Cover Visionnaire Hong Kong’s Soho House showroom transformed into a cultural salon showcasing Mizuki Nishiyama's art (Photo: Courtesy of Visionnaire)
Visionnaire Hong Kong’s Soho House showroom transformed into a cultural salon showcasing Mizuki Nishiyama's art (Photo: Courtesy of Visionnaire)
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Visionnaire, the Italian design house transforms its Soho House showroom into a cultural salon, presenting new works by artist Mizuki Nishiyama, alongside curated artifacts
On 18 November, Visionnaire Hong Kong marked its first birthday in style at Sheung Wan with an exclusive evening that showcased both exquisite furniture and the thought-provoking art of mixed-Japanese artist Mizuki Nishiyama. The event proved that its ground-floor flagship store at Soho House is much more than a retail space: it has become a genuine cultural hub for the city’s design community.
Founded in Italy and shaped by decades of artisanal savoir-faire, Visionnaire is a contemporary lifestyle brand that creates one-of-a-kind furniture and bespoke interior pieces through a network of specialised ateliers. Blending Italian heritage with a global design sensibility, the house is known for its collectible designs, cultural dialogue and commitment to sustainable excellence.
The evening opened with a welcome address by Filippo Basso, APAC director of Visionnaire, who reflected on the brand's first year. "When this space opened one year ago, we envisioned more than a showroom. We wanted to create a cultural home for Visionnaire in Asia, a place where design becomes a language of values—where our philosophy, The Art of Belonging, could take tangible form," Basso said.
"Luxury is no longer about ownership—it is about meaning, coherence, and emotional resonance," he noted. "At Visionnaire, we create environments that nurture identity, comfort, and connection, where beauty becomes a tool for well-being and belonging."
Above Filippo Basso, APAC director of Visionnaire (Photo: Courtesy of Visionnaire)
Above Mizuki Nishiyama (Photo: Courtesy of Visionnaire)
Filippo Basso, APAC director of Visionnaire (Photo: Courtesy of Visionnaire)
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The evening traced Visionnaire’s journey in Hong Kong and the brand’s dedication to what it calls meta-luxury. Also on display were six new works by Nishiyama. Drawing from Japanese, Hong Kong and Italian heritage, she has developed a hybrid visual language that goes beyond cultural boundaries. Her works were carefully placed among Visionnaire hero products, including the striking Pavone armchair by Marc Ange, Alessandro La Spada’s Kerwan table and Studiopepe’s Shibari armchair.
The pairing felt intentional. Both the artist and the brand explore ideas of impermanence and craftsmanship, weaving together the old and the new to create something timeless—whether that’s furniture rooted in Italian ateliers producing bespoke commissions or art that treats materiality and time with a quiet reverence.
“Each of our flagship stores is a cultural laboratory where art, design and lifestyle converge,” says Eleonore Cavalli, art director and co-founder of Visionnaire. “Celebrating the first anniversary of Hong Kong with an artist like Mizuki Nishiyama reaffirms our connection with a cosmopolitan and creative city, one that embraces our idea of meta-luxury: an emotional and sustainable approach to design, deeply connected to the identity of people and places.”
Caspar Woo and Caroline Fok (Photo: Courtesy of Visionnaire)
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Tiffany Yu, APAC head of marketing of Visionnaire, emphasised the significance of the collaboration with Nishiyama: "To celebrate this milestone, we are honoured to collaborate with artist Mizuki Nishiyama, whose work beautifully echoes Visionnaire's ethos of emotional living and craftsmanship. Her pieces explore the duality of strength and vulnerability through a refined material language that unites Eastern and Western sensibilities."
The event highlighted something interesting about how art intertwines with luxury space these days, not through flashy displays or status-seeking purchases, but through genuine engagement with objects and ideas that carry real emotional value.
Visionnaire Hong Kong celebrated its first anniversary with art and luxury furniture by Mizuki Nishiyama (Photo: Courtesy of Visionnaire)
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Visionnaire’s flagship store embodies this shifting cultural value system. The space exemplifies the brand’s Art Design philosophy, which centres on natural materials, light and proportion—rendered as architecture with serious thought behind it. "The future of luxury lies not in possession, but in purpose, culture, and consciousness," Basso concluded.
What comes through is luxury reimagined: not about collecting for status, but engaging with pieces and imagery that carry meaning. Perhaps that’s the most thoughtful form of design there is: choosing substance over spectacle.
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