“WE PLAN LIKE CONTRACTORS
AND THINK LIKE DESIGNERS.”- THE MERRY MEN INTERIORS
THE MERRY MEN
INTERIORSThe Designers
The Merry Men Interiors
(TMMI) is a design-and-
build workshop helmed by
Clarence Lee, Douglas Choo,
Brandon Heng, Gay Zheng
Cai and Jeremy Tan. Working
alongside The Merry Men
Works – an experiential design
and production house – they
have experience in masonry,
electricals, carpentry, solid
wood furniture making and
more. They design “100 per
cent handmade homes”. TMMI
started out in 2017.The PhilosoPhy
TMMI says its virtue is that the
team “plan like contractors andthink like designers”. This
way, they appreciate the
complexities of actual
groundwork – they propose
moves that “make the most
sense” – as well as the finesse
of design. Their major
source of inspiration is the
homeowner’s personality. One
of their greatest achievements
was creating a sliding glass
door that could be voice-
activated to switch between
opaqueness and transparency.The Muse
Truck Furniture’s founders
Tokuhiko Kise and Hiromi
Karatsu have an attitude towards
life and an attention to detail that
greatlyinspirethe TMMI team.WOLF WOOF
The Designer
Design director Carmen
Tang is a jack of all trades.
The economics major started
her career in branding and
advertising, before making the
leap to interior design in 2014.
Wolf Woof is a boutique design
studio with a signature style:
It marries graphic design with
interior design.
The PhilosoPhy
Irked by cookie-cutter homes,
Carmen gives her clients only
personalised design ideas.
She does so by incorporating
quirky and unconventional
use of decals, accessories and
concepts. “I inject creativity,
boldness, and elements of
surprise into the home,”
says Carmen. She has, in
past projects, incorporated a
“camper van” in an adventure-
theme home and created a
unique display using a client’s
Bearbrick collection. She also
designs humorous decals.The Muse
Due to her background,
explains Carmen, she does not
work within the typical interior
design boundaries. She abides
by this quote: I don’t think
outside the box, because there
is nobox.