Background

Prior to graduating in 2007 with a BA (Hons) in Interior Design from the University of the Creative Arts, Farnham, Kevin gained an internship with a small studio in Chelsea, London. Here he learned the industry standards and additional skills necessary for a professional career, while being exposed to a wide range of interior disciplines in the exhibition, residential, and retail and leisure sectors.

After graduating, Kevin secured a job with MET Studios, where he spent time working in both their Hong Kong and London offices. He joined the Imagination Group in 2008 as a member of the Automotive Team, principally designing for the Aston Martin Global Retail Programme, as well as other luxury automotive brands, before joining the Retail & Leisure Team in 2011. His focus was designing for global high-end luxury retail brands, and large-scale developments and hotels. In early 2013, he then moved again within the company to join the Shell account, working as part of a fully integrated, multi-disciplinary creative team delivering a variety of projects that included global events, exhibitions and educational experiences. By mid-2014, Kevin left the Shell Team to join the newly re-branded Virgile+Partners, focusing once more on delivering high-end luxury projects for a number of globally renowned brands.

In 2015, Kevin secured his first private client, freelancing in his spare time to deliver a high-end, bespoke interior design scheme. By the end of 2016, he had completed the first interior design project as AiyaStudio (his own company name) — a renovated, completely bespoke 34-square metre residential apartment in the heart of Hong Kong’s desirable Wanchai district. In early 2017, after a nine-year association with the Imagination Group, he formally left Virgile+Partners to take on new challenges within the industry.

Additional clients not showcased include: Harrods, El Corte Ingles, Shinsegae, Marc Restaurants, Jaguar, Museum of London, Carrat London, Manchester United Experience Macau, Holiday Inn Manila, Nitesh Properties, The Royal Automobile Club & Dokkae Planetarium Mecca.

Skills

Kevin has gained and developed skills essential to his profession, which enable him to communicate various strategies and spatial requirements. These include researching and conceptual development through to presentation and graphic techniques, and model making – both physical and virtual. He is able to produce detailed drawing packs, visualise, sketch, liaise with suppliers and present to clients and contractors.