About

Light, material, and the two of us

JM Design — Jour & Matière — is a small interior design studio in Singapore, run by two partners. We work on homes and small commercial spaces, and we build each one around daylight and natural materials.

Photograph · the partners selecting slabs at the yard
The studio

Two designers on every project

You will meet both of us at the first visit, and you will still be talking to both of us at handover. The people who sketch your space are the same people standing beside you at the stone yard, pointing out the vein that will run down the side of your island.

We keep the studio small on purpose. It means we can choose every slab, check every drawing, and be on site at the moments that matter.

JM Design · Interior design studio · Singapore

Approach

How we work

  1. 01

    Light first

    We look at how daylight moves through your space before we draw, and plan the lighting around it.

  2. 02

    Materials early

    Stone and finishes are chosen at the start, because they shape everything else.

  3. 03

    Made to last

    We choose materials that wear well and grow more beautiful with use.

Photograph · hands templating a slab
Stone sourcing

Every cut, planned by hand

Natural stone varies from slab to slab, so we never order it from a photo. We choose the slabs with you at the yard, then lay paper templates over each one and mark by hand where every cut will fall — so the best of the veining ends up where you will see it every day.

Start a project

Planning a renovation?

Tell us about your space and the light it gets. We’ll get back to you within two working days.