about sola sofa
“sola sofa” is a brand created by Hong Kong based illustrator Cathy Hung. The word “sola” in the brand is inspired by the English word “solar”, which represents sunshine and warmth, while “sofa” is a happy and relaxing place where friends come together and have fun.
In the world of “sola sofa“, lives a group of friends who love dreaming and passionate about life. They come together and share lots of happy moments, encouraging each other and realizing their dreams together. Through warm and sweet hand-painted illustrations, the Sola sofa hopes to spread the message of “spreading love and dreams”.

about Cathy Hung
Born and raised in Hong Kong, Cathy Hung is the creative director of “sola sofa“. She has more than 18 years of design experience and now focuses on illustrations and design area. Cathy Hung mainly paints her illustrations in watercolour. She thinks watercolour drawing is emotion and expressiveness, it also give the artwork a relaxing and leisurely style. Through the illustration of “sola sofa“, Cathy hopes to draw artwork that makes people smile, and hopes more people can enjoy the joy of life and go for their dreams.
Our Service
- Illustration
- Character design
- Art licensing
- Brand crossover
Exhibitions & Projects
- Jan 2019: Hong Kong International Licensing Show 2019
- Jan 2019: Elfie Custom by sola sofa (Charity Fundraising Event on Hong Kong International Licensing Show 2019)
- Mar 2019: illusfairHK2019 (Hong Kong Illustration Fair)
- Mar 2019: Crecra x Design District Hong Kong
- Apr 2019 : Infinity Creativity Design Competition – Merit Awards organized by Graphic Arts Association of Hong Kong
- May 2019 : 2019 Asia Artist Collections Certificate of Honorable Mention organized by Asia Illustration Society
- Jul 2019 : Yellow Bus Children Magazine
- July 2019 : sola sofa and e-print paper cup design collaboration
- Dec 2019: 奇幻星球市集
- June 2020: sola sofa T-shirt was launched at上身appabody online shop
- Oct 2020:illusfairHK vol.1.5
- Nov 2020: 給我一點.2 香港原創誌交流展x香港紙膠帶市集MTO
- Nov 2020: The Hong Kong Illustration and Creative Show 2020 香港插畫及文創展 2020