Best Design Agencies in Hong Kong (2026)

Introduction

The six design agencies below are Hong Kong studios working across graphic, editorial, spatial and exhibition design. Each one was chosen for recent work and for recognition or commissions in 2025 and 2026.

Hong Kong’s design calendar gives these studios a regular public stage. Hong Kong Design Centre announced the 2026 DFA Design for Asia Awards in October, with 209 winning projects from 15 economies, and two studios on this list are speaking at Business of Design Week 2026. Cultural institutions such as Tai Kwun and M+ commission exhibition and interpretation design from local practices, while hotels, restaurants and developers supply much of the commercial work.

Every studio here showed Hong Kong activity in sources dated or live in 2026. Studios whose current work could not be confirmed were left out, so the list is shorter than others in this series and some long-established names are absent. It runs in no fixed order of merit, since the right choice depends on your brief, budget and how you like to work.

The best design agencies in Hong Kong

1. Toby Ng Design

Independent · Central · toby-ng.com

Toby Ng founded this independent branding and design studio in Hong Kong in 2014. Its pop-up book series Fashion Unfolded took a Bronze at the DFA Design for Asia Awards 2026 and was a Golden Pin Design Award 2026 Mark Winner and Best Design Finalist. Curating Homes won at the ADC 105th Annual Awards in 2026, and the PolyU School of Fashion and Textiles identity won Gold at the Global Design Awards 2025.

Its client list runs through Hong Kong’s cultural and property sectors, including M+, Hong Kong Palace Museum, Tai Kwun, The Shaw Prize, Swire Hotels, New World Development and HKEX. Editorial work sits alongside identity, signage, environmental and exhibition graphics, which suits clients who want a printed piece and a building’s graphics from one team.

2. New Office Works

Founder-led · Wong Chuk Hang · newofficeworks.com

Paul Tse and Evelyn Ting founded New Office Works in 2016. The practice covers architecture, interiors, public space, art installations and furniture, and it also publishes research and editorial work. Townplace Pier, its canopy on the Cheung Sha Wan waterfront, won an HKIA Award of Hong Kong in 2024, the year Architectural Record named the studio to its Design Vanguard.

Clients include Hong Kong Design Centre, M+, PMQ, the Art Promotion Office, DFS, Sun Hung Kai Properties and Kerry Properties. Recent projects include the sky garden at Cullinan Sky, which opened in July 2025, and the Wellington Office, a private office interior finished in March 2026. It is the most architecture-led studio here, so it fits briefs where the building or public space is the main deliverable.

3. A Work of Substance

Founder-led · Central · aworkofsubstance.com

A Work of Substance, also known as Substance, was established in Hong Kong in 2011 by Maxime Dautresme, its founding partner and creative director. The team includes strategists, editors, graphic designers, architects, interior designers and product designers from 18 countries, and there is a second office in Dubai. In 2026 it won an iF Design Award for Kingfisher Trail and a SIT Furniture Design Award for its interiors at House of Shinsegae.

Its focus areas are hospitality, food and drink, retail and residential, often with brand, space and product handled together. Hong Kong projects include The Fleming hotel, Burger Circus and Osteria Marzia, and it has also worked for Aman and Goodman. Clients opening a venue from scratch are the natural fit, since one team can carry the name, the interior and the objects.

4. Kith&Kin

Run by Rocky Yip and James Woodward · Chai Wan · kithandkin.studio

Kith&Kin is a strategic branding and design studio that cites 15 years of work and more than 300 clients. Its identity for The Happy Crane, which opened in August 2025, was shortlisted for Best Visual Identity at the Transform Awards North America 2026, and its work for Loveramics was a Mark Winner at the Golden Pin Design Award 2026. Yip and Woodward are due to speak at Business of Design Week 2026 about the transformation of Bakehouse with Grégoire Michaud.

Hong Kong food and drink makes up a good share of the portfolio: Little Bao, Bakehouse, Typhoon Group, Panda Inn and Feather & Bone are all clients. It leans further towards brand building than most studios on this list, so it suits growing consumer businesses that want strategy and design together.

5. SKY YUTAKA

Founder-led · Hong Kong and UK · sky-yutaka.com

Architects Sarah Lee and Yutaka Yano lead this Hong Kong and UK practice, which works across architecture, landscape, placemaking, interiors, exhibitions and objects. It is registered with HKIA and chartered with RIBA. A recent cultural commission is the exhibition design for Stay Connected: Art and China Since 2008, a two-part show across 1,500 square metres at Tai Kwun Contemporary in 2025 and 2026.

Other Hong Kong work includes the M+ Museum Learning & Interpretation Space, the Lady Shaw Rooftop Garden and the Tung Chung River Park Visitor Centre, which is still in progress. Museums and heritage bodies are the obvious clients. It is an architecture practice first, so briefs with a large graphic component may need a separate design partner, as the Tai Kwun show did.

6. Oddity

Independent · Sheung Wan · odditystudio.com

Oddity is an independent studio on Wing Lee Street working in branding, graphic design, web, art and creative direction. In 2025 it won a D&AD Graphite Pencil for Dead Poets and a D&AD Wood Pencil for a menu for The Old Man, along with Tokyo TDC Excellence awards for Delulu and House of Manley. Dead Poets was also shown at Ginza Graphic Gallery in Tokyo that year.

Bars and hotels are a large part of its work: The Old Man in Hong Kong, the Drawing Room at The St. Regis Hong Kong and Rosewood’s Dark Side. Other work includes Oddity Fragrance, a niche perfume house. Its scope is narrower than most on this list, centred on branding, graphic design and web.

What to look for in a Hong Kong design agency

Start with where the studio’s training sits, because “multidisciplinary” covers very different practices in this city. Some studios on this list began in graphic design and extend into signage and exhibitions, while others are run by registered architects who take on graphics when a project calls for it. Ask which parts of your brief the studio will do in-house and which go to a partner.

Bilingual typography deserves close attention. Most Hong Kong briefs need English and Traditional Chinese to work together, and many add Simplified Chinese for mainland audiences. Ask to see finished bilingual work in the format you need, whether that is a book, a wayfinding system or a menu, and ask who sets the Chinese type.

Cultural and commercial work run on different clocks. Museum and heritage commissions tend to involve curators, several rounds of institutional sign-off and fixed opening dates, while a restaurant or hotel opening can move quickly and change late. A studio’s recent projects will show which rhythm it knows best, and it is reasonable to ask for a reference from a client with a similar approval structure.

Finally, look at how the studio handles review. A single project can include layout files, drawings, fabrication details, photography and video, with comments arriving from a client, a contractor and a printer. Studios with one clear place for the latest version, and a visible record of what has been changed, make that process easier to follow.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best design agency in Hong Kong?

There is no single answer, as it depends on the brief. On 2026 recognition, Toby Ng Design won at the DFA Design for Asia Awards and the ADC Annual Awards, and A Work of Substance won an iF Design Award. On 2025 awards, Oddity took two D&AD Pencils.

What is the difference between a design studio and a branding agency in Hong Kong?

The line is loose, and several studios do both. This list favours studios that also produce editorial, spatial or exhibition work. For firms that concentrate on brand strategy and identity, see the list of branding agencies in Hong Kong.

Which Hong Kong design studios work with museums and cultural institutions?

SKY YUTAKA designed Stay Connected: Art and China Since 2008 at Tai Kwun Contemporary and the M+ Museum Learning & Interpretation Space. Toby Ng Design lists M+, Hong Kong Palace Museum and Tai Kwun among its clients, and New Office Works lists M+, PMQ and Hong Kong Design Centre.

Do Hong Kong design studios take on projects outside the city?

Yes, and several have offices or projects abroad. A Work of Substance has a second office in Dubai and has worked in Niseko, Tokyo and Ubud. SKY YUTAKA is based in both Hong Kong and the UK, and New Office Works has worked in Hainan and Vietnam.

Where are Hong Kong design studios based?

Studios are spread across the city. On this list, Toby Ng Design and A Work of Substance are in Central, Oddity is in Sheung Wan, New Office Works is in Wong Chuk Hang and Kith&Kin is in Chai Wan. Wong Chuk Hang and Chai Wan are former industrial areas, where studios tend to find larger floor plates.

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