I just got back from a
relatively spur of the moment and super quick trip to Singapore. I always take traveling as a wonderful
opportunity to tickle my creativity and to give me a fresh perspective of
things.
Even though I've been to Singapore many times, I’m always amazed with each visit because there’s always something
new.
I’m going to share some of
my favorite design ideas and fabulous finds:
Typo and Smiggle are my two new favorite stores in SG!
Both are originally from Australia.
Smiggle is the ultimate
creators of fun, fashion-forward stationery.
Typo is a similar store, inspired by the hype of the stationery
industry. According to its website,
“Typo is a one-stop concept store with irresistible products to fill your space
with confidence. Taking trends from the fashion industry and applying them to
notebooks, decal wall art, printed gift wrap and other speciality, items Typo
offers product with attitude and is fast and affordable. If you love fashion and love stationary, Typo
will be your new best friend.”
It has indeed become my new best friend!
These wooden letters from Typo now welcome guests into my office. The matryoshka dolls was a souvenir I got from my trip to Russia last year. The letters HLD stand for HL Designs, while the 5 matryoshka dolls symbolize my design team. Spot me if you can! :-)
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| Some of my fabulous finds from Smiggle! The metallic pens are such a joy to scribble with! |
On my next restaurant design, I should consider positioning mirrors on an angle instead of just placing them directly on the walls, above the bucket seat. Of course, careful attention must be given on the seat height and the distance from the wall so it doesn't hit the head. Sitting on the opposite side of the bucket seat made me appreciate the angled mirror concept even better!
A clever way to display shoes on the storefront: hang a decorative pendant light directly above the shoes (as done in Pazzion and Trois + Inch).
Small, green glass pendant lights hang directly above the shoe display.
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| Love the lamp details at TWG Tea Company! |
