A creative Valentine's Day at PMQ

I'm constantly impressed by HK's artists and designers, and this Valentie's Day with CharK at PMQ (元創方)--a newly revitalized hub for HK's creative scene--didn`t disappoint.

Photo: CharK

According to PMQ's website, it was original the site of HK's first government school. After World War II, the site became the Police Married Quarters for married junior police officers and was in used until 2000. It wasn't until April 2014 that the PMQ started operating as a venue for HK`s designers and popup stores.

It was fun walking around to check out all the shops. I think each shop use to be a living quarter, and the still has many of the original window frames. There are a tons of cool shops selling unique designs in from jewelry to home furnishing. A few of the shops even offered Valentine themed workshops. It was sweet seeing couples were making rings for each other in a jewelry making workshop.

This cool bamboo bike outside on of the shops caught our eye. (Photo: CharK)

There's also an art installation called "Adventures of the Goat" in celebration the Lunary New Year. It was really cool that only a single projector is needed to create the colorful moving images. A couple of other "Goat" (theoretically the CNY's 12 zodiacs should be a Ram...) themes were seen around the PMQ. The dangling goat in the main hall looks pretty cool and is made from a number of origami goats.

The details in this short movie was amazing (Photo: CharK)

Hundreds of origami goats (Photo: CharK)

I was pleasantly surprised by the rich coffee and chocolate souffle that is being served at the Bread and Butter Cafe inside PMQ. The food is pretty good for such a small place.

It was a good lunch at Bread and Butter Cafe (Photo: Cath)

CharK and I found our way to PMQ after a recommendation from a friend visiting from San Francisco. This creative spot in HK's Soho district is a fun date place and a great place to check out some local designers and goods.