Michael Lau (マイケル・ラウ)

Michael Lau is an artist from Hong Kong who is known for designer toy figures. Lau began work as a window display designer, before finding employment in the advertising industry. In 1997, Lau was hired to illustrate the cover art for the Anodize electronic music album. In 1998, he began the Gardener comic strip in East Touch magazine for which is bestknown. The characters featured in this comic strip were the basis for his first series of vinyl collectible figures. In 1999, his work became popular enough to attract the attention of the Sony corporation, who distributed a selection of his Gardener pieces in Asia. Lau signed a contract with Sony which lasted until 2003. In 2004, he opened his own gallery, called MICHAEL, in Hong Kong. Please visit The Art Of Michael Lau.