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05/08/2026

You can learn a lot about a designer by watching what they stop to look at.

Melbourne has a way of pulling me back to the same handful of places every time I’m there. Criteria Collection is one of them.

I don’t go in looking for anything specific. I go to slow down and look. At colour. At texture. At the kind of craftsmanship that only reveals itself up close.

This time, I was just as taken by the space as the collection itself. I last visited in 2022 when Criteria was housed in a warehouse. Returning to its new home, I was struck by how differently the pieces were experienced. Rich, enveloping colour, carefully considered rooms and a residential setting completely changed the atmosphere.

I visited with a couple of designer friends and, as always, we all noticed different things. Someone would call the others over to look at a light fitting, a furniture detail or a piece of art we’d almost walked past. Those conversations are one of my favourite parts of spending time with other designers.

Visits like this sharpen my eye. They deepen my understanding of materials, craftsmanship, colour and proportion, and quietly influence the decisions I make long after I’ve returned to Singapore.

If you’re in Melbourne, I’d highly recommend making time for a visit.

03/08/2026

Whenever I travel, I try to visit at least one maker.

It’s a chance to see how they work, ask questions and understand the thinking behind what they create.

While visiting Alex Earl’s Melbourne studio, what stayed with me wasn’t a particular light fitting. It was a conversation about experimentation.

Alex spoke about casting glass and how not every piece works the first time. Sometimes the failed experiments become the beginning of something even better.

I think there’s something valuable in that.

Good design rarely arrives fully formed. It evolves through testing ideas, refining details and staying curious enough to keep asking, what if?

I was equally interested in the way the studio operates. Natural materials, thoughtful craftsmanship, and a commitment to making responsibly—including recycling and donating timber offcuts to local community groups. It’s another reminder that thoughtful design isn’t just about the finished object, but the decisions made throughout the process.

These are the kinds of visits that stay with me long after I return home. They influence the questions I ask, the products I specify and the way I continue to develop as a designer.

Thank you, Alex, for generously sharing your studio and your thinking.

31/07/2026

One of the biggest misconceptions about interior design is that the creative work starts with sketches.

In my experience, it starts much earlier.

The quality of a project is determined long before the first drawing is produced. It begins with understanding the people who live there, how they move through the home, what’s frustrating them, and what they want their home to do better.

Clients rarely come to me with a clear brief. More often, they know something isn’t working, but they can’t quite put their finger on why.

Part of my role is to ask the questions they haven’t thought to ask themselves, identify the underlying problems, and turn a collection of ideas into a clear direction.

Once that direction is established, every decision has a purpose. The layout, materials, lighting, joinery and furnishings all work towards the same outcome, rather than becoming a series of disconnected choices.

The drawings are simply the result of that thinking.

If you’re planning a renovation or furnishing project later this year, now is a good time to start the conversation.

29/07/2026

Travelling with an interior designer means stopping constantly for things that aren't really "sights."

Materials. Texture. Proportion. Light.

Nothing here is research for a specific project. It's just what I end up noticing wherever I go — the things worth touching, the surfaces worth a second look.

This is where a lot of design thinking actually starts. Long before a client brief exists, before there's a problem to solve for. You just collect what works and file it away without knowing why yet.

Sometimes it's a year before I understand what a photo was actually teaching me. A material pairing that seemed unremarkable at the time turns out to be exactly what a project needs later.

My camera roll is mostly details like these. And somehow, they all find their way into future projects.

22/07/2026

What makes a room feel resolved?

Every project starts with the people who live there.

This client loves to entertain, so the dining area naturally became the place where friends gather over dinner and drinks. The cabinet isn't styled for a photograph. It's stocked for the next visit.

The living room has a different job. It's somewhere to unwind at the end of the day, so the furniture is comfortable, the palette is calm, and there's space to move rather than filling every corner.

The artwork, books and objects have all been collected over time. They're part of the home because they mean something, not because they complete a styling vignette.

A home feels resolved when it supports the way you actually live.

Photography: .koh

20/07/2026

Layering isn't adding more. It's making sure every piece has a reason and a relationship to what's next to it.

A blue ottoman, a grey velvet cushion, a chevron throw, and a seascape on the wall — all sitting within the same tonal family but each doing something different. The copper tray anchors the surface. The dark ceramic bowl and bone beads stop it feeling too safe.

Even the books are part of the composition. They create height for the bowl to sit on and bring the eye down from the artwork.

What makes it work isn't any single piece. It's the conversation between all of them.

Photography: .koh

16/07/2026

Travel changes how you see your own home.

Not because you come back wanting to recreate the hotel you stayed in.

Because you start noticing things.

A street where the contrast between dark cladding, crisp white graphics and soft planting feels balanced. A restaurant where the lighting makes you want to linger. A hotel room that feels calm, even though you can't quite explain why.

Those observations have a way of following you home.

When I'm travelling, I'm constantly collecting little moments like these. Not to copy them, but to understand why they work. Sometimes it's the proportions. Sometimes it's the materials. Sometimes it's simply how everything relates to everything else.

By the time I sit down with a client, those hundreds of observations become part of the conversation.

It's one of the reasons I encourage clients not to rush into decisions after a holiday. That fresh perspective is valuable. It's the perfect time to look at your own home with new eyes and work out what would make it support you better.

Have you ever come home from a trip and suddenly noticed something about your own house that you'd never seen before?

14/07/2026

The mood board is the easy part.

What follows is hundreds of decisions, each one tracked from concept through to installation.

Specifications. Lead times. Procurement. Samples. Hardware. Finishes. Making sure every item arriving on site is the one that was approved months earlier.

This is the part clients don’t really see, but it's what keeps a project moving.

It's also why beautiful interiors don't happen by accident. They come from good systems, careful coordination and attention to detail from start to finish.

That's the side of design I enjoy just as much.

08/07/2026

Since taking up ceramics earlier this year, I’ve become much more aware of the skill behind ceramic art.

Working with clay has given me a new appreciation for what goes into achieving a beautiful result, and for how much the material itself has a say in the outcome.

This piece by elliottceramics is made from unglazed stoneware, with each tile fired in a different position within the kiln. Those subtle shifts in colour and texture all happened naturally during the firing.

I love work that celebrates the process rather than trying to control every outcome. It’s what makes pieces like this feel so individual.

It’s definitely one I’d happily find a wall (or a friend) for.

elliottceramics

03/07/2026

This project is a good example of how much impact scale and curation can have.

The brief was to create a home that felt warmer, more personal and more reflective of the client, while making better use of the space for living and display.

The room already had good bones and some strong existing pieces.
What it needed was more structure and better balance.

A large rug helped properly ground the seating area.
The travertine coffee table gave the room more presence.
The custom media unit and shelving created visual weight across the wall and shifted focus away from the TV.

That last point mattered.

I didn’t want the TV to be the star of the room.
The shelving gave us space for art, books and collected objects, making the space feel more layered and personal.

Not everything in a project needs to be replaced.
The biggest shift comes from editing well, scaling correctly and knowing what to add.

This is where curation really matters.

Photography: @‌daniel.koh

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