From Hong Kong to Tokyo: Rhys Workshop’s Mission to Revolutionize Elderly and Disabled Care

Empowering Lives: Rhys Workshop Introduces Inclusive Clothing at H.C.R

Rhys participated in H.C.R. (International Home Care & Rehabilitation Exhibition), the largest international exhibition in Asia.

Rhys Workshop Ltd, a Hong Kong social enterprise and garment manufacturer, will participate in the International Home Care and Rehabilitation Exhibition (H.C.R.) in Tokyo from October 2-4, 2024, with the aim of introducing two barrier-free clothing designs, the Boundless scarf and medical storage bag, to the elderly and disabled people in Japan. The products benefit the welfare of the needy and are made with Hong Kong people’s creativity.

It gathers welfare equipment from all over the world, from handmade aids to cutting-edge technologies.

Rhys was founded in 2018 and is a Hong Kong social enterprise garment factory. Their founder, Mrs Keung, engaged in high-end garment production for more than 30 years, inspired by the touching experience of people with disabilities and the personal experience of her elderly mother who went to an elderly home to become a caregiver, thorough understanding of the unique design of clothing on the elderly and caregiver’s life convenience, determined to use more than 30 years of professional craftsmanship as respect and care of the needy. Her daughter, Mimi Keung, a design director, graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University with a degree in fashion design. She has been using her expertise to break through the flat and boring image of barrier-free clothing, and make it fashionable so that the needy can also wear nice clothes and enjoy a dignified life.

A boundless collection based on love and inclusion, integrating functionality into fashion, building an inclusive life, and convincing the public that clothing design can change lives and mindsets! Rhys created “barrier-free clothing” with a “full-open” design, which allows carers to change clothes for the physically challenged simply and conveniently, relieving the pressure of caring for the elderly and minimizing the risk of injuries to both parties while changing clothes. The medical storage bag is designed because some people need special medical devices but feel that it is not too elegant, so the design of this medical pouch is just the right size.