The press reception followed by cocktails was successfully held on June 7 at The Library at Duddell’s, Hong Kong to announce Lim + Lu as the Winner of Rising Asian Talents Awards of Maison & Objet 2017.
Vincent Lim and Elaine Lu were delighted to be selected as a Rising Asian Talent for M&O. “As Asian designers with an international background and education, it is critical and our responsibility to bring light to the design scene in Asia to show that we’re not just manufacturers for the world, we can be creatives, thinkers and innovators ”.
Vincent Lim(林振华)和Elaine Lu(卢曼子)很高兴能够当选为“M & O亚洲新锐” 。“作为有着国际教育背景的亚洲设计师,我们有责任为亚洲设计发声,证明我们并非只是世界工厂,更可以是革新者、思想者和创造者。”
Born and raised in the East, educated and practiced in the West, the balance of both cultures is essential to Vincent and Elaine and has always transpired through their design, escaping labels. “People often ask what our design studio focuses on.It is a tricky question because we tend to avoid categorization.
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: macro to micro, from the city scale to neighbourhoods, then buildings to units, rooms to furniture to table top products”.
Lim + Lu find inspiration everywhere, from the largest buildings to the smallest items. But their designs are always rooted into reality, looking towards real-life use, answering real-life questions.
“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 colors 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”.