About Kay

 

Kay graduated from Central St. Martins College of Art and Design in BA Printed Textile, during which she worked with designer Jessica Ogden. She went on to gain an MA in Constructed Textiles at Royal College of Art, London and won the WGSN worth global style network trend competition 2004 and Browns Focus ‘deconstruction’ competition 2004.

She started her own label ‘Kay’ in 2006, which sold to United Arrows in Japan, before collaborating with her brother, Jing, on ‘Daydream Nation’ later that year.

With her passion for theatre and dance, Kay has worked on a range of productions in Hong Kong and London, including City Contemporary Dance Company's 'Autumn Sonata' (2004); Open Daily's 'Fetish Stories' (2004); PIP Theatre's 'Cheer U Up' Concert (2009) and 'Coming Home' (2009); Mcmuimui Dansemble's 'Key to Strange Realm' (2009), and internationally acclaimed choreographer Akram Khan's 'bahok'.

 

 

黃琪 畢業於 倫敦中央聖馬丁設計學院布料設計,其後於皇家藝術學院攻讀針布料設計碩士,

期間曾替Jessia Ogden工作並屢獲獎項,包括 WGSN Trend Competition 2004

及 Browns Focus ‘Deconstruction’ Competition 2004。黃於2006年初創立自家品牌「Kay,

設計獲日本United Arrows青睞,於同年底與胞弟黃靖合作另創品牌「Daydream Nation」。

Daydream Nation以「故事性時裝品牌」作定位,設計多變而充滿玩味,每季作品均以故事串連,

於倫敦時裝周以視覺表演形式展出。



Daydream Nation之女裝衣飾於全球十六國有售,遍佈多個國際時裝聖地,

包括香港 Harvey Nichols 及 I.T、倫敦 Selfridges、紐約 Pixie Market 及 Henri Bendel、

巴黎 Franck Et Fils、東京 Beams、 Via Bus Stop 及 Nano Universe 等。

品牌並於2009年起與英、美之Urban Outfitters合作,創作一系列名為「The Dreamers」之首飾。



黃琪 亦醉心劇場及舞蹈藝術,自2006年始涉足舞台服裝設計,

作品曾見於 城市當代舞蹈團之Autumn Sonata戀物癖

PIP Theatre之詹瑞文《笑林十八窮人》棟篤Show 09 及《家家春秋 09》,
與本地「雙妹嘜舞蹈劇場」之舞台劇 及 倫敦 Akram Khan Dance Company 之《Bahok 09》合作。