Name: Patrick Waring and Susan Heng
Company: Silverfox Studios Pte Ltd
Position within company: Partners
Website: https://silverfoxstudios.design/
Tell us a little about your background in design (education, experience, etc)
Patrick was born and educated in London, UK. Worked in London for Architect Michael Aukett Associates before moving to Singapore in 1992. He joined Wilson & Associates where he became Deputy Managing Director, leaving in 2007 to set up in partnership at Silverfox Studios.
Susan was born and educated in Singapore; she worked for renowned Architect William Lim & Associates and also as Design Director of Hospitality Design Firm Wilson & Associates before leaving in 2007 to set up in partnership at Silverfox Studios.
How would you describe your personal design style?
We don’t have a design style, or an aesthetic approach, our work is reflective of the environment in and around the site and the purpose of the project and the core values associated to the brand we are working with. There are however certain design principles that we like to apply, such as volumetric interplay, multi layering, the importance of the journey and a touch of theatre, especially in the lighting. This inevitably leads to an identity, even with very different results there is a slight signature.
Where does your design inspiration come from?
We start without any pre conceived notions and lay out a network of ideas which test the desire to create an environment which responds to emotion. This is what drives the concept. We want the experience to be as much about the purpose as about the response to the space and the theatre we wish to create.
