Alvin C.K. Lam Art
The Coppersmiths Greeting Card by Alvin Lam
HK$40.00After primary school, the Luk brothers began apprenticing with their father who founded Bing Kee Copperware in the 1940s. Their skills were acquired not so much out of interest, but...
The Dai Pai Dong Greeting Card by Alvin Lam
HK$40.00"The Dai Pai Dong" —a fiery piece capturing the energy, heat, synergy, and spirit of Hong Kong's most authentic (and disappearing) culinary experience. It's noisy, grimy, and delicious: The dai...
The Ice Cream Grandpa Greeting Card by Alvin Lam
HK$40.00I still fondly remember it was back in late-2020 at my very first street-side popup when I first heard the story of the “Ice Cream Grandpa”. 4 years later, I’m...
The Mahjong Tile Carver Greeting Card by Alvin Lam
HK$40.00Following in her father's footsteps at age 13, Ho Sau-Mei began training in the art of carving mahjong tiles by hand. Now in her mid-60s, Ho carries on her family...
The Metal Mailbox Maker Greeting Card by Alvin Lam
HK$40.00When passing by older residential walk-ups around Hong Kong, it's not difficult to still find weathered yet perfectly functioning metal mailboxes adorning the entrance. These ordinary mailboxes were once ubiquitous...
The Signboard Calligrapher Greeting Card by Alvin Lam
HK$40.00Handcrafted signs once dominated Hong Kong's entire visual landscape, and at the forefront of keeping that dying tradition alive is calligrapher Au Yeung Cheong. The work of Au Yeung, distinguished...
Wong's Banana Stall Greeting Card by Alvin Lam
HK$40.00Amidst a bustling Mong Kok street market, toiling behind rows upon rows of guava, star fruit and an array of banana varieties, is a petite Mrs. Wong - a woman...
Wong's Dried Foods Stall Greeting Card by Alvin Lam
HK$40.00For six decades, Mr. Wong has been running "Sang Kee", specializing in all things dried and preserved from Chinese sausages to conpoy, jujubes to mui choy, as well as an...
Wong's Rice Shop Greeting Card by Alvin Lam
HK$40.00Before the age of supermarkets, family-run rice shops were once the only way to buy the staple grain in Hong Kong. Like his father before him, Wong Tak-Kam creates custom rice...