SPARK 三位女设计师的国际妇女节访谈

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The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is “

Balance for Better

”.

In celebration of the day SPARK's director Stephen Pimbley posed questions loosely associated with “balance” to SPARK’s 3 senior women who along with 3 male colleagues are collectively responsible for the design work and management of our 3 studios.

SPARK's 3

senior women

（From left to right）：  

Jessica Leong、

Wenhui Lim、Min Wei

Chapter One

Introduction

Wenhui Lim

Partner

Wenhui is a partner of SPARK having worked with the studio for over 12 years. She has worked on most of the major national and international portfolio projects undertaken by the studio. Wenhui was a winner of the Singapore Women's Weekly Great Women of our Time Award Design & Style category 2016 focused on "high achieving working women who are inspiring game changers making an impact in the city.”Wenhui is currently chairperson of the Singapore judging panel of the Asia Property Awards.

Min Wei

Partner in charge of SPARK China 

Min Wei joined SPARK Office in 2012.Later she became Director and General Manager of SPARK China in 2016.She is responsible for the company management, brand development and design management of SPARK in China. She is a design management expert,who is experienced in architectural design, and also have the thinking and vision of developers.

Jessica Leong

Senior Associate

Leader of SPARK's  interior design group

Jessica joined SPARK office in 2018. Her work at these design studios, had allowed her to gain work experiences on projects that span the spectrum of Master planning, Architecture, Interior& Furniture design. Currently, with the same passion to explore ideas to create bespoke and delightful spatial experiences.

Chapter Two

 INTERVIEW

Q1: 

What hobbies balance your work and life? 

WHL: 

I enjoy baking bite size snacks, binging on tv series and reading up on branches of the I-Ching易经. Work is living and life is working but having different brain focus at different times re-charges me and inspires my work. I used to participate in immersive gaming but frequent traveling put a halt to that. 

嘿，在干啥哩？

还能干些啥！上班哩。

。

MW: 

Singing, watching TV serials or variety shows.

JL: Yoga.

Q2: 

Which woman do you admire for her dignity, nerve, sangfroid?

WHL: 

Do I have to admire anyone? Most recently impressed by Theresa May for her courage and political grit and Cara Delevinge for her consistently bold opinions against social predators.

MW: 

Chanel. She was independent, not afraid of challenging traditions and had an uniquely strong personal style. She developed her interest in fashion into a world renowned top-notch fashion empire, an admirable and inspiring tale of success for me.

JL: 

My mom. She always manages to remind me to focus back onto the things that matter most, and not fret unnecessarily over trivial distractions.

Q3: D

o you believe that fate balances our lives and that everything happens for a reason?

WHL: 

I believe our paths are set in a direction but molded by hard work, environment and self-control. "Everything happens for a reason" is a convenient rose-tinted stance in bad situations, I prefer "What can we do next?"

嘿，在干啥哩？

还能干些啥！上班哩。

。

MW: 

Yes. I believe that good deeds result in positive fate. An example is my friend returning the favour after I have helped him/her. This of course applies to negative actions.

JL: 

Yes, but our choices also make a difference.Knowing when to make timely and appropriate decisions, is a super power I would love to have!

Q4: 

What puts you out of balance and keeps you up at night?

WHL: "

What can we do next?"

嘿，在干啥哩？

还能干些啥！上班哩。

。

MW: 

Thinking about great ideas or topics that interest me makes me very excited and keeps me up for hours.

JL: 

TV shows, Netflix.

Q5: 

What food do you associate with your family that gives you a feeling of equilibrium?

WHL:

My family loves reinventing typical Asian homecooked fare, my favourite being 'Black egg' - simply undercooked, ugly scrambled eggs with lots of black sesame oil and dark soy sauce. 

嘿，在干啥哩？

还能干些啥！上班哩。

。

MW: 

Grandma’s old hen soup.

JL: 

Home cooked soup.

Q6: 

Being impartial is SPARK the place you thought you would end up working?

WHL: I 

never thought much of where I would end up, to begin with. Loosely put I wanted to have freedom of expression and constant exposure, whatever I end up doing. SPARK was a temporary stopover turned permanent home.

嘿，在干啥哩？

还能干些啥！上班哩。

。

MW: 

Yes, I like the design creativity, company culture and brand philosophy of SPARK.

JL: 

No, my other childhood ambitions included: being a vet, or a graphic designer. 

Q7: 

Where would we find you chilling at 10.00am on a Sunday morning?

WHL: 

Beviamo, over black coffee and peanut butter.

嘿，在干啥哩？

还能干些啥！上班哩。

。

MW: 

Bed. Work hard, sleep harder.

JL: 

Breakfast with my husband and my dog.

Q8: 

What music gives you a sense of tranquility?

WHL: 

Discordant music with strong rhythms, stirring and anthemic. Currently listening to: Balanescu Quartet’s interpretation of Computer Love Seduction, Rene Aubry Sunset on M, Dardust Arrival of the Birds, Cinematic Orchestra.

嘿，在干啥哩？

还能干些啥！上班哩。

。

MW: 

Love songs sung by lady singers with incredible voices.

JL: 

Tunes played on an acoustic guitar.

Q9: 

Would you say that you are imperturbable by nature?

WHL:

Manic by nature, fortunately surrounded by imperturbable beings

嘿，在干啥哩？

还能干些啥！上班哩。

。

MW: 

I would say yes. Being agitated does not solve any problems, it is more practical to stay calm and resolve issues in a peaceful mode.

JL: 

Working towards that. 

Q10: 

Does your countenance give you away?

WHL: 

I fail miserably at Poker

嘿，在干啥哩？

还能干些啥！上班哩。

。

MW: 

Normally no, unless I am extremely happy or angry.

JL: 

It depends on who’s looking.

SPARK's director Stephen Pimbley quoted Anna Eleanor Roosevelt: 

“

A woman is like a teabag -

you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water. 

”

Happy International Women’s Day!

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