LIKE HIS HERO DONALD JUDD, LEONG HON KIT – THE FASHION-LOVING SPATIAL DESIGNER WHOSE FIRM, WYNK COLLABORATIVE, IS BEHIND SOME OF SINGAPORE’S MOST PLAYFUL AND THOUGHTFUL MODERNIST-INFLUENCED INTERIORS (SEEN THE LOBBY AT THE PROJECTOR?) – IS ALL ABOUT SPECIFIC OBJECTS EVEN AT HOME.
LIKE HIS HERO DONALD JUDD, LEONG HON KIT – THE FASHION-LOVING SPATIAL DESIGNER WHOSE FIRM, WYNK COLLABORATIVE, IS BEHIND SOME OF SINGAPORE’S MOST PLAYFUL AND THOUGHTFUL MODERNIST-INFLUENCED INTERIORS (SEEN THE LOBBY AT THE PROJECTOR?) – IS ALL ABOUT SPECIFIC OBJECTS EVEN AT HOME.
“I love the work of Donald Judd and some of his sensibilities regarding form, colour and material have played into my general aesthetic inclination and the way I designed my flat, which I moved into around February this year. I wanted the place to be simple, and have good spatial flow and a sense of openness – a space that’s minimal yet not cold and could form a backdrop for furniture, which I love... My favourite furniture companies include Artek, Mattiazzi, Fritz Hansen, Cassina, Menu, Emeco and Tacchini... The glass display opposite is the Labyrinth coffee table designed by Piero Lissoni for Glas Italia and I bought a pair of it. The Italians are masters in glasswork and the piece is so easy to work into any interior space. I’ve been trying out how best to use it: as a bedside table, side table in the living room or as in combination with a green coffee table that I have. I’ve always thought that a perfect home is partly one that’s constantly a work-in-progress, changing according to how you grow. Nice furniture doesn’t make a perfect home, but it helps!” (Opposite) Boxyz Damier calfskin top handle bag, Salvatore Ferragamo. Leong wears his own clothes and accessories.
(On red stool) Leather clutch, Cos
“The spaces within my home are structured around thick walls and volumes that allow me to get a glimpse of each room and its contents as I walk around. In my living room now, there are the likes of the Kiki Sofa from Artek, designed in 1960 by Ilmari Tapiovaara and upholstered in yellow Kvadrat/Raf Simons fabric, and a floor lamp by Jielde, an old French lamp maker known for its industrial-style folding-arm lamps. There’s also my favourite piece of furniture in the whole house: a blue Clerici Chair from Mattiazzi designed by Konstantin Grcic. It doesn’t normally come in this colour, but I managed to do a special order... Walk past the kitchen and you’ll find some Artek 60 stools (opposite, bottom right) by the entrance that I’ve accumulated over the years, including a polka-dotted one that’s a special Comme des Garcons edition. They’re meant for guests, but I like them stacked in the corner and looking like sculpture... My bathroom is a combination of what was previously two separate ones and its design is partly influenced by the restrictions posed by the presence of pipes and the windows. I love its terracotta tiles because they remind me so much of buildings in Tokyo. I’ve also had friends who have told me that it makes them think of swimming pools and country clubs circa the ’80s.”
PHOTOGRAPHY VEE CHIN
ART DIRECTION ADELINE ENG
