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November 1 - 7, 2019 // Vol. 41 // No. 50 // laweekly.com SPONSORED CONTENT 5 LA L 12 HONG WEEKLY PUBLISHER AND CEO Brian Calle ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER AND COO KONG - , | | N Erin Domash GENERAL MANAGER Jessica Mansour Contents EDITORIAL DESIGNERS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR Darrick Rainey ARTS EDITOR NOT TO Shana Nys Dambrot CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Lina Lecaro FOOD EDITOR MISS Michele Stueven SPONSORED CONTENT BY: WWW.LAWEEKLY.COM MUSIC EDITOR HONG KONG DESIGN CENTRE Brett Callwood COPY EDITOR PHOTOS COURTESY OF HKDC Avery Bissett LISTINGS Falling James (music) Hong Kong is a dynamic, multi-cultural city known for its creative and entrepreneurial spir- CONTRIBUTING WRITERS it. e passion of its people is only surpassed by Lisa Beebe, Nathaniel Bell, Michael Cooper, Lisa their dedication, and it is this energy that the Derrick, Alex Destefano, Jessica Donath, Shirley fourth Design Exchange Tour sought to bring Ju, Beige Luciano-Adams, Matt Miner, Lily Moayeri, forth with the ingenuity of their designers. 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Using her passion for https://www.yellowdotdesign.co Forty years after the release of “Bela Lugosi’s NATHANIEL BELL explores the movies opening Christopher Hubbert of these twelve designers was demonstrated beauty, lifestyle and wellness, Mazing has col- Emily Tang is a DFA Hong Kong Young Design Dead,” goth rockers Bauhaus set aside this week, including a limited theatrical run SENIOR MULTIMEDIA ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE through their ability to capture the synergy be- laborated with many well-established brands in Talent Award recipient and the co-founder of IAN HAU personal differences (again) for a trio of L.A.