Home InStyle returns once again to shape what our homes will look and feel like next.
Each spring, the convention centre in Wan Chai becomes a barometer for how we’ll be living next. Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), flagship home and lifestyle fair Home InStyle returns from 27 to 30 April 2026.
This year, the fair approaches “home” through three clear lenses, focusing on new materials, culture and creativity, and gerontechnology for silverage living. Together, these themes open up conversations between brands and buyers while anchoring a more focused, futureminded sourcing experience.
One of the liveliest areas on the show floor is the Cultural and Creative Avenue, which will feature distinguished designs from around the world and welcome international brands that blend distinctive design concepts with cultural heritage. The fair’s collaboration with Pantone is taken to a new level, with the 2026 Colour of the Year, “Cloud Dancer,” taking centre stage in this zone. Through trend-led displays and real-life applications, visitors can see the colour brought to life, helping buyers and exhibitors visualise how it works in contemporary home and lifestyle products.
International names will stand alongside homegrown talent. Here, the “MOTIFX” initiative, led by the Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) under the Vocational Training Council and supported by the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA), showcases emerging designers as they reinterpret traditional Chinese motifs into fresh patterns, surfaces, and everyday objects.
Porcelain label ByLeona is one of the names to watch. The brand is unveiling a new home collection developed within the MOTIFX framework, extending its signature “East‑meets‑West” and “Old is New” ethos. Founder Leona Fung plays with classic silhouettes and archive‑inspired references, layering them with contemporary lines, nuanced colour and four bespoke patterns created by MOTIFX brand ambassadors, turning personal stories into quietly expressive tableware, lighting and decorative pieces.
Fung notes: “For clients in the high‑end market who are looking for exclusivity, the collection includes customisable floor lamps, foldable vanity mirrors, floral candleholders, vases and coffee sets. The idea is to inject a sense of play into everyday homeware and, in doing so, subtly elevate the overall quality of daily life.”
As for how Hong Kong’s energy feeds into the brand’s aesthetic, she adds: “As a designer and brand born and raised in Hong Kong, the everyday meeting of Eastern and Western cultures has naturally become my main source of inspiration. Studying overseas further sparked a dialogue between old and new, so I’ve grown particularly fond of strong visual compositions and East‑Asian colour motifs in my work – it’s my way of giving a distinctive form to the city’s famously fast pace.”
Looking beyond Hong Kong, this year’s fair will also stage a special “Design Dialogue Czechia–Hong Kong”, bringing in contemporary Czech studio Izaak Reich and hand‑blown glass brand Anna von Lipa to showcase vibrant Bohemian‑style glassware.
Melissa Sin, Consul General Assistant at the Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Hong Kong, notes: “Home InStyle is a natural platform for Czechia’s design diplomacy in Asia. Two Czech brands (Artisème and PIGMENTARIUM exhibited there last year). From the perspective of the Czech Consulate General in Hong Kong, participation in the fair supports our long‑term strategy of presenting Czech design companies to international audiences. Home InStyle also allows Czech brands to be positioned not only within a commercial environment, but also within a broader cultural conversation.”
This year, Izaak Reich and Anna von Lipa will join Home InStyle as the latest standard‑bearers for Czech design. Both labels extend the country’s glassmaking heritage while folding in a distinctly contemporary design language. As Sin explains: “Hong Kong’s distinctive blend of Eastern and Western influences offers a highly stimulating context for Czech artisans and companies. Both companies are working with renowned designers and their upcoming presence might definitely bring some new collaborations.
“For Izaak Reich, Hong Kong’s dynamic visual culture and appreciation for artistic glass strengthens a focus on sculptural glassware that functions both as a utilitarian object and an art piece. Their first line of products was created in collaboration with Rony Plesl and might fit nicely to thriving hospitality business in Hong Kong and beyond. Anna von Lipa similarly might find resonance in the city’s openness to bold colour and joyful expression, aligning naturally with the brand’s playful yet sophisticated reinterpretation of Bohemian glass.”
Back in the Regional Pavilions, Fujian‑based Wuyishan Bamboo Cube makes the case for bamboo as a serious 21st‑century material rather than a rustic afterthought. Backed by the municipal government of Shaowu City, the brand sources bamboo from the Wuyi Mountains, where growing conditions produce fibres with impressive strength – ideal for furniture, storage and structural homeware.
The collection is all edited lines, calm proportions and visible grain. Traditional bamboo craftsmanship is still there, but filtered through a more minimal, urban language, which makes the pieces feel as at home in a compact Sheung Wan walk‑up as in a larger suburban setting.
Innovation is also a theme in the new Gerontech & Innovative Materials Pavilion, funded by the Innovation and Technology Commission. Almost 20 Hong Kong companies will demonstrate how emerging technologies and advanced materials can be woven into domestic life – from discreet monitoring systems and assistive furniture to ecoforward finishes – offering practical answers to the realities of ageing in place rather than abstract tech talk.
The fair’s design credentials are underlined by the European Product Design Award (EPDA), which will run its Best of Show Award in collaboration with HKTDC, spotlighting standout pieces that manage to be fresh, intuitive and commercially savvy in one hit.
Coinciding with Home InStyle is a line-up of style and lifestyle fairs, ranging from the Hong Kong Gifts & Premium Fair, Fashion InStyle, the Hong Kong International Licensing Show, and the Asian Licensing Conference at the Convention and Exhibition Centre to the Hong Kong International Printing & Packaging Fair and DeLuxe PrintPack Hong Kong at AsiaWorld-Expo. Together, they encompass everything from gifts and homeware to fashion, printing, and brand licensing, offering buyers a dynamic, all-in-one sourcing experience.
From materials and colour stories to ageing, culture and craft, this year’s fair lands its punches where they matter most – in the realities of how people actually live. Whether you’re tracking down new suppliers, sounding out your next design collaboration or just questioning what “home” should feel like in 2026, this edition offers a tight, highenergy snapshot of where that conversation is heading. Register now: https://bit.ly/41tlhre
Home InStyle 2026
Dates: 27–30 April 2026
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
https://www.hktdc.com/event/homeinstyle
