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Bertrand Mak

Bertrand Mak (Traditional Chinese: 麥柏靈; Simplified Chinese: 麦柏灵) is a Hong Kong-based artist, designer, collector, and entrepreneur.[1] He is the founder and chief creator of art and luxury brand Sauvereign as well as the proprietor of CrystallineTM, a gold leafing technique he had reinvented in 2012.[2] His designs have been worn by notable people including Lady Violet Manners,[3] Lady Amelia and Eliza Spencer,[4] Zara Tindall,[5] Olivia Colman,[6] and Cillian Murphy.[7]

Education and career edit

Bertrand Mak attended Harrow School on an entrance music scholarship, where his interest in watches became the seed that grew into his career.[8][9] After graduation, he worked as a management trainee for Louis Vuitton, subsequently joining Christie's as a watch specialist.[10][11] In 2017, he founded R. Sanderson in collaboration with British shoemaker Rupert Sanderson, and in 2020, founded Sauvereign as an independent brand with stores in high-end luxury malls including Landmark and Elements.[2][11] In his current venture, he collaborates with international studios and figures including Zohiko,[12] Wing Shya,[13] Christopher Makos,[14] and Olivia Putman[15] to create cross-disciplinary objects of wearable art.

Notable projects edit

Art and Community edit

Bertrand Mak has several notable projects that contribute to culture as well as community:

Year Nature of Project Project Title
2017 Art Exhibition Andy Warhol: Shadows in Hong Kong[16]
2019 Art Exhibition Andy Warhol: Shadows in Taipei[17]
2019 Charity Fundraising Creating Legends: Campaign to Support the End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation (ECSAF) founded by Josephine Siao[18]
2022 Art Exhibition Wing Shya: Colours of 1000 Gems[13]
2022 Art Exhibition Warhol Makos: Andy Loves Hong Kong[14]
2023 Art Exhibition Dualités: Mosaic of Details[19]

Design at the Oscars edit

For the 96th Academy Awards in 2024, Bertrand Mak designed a bespoke brooch for the Oscar Winner of Best Actor, Cillian Murphy.[20] The brooch, named HS14, was a unique piece expressively conceived and created for Murphy and inspired by the actor’s leading role in the cinematic masterpiece Oppenheimer[21]. HS14 is made of solid 18K yellow gold, and was hand-cut, hand-finished, and assembled by Kari Voutilainen in Val-de-Travers, Switzerland.[22]

Selected Interviews and articles edit

Published Date Publication Author Article
June 12, 2014 Business of Fashion Divia Harilela Rupert Sanderson on Launching a Niche Brand in China[23]
June 27, 2014 South China Morning Post Divia Harilela Bertrand Mak puts fine craftsmanship first in eponymous luxury brand[24]
August, 2019 Prestige Prestige 40 Under 40: Bertrand Mak, Entrepreneur[25]
January 27, 2020 ELLE June Chow 設計師專訪：R.Sanderson 創辦人Bertrand Mak[26]
June 26, 2020 Hashtag Legend Alyanna Payos R. Sanderson rebrands as Sauvereign ahead of new campaign[27]
September 25, 2020 POPBEE Ashley Pang 被指「不懂得賺錢」？奢侈品牌 SAUVEREIGN 創辦人：不惜工本也要追求完美[28]
October 6, 2020 Financial Times Kate Youde My Favourite Pieces: Bertrand Mak — 'Vintage is about scholarship and rarity, not money'[29]
May 7, 2021 The Standard Crystal Wu Golden reverie[30]
May 27, 2021 Tatler Asia Rosana Lai Bertrand Mak's Favourite Sauvereign Styles Involve Little Twin Stars and 24K Gold Leafs[31]
May 30, 2021 Vogue Hong Kong Simon Au 香港品牌能走向奢華格調？ Sauvereign 創辦人Bertrand Mak 分享獨有見解[32]
August, 2021 Prestige Prestige 40 Under 40: Bertrand Mak, Founder of Sauvereign[33]
August 11, 2021 Ming Pao 沈晴 迷上鐘表工藝 創奢侈品牌 麥柏靈：客人不是潮流奴隸[34]
November 18, 2021 South China Morning Post Leona Liu Yes, local Hong Kong fashion brands can be luxurious: Bertrand Mak on founding Sauvereign after designing for British shoe label Rupert Sanderson[35]
February 24, 2022 Invest Hong Kong "The bespoke experience in retail" , Bertrand Mak shares his thoughts about "Tiny dot" - Hong Kong (video)[36]
April 8, 2022 Harper's Bazaar Kahlen Chen 走進稀有性的殿堂！繼金箔傳奇之後，那些SAUVEREIGN真正值得收藏的設計[37]
May 24, 2023 Women's Wear Daily (WWD) Miles Socha Studio Putman Ventures From Interiors to Accessories[38]
June 2, 2023 Robb Report P. Ramakrishnan Sauvereign and Studio Putman Celebrate Their Collaboration with "Dualités: Mosaic of Details" Exhibition in Hong Kong[39]
June 6, 2023 Schön! Magazine J. Bibi Cooper sauvereign by studio putman[40]
August 1, 2023 Hashtag Legend Hill Choi Lee Sauvereign By Studio Putman brings collab collection to Hong Kong[41]
September 4, 2023 Retail in Asia Manica Tiglao Through Sauvereign, Bertrand Mak wants to put a Hong Kong-born art and luxury house on the global stage[42]
October 26, 2023 When I was Young I Listen to the Radio 「口水多過浪花」with Do Do Cheng 我係你老師：古董錶收藏家~ BERTRAND MAK~ (radio)
March 10, 2024 The Hollywood Reporter Laurie Brookins Cillian Murphy Wears ‘Oppenheimer’-Inspired Brooch to the Oscars (Exclusive)[22]
March 11, 2024 GQ UK Adam Cheung Cillian Murphy's Oscars brooch was never meant to be at the Oscars[43]
March 11, 2024 Mirror Tatiana Krisztina Oscars' Winner Cillian Murphy's brooch had special meaning behind it[44]
March 11, 2024 Esquire Connie Chan 《奧本海默》影帝Cillian Murphy配戴港產胸針「HS14」登上奧斯卡寶座｜品牌SAUVEREIGN大有來頭[45]
March 12, 2024 The Beat Hong Kong Alisa Chau Cillian Murphy Wears Hong Kong-brand SAUVERIGN Accepting Best Actor Award[21]
March 12, 2024 The Standard Sophie Hui Murphy's Golden Link to Hong Kong[20]
March 13, 2024 Vogue Hong Kong Junjie Wang Sauvereign’s Bertrand Mak On Designing Cillian Murphy’s Oscars Brooch[7]
March 13, 2024 New York Times Guy Trebay The Bro-Brooch Sweeps Award Season[46]
March 2024 Gentlemen's Journal Zak Maoui The story behind Cillian Murphy's Oscars brooch[47]
March 2024 Grazia Singapore Zara Zhuang CILLIAN MURPHY’S OSCARS JEWELLERY IS A SUBTLE NOD TO ‘OPPENHEIMER’[48]

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