Cross-media artist Alice Chan’s iconic ‘baby-doll’ style illustration has become something of a global phenomenon, with leading international brands such as The Peninsula, Fendi, Sportmas, Anna Sui, Shiseido, Coca-Cola and Docomo all having invited her to collaborate since the launch of her brand, Asteria.

Prior to Asteria, Chan’s Tokyo exhibition marked the launch of her work and her popularity has grown rapidly ever since. She also regularly participates in local and international exhibitions, both solo and with other artists.

She was the first Asian artist to be invited by Paris’ Galeries Lafayette to participate in a live painting show in 2008, and was invited by The Peninsula to open her gallery, ‘Asteria by Alice Chan’, in the same year.

Co-founded in 2005 by Choi Kim Hung, Eric Cheng Ka Hang and Simon Chung Shing Wang, C plus C Workshop specialises in graphic and visual communication.

The team all graduated from the Hong Kong Chingyin Institute of Visual Arts, specialising in graphic design. Chung went on to study furniture design and realisation at London Guildhall University, where he obtained a Master’s degree in art, design and visual culture and subsequently returned to Hong Kong to focus on product and furniture design.

Cheng also has experience in the advertising and graphic design fields, while Choi had a stint working at Tommy Li Design Workshop, and also continued his education in the visual communications department at the Hong Kong Arts School.

Founder and creative director of Asylum, Chris Lee has led the highly-respected creative company for more than 10 years.

Comprising a design studio and a retail store, Asylum focuses on cross-disciplinary projects that include interactive design, product development, environmental and interior design, packaging, apparel design, branding and graphic design.

Asylum’s work in the creative industry has been recognised with more than 70 international awards.

Lee has also been actively involved in prestigious design award shows around the world: he has served as a judge for the D&AD Awards in London, the Hong Kong Designers Association Awards, the Red Dot awards and Tokyo TDC in 2009.

He is also the founding member and President of The Design Society, a non-profit organisation that aims to promote visual culture through exhibitions, workshops and education.

Singaporean design duo Justin Long and Jerry Goh founded Hjgher in 2006. Their established design philosophy can be clearly seen in their works, which express a simple rhythm.

As an internationally-recognised design collective, Hjgher has won a number of Clio, AIA and HKDA awards over the years. The company’s first self-published book — ‘Dear J’ — sold out on the first print run, received an AIGA and now resides in the Denver Art Museum.

Last year, the duo launched their own magazine, Underscore, in conjunction with the Singapore Design Festival. Both have also been invited to participate in festivals, seminars, workshops and exhibitions in Australia, London, Japan, Singapore and the US.