"I always describe myself as a multi-disciplinary designer. I majored in interior design but the programme at university was very diverse - I studied product and graphic design, even fashion. When we design a fashion store, we try to find out how fashion customers behave and what would attract them. I'm not a pure interior designer - I try to learn what I can about a project and put everything into the interior."
"In a residential project I try to become friends with the clients. I need to understand their lifestyle, how they eat, cook, sleep. I understand that from chatting - not only by asking for a design brief - because when they are relaxed they tell me a lot about themselves. Then I can put their lifestyle into the space."
"The government has put in a lot of regulations to [cool] the residential market, so these days it's dead. I have a lot of clients who are rich but aren't willing to invest in their properties right now. This year I'm mainly doing commercial - maybe 90 per cent commercial and 10 per cent residential. I wish it could be half and half."
"I also designed a hair salon, Salon L, in Tsim Sha Tsui. The salon is in the basement so we designed a cool staircase and entrance to draw people in. It's yellow and black, energetic yet cool. It's the biggest salon in Hong Kong at the moment, at 5,000 sq ft.
