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Kay from Wallpaper* dropped me an email today telling me about their magazine's new brand extension Wallpaper* Selects - a series of images from their archive, signed and numbered by the photographers, will be put up for sale. Being potential investment which also adorn your home, these gorgeous prints give a whole new definition to the term 'wallpapering the walls'.Stan
We recently completed the design and construction works for a 2 bedroom apartment at West Coast Road. The clients - a young married couple - gave an open brief for the project but suggested a contemporary living space for two.In designing a compact space like this, creating a feeling of space and refinement is of utmost importance. Drawing inspiration from the female owner's …
Kazuya Morita's award-winning concrete pod is a cocoon of immense beauty and simplicity.Stan
Tokyo-based designer Takashi Sato has designed a lamp that holds a bulb in place using a tong-like structure. LinkStan
Smoon Ombrella from Beau & Bien reminds me too much of an umbrella. And installing this Plexiglas device right in the middle of a room looks kinda odd. But beyond its front lies a LED lamp which can also shield you from the bright sunlight when used outdoors. And did I even mention it runs off solar energy and can last 6 days on just 10 hours of charge?Stan
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It's no secret many IKEA products can be easily 'hacked'. We recently found one brilliant example of how simple stationary and a few coats of paint on some Prant boxes from IKEA can turn them into a bespoke piece of shelving unit. The idea is simply fantastic and the result absolutely stylish, don't you agree? Link Stan 
So you have a hand-me-down sideboard or credenza waiting to be sent to the dumping grounds? Wait a minute. Before you throw away a piece of history, think about spending a few Sundays giving it a rejuvenation first. You may be surprised at how well all that effort works out. Link Stan 
Designing for friends can actually be a very good way to find out more about them. I recently offered my help to a long-time friend of mine to do up her new DBSS (Design, Build & Sell Scheme) apartment at Bishan's Natura Loft. The short one month period allowed me to understand a lot about her likings, tastes and lifestyle - much more so than during these years that I've … 
How many of you remember the conversation pits, once made so popular in the 70s? This seating concept probably has its origins from many years before that, and really caught on with the hippie movement ever since its inception. Whether the design approach of the pit is psychedelic, modernist or Middle Eastern, the result is always the same - that of a seating arrangement … 
Our Natura Loft project is featured on Hong Kong's Modern Home magazine this month. Check out the story! Stan 
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