Freeman Lau, has received over 300 international and local design awards in the past 30+ years, including “Ten Outstanding Designers Awards” (2005) and “Bronze Bauhinia Star” (2006) in Hong Kong, “The Best Asian Designer” in Korea (2014), the “Grand Award of DFA Design for Asia Awards” (2015),  “iF Design Award” (2016), and the “Hong Kong Culture Creativity Industries Award” by the Asia Pacific Creativity Industries Association (2017).  
 
Freeman’s signature “Chairplay” series with furniture and sculptures, has been showcased in renowned exhibitions globally since 2005, including Art Basel, the 5^th Gwangju Biennale, the 1^st Beijing International Design Triennial, London Design Festival, Milan Design Week, Dutch Design Week, Tokyo Design Week.
 
Furthermore, Freeman has been actively engaging in promoting art and design education. Currently, he is the Secretary General of the Hong Kong Federation of Design Associations,  board member of Hong Kong Design Centre and the academic committee member of China Design Exhibition.