Before graduating with a degree in illustration, Yunroo studied Visual Communication, which helps to hone her skills as a designer. Today, Yunroo’s main focus is in illustration, packaging design and pattern design. Her usual style is pretty childlike and naive, injected with a sense of humour. Trained as a designer, she believes that it is important to convey a message through design or illustration. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? I grew up in an ordinary Chinese…
Ichie of Sukka Project sat down with us for a cup of coffee one Sunday afternoon. One of the co-founders of Sukka Project, she shares with us on why they passionately conduct various…
Designplusgood visited the Jesselton Artisan Market on Sunday, 7th May 2017. It was a fascinating exhibition that showcased Kota Kinabalu’s most creative and talented artisans, from jewellery to decorative items and…
Sukka Project was started by two young and talented women, Fya Zainal and Ichie Imran. They started Sukka Project as a platform to channel their love and passion for arts and…
How do you improve your photography? Just shoot as many pictures as you can, because practice makes perfect. Don’t worry too much about the framing and angles. Sometimes cropping your photos…
I first met Patrick a few years ago when I was studying in Kuala Lumpur. At that time he was just starting his photography journey so I didn’t know much about…
Chelsea Chong is a silversmith who makes custom made jewellery based in Kota Kinabalu. She is a fresh graduate of Raffles College of Higher Education, holding an advanced diploma in Jewellery…
Ezra Yew Wah Ng crafts memorable publications that burst with their own individualistic style. Based in Kuala Lumpur, he has created an array of thematic magazines ranging from travel to style.…
I am your typical Sabahan girl. I grew up here, went to school here, and just like everyone else, I wanted to have a study abroad experience. After high school I…
Natalie Lo is the founder of Native Body & Skin, maker of natural body care products such as soaps, massage oils and lip moisturiser. She is really passionate about making natural skin…
What’s great about the Victoria & Albert Museum in London is the Friday Late Night Opening, featuring different sorts of activities and live concerts. Engineering the World is an exhibition currently…
I sat down with Chloe, founder and designer of lifestyle leather goods brand Jacquezel, and team member Alexandrina, on a cool Wednesday night for a drink at Starbucks. Jacquezel creates leather goods…
All images © Darek Fortas We previously wrote an article on Spector, a pocket-sized colour and font detector, which is also one of Fiona O’Leary‘s designs. Read that article here. We have…
I had the pleasure of knowing Mihaela Markovic when I was in Nottingham for my Master’s degree. Mihaela is a Fashion Knitwear Designer from Croatia and it is evident from our very first…
All images © Darek Fortas Here’s a scenario that most designers have faced. You see a really great typeface on a magazine or book. You like the colours used in an advertisement at…
Photo © Andrea Goh Ileana Soon is a Malaysian-born illustrator and entertainment designer currently residing in Los Angeles, California. Her colourful, bold and vibrant illustrations revolve around emotional resonance through the mediums of…
Photos by @paperboyo We all love travel photography. It transports us to every corner of the globe and gives us a chance to see the world through different eyes. However, this…
Stephanie Ng Design is a multi-award winning industrial design studio from Melbourne, headquartered in Kuala Lumpur. They offer lighting solutions for both residences and commercial applications, as well as custom designs for…
A cool mushroom lamp that lights up your room and charges your phone. If you need another reason to love mushrooms then this is it. ZISION X IDMIX from China created a…
Malaysian industrial designer Shahril Faisal has a design career that many people dream of, from designing car accessories for some of the biggest car manufacturers in Asia, to working and collaborating with…
The United Kingdom has decided to leave the European Union. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably already know that. You might have heard about it on the news, seen…
Follow your dreams: an interview with local artist, Marshalle Shirleen I knew Marshalle from way back when. We met a couple of times over the years through mutual friends and the last I…
Today we’re starting a new mini-column called Uncovering Exhibitions, where we will be featuring interesting finds at design exhibitions, written by our guest writer and correspondent, Marie Boes. The Clerkenwell Design Week (24-26 May…
Pratt Institute graduate Meg Czaja on the importance of play in design, while striving to empower female designers. Meg Czaja graduated with a Master of Industrial Design from Pratt Institute. She…
Meg Czaja designed a stool that is fun with an important message behind it. With a seat that allows the sitter to swivel, rock and bounce, the Oblio stool doesn’t take itself…
Photo: Geeky Gadgets, Table Pong Project Atari’s PONG is made into a physical, table top, air-hockey style game. PONG was one of the earliest arcade video games developed by Atari in the…
Vivian (left) and Chia Yi (right), founders of MUKK. Photo: MUKK Welcome to our first ever Feature Friday post, where we feature conversations with designers from all over the world. Today we…
MUKK is a Malaysian lifestyle brand that is on a mission to revolutionise the world with well-crafted, sustainable and responsible designs. In 2015, a group of friends who come from diverse…
Soon, you can start your own production line right from your home, starting with FormBox. FormBox is the first of a series of tabletop factories that aims to get designers, makers,…
Google may be heading in the wrong direction with Project Ara, according to Phonebloks creator Dave Hakkens. Dutch designer Dave Hakkens dreamed of a completely modular mobile phone. He announced his…
A vinyl listening experience that is for your ears as well as your eyes. There are things that go well together: pen and paper, sand and surf, fish and chips. The folks over at…
Little Printer: one of the earlier Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices goes out with a smile. Back in 2012, a London consultancy firm called Berg (“the British Experimental Rocket Group”) launched a curious little device…
Welcome to the age of connectivity, where even your furniture is connected to the internet. Lift-Bit is the “world’s first Internet-of-Things (IoT) sofa”. A full-sized prototype was revealed on April 12,…
Hello everyone, and welcome to our first ever post! It has been a few months coming and I am very excited to be able to finally share this project with you. My…