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For those of you who missed the Property Show where I was interviewed by Tiffany Chew, along with another guest, Vanessa, a full time Interior Design professional from Desigva Design, FEAR NOT for BFM podcasts all its shows.

Listen to it below or download the podcast (16min, 2.8mb) directly

Key items covered in the interview

• current trends
• is going green in?
• issues homeowners face with interior design
• cost, practicality, aesthetics?
• practical home design tips

Now that I’ve heard the recording, it feels somewhat surreal to know that I’ve been presented with the honour of being a guest on BFM! In my opinion, the show went pretty well and I now finally know how I sound like on the radio. Tiffany was great at getting us to feel comfortable especially since both guests were first timers on air. What stood out was her incredible hospitality which I really appreciate and her really cool name card which read ‘Bungalows For Me (BFM)’ on the reverse.

I’ve had the good fortune of being invited to be a guest on The Property Show with Tiffany Chew on BFM (Business FM). It’s going to be my first time on the radio and I’ve got to say that I’m pretty excited.

I hope you guys will tune in this Saturday at 11am – FM frequency 89.9 and listen in on the show as the topic for the week is Interior Design. Joining Tiffany and I would be Vanessa from Desigva Design – a professional Interior Designer who plies her trade in Malaysia, Singapore and Dubai. Yikes, how will I fare against a full time professional?

For months now this has been the only radio station I tune in to daily because their concept of business talk shows coupled with ever improving music (Dire Straits, Pink Floyd, The Verve etc) is a great departure from the likes of Hitz, Fly and other more mainstream stations.

Do make sure you tune in to The Property Show this coming weekend!

Homepride.com.my approached me to do an interview which I gladly obliged. Being part of the Catcha Group, Homepride is both a print magazine as well as an online portal on all things home & living for urban dwellers. The interview mainly focuses on my thoughts and experiences with home design and living. The last question was a nice touch.

Read the full interview after the jump

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In June last year, a chap by the name of Henry approached me seeking opinions about setting up an online business selling quality fabrics to the Australian market. The key things I spoke about then were about a user-friendly site display, clear furnishing options, strong delivery capabilities, and above all, easy payment options.

The site, comfortworks.com.au was officially launched on 7 April 2010 and features interactive products and fabric customization options to allow customers to be ale to view their finished product online before making the purchase.

Here’s the story of how ComfortWorks originated:

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San Francisco has long had a history of caring about its community. For decades, the country has looked to San Francisco for guidance on how to take care of one’s fellow man and of the planet. So it’s no surprise that San Francisco is one of the leaders in environmentally friendly communities. From the Green Building Program of Marin County to the Mountain View apartments of Silicon Valley, San Francisco is again leading the way, showing some great new methods for building green communities to the world.

Marin County – Green Building Program

The Green Building Program is a Marin Country project run by Omar Pena, Marin County’s Green Building Coordinator. He is available to offer any technical assistance needed in order to build green in Marin County. The Green Building Program is part of Marin County’s Sustainability Initiative, designed to save energy and protect the environment in various ways, from promoting alternative energy use, to green building to tips on green living. The Green Building Program includes residential green building guidelines and a rating system, incentives for green building initiatives and green building technical help.

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Siller Stairs is one of Italy’s foremost stairs designers. My previous post showcased Siller’s impressive work done around the world. Here’s an interview I did with the guy behind Siller Stairs himself – Benjamin Friedl.

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Me: Tell us about the origins of Siller Stairs/Treppen

Benjamin: The company was founded in 1958 and by a traditional carpenter. Mr. Siller Senior only manufactured custom made staircases primarily using wood during the winter time. In 1990, Christian Siller (Junior) decided it was time to expand the business and concentrate on professional stairs. His aim was to create light and floating stairs to be viewed as accompaniments to living spaces, just like any other furniture. Today, the main materials used are wood, stainless steel and glass. Since 2000,  Siller Stairs has gone international and the are now sold in Germany, Austria, Spain, UK, USA and Canada.

Me: In your opinion, what differentiates Siller from its competitors? and how does Siller plan to continue to maintain the edge in an ever competitive industry?

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Looking for art for the home? Here’s an avenue:

Why, she did the most sensible thing of course! She spent USD325,000 (approx RM1.1m) on a 2-floor mansion for her pups. Now Tinkerbell, Marilyn Monroe, Prince Baby Bear, Harajuku, Dolce and Prada all have a luxurious place fitted with Philippe Starck furniture and a grand chandelier to call home.

Suddenly, the word kennel seems to sound almost vulgar in this context.

Read more about Ms. Hilton’s pink mansion on peoplepets and luxist

imagesource: peoplepets

Live It Up! @1 Utama will be holding a kitchenware warehouse sales from 30Oct – Nov

Products Offered

• Imported Non-Stick Pots and Pans
• Pressure Cooker
• Stainless Steel Cookware
• Cutlery
• Porcelain
• Stone Ware
• Glasses
• Household
• Kitchen Utensils
• and more

Location

Live It Up

LG306 1Utama Shopping Centre (New Wing)

Bandar Utama

via ShoppingNSales

The developers of Desa Parkcity now hold ‘Green Day‘ once every two months to encourage its residents to recycle. A very commendable effort indeed and it sure is great to know that I live in a place where the developers do their bit for the environment.

The next one is going to be held this weekend, on the 18th of October, from 9am to 1pm, at the Waterfront Carpark II (just opposite Zenia)

Anyone who is interested can contribute, not just residents. So go do your part and go GREEN. I know I’ll be there!

Find out more here

What/Where is Desa Parkcity? Find out more at their official website