One Plus Partnership Extends to Newly - Designed Love Nest

(Hong Kong, 24 March, 2009) -- AWARD-winning Hong Kong interior designers Ajax Law and Virginia Lung are ensuring they keep connected in every corner of their own personal love-nest.

The married directors of hip, young firm One Plus Partnership have stripped away virtually every wall of their over 1,000 sq.ft. apartment at Pacific Palisades, North Point and connect every section of the new home in a subtle way.

Everywhere except the master bedroom is open-floor plan, so the busy designers can see each other and communicate from anywhere at home.

"We want to keep it simple, natural and plain but chic. Our overall theme is staying connected, in every corner, with each other and with the natural environment. We love to spend time at home. This is our comfort zone and where we can find our true selves." says Ajax. "Space is at such a premium in Hong Kong, so our prime concern was making the wisest use of it.”

A colour scheme of predominantly white offset with striking black and fashionable silver is meanwhile unconditionally modern to-the-minute. The furniture and décor are simple and most importantly, sustainable. The designers, on the other hand, play with different textures in their designer furniture, including the use of various animal skin patterns and leathers.

"Views and light are also at a premium, so we opened those up as much as possible, front and back to maximize the space we can use."

A giant sofa, three metres long and just over a metre wide allows them plenty of "R&R" space to lounge together and relax while watching TV and listening to music.

Neither is left out of the loop at mealtimes -- with a dining table integrated into the kitchen, so they can chat when one is cooking or washing-up dishes.

Twin-showers additionally provide the ultimate sharing experience in the life of the young couple, who have been inseparable since they met at their former interior design company.

Basking the apartment in light throughout the day are expanded windows on both sides – one overlooking Victoria Harbor and the other onto the lush garden and hillside backdrop of Hong Kong Island.

With due respect to the aesthetics of fellow designers, stylish furniture collected from different countries abounds alongside their very own designs.

Silver stools and dining chairs are by Philippe Starck. The floor lamp ‘Cone Light’ is by Tom Dixon. The dining-kitchen area features a top-of-the range Gaggenau oven and stove, set into a formica stone counter top and wash basin they custom-designed themselves. The bathroom is predominantly Globo, and in the study is a 'Prince' chair by Louise Campbell, with floor lamp ‘Signal Floor’ by Jean-Louid Domecq.

But the most personal and intimate designs are their own -- from the sprawling sofa, coffee tables, TV cabinet and even a chic woolen rug imitating the texture and pattern of crocodile skin, to the languid bedroom, including wardrobe, side table and lighting.

Founded in 2004, One Plus Partnership recently won INTERIOR DESIGN magazine’s prestigious “Best of the Year Awards 2008” in the Public Space category for their theme-inspired Gemdale Mellon Town, with its distinctive bamboo lobby, in Shenzhen.

"That was definitely our most successful project to date," says Virginia.

They also have a growing reputation for cutting edge interiors in show flats, club houses and public space design in Hong Kong, commissioned for luxury complexes including Cite 33, Manhattan Hill, The Pacifica Belle Mer, The Apex and Harbourfront Landmark. Current and future projects also include retail stores, penthouses, clubhouses, public spaces and offices, both locally and internationally.