Taking it to the Top

André Fu reflects on a career that has seen his meteoric rise to becoming the go-to man for luxury hotel design

By Andrea Lo

Just over a decade since he was commissioned to create The Upper House, despite having had no experience in hospitality establishments, André Fu has become synonymous with luxury hotel design. One of his most recent ventures, the spa at Claridge’s in London, was unveiled in late 2022. It is described as groundbreaking, and quite literally so, given that the space was created as a result of a five-storey excavation—done by hand. Before that, he was responsible for the designs of the Kerry Hotel and St Regis in Hong Kong; The Fullerton Bay Hotel, Andaz and Capella in Singapore; the Waldorf Astoria Bangkok; and The Berkeley in London, to name just a few. He has parlayed his experience into a signature luxury home decor line, André Fu Living, which opened its…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2023

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