Designer, art director, urban artist, wakeskater, father... Founder of design studio ChinaStylus, the ST/ART urban art collective and Galleri Magazine. Sometimes known as Dj Bodhi (retired) and *COM....
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Designer, art director, urban artist, wakeskater, father... Founder of design studio ChinaStylus, the ST/ART urban art collective and Galleri Magazine. Sometimes known as Dj Bodhi (retired) and *COM.
Most of my days are taken up running ChinaStylus, the design studio that I set up in 1999. We've grown in strength and reputation over the years and I was recently awarded "40 Under 40" by Perspective Magazine - given to the 40 "most influential and outstanding designers in Greater China".. Unexpected, but very nice all the same... More at: http://www.chinastylus.com
More recently, I set up Galleri Magazine with partner Timon Wehrli at Red Dog Studio. Now working on the third issue, Galleri is completely self-funded and aims to be a genuine quality showcase of all things creative in Hong Kong and beyond. More at: http://www.galleri.hk
Back in 2005 while creating urban / street artworks under the name *COM, I was founding member of the ST/ART Urban Art Collective. This positively received project has since gone on to have a load of demos, commissions, cross-overs and collaborations with other artists and brands as well as three major group exhibitions. Not to mention that it's a lot of fun. More at: http://www.start.hk
Music is my sanity and as the (now retired) enthusiastic and technically suspect DJ Bodhi, I championed the breakbeat sound through club nights BeatSuite, Erratica (with Dan F & Simon Pang) and UncutDope (with AKW). On occasion, I've also ventured into the studio, producing music under the moniker Black Dragon (with Pete Millward) and appearing briefly on the third Celestial album. Also rare, but just as enjoyable, are the studio excursions and occasional live performances with dub collective Bass Cadets. And the least said about the 'boy band' Sikx*Pak, the better... Oh dear...
I was an obsessive (but rubbish) skateboarder for years until I broke my collar bone into three pieces attempting a trick that I had no possible hope of landing (even if I'd been sober). So now I stick to wakeskating. Like a brilliant combo of wakeboarding, skateboarding, surfing and snowboarding, it's harder to learn, but doesn't hurt as much when you fall.
Right now (and for many years to come), I choose to spend as much time as possible with my adorable young son Tristan FC (and his adorable mother). Despite being only a few months old, he has the ability to put the whole world into perspective and he is truly a joy in every sense.
And that, quite simply, is what makes everything else I do worthwhile.
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