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Creative offices – blending design and fun

How three boutique creative studios turned their workplaces into inspiring spaces

    • An oil painting by Asian-American painters Martin Fu and Tony Ho forms the backdrop for the dining table at This Humid House.
    • Private meeting rooms feature photos of oversized winter melons.
    • Shelves are filled with a range of vessels for botanical arrangements.
    • This Humid House's office is filled with vintage furniture.
    • The iconic Tawaraya Boxing Ring is the pride of Cream Pie's office.
    • Disco balls lend a sense of fun.
    • A meeting table is surrounded by vintage chairs.
    • Cream Pie's staff make most of their lunches in-house in the fully equipped kitchen.
    • A mirror-clad swivel door separates the meeting room and the workspace.
    • Monocot is located on the fourth level of a Joo Chiat Art Deco building.
    • A Kvdrat beige curtain separates the meeting room from the more private workspace.
    • Traditional Japanese masks and other collectibles from interior designer Mikael Teh's travels decorate the tiny space.
    • A chair in the studio from Studio CHS.
    • An oil painting by Asian-American painters Martin Fu and Tony Ho forms the backdrop for the dining table at This Humid House. PHOTO: SAYHER HEFFERNAN
    • Private meeting rooms feature photos of oversized winter melons. PHOTO: SAYHER HEFFERNAN
    • Shelves are filled with a range of vessels for botanical arrangements. PHOTO: SAYHER HEFFERNAN
    • This Humid House's office is filled with vintage furniture. PHOTO: SAYHER HEFFERNAN
    • The iconic Tawaraya Boxing Ring is the pride of Cream Pie's office. PHOTO: KHOO GUO JIE
    • Disco balls lend a sense of fun. PHOTO: KHOO GUO JIE
    • A meeting table is surrounded by vintage chairs. PHOTO: KHOO GUO JIE
    • Cream Pie's staff make most of their lunches in-house in the fully equipped kitchen. PHOTO: KHOO GUO JIE
    • A mirror-clad swivel door separates the meeting room and the workspace. PHOTO: KHOO GUO JIE
    • Monocot is located on the fourth level of a Joo Chiat Art Deco building. PHOTO: SAYHER HEFFERNAN
    • A Kvdrat beige curtain separates the meeting room from the more private workspace. PHOTO: SAYHER HEFFERNAN
    • Traditional Japanese masks and other collectibles from interior designer Mikael Teh's travels decorate the tiny space. PHOTO: SAYHER HEFFERNAN
    • A chair in the studio from Studio CHS. PHOTO: SAYHER HEFFERNAN
    Published Thu, Nov 14, 2024 · 06:00 PM

    MUCH has been said about office design, and how to create workspaces that would lure employees back to their cubicles after years of pandemic-era work-from-home flexibility.

    But for three boutique creative studios, the office space isn’t just functional; it’s a perfect canvas to showcase the aesthetic and personality of their brand. Working from different perspectives with their respective needs and team sizes, each of these studios has come up with a unique workspace that makes going to the office an inspiring experience.

    This Humid House: Tales of time  

    This Humid House is arguably Singapore’s most experimental botanical studio. Its idiosyncratic – and oft-times fantastical – floral and landscape installations have upended the perception of flowers and plants as decor in a space. Being architecturally trained, its founder John Lim views foliage as material, and arrangements as sculpture; fruit and vegetables are unexpected items in his inventory.  

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