INTERVIEW : SOK VISAL
Hi Visal, where are you from and how old are you? I’m from Cambodia and I’m 42 years old this year. I was born in Cambodia, left in 1975 to France, and came back in 1993, 20 years ago… What do you do and how did it all start? I’m a Creative Director, Events, Music [...]
INTERVIEW : ROBIN LOW
Hi Robin, where are you from and how old are you? I am from Singapore, Age 38 What do you do and how did it all start? I own Greenyarn LLC (www.greenyarn.com), mentored at a few incubators, started a bunch of companies, adjunct at a few universities. I interned in a company in Boston in 1999 [...]
INTERVIEW : CHERIE KO
Hi, pls tell us where you’re from and how old are you? I’m from Singapore and i’m 22 years old. When did you start singing and how did it all start? It all started when I first discovered YouTube in 2007, back when it was just a small community of users. I spent most of [...]
INTERVIEW : RACE KREHEL & ZUSHAN TEO
Hi Guys, where are you from and how old are you? Z: 25, SG R : 27, USA What’s O$P$? Who came up with this name and what does it represent? R: O$P$ is a duo of beat bandits from the future of Singapore, who live in time of great technological revolution. Its us, but [...]
INTERVIEW : FERDI TRIHADI
Hi Ferdi, where are you from and how old are you? Hi Awe50me, I’m 24 years old, was born in Indonesia, stayed in Singapore for the past 6 years and just last year, I moved to Kyoto, Japan. What do you do? I’m a visual artist. That said, I tend to experiment with many different [...]
INTERVIEW: JP CUISON
Hi JP, pls tell us where you’re from and how old are you? I’m JP Cuison, 30 years old. I’m from Manila Philippines, the birthplace of the “I LOVE YOU” virus. What do you do? I’m an Associate Creative Director in an advertising agency in Manila. In my free time, I paint, illustrate and make [...]
INTERVIEW : Eman Raharno A.K.A CLOGTWO
Hi Clogtwo, its been a while since we last catch up with you! How are you and what’s been going on lately? Its been great, year after year, day after day. Been traveling, meeting new people and painting in awesome places. Sometimes, it does get busy with canvas paintings, commissioned illustration projects and toy customs, [...]
INTERVIEW : Nicholas Cho & Vincent Quek
Where are you from and how old are you? N : I’m Nicholas Cho, 35 and V: Vincent Quek, 38 and we are both from (proudly) Singapore! What do you do? N : I always tell people I am the Director of Strategic Planning, but I am actually an over-glorified salesman (smiles broadly). I take [...]
INTERVIEW : Louisa D`Arcy
Hi Louisa, where are you from and what do you do? Hello AWE50ME! Thanks for inviting me to talk about me. I’m a Singapore Londoner. I’m an Art Director. Can you pls tell us about your job? My job is to make things look good. I create environments for print, TV, film, events, windows, stage [...]
INTERVIEW : PIPPI M FIRDAUS
Hi Pippi, tell us where you’re from and how old are you? Hi, I’m 27, from Singapore. What do you do and how long have you been doing this? I’m a video designer and a photographer. Besides my full-time job, I do a lot of free lance work too. It keeps me sane. I’m also [...]
INTERVIEW : DANTE DIZON & NOLI CORONDA
Where are you from and how old are you? Both – I’m Dante Dizon, 33 years old from Manila Phillipines and I’m Noli Coronda, 30 years old. Tell us about yourself? D – I’m a creative director at Leo Burnett Manila. I make commercials for a living. I’m also a creative director and designer of [...]
INTERVIEW : CLINTON LEICESTER & NICOLE WONG
Hi, pls tell us where you’re from and how old are you? C- Hi, I’m Clinton from Singapore and I’m 24. N- I’m Nicole from Singapore and I’m 23. What do you do? Both- We are the co-founders of AMEN and Crawford & Sons, and we also work at Kevin Seah Bespoke. Describe yourself? Both- [...]
INTERVIEW – NINA KARINA NIKICIO
Hi Nina, where are you from and how old are you? Jakarta and I’m 27 Tell us a little about yourself. What do you do and what inspires you? I basically make clothes,based on my own belief that fashion can be treated as an investment rather than some trendy shit that will go passes in [...]
INTERVIEW – ARKIV VILMANSA
Where are you from and how old are you? I’m from Indonesia, I live in a small city surrounded by mountains called Bundung! I’m 32 years old. What do you do? I’m an artist and toy designer. You were an architecture graduate. Why the career switch? Yes, architecture was part of my journey in the [...]
INTERVIEW – DJ KO FLOW
YO! Ko Flow, its been a while! How are you and what have you been up to lately? Never been better! And ready for more! We heard you just got back from the States! What were you doing there? I was touring with Kevin Lester, and we performed at the A3C festival in Atlanta, which [...]
INTERVIEW (CAT SERIES #4) : LUCINDA LAW
This is our last series of interview with AWE50ME people with cats! Lucinda Law, Editor, Writer, Artist & Lecturer at La Salle College of the Arts shares with us her romantic journey with her pussy cat – Jarvis. What is the name and breed of your cat? His name is Jarvis, a tuxedo cross Persian, [...]
INTERVIEW (CAT SERIES #3) – QUINCY TEOFISTO
Quincy Teofisto, co-founder of Blackmarket, one of Singapore’s coolest multi-label shop, 1/2 of VJ duo Achtung What is the name and breed of your cat? Cat 1 : Tabby goes by many names – ginger/mafacka/lyka/simba Cat 2 : Siberian – April How did the 2 of you meet and how long have you been living [...]
INTERVIEW : Designer/Party Photographer/Fashion Journalist TRISKI NURANI
In the day, she is a Senior Graphic Designer at a corporate agency. At night, she documents the Jakarta night scene. She shoots for BLACKOUT and YOUTH IS FOREVER, she is a freelance fashion journalist at The Jakarta Post’s magazine called The Weekender, and she also used to contribute to local and international magazines and [...]
INTERVIEW (CAT SERIES #02) : Jasmine Tuan
Jasmine Tuan, co-founder of Blackmarket, one of Singapore’s coolest multi-label shop , 1/3 of cult label owner of FruFru & Tiger Lily, fashionista and 1/2 of VJ duo Achtung. What is the name and breed of you cat? Girl or boy? Po. I’m not sure about its breed as i’ve adopted it but i like [...]
INTERVIEW : MULTI-TALENTED BEE
Hey Bee, its been a while since we last interviewed you on awe50ome. How are you and what have you been up to lately? Hey there! I’ve been DJing in Tokyo quite a lot this year at some fantastic nights like FANCYHIM and Club Sodom. I’ve also been working on a book , which I [...]
INTERVIEW : ROCKTOGRAPHER CHAICHARN LERTNIMANORADEE
Hi Chaicharn, Where do you come from and how old are you? I’m from Bangkok, Thailand. I’m 28 years old. When did you start taking up photography and what made you picked up a camera? It all started when I was 22 years old. Photography was the only subject I was good at in the [...]
INTERVIEW (CAT SERIES #01) : WRITER PEARLIN SIOW
Craving freedom and recognising that there is more to life than being stuck in airports and cubicles, Pearlin took a corporate hiatus and enrolled in a pilates course to feed her soul. Pearlin currently runs Boss Of Me, a boutique book writing agency that specialises in writing biographies for entrepreneurs and companies. She has written three bestselling [...]
INTERVIEW : ARTIST DESIGNER LINDA LIM
Where did you grow up? Singapore. I grew up and lived in a historically rich and fabulously quaint housing estate, post war flat at Tiong Bahru. What kind of music do you listen to? All genre of music. My first cassette tape was mega hit 3 and I tuned into boss nova radio station every [...]
INTERVIEW : BESPOKE TAILOR KEVIN SEAH
How old are you Kevin? 37 As a kid, what were your influences Toys and Football. Who and what inspired you to become a tailor? I started out as an apprentice with a local tailoring company. It has always been rooted in me, tailoring and fabrics. Why does the fashion industry need you? Because I [...]
