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SCMP Reporter

Shoes: Cesare Paciotti  ankle-high boots. 'Comfy but cut with an eye for detail.'

Top: 'Long-sleeved cotton T-shirts in various shades of slate grey or black.'

Trainers: New Balance.

Jeans: Black DKNY.

What do you always carry with you: 'My sketchpad for  food or design concepts,  and a  digital camera to record  design inspirations.'

Moisturiser: Biotherm Homme

Active Moisturiser.

Shampoo: Shine Addiction by Toni & Guy.

Mobile phone: Nokia 8310.

Laptop: Toshiba. 'Still saving for an Apple G4 - I am almost there.'

Car: Audi 2600 soft-top convertible.

Stereo: 'Alas, my Achilles heel - Mark Levinson  Reference System with B&W 800 speakers. They resemble the alien guardians from Fifth Element but gosh, can they reproduce live music.'

Furniture: 19th-century black lacquer opium bed. 'Rescued from a heap in  Zhuhai.'

Kitchen tools:   'Nothing beats a trusty, heavy-bottomed frying-pan.'

Book: Classic Thai Design Interiors Architecture by Chami Jotisalikorn.

CD: Diana Krall, Live In Paris.

Art: bronze Rattanakosin  Buddha statue.

Food: chocolate truffles by Pierre Marcolini  from Brussels.

Coffee or tea? Chinese jasmine pearls from Ying Kee Tea House.

Still or sparkling? 'Still. Panna.'

Latest purchase: 'A lens adapter for my Leica R lenses.'

Can't live without: Friends and family.

On bedside table: Spare change.

What would you take to a desert island?

'A speed boat with lots of fuel. For someone frenetic like myself that's as close to hell as

I can imagine.'



David Yeo