Interviews with COMODO Interior & Furniture Design

The apartment is located on the south-eastern coast of Lantau Island in Hong Kong, surrounded by mountains and the beautiful South China Sea. Its serenity views and slow pace of life has inspired the team the Five Elements Theory, a Chinese philosophy used to describe interactions and relationships between wood, fire, metal, earth, and water.

The main focus is to create a natural transition between these rich material palettes. The team gently blended the wooden veneer and metal trimming to lay down the foundation of Earth, Metal, and Wood element. The connection between corridor, wall panel, and cabinet door are tightened by the wooden veneer and grid line. A curated natural stone is used in the living room, master bedroom, study room, and bathroom to bring out a unique and vitality living ambient, and further highlight the Five Elements Theory.

We took about 2 months to finalize the design or decision on using Five Elements Theory as the project concept is quick, then the time remained are used for detail design and material sourcing.

I was a graphic designer before studying the Art of Architecture at City College of San Francisco. I always love drawing different graphics and always enjoy the process of creating and understanding a design where I can convey my inner imaginations and inspirations through a visual medium and help the viewer to engage with the story.

I worked for a furniture design company back to my twenties and started my interest in architect and interior design. The very first project of my work was a residential remodeling for my classmate in school, and it was courageous yet encouraging because he trusts and believed in my design philosophy.

I worked for a furniture design company back to my twenties and started finding my interest in architecture and interior design. I realized that architecture or interior can be considered art when there is an interesting interplay between. I feel touched when seeing a design that carries thoughts to brings a better life to the user.

Mr. Tadao Ando, a Japanese self-taught architect whose minimalist aesthetic and love of natural materials. And I was inspired by his prospective vision in architecture and interior design between nature and humans, using spiritual material, natural light, and natural forms for the expression. His’s work also leading people’s inner thoughts to flow into the building space.

Poggibonsi as the design has complete and strong storytelling. The concept of five-elements is a philosophy developed from the nature surrounding. Using inspirational material like the natural stone to represent each theme in the apartment, and the flow of transition between areas are smooth and soft by the palette combinations.

Three of them are strongly bonded together. Colors play a fundamental role in design as it influences how people feel and associates to something emotional level. The material provides us a tactual sense to relate an object or space, and by composing with the combinations on color, the material will further enhance the ambient of the apartment.

I was a graphic designer before studying the Art of Architecture in the US.

I always love drawing different graphics and always enjoy the process of creating and understanding a design where I can convey my inner imaginations and inspirations through a visual medium and help the viewer to engage with the story.

I worked for a furniture design company back to my twenties, and started my interest in architect and interior design. The very first project of my work was a residential remodeling for my classmate in school, and it was courageous yet encouraging because he trusts and believed in my design philosophy.

COMODO was founded in 2009. We work in the fields of residential design, commercial interiors, and furniture design with a team of passionate, creative interior designers. The essence of COMODO’ work is found in the creation of a design concept development, balance—between minimalism and functional, between richness and details. Our projects not only to fulfill the client's needs and habits, as well as explore ideas to create refinement with simplicity and high-quality that carries bigger thoughts.

I believe design is part of our daily lives, engage in observation and interact with the design detail is very important. You will always find your inspiration from the appreciation in details because they connect and inspire with each other.

This project - Poggibonsi is one of my favorite design as the apartment contained a rich materials and sophisticated details inspired by the surroundings. The essence of “five elements” inside the apartment is subtly expressed in the lively palette and expertly curated by combinations of materials and furniture for diverse textures and tactile sensations.

Concept development, to create a design that can touch people’s hearts. This process is always inspiring during designing as we listen to our client’s stories, get inspired by the conversation in order to create something personal, and work perfectly for them.

Concept development, to create a design that can touch people’s hearts. This process is always inspiring during designing as we listen to our client’s stories, get inspired by the conversation in order to create something personal, and work perfectly for them.

As a designer, we believe design is part of our daily lives. What we use, what we see, and what we heard are different inspirations to our personal design aesthetic. And when we working on a project our client’s story is the most inspirational, we get to know about their personality, habits, and hobbies then convey them into a design element.

Our work is minimal and contemporary that focus on the balance between minimalism and functional, richness, and details. There’s always a journey for exploration behind every design. Our design methodology is keen on knowing more about our client’s personality, needs, and then develop them into the design foundation. Our projects not only to fulfill the client's needs and habits, as well as explore ideas to create refinement with simplicity and high-quality that carries bigger thoughts.

“Design must be functional as well as aesthetically pleasing with small details.”

Our client not only for the end customers but also for reputable developers in Hong Kong Macau and China such as New World Development, HKR International Limited, ITC Properties Group Limited, and Mizuri Ltd...etc

Both residential and commercial project is interesting to work on. Private residential is more personal and focused on functionality and creating a personality. As a residence that they probably will live for over five or ten years, the design itself must be subtle and long-lasting that you won't feel bored but comfortable even after years pass by.

For commercial projects like a showroom design, we need to put the brand character into the design, giving the customer an instant and strong impression on the brand. Also, to work with the products or service itself in order to create a welcoming and functional shopping environment for the brand.