Clint Nagata is the founder and Creative Partner of BLINK Design Group, the award‑winning studio behind luxury hospitality icons such as Roku Kyoto, Regent Phu Quoc, The Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel Hong Kong, as well as Six Senses Kyoto and Six Senses Uluwatu. Born and raised in Hawaii and now based in Bangkok, his passion for travel, culture and design drives BLINK’s narrative‑driven hospitality projects across Asia, the Middle East and Europe.

Blaine Robert, originally from Canada, explored various parts of Asia before settling in Malaysia in 2005, where demand for his signature adventurous, unconventional designs led him to establish his base in Kuala Lumpur. He honed his craft over two years in Canada before relocating to Tokyo in 1988 — drawn by Japanese architecture and minimalist design — where he worked as a freelance designer for twelve years and then throughout parts of Asia.  His contributions to Malaysia’s interior design industry have earned him a prominent reputation and frequent invitations to judge the country’s most prestigious interior design and property award events.

Peter Tay is a celebrity interior designer who has worked with clients such as Zhang Ziyi, Stephanie Sun, Zoe Tay, and Wang Lee Hom. The Singaporean veteran has worked closely with brands such as Armani Casa, Franck Muller, Louis Poulsen, and Richard Mille, among others, on their boutiques and showrooms. His work can be seen across Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Bangkok, Taipei, Hong Kong, Beijing, and Shanghai.

Mathew Lui is Partner at HBA Hong Kong, a native Hong Kong designer with over 30 years of experience in hospitality and residential interiors. His award‑winning portfolio spans Mandarin Oriental Wangfujing, Canopy by Hilton Xi’an, Crowne Plaza Quanzhou Riverview and luxury residences such as Ultima, noted for their refined balance of Western and Asian influences and carefully curated historic details.

Mai Chongchaiyo is Chief Creative Officer of Steve Leung Hospitality, leading a multicultural team on luxury hotel and dining projects across Asia and beyond. Born and raised in Bangkok with over 20 years of experience and a degree in interior architecture from Chulalongkorn University, he is a 2021 A&D “40 Under 40 Awards” winner whose signature projects include Sugarra at Resorts World Sentosa, The St. Regis Bar and The Londoner Hotel in Macao, Marina Bay Sands Singapore, Shikigiku Japanese Restaurant in Hong Kong, and The China House by Chef Fei in Thailand.

Chang Ching-ping is the first Taiwanese interior designer to win the prestigious Red Dot: Best of the Best award for interior design. He is a professor at the School of Architecture at Feng Chia University in Taiwan and at the China Academy of Art. He also serves as the president of Taiwanese interior design association TnAID.

Ko Shiou Hee is a founding director of K2LD and has led the Singapore studio since 1998, shaping award-winning homes, churches and civic projects across Southeast Asia and China. Educated in the United States and having practiced in New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Tokyo and Singapore, he approaches design as “an expression of our understanding of the world, of cosmology and of our built environment,” pursuing architecture with both sense and sensibility to enrich everyday life.

Jennifer Chan is managing editor of Home Journal, overseeing the publication’s multimedia channels spanning offline and online. The Master of Arts degree holder from Kingston University London has lived and worked in Hong Kong, London, and Macau, with over a decade of experience in journalism.