast in the open kitchen setting compliments the visual experience of the artworks.
Drawing Room
Hung on the walls in the modern, bright living room area are contemporary artworks including artworks from contemporary artists Damien Hirst, Marc Quinn and Futura to Japanese illustrator Hajime Sorayama and many more. While one side of the wall features artworks that are vibrant and energetic, the opposite wall presents artworks that evoke a calm and tranquil sentiment.
With Alan’s design of a façade decoration that attempts to mimic the immersive surreal calmness in Kyoto’s Arashiyama bamboo grove, one that mediates the contrasting yet complimentary atmosphere manifested by the artworks on the two walls, this room renders a stylish and relaxing vibe.
Music Room
With an array of European oil paintings such as portrait of the French ambassador in China by Pierre Carrier-Belleuse, contemporary masterpieces such as Damien Hirst’s All you Need is Love, Love, Love, portrait by Nobuyoshi Araki and exquisite European decorative crafts, Music Room recounts the fascinating era of European grandeur with Alan’s personal touch of a contemporary mix. Having various portrait works across centuries and continents at the music room, it is attempted to resemble the universality of music – one that has no boundaries, no barriers, and connects everyone’s hearts.
