Dumpling Darlings
“A dumpling bar with a twist, designed to break the mould of stereotypical Asian joints. The brand’s visual language is largely inspired by the Japanese manga found in Shokudos (casual Japanese eateries), with storylines based on a main character Jo and her pet pig, Pork Chop.
The logotype is also inspired by the vertical writing system and characteristic calligraphic quality of traditional Kanji. The contrasting mix of bright, electric colours is used to layer a pop treatment and youthful appeal to the brand. The interior design continues the visual language of a Shokudo, translated into a casual bar with cosy lighting and tongue-in-cheek graphics in various corners. The lights and canvas at the bar counter are both inspired by the intricate folds of dumplings.” - Foreign Policy Design
“Dumplings jungle where dreams are made of.”
“Dumplings jungle where dreams are made of.”
Chye Seng Huat Hardware
Living in mundane city life, we struggled with one's ordinariness, while finding value in what comprises our day-to-day lives. It is true, what they said about "the grass being greener on the other side". Constantly wondering how different our lives would be like; waking up in a movable home, to a view of mountain trails or to the sound of ocean waves repeatedly crashing onto the beach.
A sense of freedom.
Growing up - we have always been told what is right from wrong, what we should pursue, who we should be. But **** and their pretentious "should be(s)". The older we get, the more we realised that the purpose of life is not to be happy; it is to be fulfilled. This is what gives us a meaning of life, and this is who we want to be.
“I once dreamt of a life where all was how I imagined it to be.” 1/4
“I once dreamt of a life where all was how I imagined it to be.” 2/4
“I once dreamt of a life where all was how I imagined it to be.” 3/4
“I once dreamt of a life where all was how I imagined it to be.” 4/4
“What was once a beautiful galaxy has become a minefield of massive black holes, entangled by the one who created us. We ended up being vulnerable; the universe, the stars and all of its might, playing a role of how we want to see beyond this world. To justify how we felt like you were a wonder, more than the moon, stars and the sun combined.” 1/6 Series
We are mostly inspired by the wilderness where inspiration usually strikes. Wallace Stevens once said, “Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.” The process entails experience by “walking around the lake”; brainstorming, sketching, bringing back what we experience in order to create the final artwork. 2/6 Series
“I suppose the connection between humans and nature is something we find ourselves returning to a lot in our current series of works; there is a sense of almost isolation, of feeling terribly small against a vast space surrounding us. Trying to put that feelings into an image is something that we will always be obsessed about.” 3/6 Series
“You must have a room, or a certain hour or so a day, where you don’t know what was in the newspapers that morning, you don’t know who your friends are, you don’t know what you owe anybody, you don’t know what anybody owes to you. This is a place where you can simply experience and bring forth what you are and what you might be. This is the place of creative incubation. At first you may find that nothing happens there. But if you have a sacred place and use it, something eventually will happen.” This is our sacred place. 4/6 Series
“I once dreamt of a life where all was how I imagined it to be.” 5/6 Series
“The future is the present with the lights on.” 6/6 Series