William Lim’s LIMBONSAI Partners with COLOURLIVING - Design Anthology

Architect and artist William Lim’s bathroom brand LIMBONSAI has partnered with COLOURLIVING to launch a bathroom design, build and styling service, celebrating original Chinese design, craft and manufacturing. We spoke to Lim to find out more about the brand and its first collection

Suzy Annetta: Where did the idea for LIMBONSAI come from, and what are your aspirations for the brand?

William Lim: We would like LIMBONSAI to evolve into a lifestyle brand, and we’re starting with the bathroom collection. The way it started is that in many of my projects we try to source bathroom fittings, and we noticed the choice is quite limited. We do projects that are reflective of Asian design and sensibilities, but we ended up having to source generic taps and not taps that consider the Asian aesthetic. On my travels, I’ve noticed that I have problems with hotel bathroom taps, the minimal ones especially, when my hands are wet or soapy. There are limitations that I see in the sanitary fittings, and that’s why I decided to come up with a new design.