Friday, 7 November 2014
Week 13
Profound Axis
Other artist
He was the 1st student out of his classmates that have won a fashion competition even he was just in semester 2, a glorious winning at Malaysian Batik Fashion Accessories Design Competition in 2006.
The win prompted him to join another competition - The Paco Rabanne "Black XS is The New Black Fashion Couture Design" - which garnered him the top prize for the women's wear category.
The Triumph Inspiration Award held at Pavilion - where participants were required to design lingerie -added another feather in Rico's cap. He managed to get the National, 2nd runner up title.
In 2009, he participated in the Mercedes Benz Stylo Young Designer Award by MODA (Malaysian Official Designers Association). With his Queen of India collection, Rico was chosen as one of the the top 12 finalists.
Along the way, he's worked in Limkokwing University with his care to shine and build the other young talents of his students to gain the industry experience as he worked as tutor in Fashion Event Coordinator. While that in 2010 he was voted top3 for The Young Designer to Watch in 2010 by Tongue in Chic Annual Style Awards.
Bring in his name as well as his label up to shine in the fashion industry he won Piala Seri Endon 2009 with the theme called Republic Flora. A long research on the floral motive while drawing inspiration from anti-war efforts in the United States of America where the term ‘Flower Power’ was widely used especially against the war in Vietnam during the 1960’s. Rico said that the strength and conviction of the efforts although masked behind the gentlest form of creation, a flower, conveys the true essence of Batik which is a dominant craft executed with extreme gentleness and detail.With three garments on display - women’s casual, women’s evening wear and men’s formal Rico made to the finals against a total of 122 entries.
in 2011, he was nominated for The Cosmopolitan Fun Fearless Fabulous Awards in The Young Designer Award along with other top young Malaysian designers.
His dream came true when in 2011, awarded for the Anugerah Pereka Muda Terbaik (Best Young Designer Award) Anugerah Pesona Tenun Berita Harian and flaunt the winning collection to London and the chance to further his study at London Fashion School of Art in Customized Pattern Making and Fitting.
Showcases:
- Malaysia International Fashion Week 2009-2014
- Islamic Fashion Festival (IFF) 2008-2014
- ‘Summeraya’ a private raya fashion show by Rico Rinaldi 2012 at LUCT Gallery Jalan Sultan Ismail.
- KLCC Fashion Show of Limkokwing University: Parading an exclusive collection of Atelier Rinaldi, Brides by Rico Rinaldi: 2012
- Summeraya at Publika, Solaris: 2011
- STYLO Fashion Week presented by Mercedes Benz: 2011
- Bumiputera Designers Association-MiFW, Pavilion KL: MIFA 2010
- Malaysia Arts Style International Festival (MASiF) 2010: Pavilion KL
- Malaysian Designers Fashion Show in celebration of InTrend 5th Anniversary, One Utama: 2010
- Charity show of Toh Puan Bendahara Kedah: Sime Darby Convention Centre: 2010
- STYLO Fashion Week presented by Mercedes Benz: 2010
- Piala Seri Endon, KL Convention Centre: 2009
- Young Designer Arena (YODA): 2009
- Bumiputera Designers Association-MiFW, Pavilion KL: MIFA 2009
- Islamic Fashion Festival-MiFW, Pavilion KL: MIFA 2009
- Mercedes Benz Stylo Young Designer Award, (MODA): Lake Garden KL: 2008
- StyleWars The Uprising Designer: Red Square,KL: 2008
Monday, 29 September 2014
Dr Eric Leong
his cheerful, helpful and happy go lucky character has gained the title as “Malaysia most favorite interior designer”, carrying the tagline of Bold & Stylish which is also the design statement he holds firmly on to.Eric Leong is a Kuala Lumpur-based, bold and stylish interior designer. Eric was born in Kluang, a small town in the Johore state (the south gate of Malaysia) and was raised in Johor Bahru the state capital of Johore. He completed his formal education in Johor Bahru and furtherd his studies in Singapore. Eric holds two major qualifications in both Interior Design and Business Studies.
In 2001
Eric started his interior design make-over show – Casa Impian (Malaysia first interior made-over TV show and has carried on for 6 seasons).
2007
Eric now carries his own name in the new and improved 'Deko Bersama Eric'. He dazzled and captured the hearts of the nation with his magical touch on an ordinary interior space by transforming them into breath-taking finishing, whilst once again gained another title - “Raja Hias” / “the Design King” for this contribution to the industry.
2008
Eric charmed the nation once again with a new lifestyle based talk show 'JOM ! Bersama Eric', catering to the ever growing demand for Eric on TV and added a stylish interior design plus Feng Shui show, 'Good Luck 365' in Mandarin to expand his portfolio.
In 2009
He once again aw'ed the audience with the 9th edition of his evergreen make-over show, Deko Bersama Eric. He also succesfully ventured into and completed 2 Cantonese TV programmes; 'Creative Home – The TV Show' an ID lifestyle TV Show and 'ID Show' an interior design and decor variety show. Adding to a long list of TV programs, is another brand new 'Cantik Tak?' in Astro Prima, a program about interior-details.
2010
He also brings in a new media, www.ericleong.tv - a venture with a host of new programs such as Beautiful Space, Decor A TO Z, Ask Eric and many others that is already creating a stir in the industry. Now with more than 6 Shows on Cable TV and with an online venture, Eric is preparing for more ventures into the mainstream media in 2010, with new seasons of his previous ventures
Interior Design
He is also holds the following positions:
Group Design Director for Designcity Sdn Bhd
Group Consultant/acting General Manager for Beverly Home Sdn Bhd
Group Creative Consultant for Living Taste (Malaysia's first Chinese Language interior design magazine)
Assistant Producer / Host for Casa Impian (Malaysia's first interior design show)
Appointed stylist for Home Pride and Living Taste
Product Design Consultant for Teratai Asia Sdn. Bhd.
Guest DJ @ FM98.8 (Star RFM radio)
A 13 year experience in the interior designing/decorating/consulting field has made Eric an experienced interior design consultant. Eric Leong is now one of the most sought after designer's in Malaysia … he is currently hosting the FIRST interior design tv show in Malaysia - CASA IMPIAN on air on Astro Ria, the program showcases his talent of doing makeovers, transforming a ordinary home to a breathtaking designer homes. With his magical touch and interesting way of hosting the program CASA IMPIAN has become a house hold interior design show for Malaysian. He challenge himself to makeover an area within 8 hours by changing the floor, painting the walls, putting up wallpaper, changing the furniture, curtain, lighting and not forgetting flower arrangement and décor items… What's more all these are FREE of charge for the house owner! Besides designing the brand new look for the house Eric also shows us his other talent
Monday, 22 September 2014
Refined question
How your artworks affects others?
What is the concept and meaning behind the artwork?
Do you think people enjoy post modern work today?
Their context with their business.
What achievement have you gained?
What kind of perspective have you find in different culture?
What are your limitations on the work?
o What crisis you face when working on a project?
· How are you different with other interior design firm?
· What is your manifesto?
o Their sense of practice as a team
o Where do you get your inspiration?
· To you, when you design something, do you intend to design functionally or aesthetically?
· What type of stress and pressure you face as an interior designer?
· What challenges do you face with client / as an interior designer?
o How do you face it??
o How do you handle difficult client?
· How do you manage your time?
· What do you think about student who is taking interior design course?
Have you seen any of their work?
· Is this the work environment you prefer or you design it so people can work easily?
Can you describe your work style?
What motivates you and what doesnt?
What is your big advantage over your competitors?
What qualities do you need to succeed and what you value most from other people?
Monday, 1 September 2014
Proposal(Profound Axis)
Profound Axis is a company who offer a high end interior design and decoration services for both commercial and residential projects. They are experienced professionals in tune with current residential projects. They are experienced professionals in tune with current trends, customer needs and bursting with innovation and creativity. With a team of highly skilled and experienced professionals, they are equipped to undertake interior design and renovations projects of any size. From small scale remodeling to large-scale renovations, their focus is always on quality.
We are going to interviewed Ng Thiam Joo, CEO of Profound Axis. We contacted the company and he agreed to do the interview with us.
These are some of the works of Profound Company.
These are some of the questions we are going to ask during our interview.
What is your greatest weakness?
What is your greatest strength?
How will your greatest strength help you perform?
How would you describe yourself?
Describe your work style.
Do you consider yourself successful?Why?
Do you work well with other people?
Do you take work home with you?
How are you different from the competition?
How do you view yourself?
Who do you compare yourself to?
How do you handle stress and pressure?
What motivates you?
Are you a self motivator?
What do you find are the most difficult decisions to make?
Tell me about yourself.
What has been the greatest disappointment in your life?
What are you passionate about?
What are your hobbies?
What do people most often criticize about you?
What is the biggest criticism you received ?
Why did you choose your major?
Do you prefer to work independently or on a team? Give some examples of teamwork.
What type of work environment do you prefer?
Describe a difficult work situation / project and how you overcame it.
How did you impact the bottom line?
Interview questions about your abilities.
What applicable attributes / experience do you have?
What part of the job will be the least challenging for you?
Which parts of this job are the most challenging for you?
What philosophy guides your work?
What strength will help you the most to succeed?
What were your expectations for the job and to what extent were they met?
What were your responsibilities?
What major challenges and problems did you face? How did you handle them?What have you learned from your mistakes?
Which was most / least rewarding?
What was the biggest accomplishment / failure in this position?
Questions about job demotions.
What problems have you encountered at work?
Have you ever had difficulty working with a manager?
Have you worked with someone who didn't like your work?
Monday, 25 August 2014
Week 4
Contextually meaning through semiotics
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Leordo Da Vincci universe
-was professional in every things he take
-'eyes were window to the soul'
Leornardo fibonatci di pita
-wrote the book of abacus
-proposing couple of number
E.g: V=5
-analyze 1 term to get to another/Fibonatci series
Find research about artist
- what the passed artist have view things
-study the artist and the person reviewing the artist
-study how contemporary have change the design
-what the passed artist have influence the designer
Research on passed artist:Leonardo Da Vincci
-He is diverse fields of the arts and sciences
-Renaissance humanism recognized no mutual polarities between science and arts.
- Leonardo studies in art and science are impressive he is able to connect science and arts.
-its is recorded 13,000 pages of notes and drawing which fuses art and natural philosophy
-he studies detail of faces, emotion, animals,babies ,disection ,plants ,rock formation ,whirlpool and architecture.
- Leonardo studied the human anatomy by disecting corpses.He made over 240 detailed sketches and 13,000 of words on anatomy.He study the function of skeleton and and muscular force and applies to it in a prefigured the modern science of biomechanics
How leonardo influence me in design
-leonardo have the study on animals,plants,whirlpool and rocks formation
-i am facinated in leonardo understanding that effects the design world
E.g: leonardo da vincci study or whirlpool swirls and rocks formation in design such as tiles.
-i am also fascinated in leonardo ways of experimenting things
-I ask myself on questions on esthetic and function in design influence by leonardo and in my opinion is all about nature.
-I know the method used and a deep understanding of interior design but Mr Charles wanted me to Learn about the history and more understanding of the design to make that design valuable.
-I agree with his feedback because i wanted to learn more about the design function and esthetic.
Thursday, 21 August 2014
Research on artist and company

Dato’ Michelle Yeoh In the world of entertainment, Dato’ Michelle Yeoh is definitely Malaysia’s most successful movie star. Her career began in Hong Kong when she starred alongside Jackie Chan in The Police Story 3, a critical and successful movie which was released in 1992. Dato’ Michelle impressed Jackie so much that she is among the handful of stars that he would allow to do their own stunts. Since then, she has appeared in both Hong Kong and Hollywood films. It is safe to say that appearing as a Bond girl in the James Bond film, Tomorrow Never Dies, alongside Pierce Brosnan elevated her status not only as an action star but it also proved she could take on Hollywood as well. Notable movies she has appeared in includes the highly acclaimed Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Mummy 3 and Babylon A.D. Indeed an impressive list for a girl who hailed from the small town of Ipoh. Dato’ Michelle has proved time and time again that she has the acting skills to take on dramatic roles and has broken the stereotype that Asians are limited to only action roles.
Dato’ Jimmy Choo

When you have a theme song and that song was recorded by Ashanti, you know you have made it. When people like Jay-Z and Lil’ Kim mentions your name too, there is definitely something right in what you are doing. Jimmy Choo is not your ordinary shoemaker. His name is synonymous with luxury footwear and women all around the world would do just about anything to own a pair designed by him. He was born in Penang to a shoemaker and at the age of 11 years old, he had already crafted his very first shoe. He went to London to study and in 1983, he graduated from the London College of Fashion. Three years later, he opened his shoe shop in Hackney. His designs quickly established himself as an up-and-coming shoe designer and when British Vogue expressed desire to feature him in their publication, his career as a shoe designer took off. The magazine gave him a record 8-page spread where he featured his collection and from then on, Jimmy Choos have become the sought-after footwear of the rich and famous. From ordinary people to celebrities and even royalty, people from all walks of life desire a pair of Jimmy Choos. Even the late Princess Diana was a loyal client of his. In the fashion world, there is definitely no Malaysian who can compare to Jimmy Choo. He is probably the most talked about Malaysian out there today. The UK has even recognised his contributions to the fashion and shoe industry by conferring him an Order of the British Empire (OBE).
Neo Interiors Sdn Bhd

It is a one stop solution provider for interior design, project management and renovation services. We offer a complete range of high end interior design and decoration services for both commercial and residential projects. They are experienced professionals in tune with current trends, customer needs and bursting with innovation and creativity. With a team of highly skilled and experienced professionals, we are equipped to undertake interior design and renovation projects of any size. From small scale remodelling to large-scale renovations, our focus is always on quality. Dedicated to a high level of customer satisfaction, we pride ourselves in establishing a repeat customer base with a high number of referrals from that base. Our clientele includes various commercial projects such as hotels, restaurants and retail outlets. We have also completed residential projects such as single and 2 story bungalow and condominiums. Our interior decorators and designers prepare turnkey packages and provide entire project management support, from procurement and budget management to delivery and installation. Our core focus is to deliver projects on time, on budget without compromising on quality.Whether it is prestigious office, luxury home, casual cafe or an upscale restaurant, our team of interior decoratorsand renovators are equally at ease to carry out any type of project from initial planning to final implementation. One of our primary responsibilities as interior designer and renovator is to focus on all of the key elements in your home or office space. We strive to provide design that will create a stunning first impression when your guests enter your home for the first time. We will create just the perfect décor and ambience in your restaurant or hotel that will entice your customers to keep coming back. We strive to go one step further to ensure a functional environment in each of the project elements that optimizes space and finally, create a unique design solution that relates to client’s vision while maintaining a balance between functionality and aesthetics. Neo Interiors Sdn Bhd delivers the highest standards of workmanship in a timely manner, and strives to make the remodelling experience as orderly and enjoyable as possible.
No 14-1, Jalan Metro Perdana Barat Barat 3, Taman Usahawan Kepong, 52100 Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
There are no two ways about it.And, crucial to the heart of clever designs, rests the foundation. The soul of the building, the key to unlocking the great secrets passing the most stringent tests marking the passage of time.A solid foundation is paramount to a happy ending. Understanding that, four partners armed with one common goal, looked forward to the future of Today, PDI Design Associates is a leading with bases spread throughout South East Asia - Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu & Bangkok, Thailand.Making its impact felt throughout the region with designs that introduce a new standard of creativity every time, the genius lies with the passion of birthing new idea.No stranger to the design hall of fame, the firm has been the recipient of numerous awards. Countless design awards have found its way to the firm, established in 1993 even when pitted against the best of the best. We believe this to be the best yardstick to measuring creativity, ingenuity and innovative excellence.PDI's philosophy of integration can be seen even in its Kuala Lumpur studio; an essentially large space spread through 3 floors of generous space. Creative common sense if the language understood by those who work within its walls; forming a synergy of strong sensibilities and emerging styles.
Profound axis
Monday, 18 August 2014
Question to ask
- What is your greatest weakness?
- What is your greatest strength?
- How will your greatest strength help you perform?
- How would you describe yourself?
- Describe your work style.
- Do you consider yourself successful? Why?
- Do you work well with other people?
- Do you take work home with you?
- How are you different from the competition?
- How do you view yourself? Who do you compare yourself to?
- How do you handle stress and pressure?
- What motivates you?
- Are you a self motivator?
- What do you find are the most difficult decisions to make?
- Tell me about yourself.
- What has been the greatest disappointment in your life?
- What are you passionate about?
- What are your hobbies?
- What do people most often criticize about you?
- What is the biggest criticism you received ?
- Why did you choose your major?
- Do you prefer to work independently or on a team?
- Give some examples of teamwork.
- What type of work environment do you prefer?
- Describe a difficult work situation / project and how you overcame it.
- How did you impact the bottom line?
- Interview questions about your abilities.
- What applicable attributes / experience do you have?
- What part of the job will be the least challenging for you?
- Which parts of this job are the most challenging for you?
- What philosophy guides your work?
- What strength will help you the most to succeed?
- What were your expectations for the job and to what extent were they met?
- What were your responsibilities?
- What major challenges and problems did you face? How did you handle them?
- What have you learned from your mistakes?
- Which was most / least rewarding?
- What was the biggest accomplishment / failure in this position?
- Questions about job demotions.
- What problems have you encountered at work?
- Have you ever had difficulty working with a manager?
- Have you worked with someone who didn't like your work?
- Why would you take a job for less money?
- What do you see yourself doing within the first 30 days on the job?
Week 3
Expressionism
-You can use one particular icon in different type of content
-What we can feel from the picture
-Everyone have their own point of context


Disney Meet the Robinson


My opinion
-Loneliness feeling
-Finding a new beginning
-Keep moving foward
-Think creatively
-Solving problems
-People who believe good things are motivated to do better
Ideas can be dangerous
-His manifesto is you can be anything you want and you can do whatever you want
-Leonardo Da Vincci - A lot of people believe Leonardo practise drawing and have thousands of drawing
-You may have change you profession
-Have to determine and put yourself to it
-Some manifesto can lead to bad effect
-Diferent people believe in different things
Manifesto
Monday, 11 August 2014
Week 1
I'm going to introduce myself.I have born and grown up in Kuala Lumpur and I'm studying 2nd semester in foundation.I am a friendly person, good thinker, flexible to work in any shift.My life style is very simple.I'm interested in many things such as music, reading novels, watching movies. I love to read love stories and suspense thrillers. I wanna improve my English skills. I'm glad to have here. My other hobbies including being with my friends. I'm personally interested in becoming an Interior Designer, however, there are many different career opportunities. I believe that a job should be like a hobby. It is very difficult and requires a tremendous amount of patience and hard work. I hope that I'll be able to meet these challenges, and that my dream will come true. As for now I'm only focusing my attention on enjoyment. I'm being my true self with the values, dreams and goals that I have.My manifesto is 'People who believes in good things are motivated to do better'So this is 'Me' standing infront of all of you. Thank you.




