Meet Emma Maclean, the designer behind Manteigaria and Luah’s interiors

South China Morning Post - Oct 15, 2026

Growing up in Hong Kong in a family of architects and interior designers, Emma Maclean was practically destined for a career in the field. Today her Sheung Wan-based studio – first started in 2018 as EM Bespoke before relaunching under the name Emma Maclean & Co in 2024 – creates spaces that reflect the remarkable contrasts that make this city eternally exciting for designers, where old and new, East and West, glistening skyscrapers and natural waters all somehow coexist in harmony. “I feel Hong...

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