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“Kou�Boutique - Profile
KOU, the unique lifestyle boutique, offers a ritzy new shopping concept in Hong Kong. Styled after a luxury mansion in the heart of Central, KOU is the brainchild of lifestyle guru and interior designer Lou Kou.
Promising a "sensational and glamorous new shopping experience" of innovative ideas for interior design, home décor and personal style, the 5,000 square foot duplex penthouse boutique on the 22nd Floor of Fung House, 19-20 Connaught Road, opened its door in mid-June.
Complemented by sweeping views of the harbour, KOU is designed after a chic and stylish "mansion" with an exquisitely furnished lounge, dining room, contemporary kitchen, outdoor patio with a marquee and sensational inner staircase leading down to the library, study, dressing room, and bedroom with en suite bath -- except everything from floor to ceiling is for sale, from antiques, artworks and furniture to a fashion line of clothes and affordable unique ornaments.
All of KOU's products are of the highest quality, whether custom-made by Lou or specially selected from the cream of the world's household designers.
Crystal glassware is handpicked from Belgium and France, and exquisite cutlery is from Thiers, the 'capital of cutlery'. An extensive selection of Chinese tableware also includes KOU's own line of jade items.Outdoor furniture is by Kettal, the most renowned label in Spain. Luxury books are from Taschen.
Persian rugs are from Isfahan and Beluchi tribes. Exotic accessories and daring lingerie is by Tina Barratt of France, in a design collaboration with Lou Kou. Chantal Thomass' chicly provocative yet lingerie selections are sensual and elegant. Candles and home fragrances are by Vie Luxe, a label popular with Hollywood stars, and the pouring champagne is Krug, rated by connoisseurs as the world's finest.
Among antiques on sale are 19th century French chandeliers, tables, screens and cupboards. Antique accessories and handbags have also been hand-selected by Lou Kou from around the world, especially Britain and France.
A selection of works by famous and recently discovered, local and international artists are periodically exhibited at KOU. Changing regularly, the art works stay on for sale once the exhibition ends.
All items at KOU are Ms Kou's personal choices, as are chic fashion selections that change with every season.
With the extensive selection of lifestyle items KOU is also fast becoming the store of choice for wedding gift registries and has received great interest from wedding planners.
With the opening of KOU, just steps away from The Landmark, Lou Kou combines her talents for innovative interior design concepts with insights into the global fashion industry gained while in top management positions at some of the world's leading luxury fashion brands, including Joyce, Swank and Escada Asia.
She established her own lifestyle consultancy company “Kou Concept�eight years ago - and expert Lifestyle Consultants are part of the KOU store concept to offer customers interior design concept and trends on lifestyle and interior products.
Lou Kou's interior design and home styling consultancy, Kou Concept, which has designed the homes of prominent business professionals and various Boutique Hotels around the globe.
"Creating harmony in your lifestyle is the essence of our philosophy. Every detail of your lifestyle should reveal a passion, an experience, and a sense of style," says Lou Kou.
"With KOU, we have handpicked only the very best of art, furniture, fashion and home ware items from around the world, things that truly express style and individuality."
"Where there is a will there is a way" is an old and true saying. And Lou has proven that this is so. I have known Lou only briefly for a few years but I am always impressed by her strong will to succeed and even more so her passion foreverything in her life."