Lookboxliving Issue 29

YOUR SOURCEBOOK FOR HOME INTERIORS, DESIGNERS AND PRODUCTS

THE SHORTLIST STUNNING SOFAS, BEAUTIFUL DESKS AND ANIMALINSPIRED ACCESSORIES

YOUR SOURCEBOOK FOR HOME INTERIORS, DESIGNS AND PRODUCTS

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Tidy Up

Keep things neat, orderly and organised with these space-savers and clutter-keepers.

Compartmentalise your kitchen drawers with a little help from BLUM’s Orga-Line storage dividers.

Price uPon enquiry from Blum

The Ximula modular shelving system can be used throughout your home, and personalised to fit into any configuration.

The d-Bodhi Kasting trolley – made from recycled teak wood and galvanised pipes – is a versatile addition to the kitchen and dining room.

Price uPon enquiry from Besglas

$1,430 from Journey easT

Keep your clothes off the floor and onto the Herman Miller Eames Hang-It-All wall hooks. $359 from XTra

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Don’t just toss aside your newspapers and magazines; store them neatly in the Florence magazine stand. $280 each from molecule

Utilise the height of your home with the Volani BA13 wall-mounted cabinet. There is a large variety of sizes, depths and colours, giving you endless options. $4,395 from BoconcePT

The String pocket Shelf provides a simple and effective way of storing, displaying and organising your belongings on the walls. $329.56 from foundry

Keep the entertainment room in order with the red lacquered Caixa media console. $6,626 from grafunkT

This modular Zig Zag bookcase,

by B-Line, can be arranged to create countless configurations to fit any space in your home. $4,725 from lifesTorey

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Shopping Trail:

Tan Boon Liat Building

This unassuming warehouse is home to a mishmash of retail outlets, showrooms and warehouses. In recent years, Tan Boon Liat Building has attracted a collection of stores and boutiques that specialise in furniture and home accessories.

Here are three retail stores that have caught our eyes.

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Pomelo

This local boutique concept store has a loyal – and steadily growing – following, made up of design-lovers and interior design enthusiasts. To cope with the larger demand and future growth, Pomelo recently moved into its new premises on the tenth floor of this building. The larger and more luxurious space is still being spruced up, as new collections are shipped in and boxes are unpacked.

Traipse through the Pomelo store and feast your eyes on unique furniture pieces that have been carefully curated and handpicked from around the world.

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The shop carries imported brands like Established & Sons, Bend Seating, Case and MAL Furniture, offering you a variety of options that you may not find elsewhere in Singapore. Pomelo also carries a wide range of home accessories and décor pieces, from hanging pendant lamps to one-of-a-kind art pieces.

Pomelo #10-04 Tan Boon Liat Building Business Hours: 11am – 7pm www.pomelo.com.sg

The Shophouse The Shophouse is one of Singapore’s little gems, and has expanded to its third outlet in Tan Boon Liat. Most of the furniture pieces you’ll find here have a strong Asian identity, ranging from teak wood dining tables to recycled-wood sideboards to lighting accents and wall artworks.

The mix of Modern Chinese designs, reclaimed antiques and contemporary furniture gives this store its charming personality. Apart from the refined furniture and home accessories, The Shophouse also offers interior design and styling services.

The Shophouse #07-03 Tan Boon Liat Building Tel: 6323 7190 Business Hours: 9am – 6pm (Mondays to Saturdays) 10.30am – 6pm (Sundays) www.theshophouse.com

around the area FairPrice antique Recycled, refurbished and reclaimed furniture are on sale here, with a strong focus on sustainability and style. #01-10 Tan Boon Liat Building Tel: 6270 2544 www.fairpriceantique.com

Mountain teak Furniture Gallery Contemporary and minimalist furniture with either rustic or modern designs.

The clean proportions and stylish simplicity add warmth to the interiors. #07-02 Tan Boon Liat Building Tel: 6224 7176 www.mountainteak.com

Jehan Gallery This family-run business is best known for its large range of carpets and customised rugs, but also offers indoor and outdoor furniture pieces. #03-08 Tan Boon Liat Building Tel: 6334 4333 www.jehangallery.com

red house antiques Exquisite antiques and artifacts are available, and are complemented by wicker furniture and bronze statues. #01-04 Tan Boon Liat Building Tel: 6476 5285 www.redhouseantiques.com.sg

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Journey East

This unassuming store offers imported furniture with strong European and country accents.

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Design Kit FeaTure

Project Type 4-room Hdb Floor area 1,054 sqft text: redzman raHmat PHotos: edward Hendricks art direction: betty wong

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After mAjor renovAtions, this ApArtment At pinnAcle@Duxton is trAnsformeD into A highly configurAble AnD spAcious home.

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ne of the hardest things to do as a designer

This easiness is a factor that features strongly

is to design for yourself,” admits Dennis

throughout the apartment. None of the furniture

designer tasked himself with the renovations and

casually lean against the wall, the coffee table is

Cheok from design firm Upstairs. The interior

design of this apartment unit at Pinnacle@Duxton, a challenge he never foresaw coming. “It’s hard to

find something that can encompass all your interests, and it’s just too close to your heart!”

That didn’t stop the young designer from

completely reconfiguring the small apartment unit, and transforming it into an airy and open home for

or fixtures are permanently mounted: huge posters

actually a loose door placed on top of a wooden

pellet and the TV console is made of stacks of

magazines propping the entertainment system.

Even the interior walls are configurable; foldable

doors give Dennis and his wife the freedom to leave the living room open, or cordon off a space.

The open concept kitchen continues the

him, his wife and their nine-month-old.

ephemeral nature of the interior. “The main

decided to keep the look simple and neutral.

where you are in the house, you will still feel

After weeks of “hair-pulling”, Dennis finally

“I wanted to achieve a ‘gallery’ concept with open spaces that look very toned down and quiet.” Dennis

broke down almost every wall in the apartment,

hacked the floors and even reworked the layout.

intention,” Dennis says, “is to feel that no matter

connected.” He and his wife love to cook and entertain guests, so a fully functional kitchen was a necessity.

A corridor raised on a timber parquet platform

Because of the limited space in this home, Dennis

leads the way to the sleeping quarters. “I wanted

the entire space.

house.” This also explains the folding doors that

created an entire wall shelf that stretches across The shelves serve a lot of functions, and keeps

things tidy without looking too orderly. Dennis

to confine the bedroom away from the rest of the separate the bed from the wardrobe.

“It took a really long time to figure out the

readily admits that he continually moves things

space, and a lot of thought went into every single

exhibition gallery,” he offers, “nothing really belongs

we’re still moving things around and touching

around the many cubby holes. “It really is like an

in any one shelf. The driving force is its flexibility; I can display different things at different places to completely change the look of the home.”

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detail. Even now, two years after we’ve moved in, up stuff.” Dennis doesn’t think that he’ll ever be

completely finished with the design and that, strangely, is the appeal of this gallery home.

a wall of shelves stretches across the entire home and accomodates the air-conditioning unit, a baby cot as well as a custom-built bay window seat.

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nothing in this house is bolted down. the walls are foldable, the coffee table is a door on a pellet, and the console shelf is made from a stack of magazines.

DeSIGN NOTeS the walls of the spare bedroom have been knocked down, and replaced with foldable panels that can cordon off the room if the homeowners need more privacy.

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