IS Design Portfolio
Nicole Wong
Nicole Wong is the Founder and Lead Interior Designer of IS Design Studio. Known as The Loft Builder, she creates modern luxury homes and high-ceiling spaces across Singapore — personal sanctuaries shaped around the way each client lives.
Custom Carpentry in Singapore: What Actually Separates Good Joinery from Great Joinery
Custom carpentry is the part of a renovation clients feel every day and rarely question upfront. Here's what actually determines whether built-in joinery lasts — the board grade, the hardware, the precision at the join — and why most Singapore interior design firms don't control any of it themselves.
What Is Modern Luxury Interior Design? A Singapore Homeowner’s Guide
Modern luxury interior design isn't about more finishes or bigger statement pieces — it's about precision, spatial planning, and materials chosen to last. Here's what genuinely luxury interiors in Singapore have in common, and how to spot a design firm that delivers it.
Japandi Interior Design in Singapore: A Practical Guide
Japandi — Japanese restraint paired with a softer, lighter warmth of pale wood and muted tone — has become one of the most requested interior styles in Singapore, and for good reason. It suits how we actually live here: compact…
HDB Loft Design: What Is Actually Possible in Singapore
Can an HDB flat feel like a loft? More often than most owners expect. While true structural mezzanines are rarely permitted in standard HDB flats, loft living — the sense of height, openness and vertical drama — is absolutely achievable,…
Mezzanine Floor Design in Singapore: What Works, What to Avoid
A mezzanine floor is the most transformative move available to a Singapore homeowner with height to spare. Done well, it adds a genuine second level — a study, a bedroom, a reading loft — without adding a square metre to…
Renovation Cost in Singapore: The 2026 Guide
“How much will my renovation cost?” is the first question every Singapore homeowner asks — and the one the industry answers worst. Package prices that exclude half the work, quotes that swell mid-project, and “from $X” figures that no real…
Modern Luxury Living Room Furniture: Complete Guide
Introduction Picture stepping into a living room that feels like a quiet private members club, designed only for you. Every line is clean, every texture soft, and every piece of modern luxury living room furniture seems to belong exactly where…
Multi-Functional Furniture for Small Spaces: Luxury Living
Introduction A small apartment or loft no longer has to mean a small life. When we design with multi-functional furniture for small spaces, a one-bedroom can behave more like a three-bedroom home, with each area shifting in mood and purpose…
The History of Interior Design: From Caves to Smart Homes
The history of interior design is, at its core, a story about how people with taste, means, and imagination shape the spaces they live in. From painted caves and palatial tombs to loft apartments and smart homes, each era reveals…
High End Residential Interior Design for Modern Homes
Introduction A home can feel like a well-composed piece of music. Every room carries its own rhythm, yet everything flows together into one calm, confident melody. That is the promise of high end residential interior design when it is done…