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The Design Mob

Female Singapore

September 2017

Besides possessing the same eye for design (quirky, contemporary furniture by the likes of Antoine Lesur and Faye Toogood), the arts, and food (they share a Whatsapp chat group called “Hokkien Mee Posse”), these guys bond over their wardrobe tastes. It’s apparent in the way they turn up at industry events like the ultimate creative pack, often dressed in brands such as Comme des Garcons and Yohji Yamamoto – and lots of black and white. Each, however, comes from a different discipline.

Dong is, of course, the actress/TV presenter/jazz singer who at press time had just made headlines for getting selected into Jay Chou’s team on the second season of Sing! China, while Ho – Dong’s husband – is in theatre. Leong and Rafiq are the design gurus – the former in spatial and interiors (he’s behind the highly Instagrammed lobby of The Projector); the latter, branding and graphics. (Both also share an office at Golden Mile Complex, which was where this photo was taken.) Then there’s Lim, whose dreamy, abstract landscape images have caught the eye of some of Singapore’s top trendsetters – he’s the official lensman for The Lo & Behold Group’s Warehouse Hotel and Odette; as well as Gallery & Co. and Australian restaurant White grass.

Such complementary diversity sure comes in handy. Rafiq has designed an album cover for Dong’s fun “alternative Christmas” band Naughty Noor Nice, while Leong wa

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