Easy on the Eye
Beautiful people, exquisite spaces, luxurious furnishings. Go on, feast your eyes
ith a theme like living by Design, it is only apt our two main photo shoots this issue involve interiors so gorgeous, we almost found reason to never go outside. Take the elaborate Louis Vuitton Objets Nomades exhibition presented at the Louis Vuitton Island Maison at Marina Bay Sands, where our cover shoot took place. The indoor jungle haven featuring a collection of foldable furniture and travel accessories is meant to show off the savoir faire of the visionary designers behind the collection—which it does successfully—but Dana Cheong, our cover girl, made lounging on the hammock by Atelier Oï so effortless, you never would have guessed she almost fell off it several times. But we are glad to report no live plants or humans were harmed during this production. Hair and make-up started at 7.30am but we were only halfway done at lunchtime. Although stomachs were rumbling—the coffee and scones Louis Vuitton so kindly provided for breakfast were starting to lose their effect—there were two more shots to go, so our team, professional as always, pushed on. Come 3pm, the shoot wrapped. Just in time too, as Louis Vuitton’s guests began shuffling in for a private viewing. Meanwhile, on the other side of town, Francesco Galli Zugaro was showing us around his capacious Leedon Residence home. Trust the jet-setting CEO and co-founder of boutique river cruise firm Aqua Expeditions, and his wife Birgit, to know their collection of Asian, African and South American antiques well. Although they tell us that what we saw were just their smaller pieces—“we don’t have the space to fit in our larger pieces, which are being stored in one of the rooms at my father-in-law’s house,” said Francesco. Just as enchanting were the homes of interior design extraordinaire Roy Teo, whose pad exuded his signature classiccontemporary style, and Kim and Lito Camacho—we are talking about their sprawling art-filled residence in Manila, no less—for which we sought the help of our colleagues at Philippine Tatler to lock down a crew for the photo shoot. We hope the unique charms of each home will inspire you just as much as they have inspired us.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Darren Gabriel Leow, assisted by Darren Chan
FASHION DIRECTION
Desmond Lim, assisted by Joey Tan
HAIR AND MAKE-UP
Sha Shamsi/indigo Artisans, using L’oréal Professionnel and Marc Jacobs Beauty
OUTFIT & JEWELLERY
Louis Vuitton
HAMMOCK
Louis Vuitton Objets Nomades
LOCATION
Louis Vuitton Island Maison