Monique Lee
Hong Kong (China)
Monique Lee, Interior Design Director of Mas Studio Ltd., columnist on interior designs for Capital Weekly, Hong Kong. She has a passion for art since childhood and has always aspired to design for spatial comfort and simplicity. Her designs are well received by clients as a blend of inspiration and functionality. With solid knowledge in architecture and interior designs, she started her career working with land developers after getting professional qualifications in her early twenties. Year 2009 is a milestone when she founded her own company to further her design career. In 2013, she got her first accolade with one of her designs in an interior design award. Since then, her designs have been gaining recognition in different design awards. Access Monique Lee Newsroom
Featured Designs
Monique Lee
Restaurant
Soda Port contains a private dining compartment Tato and a main dining hall. Tato features an open kitchen with a pillar figurative of Macao tower. The main hall has a bar section and a dining corner. Bar area is a modern retro space paved with marble stone. Its patterns derive from the flagstone street of Senado Square, while the screen decorations serve to revive classic stained glass patterns. Design of the drinking bar brings back the mood of Macao in the 50s. On its left is a private dining corner in the context of historic Ruinas de Sao Paulo against a Portuguese tiled feature wall.
A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award - Silver (2022) - Access Monique Lee Restaurant Press Kit
Monique Lee
Restaurant
Doors at the entrance open to a space of intense bright red. Tinted glass screens offer a sense of privacy. There are two areas: a main dining hall and a VIP lounge. The main hall is bright, with a self-service corner against a white stone wall in a wavy pattern. A ripple metal sculpture hangs from the ceiling. On the far right is the VIP lounge which has soft lighting and a cozy ambiance, with a living room and a dining corner partitioned by Andy Warhol's 'Marilyn Monroe' metal curtain. Overall, the artwork and decor showcase a contemporary and artistic vibe.
A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award - Iron (2024) - Access Monique Lee Restaurant Press Kit
Monique Lee
Restaurant
Ito's shopfront starts with a Karesansui landscape showing bold water current images and bamboo trees. At the entrance is a reception area designed with metallic and natural materials. Walking through the interior, it is a Shiheyan layout. There is an atrium space in the center with private rooms in an earthy tone on its south, east, north, and west corners. Two open kitchens reserved for Robatayak and Teppanyaki cuisines are in the rear part. They are like the open space under the eaves of traditional Japanese houses where families and friends gather and chat during leisure time.
A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award - Bronze (2023) - Access Monique Lee Restaurant Press Kit
Monique Lee
Restaurant
The entrance is a parade of contrasting materials, structures, and colors. The reception area is a space of tranquil comfort. Auspicious patterns encounter playful decorations. Behind is a dynamic bar area within a resting context. Traditional Chinese character Hui pattern led lights adds a sense of futurism. Going through a delicately adorned roofed cloister is the dining area. Decorated with floral, carb fish images, embossed stained glass screens and the ancient herbalist Bai Zi cabinets, it is a visual journey through time and cultural relics in fashion.
A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award - Silver (2020) - Access Monique Lee Restaurant Press Kit
Monique Lee
Residential
One major feature of the design is a mega image of the iconic Big Ben of the entrance. It adorns the space with a sense of leisure. The use of gentle stone grey as the design's theme colour is a rich resonance with the natural scenery outside. The dining and living rooms along the French windows enjoy natural light source and a panoramic seaview. The marble stone furniture and pattern enrich a breezy ambience while master bedroom's earthy tone builds a resting mood ideal for bedtime.
A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award - Bronze (2021) - Access Monique Lee Residential Press Kit
Monique Lee
Restaurant
Howard’s Gourmet design concept combines classic Chinese architectural elements with contemporary materials and design concepts for a novel visual gradient. The layout of restaurant consists of private dining rooms and is based on the old Siheyuan concept. With massive use of gold in modern forms, it creates a contemporary palatial grandeur. Ancient views of formation of Sky and Earth, the 5 elements of Cosmology are major forms and shapes used to decorate the interior of the dining rooms. Adorned with rich colors, floral and geometric fabric, the environment is enriched with cheerful vibe.
A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award - Bronze (2019) - Access Monique Lee Restaurant Press Kit
Monique Lee
Restaurant
Being a Shabu Shabu, the restaurant design adopts wood, red and white colours to present a traditional feeling. The use of simple contour lines reserves customers’ visual attention to food and diet messages displayed. Since quality of food is a prime concern, the restaurant is layout with fresh food market elements. Construction materials like cement walls and floor are used to build the market backdrop of a big fresh food counter. This setup simulates real market purchase activities where customers can see food quality before making choices.
A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award - Silver (2017) - Access Monique Lee Restaurant Press Kit
Monique Lee
Restaurant
Kaiseki Den by Saotome, employs distinctive Wabi-sabi design elements of simplicity, raw texture, modesty and nature to exemplify Zen meaning behind Kaiseki cuisine. Shopfront is built with natural composite wood strips giving a three-dimensional visual effect. The entrance corridor and VIP rooms with Japanese Karesansui elements evoke imagination of being in a peaceful sanctuary undisturbed by the hustle and bustle of the city. The interior in a most simple layout with minimum decoration. The clear-cut wooden lines and translucent wagami paper with soft lighting keep a spacious feeling.
A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award - Bronze (2018) - Access Monique Lee Restaurant Press Kit
Monique Lee
Restaurant
Operetta means light opera, a modern genre of performing arts. The design evolves around a concept of stage, interaction between performers and audience. It combines modern design ideas with 17-18th century design styles. Looking through an EYE at the entrance is a front hall of classic architectural style. Iconic theatre elements such as domes, arcs, and art of the 17th and 18th centuries are adapted for a modern feeling. Through a corridor to the dining hall is of a modern style. Modern lighting system, materials and colours are chosen to create a grand atmosphere comparable to a theatre.
A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award - Iron (2018) - Access Monique Lee Restaurant Press Kit
Monique Lee
Restaurant
The design is inspired by and resonates Italian SWEET LIFE - Dolce Vita. The scene of the country house style windows and red-brick-like façade at the entrance constructs an atmosphere of a square in a small Italian town. Together with the parquet floor and greeneries, it ushers customers into an exotic Italian town to enjoy a lighthearted meal.
A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award - Bronze (2017) - Access Monique Lee Restaurant Press Kit