Design Legends ("DL") had the distinct honour to interview legendary designer CHEANG Hoi Fung ("CHF") for their original perspective and innovative approach to design as well as their creative lifestyle, we are very pleased to share our interview with our distinguished readers.
CHF : i graduated in BSC (Hon) quantity surveying and worked as a quantity surveyor for 3 years. i felt so excited when the design drawing turned to actually built. i was touched by every detail. i studied part time evening course of interior design after then and changed my career gradually.
CHF : -i am talented on it, and i have passion. -with the strong technical background makes me a lot easier to manage the designer.
CHF : i have worked as interior designer more than 15 years
CHF : i design interior. i wish to do more furniture design
CHF : -think out of the box. -work hard -work with passion
CHF : -good designer can do good design -great designer can do timeless and symbolic design.
CHF : -good form and shape -useful -make people/ end users feel exciting, touching and joyful. -VS. cost
CHF : good design can make people feeling joyful, peaceful, happy, exciting, interesting, inspiration, relaxing. that's why we need invest on design so that people physical and mental health can be improved.
CHF : i will design a mediation place for buddhist.
CHF : architectural projects
CHF : -touch base client needs from their heart -study the living pattern of the enduser -inspiration via the mediation. -budget and progress control
CHF : -tadao ando; norman foster; lecorbusier;
CHF : Porsche ; timeless and always good looking and good performance
CHF : I ever designed and owned biscuit shop named 'Blesscuit'; it means all the cookie and biscuit baked with blessing.
CHF : -more care others -enlarge their vision -respect everyone/ everything surrounded
CHF : - a builder
CHF : design is part of our life, it physically and mentally influence our life.
CHF : -my family -all my ex- bosses -all my clients
CHF : -gratitude -blessing -love
CHF : -my own thought; self- limitation
CHF : -simple and clear; but strong message
CHF : -I am doing couple of small residential project currently. I expect to do some big one in near future.
CHF : -financially freedom with no stress; just doing the high quality projects
CHF : -good design -work in harmony and joyful mood with people -responsible (quality , time and cost control)
CHF : -create harmony, joyful and peaceful space for people releasing stress and balance their emotion
CHF : -I do design + PM + build projects and all parts under my control
CHF : 'Blesscuit' cookie store, meaningful name and strong message deliver to customers.
CHF : -recycle material used;less use of the natural material such as wood and stone
CHF : blend with the natural
CHF : depends. usually 4-6 weeks
CHF : -user criteria (mood, time , cost)
CHF : - always respect and care people -meditation
CHF : either ways
CHF : -make end users and the team more easy to understand the design via seeing the visual simulation
CHF : -autocad; 3d studio max
CHF : -main role; as important as the form and shape
CHF : - how can you make the ambient so timeless, peaceful and harmony?
CHF : -feel gratitude I have the opportunity to seeing that.
CHF : -buddha/ universe (via the mediation)
CHF : -client / end user
CHF : -law of attraction
CHF : -projects designed by others -past experience -window shopping -seeing the show flat for new property -mediation
CHF : -I treat all these as a profile in order to give confident to my clients.
CHF : earth tone; hong kong all foods autumn cars, glasses, watches, cigar, home
CHF : the contractor engraved the dimension sign and figure on the physical stone floor as shown in the shop drawing
CHF : -gratitude -blessing -family
CHF : -not yet; until I had my first summer job for building philippe starck designed restaurant
CHF : AI can do interior design and fitout
CHF : I want everyone knows I am so caring about their thought, I want to design the space for people feel, joyful, happy , harmony, peaceful and timeless.
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