Meet Philip Law, the Hong Kong fashion veteran and collector with a penchant for Kaws and Bearbrick art toys, vintage Porsches and Ferraris, and luxury Panerai watches

Jan 7, 2022

Philip Law Yuk-moon, Managing Director of Union Apparel International Ltd, photographed at his company in San Po Kong. Photo: SCMP

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The denim and streetwear veteran began buying collectibles in 1998 – now, a museum-sized collection of Kaws and Bearbrick figures decorate his office

Law also has 70 to 80 Panerai watches that he shares with his family – and must surely help him maintain his ‘work hard, play hard’ lifestyle

A veteran of the denim industry in Hong Kong, Philip Law Yuk-moon started buying art toys in 1998 to decorate the offices of his own company, a supplier and manufacturer of premium denim jeans and streetwear. Law is passionate about Kaws and Bearbrick figures and, over the past 20 years, has acquired several hundred – turning his office into a mini museum.

“I love Kaws figures because of their extraordinary design and, unexpectedly, with their ever-increasing prices, they are a good investment too,” said Law, who believes he has acquired 60 to 70 per cent of all Kaws figures. Last year, he sold two of his Four-Foot Dissected Kaws Companion figures for more than 20 times the amount he paid for them in 2003 at an auction. From among his collection, he likes the Bearbrick Karimoku series in particular because these are made of solid wood in collaboration with a renowned Japanese furniture maker.

Philip Law’s office has turned into a small museum of designer collectibles. Photo: Xiaomei Chen