Date: 7 June 2017
Company: Maison & Objet
On 7 June 2017, Lim + Lu was announced as the winner of the Rising Asian Talents Awards of Maison & Objet (M&O) 2017 at The Library at Duddell’s, Hong Kong.
Vincent Lim and Elaine Lu were delighted to be selected as a Rising Asian Talent for M&O. Born and raised in the East, educated and practised in the West, Lim and Lu have always transpired the balance of both cultures in their design to escape labels.
“People often ask what our design studio focuses on. It is a tricky question because we tend to avoid categorisation. We believe in holistic design—design as a lifestyle. For some of our interior projects, we also design the furniture and products in order to achieve a coherent look. Trained as architects, we’ve always been used to the architectural way of thinking: from macro to micro, city scale to neighbourhoods, buildings to units, and rooms to furniture to table top products.”
“Our thought process may be ignited from a piece of beautiful marble or children’s building blocks. As far as aesthetics are concerned, we often use colours and bold lines to provoke an emotional response. Design is made for people, it should trigger the senses. Practicality and aesthetics should always go together. In terms of practicality, flexibility is the main feature, such as our frame table with its ever-changing form. In today’s society of constant change, nothing should be static. Design must complement and at the same time challenge the way people live”.
Lim + Lu find inspiration everywhere, from the largest buildings to the smallest items. But their designs are always rooted in reality, looking towards real-life use and answering real-life questions.
