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Bertrand Mak is a Hong Kong–based, British artist, designer and entrepreneur of Chinese descent.[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] Kristin Scott Thomas,[7]and Cillian Murphy.[8]

Education and career

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Bertrand Mak attended Harrow School on an entrance music scholarship and won admission to the University of Cambridge. It was at Harrow where his interest in watches became the seed that grew into his career.[9][10] After graduation, he worked as a management trainee for Louis Vuitton, subsequently joining Christie's as a watch specialist.[11][12] 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][12] In his current venture, he collaborates with international studios and figures including Zohiko,[13] Wing Shya,[14] Christopher Makos,[15] and Olivia Putman[16] to create cross-disciplinary objects of wearable art.

Notable projects

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Art and Community

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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[17]
2019 Art Exhibition Andy Warhol: Shadows in Taipei[18]
2019 Charity Fundraising Creating Legends: Campaign to Support the End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation (ECSAF) founded by Josephine Siao[19]
2022 Art Exhibition Wing Shya: Colours of 1000 Gems[14]
2022 Art Exhibition Warhol Makos: Andy Loves Hong Kong[15]
2023 Art Exhibition Dualités: Mosaic of Details[20]

Design at the Oscars

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For the 96th Academy Awards in 2024, Bertrand Mak designed a bespoke brooch for the Oscar Winner of Best Actor, Cillian Murphy.[21] 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[22]. HS14 is made of solid 18K yellow gold, and was hand-cut, hand-finished, and assembled by Kari Voutilainen in Val-de-Travers, Switzerland.[23]

Selected Interviews and articles

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Published Date Publication Author Article
June 12, 2014 Business of Fashion Divia Harilela Rupert Sanderson on Launching a Niche Brand in China[24]
June 27, 2014 South China Morning Post Divia Harilela Bertrand Mak puts fine craftsmanship first in eponymous luxury brand[25]
August, 2019 Prestige Prestige 40 Under 40: Bertrand Mak, Entrepreneur[26]
January 27, 2020 ELLE June Chow 設計師專訪：R.Sanderson 創辦人Bertrand Mak[27]
June 26, 2020 Hashtag Legend Alyanna Payos R. Sanderson rebrands as Sauvereign ahead of new campaign[28]
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[29]
October 6, 2020 Financial Times Kate Youde My Favourite Pieces: Bertrand Mak — 'Vintage is about scholarship and rarity, not money'[30]
May 7, 2021 The Standard Crystal Wu Golden reverie[31]
May 27, 2021 Tatler Asia Rosana Lai Bertrand Mak's Favourite Sauvereign Styles Involve Little Twin Stars and 24K Gold Leafs[32]
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[33]
August, 2021 Prestige Prestige 40 Under 40: Bertrand Mak, Founder of Sauvereign[34]
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[35]
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[36]
February 24, 2022 Invest Hong Kong "The bespoke experience in retail", Bertrand Mak shares his thoughts about "Tiny dot" - Hong Kong (video)[37]
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[38]
May 24, 2023 Women's Wear Daily (WWD) Miles Socha Studio Putman Ventures From Interiors to Accessories[39]
June 2, 2023 Robb Report P. Ramakrishnan Sauvereign and Studio Putman Celebrate Their Collaboration with "Dualités: Mosaic of Details" Exhibition in Hong Kong[40]
June 6, 2023 Schön! Magazine J. Bibi Cooper sauvereign by studio putman[41]
August 1, 2023 Hashtag Legend Hill Choi Lee Sauvereign By Studio Putman brings collab collection to Hong Kong[42]
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[43]
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)[23]
March 11, 2024 GQ UK Adam Cheung Cillian Murphy's Oscars brooch was never meant to be at the Oscars[44]
March 11, 2024 Mirror Tatiana Krisztina Oscars' Winner Cillian Murphy's brooch had special meaning behind it[45]
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[46]
March 12, 2024 The Beat Hong Kong Alisa Chau Cillian Murphy Wears Hong Kong-brand SAUVERIGN Accepting Best Actor Award[22]
March 12, 2024 The Standard Sophie Hui Murphy's Golden Link to Hong Kong[21]
March 13, 2024 Vogue Hong Kong Junjie Wang Sauvereign’s Bertrand Mak On Designing Cillian Murphy’s Oscars Brooch[8]
March 13, 2024 New York Times Guy Trebay The Bro-Brooch Sweeps Award Season[47]
March 2024 Gentlemen's Journal Zak Maoui The story behind Cillian Murphy's Oscars brooch[48]
March 2024 Grazia Singapore Zara Zhuang CILLIAN MURPHY’S OSCARS JEWELLERY IS A SUBTLE NOD TO ‘OPPENHEIMER’[49]

References

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  1. ^ "Interview: Bertrand Mak on founding Hong Kong luxury brand, Sauvereign". South China Morning Post. 2021-11-18. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  2. ^ a b HK, ELLE. "設計師專訪：R.Sanderson 創辦人Bertrand Mak | ELLE HK". www.elle.com.hk. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
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  4. ^ "How luxury shoemakers have worked with British royals, from past to present". South China Morning Post. 2023-06-23. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  5. ^ Cornish, Phoebe (2023-06-30). "Zara Tindall's custom heels have a subtle detail just like Diana's wedding shoes". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  6. ^ Leaper, Caroline (2023-11-09). "Seven A-list party trends to wear this season, from brooches to bold shoulders". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  7. ^ https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/fashion/a62220442/dame-kristin-scott-thomas-silver-hair-emmys/
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  9. ^ Youde, Kate (2020-10-06). "My Favourite Pieces: Bertrand Mak — 'Vintage is about scholarship and rarity, not money'". Financial Times. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  10. ^ "迷上鐘表工藝 創奢侈品牌 麥柏靈：客人不是潮流奴隸 - 20210811 - 副刊". 明報新聞網 - 每日明報 daily news (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2023-12-05.
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  12. ^ a b "香港品牌能走向奢華格調？ Sauvereign 創辦人Bertrand Mak 分享獨有見解". Vogue Hong Kong (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  13. ^ Lai, Rosana. "Bertrand Mak's Favourite Sauvereign Styles Involve Little Twin Stars and 24K Gold Leafs". Tatler Asia. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  14. ^ a b Yiu, Ruby (2022-06-07). "夏永康 x SAUVEREIGN 推藝術展覽，首度曝光迷幻風大型拼貼攝影作品！". ZTYLEZ Magazine HK - Fashion, Art, Beauty, Style (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  15. ^ a b Lo, Zabrina. "Never-Before-Seen Images of Andy Warhol in Hong Kong Showcased in Joint Exhibition". Tatler Asia. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  16. ^ Socha, Miles (2023-05-24). "Studio Putman Ventures From Interiors to Accessories". WWD. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  17. ^ "LANDMARK置地廣塲 - The pop art pioneer's work is now on display at Landmark Atrium (2/F) | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
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  19. ^ Annual Report 2019-2020, End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation, 2020. P.32 (https://www.ecsaf.org.hk/images/upload_images/file/ECSAF%20Annual%20Report%202019-2020.pdf)
  20. ^ Kryudor, Zlata (2023-06-08). "Sauvereign and Studio Putman unveil Dualitès: Mosaic of Details Exhibition - The Glass Magazine". Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  21. ^ a b Standard, The. "Murphy's golden link to Hong Kong". The Standard. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  22. ^ a b Asia, The Beat. "Cillian Murphy Wears SAUVEREIGN at Oscars 2024". The Beat Hong Kong. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  23. ^ a b Brookins, Laurie (2024-03-11). "Cillian Murphy Wears 'Oppenheimer'-Inspired Brooch to the Oscars (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  24. ^ "Rupert Sanderson on Launching a Niche Brand in China". 12 June 2014.
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  26. ^ "Taste Maker: Bertrand Mak". 7 November 2019.
  27. ^ "設計師專訪：R.Sanderson 創辦人Bertrand Mak | ELLE HK".
  28. ^ "R. Sanderson rebrands as Sauvereign ahead of new campaign". 26 June 2020.
  29. ^ "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". 25 September 2020.
  30. ^ Youde, Kate (6 October 2020). "My Favourite Pieces: Bertrand Mak — 'Vintage is about scholarship and rarity, not money'". Financial Times.
  31. ^ "Golden reverie".
  32. ^ "Bertrand Mak's Favourite Sauvereign Styles Involve Little Twin Stars and 24K Gold Leafs".
  33. ^ "香港品牌能走向奢華格調？ Sauvereign 創辦人Bertrand Mak 分享獨有見解".
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  35. ^ "明報 Our Lifestyle - PAGE ERROR".
  36. ^ "Interview: Bertrand Mak on founding Hong Kong luxury brand, Sauvereign". 18 November 2021.
  37. ^ ""The bespoke experience in retail", Bertrand Mak shares his thoughts about "Tiny dot" - Hong Kong". YouTube. 23 February 2022.
  38. ^ "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". 8 April 2022.
  39. ^ "Studio Putman Ventures from Interiors to Accessories". 24 May 2023.
  40. ^ "Sauvereign and Studio Putman Celebrate Their Collaboration with "Dualités: Mosaic of Details" Exhibition in Hong Kong".
  41. ^ "Sauvereign by studio putman". 6 June 2023.
  42. ^ "Sauvereign by Studio Putman brings collab collection to Hong Kong -". August 2023.
  43. ^ "Through Sauvereign, Bertrand Mak wants to put a Hong Kong-born art and luxury house on the global stage". 4 September 2023.
  44. ^ "Cillian Murphy's Oscars brooch was never meant to be at the Oscars". British GQ. 2024-03-11. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  45. ^ Krisztina, Tatiana; Colgan, Laura (2024-03-11). "Oscars' winner Cillian Murphy's brooch had special meaning behind it". The Mirror. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  46. ^ Hk, Esquire. "《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". www.esquirehk.com. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  47. ^ Trebay, Guy (2024-03-13). "The Bro-Brooch Sweeps Awards Season". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
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  49. ^ Zhuang, Zara (2024-03-11). "Cillian Murphy's Oscars Jewellery Is A Subtle Nod To 'Oppenheimer'". Grazia Singapore. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
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