Bauhinia Arc

Nina Jobs (Sweden)

With a background as graphic designer, Nina Jobs holds a master degree in product-design in Ecole National Superieure des Arts Decoratifs-Paris. Her design includes works within product, furniture and graphic design. Her activities in different countries and cultures are important ingredients to the design process. She has been published worldwide in different design magazines and received international Design prizes.

She had worked with many international companies around the world such as Ikea of Sweden, H&M Sweden, Museum of Modern Art New York, Askul Japan, and Design House Stockholm.

She has had exhibitions around the world such as Stockholm The Capital of Culture 98, Rosendhals tradgardar for textile objects in 1999, Textile fair Pitti Casa-Florens in Italy for textile objects in 2000, Jeu de Paume in Osaka Japan for textile profile and objects in 2001, Design Exhibition Routsi Helsingfors in Finland for bags in 2002, 4Stories Swedish Design Exhibition Jamjuree Art Gallery in Bangkok Thailand in 2003, the Museum of Women in Art in Washington D.C. for Nordic cool in 2004, Swedish Style in Sidney and Melbourne Australia in 2005, Ambiente in Frankfurt Germany in 2006, and 17 Swedish Designers in New York in 2007.

A thought that runs through all Nina Jobs' design is that form, function and material are to be combined. With a distinct and sophisticated expression her work is timeless, elegant and adds pleasure to the daily life.

Description of Bauhinia Arc

Working with the Bauhinia Arc in the City Art Square is a great challenge and pleasure to Nina Jobs. The bridge will be used and seen by many people. Her first thought was to design a peaceful place for breaks and to be used as a meeting point. The Bauhinia Arc has a surface with surprises and poetic expressions. The design is a sensitive extension of the Bauhinia flower that is performed in a sophisticated colour palette. The flower is dancing up from the root of pillar with its focus at the conjunction between ceiling and pillar. Part of the art piece is inspired by the specially made wind mills from the holy temples that are placed on the bridge as highlighters and those flowers will rotate by themselves. The light is worked out to enhance the design language. This is one of the first international public art pieces in HK which is highly responsive to the environment and culture of the site.

Information provided by Sun Hung Kai Properties Charitable Fund Limited.