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TABLE TALK Helmed by British architect Marc Webb and Japanese interior designer Naoko Takenouchi, the dynamic duo are the creative minds behind some of the most memorable dining venues in Singapore, the practice also scooped up the Design Project of the Year accolade for the Straits Clan project at the Tatler Design Award, 2019.
It is hard to pick out a specific element that distinguishes a Takenouchi Webb project. But that also exemplifies the firm’s award-winning approach to design, which has resulted in timeless, elegant interior spaces that are unique to each site. 16 | Architecture & Interiors International Panorama
From a restaurant-bar in a 1940s chapel (The White Rabbit) to a members’ club (Straits Clan) situated in a conservation shophouse, the firm is a practiced hand at melding each project historic significance with contemporary accents. The studio’s most recent projects include the Shang Social at the Jewel, the first standalone restaurant for the Shangri-La Group, as well as other restaurant projects in the region. In an interview given to a magazine Marc Webb has spoken about his work:We like to describe ourselves as an integrated design firm as January - March 2020
