Kelly Randall Sia explores Huls Gallery Singapore for more stylish porcelain pieces to add to her epicurean tableaux.
When it comes to planning and hosting the perfect fête, Kelly Randall Sia has nailed down the splendid formula. “Make sure the guests are happy, make sure the glasses are full and always make more than enough food,” she says. The avid cook also lives by the maxim of entertaining in style: “You want your dishes to come out looking great—and you want to make an entrance yourself.”
Recently, she has begun expanding her eclectic collection of tableware with unique pieces—“kind of an Alice in Wonderland sort of thing”, as she puts it. “If I break a cup from a matching set, I have to replace it. But now I’m thinking of buying unique pieces and pairing all the different patterns together to make the table setting more interesting.” Ahead of the festive season, this makes her visit to Huls Gallery Singapore ever so timely.
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Situated in a pedestrianised area in Duxton Hill, the gallery is the very portrait of tranquillity.
Step inside the light, bright space to find delicate porcelain pieces, lacquerware and ceramics crafted by Japanese artisans, with each piece arranged in neat rows on the wall shelves, alongside a selection of home accessories and decorative items.
The provenance of each artful piece forms the heart and soul of Huls, which is headquartered in Tokyo. The gallery, which opened in September, specialises in homeware and accessories made using traditional, time-tested methods in Japan.
“We call this location a gallery, not a showroom because of our concept themed around the ideas of ‘roots’ and ‘touch’,” explains Yusuke Shibata, the founder and CEO of Huls.