KayinLo
[ Jewelery & accessories designer ]
[ Jewelery & accessories designer ]
Chairman, Jewelry and Accessories Designer, Art and Cultural Consultant
Yin Expressions Limited
Kai-Yin Lo is recognized as a pioneer for bringing a contemporary and easy-to-wear style to traditional Chinese jewelry and for elevating semi-precious stones into a mainstay in jewelry design. A well-regarded expert on several fields of Chinese art and culture, she has edited five well-regarded books ranging from Chinese white ceramics, furniture, architecture, vernacularliving environment. As a designer and historian, Kai-Yin has uniquely championed Chinese cultural heritage as a source of creative inspiration. Throughout her career, spanning over three decades, She has evolved and maintained her own unique style by interpreting old forms in entirely contemporary terms. She was the recipient of "World's Outstanding Chinese Designer, 2007" award of the Hong Kong Design Centre.
In 2005, Kai-Yin was honored alongside Cartier as one of three jewelers lauded for their "influence, style and excellence" by the Kennedy Center, Washington DC. Her creative designs have been sold at leading stores across the globe. Since 1992, she has organized and curated numerous important international art, culture, and lifestyle exhibitions and symposia such as the 1992 landmark exhibition of Chinese artist Wu Guanzhong and recently in May 2011, the on-site installation "Background Story 7" of contemporary artist, Xu Bing, both at the British Museum The annual Kai-Yin Lo Lecture at Asia Society, New York is widely regarded as a significant forum.
Kai-Yin Lo is recognized as a pioneer for bringing a contemporary and easy-to-wear style to traditional Chinese jewelry and for elevating semi-precious stones into a mainstay in jewelry design. A well-regarded expert on several fields of Chinese art and culture, she has edited five well-regarded books ranging from Chinese white ceramics, furniture, architecture, vernacularliving environment. As a designer and historian, Kai-Yin has uniquely championed Chinese cultural heritage as a source of creative inspiration. Throughout her career, spanning over three decades, She has evolved and maintained her own unique style by interpreting old forms in entirely contemporary terms. She was the recipient of "World's Outstanding Chinese Designer, 2007" award of the Hong Kong Design Centre.
In 2005, Kai-Yin was honored alongside Cartier as one of three jewelers lauded for their "influence, style and excellence" by the Kennedy Center, Washington DC. Her creative designs have been sold at leading stores across the globe. Since 1992, she has organized and curated numerous important international art, culture, and lifestyle exhibitions and symposia such as the 1992 landmark exhibition of Chinese artist Wu Guanzhong and recently in May 2011, the on-site installation "Background Story 7" of contemporary artist, Xu Bing, both at the British Museum The annual Kai-Yin Lo Lecture at Asia Society, New York is widely regarded as a significant forum.