HIS PREFERRED MATERIALS

Perhaps it’s his practised eye, honed over a design career spanning two decades – Bobby Cheng knows exactly what will fit him. Yes, to the wool checked jacket from Bottega Veneta, which, when worn, looks like it was custom made for his physique. No, to the Gucci wool three-piece suit – “it’s just not me”. A little too swank for one who admits he has difficulty marketing himself. The style for the Brewin Design Office founder is an extension of his design – textured, subtle, ever enveloped in grace. He says of his love for wood: “It’s a material that has a life of its own. It continues to breathe, to move, to age and change over time.” Here’s to keeping it natural.