Pour Over Dialogues - From Waste to Worth
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Date March 7
Time 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Venue commaa, Shop 4C, G/F, 11 Po Yan St, Sheung Wan
Fee HK$108 per 1 pax. includes complimentary
- A Cup of Atomo Beanless Coffee - Upcycled date pits, ramon, and more into coffee!
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the moonbeam co. resavour - Upcycled spent grain snacks!
Language English
Speakers
Otto Ng – Co-Founder & Design Director of LAAB Architect
Niko Leung – Founder of TMML Studio
Jasper Hilkhuijsen – Senior East Asia Innovation & Sustainable Development Manager
Youyang Song – Founder of Peelsphere
Moderated by
Philippe Li – Sustainability & Impact Strategy Manager of The Mills Fabrica
Discover how four visionaries are redefining “waste” as a starting point for design, not an endpoint. Architect Otto Ng of LAAB shares how his studio crafts human-centred, circular interiors and spaces by treating discarded materials as resources. Arup’s Jasper Hilkhuijsen shows how circular thinking can reshape places, systems, and infrastructure, transforming public spaces and everyday life in Hong Kong. Designer–maker Niko Leung of TMML Studio shows how excess construction soil can become a meaningful new material. Material innovator Youyang Song, founder of Peelsphere, turns food-industry waste into next‑generation materials. Together, they unpack tangible projects—from reusing construction by‑products to transforming organic and industrial waste—offering designers, thinkers, and change‑makers practical cues for circular thinking across products, interiors, and cities.
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Otto Ng
Otto Ng is co-founder and Design Director of LAAB Architects, an award-winning Hong Kong studio working at the intersection of architecture, art, and technology. Drawing on experience from leading practices in the US, UK, and Italy and studies at HKU and MIT, he envisions the next generation of spatial design and frequently speaks on design computation and innovation.
Niko Leung
Designer and maker Niko Leung is the founder of TMML Studio, a Hong Kong–based practice that explores the relationships between materials, making, and meaning across scales and disciplines. Her work investigates new material possibilities and how crafted forms shape everyday life, earning international recognition and awards early in her career.
Jasper Hilkhuijsen
Jasper Hilkhuijsen is a Senior APAC Innovation and Sustainable Development Manager at Arup, based in Hong Kong. Trained as an architect and urban designer, he has led projects across Europe and Asia that connect territorial master planning, streetscape design, and placemaking with long-term sustainability goals.
Youyang Song
Berlin-based textile designer Youyang Song is the founder of Peelsphere, a material innovation company creating 100 percent biodegradable, circular biomaterials from fruit waste and algae. Positioning Peelsphere as an alternative to real and synthetic leather, she combines design and material engineering to develop durable, waterproof textiles that support more sustainable lifestyles
Otto Ng
Otto Ng is co-founder and Design Director of LAAB Architects, an award-winning Hong Kong studio working at the intersection of architecture, art, and technology. Drawing on experience from leading practices in the US, UK, and Italy and studies at HKU and MIT, he envisions the next generation of spatial design and frequently speaks on design computation and innovation.
Niko Leung
Designer and maker Niko Leung is the founder of TMML Studio, a Hong Kong–based practice that explores the relationships between materials, making, and meaning across scales and disciplines. Her work investigates new material possibilities and how crafted forms shape everyday life, earning international recognition and awards early in her career.
Jasper Hilkhuijsen
Jasper Hilkhuijsen is a Senior APAC Innovation and Sustainable Development Manager at Arup, based in Hong Kong. Trained as an architect and urban designer, he has led projects across Europe and Asia that connect territorial master planning, streetscape design, and placemaking with long-term sustainability goals.
Youyang Song
Berlin-based textile designer Youyang Song is the founder of Peelsphere, a material innovation company creating 100 percent biodegradable, circular biomaterials from fruit waste and algae. Positioning Peelsphere as an alternative to real and synthetic leather, she combines design and material engineering to develop durable, waterproof textiles that support more sustainable lifestyles
