Sotheby’s opens Maison in Central Hong Kong

Sotheby’s was established as Asia’s first auction house in Hong Kong in 1973, and since then it has been a prominent hub for the region’s art scene. In addition to its location in One Pacific Place, Queensway, the new Sotheby’s Maison, Designed by Rotterdam-based architecture studio MVRDV, will serve as a flagship showcasing its signature auctions and exhibitions, arts, and luxury objects available for purchase.
 
As with the Shanghai headquarters unveiled in May last year, the new Hong Kong Maison will cater to direct sales as much as auctions.  The company’s new space in Hong Kong’s Central financial district will display hundreds of objects. Apart from paintings and other pieces of art typically associated with auction houses, they include books, furniture, Nike x Louis Vuitton crossover sneakers and dinosaur fossils.
 
The ground floor of the Maison will host year-round exhibitions and performances, alongside the company’s signature auction shows. Upstairs is all about retail therapy. Sotheby’s plans to open similar outlets in New York and Paris in the coming months, following on from its pioneering outlet in Hong Kong