Antonia Cheung
Antonia Cheung studied archaeology and history in the UK. After completing an MBA and a stint in banking she went to London to study law but returned to Hong Kong to run the family business when her father fell ill. Initially turning to shibori as a therapeutic respite and her passion for the colour of navy blue, it is now an essential channel for her creative expression.
Through her internship with BUAISOU, she now truly appreciates the many possibilities of Aizome. Antonia’s favourite shibori patterns include midori, sirakage and kumo-iri yanagi shibori which yield a lot of white as She believes Aizome is as much about creating white spaces as it is creating blue patterns.
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Chan Pei
Chan Pei studied Costume Technology at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and was fascinated with dyeing when she was introduced to chemical dyes during her studies. In 2015, she started to work for Indigo 11.50, the first indigo studio in Hong Kong and unfolded her journey in natural dyes.
In the summer of 2017 and 2019, Chan Pei followed veteran botanist and natural dye expert Michel Garcia to learn natural dyeing in the south of France and finished an internship with BUAISOU in their studio and farm in Tokushima in summer 2023.
Chan currently teaches dyeing techniques in the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts with great passion for sharing her dyeing experiences.
Image courtesy: Chan Pei