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Designer's Saturday this weekend, hosted by the British Council and Art4d magazine, will have entrepreneurs from Britain and Hong Kong explaining how they scored big successes.

Part of the Bangkok Design Festival, the discussion will have Mark Holmes, a founding partner in one of the UK's greatest manufacturing successes of the decade, Established & Sons.

Holmes has worked with some of the world's top designers, including Zaha Hadid, Jasper Morrison and Jaime Hayon. He has contributed to hugely successful collections and created an array of inspiring exhibitions.

Holmes will talk about his work and his experience at Established, as well as his aspirations for his new venture, Minimalux, a brand he launched early this year at the Milan Fair.

His new collection is minimal but luxury giftware, objects of solid brass with 24-carat gold or silver finishes. Among the products are square condiments pots, paperweights, eggcups and candleholders.

Joining Holmes at the open discussion will be Douglas Young, the founder and chief executive of Hong Kong's innovative retailer GOD/Goods of Desire. The company name is the phonetic sound of the Cantonese slang for "to live better".

Born in Hong Kong in 1965, Young trained as an architect at Sheffield University and Britain's Architectural Association, and then spent 15 years as an architect in UK. In 1996 he founded GOD with Benjamin Lau.

The firm's aim is to sell products that "define Hong Kong culture" as a fusion of modern Asia and Western lifestyles.

The majority of the merchandise is designed in-house by a multidisciplinary design team led by Young. GOD has four stores across the territory.

 THE WAY IT'S DONE

>> Hear the designers at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre on Saturday from 1.30 to 5. Admission is free but seating is limited. Reserve a spot at (02) 260 2606-8.

>> Learn more about Mark Holmes at www.Minimalux.com.

 >> Douglas Young's innovative designs can be found at www.GOD.com.hk.