Created a series of illustrated place cards for Lampu-Lampu, a Malaysian lighting brand featured in a two-day trunkshow at Snackfood. Each lamp was inspired by familiar Malaysian objects, food, and cultural references, but visitors were not always immediately aware of the stories behind the designs.

Working closely with the Snackfood director, I researched the inspirations behind each lamp and translated them into hand-drawn illustrations accompanied by concise explanatory text. Designed and assembled using Canva, the cards were displayed alongside the lamps to provide context and encourage deeper engagement with the products.

The project explored how illustration can function as a storytelling tool within a retail environment, helping visitors connect product design with cultural memory and everyday experiences.

My Role
• Visual research
• Illustration
• Information design
• Layout design

Tools
• GoodNotes
• Canva

Outcome
• Produced six illustrated place cards for the Lampu-Lampu trunkshow.
• Created permanent retail display materials used beyond the event period.
• Enhanced visitor understanding of the cultural inspirations behind each lighting design.

Developed a series of watercolour-style illustrations for Snackfood's souvenir card, a printed keepsake given to visitors as a gift or memento of their visit to the store.

Drawing directly from product photography, I illustrated a selection of Snackfood's signature merchandise, balancing accurate representation with a playful and approachable visual style. The illustrations were created in Procreate and later incorporated into the final printed card design.

The project aimed to capture the character of Snackfood through its products, transforming everyday retail objects into a visual collection that reflected the store's identity and sense of discovery.

My Role
• Product illustration
• Visual interpretation
• Creative development

Tools
• Procreate

Outcome
• Illustrated approximately twelve products from the Snackfood collection.
• Contributed visual assets for a customer-facing souvenir card.
• Participated in an iterative feedback and revision process with the creative director.

Let's Sit Down and Talk is an installation inspired by the living room of my late grandmother's apartment, a space that played a significant role in my childhood and family life. Drawing from personal memory as well as familiar elements found in many Malaysian-Chinese homes, the work reconstructs a domestic environment through painted fabric installations suspended within the exhibition space.

Using gouache and wax on Bemsilk, I transformed everyday household objects—including a sofa, folding chair, calendar, altar elements, and tea set—into large-scale painted forms that visitors could walk amongst and experience from multiple perspectives. While the installation suggests a functional living room, the objects remain intentionally inaccessible; visitors are invited to enter the space, but not fully inhabit it.

The project explores the relationship between memory and materiality. By recreating familiar objects as delicate, translucent surfaces, I sought to reflect the way memories persist yet remain out of reach. The title, Let's Sit Down and Talk, references the living room as a place of gathering, conversation, and connection, while acknowledging that some moments can only be revisited through remembrance.

My Role
• Concept development
• Research and visual documentation
• Installation design
• Painting and material experimentation
• Exhibition installation

Materials
• Gouache
• Wax
• Bemsilk fabric

Key Themes
Memory • Home • Family • Malaysian-Chinese Identity • Nostalgia • Interactive Installation