Chi Wing Lo’s FA’I mahjong set a ‘must-have’
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- Created on Tuesday, 05 June 2012 08:23
- Last Updated on Friday, 18 January 2013 05:10
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KUALA LUMPUR – Australian furniture distributor ‘Space Furniture’ has made a great impression on the international design world by launching a showroom in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s dazzling capital, which was recently opened. Mahjong lovers who walked around at the big opening, were delighted by the mahjong set, designed by Hong Kong born top designer Chi Wing Lo.
Space’s brand partners amplified their presence in the spacious new KL showroom by ferrying in fresh new objects of desire that kept fashionable guests ogling long after the cava stopped flowing. The 40,000 sq ft contemporary space combine the charm of an old villa, a conservation shop house and an ultra-modern glass block all housing the latest concepts by top furniture designers of the world. The showroom sets the tone for a larger spectrum of luxury design offerings.
FA’I’ set
Impressive new designs included the artfully crafted FA’I’ mahjong set by designer Chi Wing Lo. Presented by long-time Space collaborator, Giorgetti, the design of the FA’I’ emerges as a refreshed take on the traditional game set, making it a must-have for the perceptive collector with a keen eye for details, according to the internet design website spacefurniture.com.
The mahjong set is for sale at Giorgetti dealers for €3,900 (USD 4,850). The table that comes with it, is priced for €3,500 (USD4,350).
Born in Hong Kong in 1954, Chi Wing Lo studied architecture at the University of Toronto and Harvard University. Subsequently, he taught at Syracuse University N.Y. and later was a member at the Akademie Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart in 1991. Presently, he has a practice with Panagiota Davladi based in Athens. Many of their architectural and design works have been awarded, exhibited, and published internationally.
More info: www.spacefurniture.com
The chances of that happening are slim to none. At least slimmer than say, forcing non-alcoholic venues...
When DMJL was approached by Spielbank Hannover in 2011 about providing know-how and material for a Mah-Jongg tournament with money prizes the board discussed, if a cooperation seemed possible and worthwhile - the publicly available board minutes from March 2011 reflected on this (originally in German - inofficially translated [and commented] here): Apart from earnings for the association a cooperation promises a possible contact to the responsible regulatory authority [to gain higher legal certainty about DMJL's self-organised non-gambling tournaments] and obviously the development of contact to a potential sponsor, namely the Spielbank herself. The board decided unanimously that a cooperation was desirable.
To draw a line between the paid-for support of legal gambling and DMJL's very own activities, the board also decided (also unanimously), that DMJL would only act as a service provider for the said tournament, but would not want to benefit from publicity in the course of gambling activities, so that it would not be (even mistakenly) seen as an organiser of such. More over the board stressed the importance of an adequate distinction (in rules, exposition of differing procedures etc.) between events of gambling and mind sport.
There was not a minute of discussion within the board, before Uwe Pelzer terminated the cooperation with the Spielbank/RP5 - no information about his findings, no questions, no suggestions, he just acted on his own. So, Frauke, the board was neither unable nor unwilling to find an answer to the question, if this said (and before unanimously supported) cooperation should've been terminated - it was simply not asked.