Interview with Mohamad Ibrahim Husin

I'm still working on building up my design studio, at the moment I work independently on a project basis

creating something unique in a formed of an object, space, even user or client experience. Furthermore, it has to be functional while stay true to your own identity.

I love designing commercial space cause you can experiment a lot on the concept itself.

Chinoiserie, it's relevant throughout the years

Residential House

I love 3d illustration and visualizing them through rendering

At night, with my cup of coffee

Space planning and it is crucial.

passion and enthusiasm

a sense of accomplishment and making your client happy

forms meet function while maintaining your aesthetic

understanding the briefing either you hit or missed it!

sustainable living and using sustainable material to help improve the environment and society and the way people live.

It's a promising scene, it had been evolving with the help of technology and design is more accessible to the people.

I never had one before and this is my first

Inspiration comes in many ways; like my surrounding, books, and the magazine does help in sort of ways. Design blog, people on the street, and nature itself really inspired me!

A curated eclectic look and contemporary. I love mixing the style and not sticking to one look. I always introduce layers of texture to give such depth to space, layering lighting and adding some unique item such as artwork or a chair even a vase for a conversational piece.

I live in Malaysia. It's a multi-cultural country and blessed with divers of ethnicity. I would say the labor cost here is pretty decent and the downside would be limited, skillful craftsmen.

I used to work with companies, I more hands-on for the creative side, like developing a concept, pitching for a proposal for the client or even determine the look of window display under my principal designer supervision.

Noticed a passionate people that really want to grow and wanted to explore more.

firstly understanding the briefing, secondly develop an idea or initial concept, the finetuning the proposal, finally execute them.

Bespoke lighting, Artwork, Throw Pillows, Coffee table books, Sculpture or Centrepiece

wake up get my coffee fixed, going through emails, check my projects schedule and designing and creating things!

from Kelly Wearstler "love color, take a risk, be curious" Be passionate about what you're doing, continue to grow and learn new things from other people, stay true to your essence, and know your own strength and worth.

positives traits of being a designer are to develop and explore your creative side. negative traits I would say that designing is very subjective and time-consuming, but keep learning and do better!

Visually appealing, a good balance and know when to edit your work.

Good eye on details, understanding project briefing and executing them, good styling & great taste!

Autodesk Cad for planning, Sketchup for modeling & rendering and Adobe Creative Suite

keep track on the dateline and don't over promise to the client!

depending on the scale of the object could take a few months mostly

How much do we charge?

once I worked in a kitchen specialist where I learn to master the perfect way in lifestyle kitchen concept and what makes a stylish and functional kitchen works.

Black Ink Engineering and Decorilla

concept designing, exploring my creative side from a different angle.

Continuing to grow and explore more. Love learning new things definitely!

both. I tend to develop the preliminary design first.

I'm working on a new building in Brooklyn with a friend, we're working on finalizing FFE and materials soon!

you can reach me via email: hello8atelier@gmail.com

nothing at the moment