Here, we ask designers to take a selfie and give us an inside look at their life.
Age: 32
Occupation: Industrial designer.
Instagram: @tom__chung
Hometown: Vancouver.
Studio location: Vancouver and Rotterdam.
Describe what you make: Objects, interiors, exhibitions, publications, writing.
The most important thing you’ve designed to date: The interior renovation of my childhood home for my parents.
Describe the problem your work solves: The budget.
Describe the project you are working on now: New work for Muuto, sofas and art direction for Part & Whole, a zine with Nifemi Marcus Bello, and some self-directed projects.
A new or forthcoming project we should know about: My Piton Lamp that I designed and showed at Villa Noailles in 2018 will soon be available at Muuto!
What you absolutely must have in your studio: Natural light.
What you do when you’re not working: Sports, swimming outside, cooking, looking at art, dinner with friends.
Sources of creative envy: Omar-S Cassette Mix from ‘93.
The distraction you want to eliminate: I’ve accepted that it’s all part of the process.
Concrete or marble? Concrete.
High-rise or townhouse? Mid-rise.
Remember or forget? Remember.
Aliens or ghosts? Aliens.
Dark or light? Both.
