Clara Yee, Multidisciplinary Designer

We sit down with the homegrown creative agent to find out more about her influences, inspirations and unique approach towards design

- Germaine Cheah

HOW AND WHERE DID YOUR INTEREST IN DESIGN BEGIN?

I have enjoyed expressing myself through drawing since young, and as a kid, I did rudimentary drawings of things that caught my attention that day. I eventually started getting requests from my classmates to draw in their student handbooks and notes, to the point I had a stack on my desk to work on. It felt very satisfying to spread a bit of cheer through translating emotions and study topics into drawings. I then chose to study design right after secondary school, and even though it wasn’t a popular choice then, I felt very assured in my decision.

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR DESIGN PHILOSOPHY?

I think that design, like a lot of craft, requires the practitioner to be humble and open-minded.