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Lead DesignersSetmund Leung Kam Biu
Prize(s)Honorable Mention
Entry Description

There is a hidden house inside the cube with the size of
3m (L)x 3 m (W) x 2.4m (H).

A cabinet with wheels is used for hiding the house’s four main living areas; the living room, bedroom, study room and the kitchen. The centre is a rotating bathroom, connecting these four areas which make the whole combination just looks like column

- The first cabinet is the bed room equipped with bed and wardrobes;
- The second cabinet is the living room with TV/audio storage combination, retractable sofa. When the sofa is pulled up, it becomes the living room;
- The third cabinet is the study area with bookcase and drawers. It becomes the study zone the when the hidden-reading desk and chair are pulled out.
- The fourth cabinet is the kitchen with kitchen cabinets, appliances and equipment. If the hidden dining table and chairs are pulled out, it becomes the dining area for the users to have meals there.

Lastly, the centre area is the movable and rotatable bathroom , which is easy and convenient for the users to get in and out. The users can make use of the shower room, washing basin and toilet facilities, enjoying the modern life.

This space-saving, flexible and modernistic ‘column’ is suitable for those who like to live alone with high standard of living.

Bio

Name: Setmund Leung Kam Biu
Job : Professional Interior Designer
Design-Book Author
Column Writer &Part-time Lecturer.
Name: Setmund Leung Kam Biu
Job : Professional Interior Designer
Design-Book Author
Column Writer &Part-time Lecturer.
Name: Setmund Leung Kam Biu
Job : Professional Interior Designer
Design-Book Author
Column Writer &Part-time Lecturer.
Awards:
1) International Award of Red Dot Design Award (Oscar in international design field) ( 2006)
2) Award of Incheon International Design Fair Competition in South Korea (2006)
3) Encouraged Prize of the China Contest for Furniture Design Competition (2006)
4) Bronze Merit of International Commercial Art Design Competition of China (2004)
5) Merit of Hong Kong Modern Kitchen Design Competition (2004)
6) Certificate of Merit(Residential) in the International Design Competition in (2003)
(2 Awards).
7) Bronze Medal of No.5 Bienal De Design De Macau in (2003).
8) "2000 outstanding artists and designers of the 20th century." at the International
Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England in (2000).
9) Certificate of Merit ( Residential ) in the C.S.D. Hong Kong Design Awards in (1999).
10) Asia Pacific Interior Design Honourable Merit Awards (Restaurant/Club Category) in (1996).
11) Certificate of Merit (Residential) in the C.S.D. Hong Kong Design Awards in (1994).
12) Winner of the Interior Design Awards (Commercial Category ) in the I.D.A. (H.K.) in (1993).

Awards and Prize

Setmund Leung Kam Biu is a celebrated and well-known interior designer in the international. His name is become famous and widespread in worldwide that more than 16 countries’ media have been reported his name.

Setmund received numerous awards from different countries, including China, Britain, United States, Germany, Taiwan, South Korea and Russia. His works was displayed permanently at the museum in Germany.
(Note: He may be the first or even the only designer from Hong Kong who gets the awards.)
For example: German Red Dot Design Award (The first designer from Hong Kong who got this award) and S South Korea Incheon International Design Fair Award.
In addition, Setmund gets the awards in consecutive years.
For example: IDA Award for five consecutive years and London International Creative Competition for four consecutive years.

Setmund was also selected as the "Outstanding Artist & Designers of the Century ."

In 2013, Setmund also got the most prestigious award, International Design & Art Achievement Award
Although Setmund does not have the formal academic credentials in design, he works very hard and does innovative work which makes him well known in the world. He was chosen as “2012Hong Kong Spirit Ambassadors” and “2012 Life Warriors ”. He was also nominated as the “ ATV Loving Hearts Campaign 2013”.
Therefore, he is well known as the “Design legend”.
Setmund gets many awards in different field, such as interior design, product, sculpture, furniture, art, concepts and programs, which is diversified.
Some foreign designers & company have plagiarize Setmund’s design.
(a) The first designer in Hong Kong to write special column for 17 years and broke 2 records in Hong Kong.
(b) Setmund designed the “Big Puzzle” in 2012, and around 200 pupils used 568560 small puzzles to make the “Big Puzzle”, which is 147.41 square meter. It broke the Guinness World Records.