DEFT

DEFT DEFT exists to create quietly brilliant projects – spaces and ideas with innovation and adaptabili

Rather than operating within a defined aesthetic, DEFT nurtures a diverse mix of styles and skills to provide thoughtful and innovative design solutions that evolve with the needs of each project. Our team has a passion for making things with real value - from buildings and interiors to branding and identity. What We Do:

Architectural
Architectural Design
Interior Design
Facade Design
Hospitality

/Retail/F&B/Residential Interiors
Design/Build
Art Procurement and Consultancy

Branding
Concept & Vision
Brand Guidelines
Identity Systems
Logo Design
Naming Strategy
Print & Promotional Collateral
Packaging & Labeling

We are looking for dynamic, forward-thinking designers to execute and develop visual identities and communications. Visu...
19/12/2024

We are looking for dynamic, forward-thinking designers to execute and develop visual identities and communications. Visually and culturally literate, Designers utilise their expertise in working on projects, collaborating closely with the Manila branding and Hong Kong design teams.

HKG—The stairwell at South Side Residence runs up 4 floors, built from scratch.Staircases in general tend to have the gr...
29/10/2024

HKG—The stairwell at South Side Residence runs up 4 floors, built from scratch.
Staircases in general tend to have the greatest ratio of "time spent detailing" to "least appreciated" but in a project full of minute details this one is worth looking at.
Structure built with steel, layered with cement, stone and wood, with a continuously-curving wooden underbelly and wraparound solid-wood handrail.
Swipe to see the process.

Construction and Project Management: .hk
Plastering:
Photography:

HKG—In anticipation of something new coming very soon for in Hong Kong, a look back at some recent snaps from of the b...
28/10/2024

HKG—In anticipation of something new coming very soon for in Hong Kong, a look back at some recent snaps from of the brand in action.

Photography:

MNL—Our latest project, South Side Residence, in the afternoon sun, completed a few weeks ago. Pictured is the master be...
24/10/2024

MNL—Our latest project, South Side Residence, in the afternoon sun, completed a few weeks ago. Pictured is the master bedroom, facing out to Tai Tam Bay.

Construction and Project Management: .hk
Lighting:
Plastering:
Photography:
Styling:

MNL—Kiwami is a Japanese restaurant with branches across Manila, Philippines. Beginning with its Bonifacio Global City f...
24/10/2024

MNL—Kiwami is a Japanese restaurant with branches across Manila, Philippines. Beginning with its Bonifacio Global City flagship store, the brief was designing its transition from a “food hall” concept into an elevated casual dining restaurant. Kiwami finds its refreshed identity in Kiwami: Japanese Master Kitchens, both in space and visual identity.

With so much to offer from the Master Kitchen brands it carries, Kiwami’s visual identity sharpens its focus, now led by confident photography and refined typesetting. Everything culminates in the new menu, which also reads almost like a book, with menu items designed to read with short spiels of each kitchen.

Design:

Social Media: .nti

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Images 11 & 12:
Menu Photography: &

HKG—At DEFT we haven't taken too many residential projects in the past few years as our portfolio has trended towards ho...
18/10/2024

HKG—At DEFT we haven't taken too many residential projects in the past few years as our portfolio has trended towards hospitality, but when we do work on homes we make the most of it.

Our latest project, a 4-storey standalone residence on the south side of Hong Kong island, has been truly a pleasure to work on. After 12 months of design and careful construction, we are thrilled to reveal some of the initial photography from in collaboration with .

Pictured above is the master ensuite, with one of the best views from a bathtub in Hong Kong.

Design: intee .lee10 .lc

Construction and Project Management: .hk
Stone: Vincent at Urbannature
Photography:
Styling:

MNL—Views of the newly completed Kiwami BGC for Standard Hospitality Group, in collaboration with and .Photography by ...
15/10/2024

MNL—Views of the newly completed Kiwami BGC for Standard Hospitality Group, in collaboration with and .
Photography by
Builder:
Joiner:

Logo in use for
10/10/2024

Logo in use for

05/10/2024

MNL—A few months back, our Manila team moved into our brand new studio in Legazpi Village and we’re finally getting around to showing it off. We’ve split the studio into 2 parts, with our very own in front facing quiet Castro St., and our team’s working space towards the back.

MNL—We're thrilled to unveil the first of many upgrades and new stores for .ph : the newly renovated flagship store in B...
04/10/2024

MNL—We're thrilled to unveil the first of many upgrades and new stores for .ph : the newly renovated flagship store in BGC, now reimagined as Kiwami: Japanese Master Kitchens. A collaboration between our creative team and SHG Creative Director , .ph at BGC fuses traditional Japanese aesthetics with modern elegance for a completely reimagined fine casual dining experience, opening its doors on October 9. Inside you’ll also find a brand new food concept, , a contemporary and creative handroll bar from sushi master Chef Mark Manaloto.

More photos from to come soon.

Builder:
Joiner:
Signage: & Pinwheel
MEPF: JCSantos
Specialty Flooring:

CER | Club Social powered by Casual Engineering Research, and the purpose-built audiophile-designed sound system. Photog...
12/06/2024

CER | Club Social powered by Casual Engineering Research, and the purpose-built audiophile-designed sound system.

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Hong Kong

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