Bertrand Mak

Bertrand Mak is a Hong Kong-based artist, designer, collector, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and chief creator of art and luxury brand Sauvereign as well as the proprietor of CrystallineTM, a gold leafing technique he had reinvented in 2012. His designs have been worn by notable people including Lady Violet Manners, Lady Amelia and Eliza Spencer, Zara Tindall, Olivia Colman, and Cillian Murphy.

Education and career
Bertrand Mak attended Harrow School on an entrance music scholarship, where his interest in watches became the seed that grew into his career. After graduation, he worked as a management trainee for Louis Vuitton, subsequently joining Christie's as a watch specialist. In 2017, he founded R. Sanderson in collaboration with British shoemaker Rupert Sanderson, and in 2020, founded Sauvereign as an independent brand with stores in high-end luxury malls including Landmark and Elements. In his current venture, he collaborates with international studios and figures including Zohiko, Wing Shya, Christopher Makos, and Olivia Putman to create cross-disciplinary objects of wearable art.

Art and Community
Bertrand Mak has several notable projects that contribute to culture as well as community:

Design at the Oscars
For the 96th Academy Awards in 2024, Bertrand Mak designed a bespoke brooch for the Oscar Winner of Best Actor, Cillian Murphy. The brooch, named HS14, was a unique piece expressively conceived and created for Murphy and inspired by the actor’s leading role in the cinematic masterpiece Oppenheimer . HS14 is made of solid 18K yellow gold, and was hand-cut, hand-finished, and assembled by Kari Voutilainen in Val-de-Travers, Switzerland.