MILLIMETERS STUDIOThe Designer
Armed with an education in
product design and visual
communication, Sherlynn
Low worked for kitchen and
wardrobe specialists, and bigger
brands like Ong&Ong and
Como Hotels & Resorts. Those
experiences gave her insights
into hospitality and commercial
projects. Millimeters Studio –
a nod to her attentiveness to
symmetry as well as it being
the base unit used by designers- sealed her foray into interior
design in 2016.
The PhilosoPhy
Sherlynn constantly challenges
the shoulds and should-nots
in interior design, such as
having exposed ceiling gridsin commercial spaces and
construction scaffolding in
homes. “I am inspired by the
buildings, structures, and
even roadworks I see during
my travels, and would think of
ways to implement them in my
projects,” she says. While she
started out designing homes
with a dark colour theme – a
niche market – Millimeters
has expanded into lighter
or coloured interiors. The
constant? Each home has an
element of surprise.The siDeline
Millimeters Studio houses a
production facility, Saltt, which
designs handles, knobs, small
furniture pieces, and decorative
sculpturesandpaintings.ATELIER HERE
The Designer
Kelvin Lim of Atelier Here
learnt the ropes of architecture
both locally, at National
University of Singapore, as well
as in Norway, at the Oslo School
of Architecture and Design.
His international portfolio
expanded further when he went
for a three-year stint at a design
studio in China. Armed with a
repertoire of experience, he set
up Atelier Here in 2017.
The PhilosoPhy
One consistent quality in all
Atelier Here projects is a sense
of calm. “I am interested in
a certain kind of stillness in
interior spaces, and we have
a fierce interest in the notion
of privacy,” says Kelvin. Being
a young firm comes with its
perks: Clients do not go to
them expecting “a certain,
established style”, leaving the
designers freedom to approach
every project with a fresh eye.The Muse
This quote by Italian architect
Luigi Moretti: “The home is the
only space that can disengage
us from daily life with the
world, and from its great or
trivialadventures.”