WINNIE SIN IN HER PRIVATE OFFICE/SHOWROOM
DATO KEE HUA CHEE IS IMPRESSED
DATO KEE HUA CHEE AT EASE
DOUBLY LUCKEE
IS WINNIE SIN THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL JEWELLER? WE THINK SO!
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AND THE DECOR IS INDEED REMINISCENT OF A BAROQUE PALACE IN VERSAILLES, FRANCE AS ALL GRAND MANSIONS AND CHATEAU IN FRANCE AND REST OF EUROPE ARE FILLED WITH CHINESE ORNAMENTS, CUPBOARDS AND STATUES AS CHINOISERIE WAS PERENNIALLY POPULAR.
EVEN TODAY, THE MOST EXCLUSIVE AND EXPENSIVE HOMES IN EUROPE AND AMERICA ALWAYS HAVE A FEW CHINESE OBJETS D'ART SO WINNIE SIN'S PALATIAL SHOWROOM IS A CLASSIC AND EXCEPTIONALLY BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THIS GENRE THAT BLENDS THE BEST OF WEST AND EAST.
AND PRAY TELL, WHO IS THE INTERNATIONAL AND FRIGHTFULLY EXPENSIVE INTERIOR DECORATOR WHO CREATED THIS LUSH AMBIANCE AND SETTING THAT CAN BE USED FOR A MOVIE SETTING?
IS HE FROM LONDON, PARIS OR NEW YORK. OR MAYBE HONGKONG OR SHANGHAI?
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IT IS WINNIE SIN'S HUSBAND SIN CHEANG LOONG!
But how did Sin Cheang Loong get all the fabulous works of art and antiques? Some are new, some old and all extremely dazzling? I know even if money is no object, such objects simply cannot be bought overnight!
"You are right. These are part of his collection which he started after marrying me," says the beauteous Winnie Sin. "He has been collecting for the last 35 years for this. Our home is furnished with his stuff and he still has more in the warehouse! So it is very easy for him to visualise what he has in mind and physically recreate his vision."
Surprisingly, Winnie Sin had no hand in the decor. She laughs, "Everything is done by my husband and i did not contribute anything. There can only be 1 captain in a ship so I leave everything to him. I just appreciate and admire the end results! Of course my taste is very similar to his. It took 6 months to furnish the interior. The ceilings, plasterwork and wallpapering are by local craftsmen who seemed taken aback when asked to do the work. They kept asking my husband "Are you sure you want it like this?" or "This is the color you want?". My husband told them to do exactly as told since he was paying them!"
Winnie Sin does the selling of jewels as this is her passion and what she does best. "I do the sales and he does the decor. So our paths don't cross and no arguments! It is great that we do what we enjoy most. Visitors all are amazed and said they have never seen such a place like this."
This showroom is just the tip of the iceberg or should that be blingberg---more is to come!
Winnie and Sin Cheang Loong had bought a huge, 8,000 sq ft bungalow and yes, hubby is busy decorating and furnishing it on a monumental scale, the likes of which have never been seen in Malaysia! It will be a national treasure in terms of magnificent decor as well as the most splendid setting for masterpieces from Rafflesia Pearl Centre, Mandalay Jade & Ruby as well as Jewellery Circle, the 3 brands which will be blended into one.
Once the bungalow is completed, I think Rafflesia Centre and Jewellery Circle at ParkRoyal hotel will close.
Winnie Sin plans to have a cafe at the forthcoming bungalow in Ampang which will serve food and champagne to her guests. That's really something to look forward to!
THE DOOR LOOKS PROMISING ON THE OUTSIDE
DATO KEE HUA CHEE IN THE FOYER
THE JADE BANGLE ON THIS TANG DYNASTY FIGURINE IS REAL AND WORTH RM 50,000! I TRIED TO STEAL IT BUT IT IS SAFELY SECURED AND I WOULD HAVE TO BREAK THE STATUE'S ARM WHICH MIGHT NOT FIT INTO MY POCKET
WINNIE SIN LOOKING LIKE A MILLION DOLLARS AS USUAL
WALL DECOR
WHIMSICAL
PORTRAITS OF WINNIE SIN AND SIN HUI XIN HER DAUGHTER
THE CELEBRATED 'FAT LADIES' FROM TANG DYNASTY WHEN PLUMP COURT LADIES WERE CONSIDERED THE HEIGHT OF BEAUTY SINCE BEING OVERWEIGHT MEANT YOU WERE RICH ENOUGH TO EAT LOTS OF FOOD! SAME LIKE TODAY'S HERMES BIRKIN AND KELLY BAGS WHICH SHOW OFF YOUR WEALTH AS A BASIC BAG NOW COSTS RM 45,000!
WINSOME PAIR
THE SITTING ROOM FIT FOR A QUEEN!
NOTICE THE FAUX CHERRY BLOSSOMS OUTSIDE THE WINDOW! VERY TROMP L'OEIL!
DATO KEE HUA CHEE WEARS KEITH KEE KOUTURE SHIRT AND TIGER PANTS BY LILA MAJNUN
FRENCH BAROQUE AND CHINOISERIE!
EVEN THE SWITCHES ARE OLDE-WORLDE, REMINISCENT OF THOSE FROM EARLY 1900S!
A PLACE TO CALL HOME!
THE GORGEOUS BLUE FLOWERS WERE ARRANGED BY PROFESSIONAL FLORIST
THE SOFA IS RATHER SMALL TO FIT THE ROOM AS SCALE AND PROPORTION ARE PARAMOUNT
MAGNIFICENT
NOTE THE EMBROIDERED CUSHIONS
THE CHINESE FIGURINES ARE NOT THE USUAL ONES SEEN IN SOUVENIR SHOPS AS THESE BEAR THE SIGNATURES OF THE CRAFTSMEN!
LOVE THE COFFEE TABLE
THESE 4 CUSHIONS LOOK RATHER MALAY/ARABIC
BEST OF WEST AND EAST STARRING THE GODS OF WEALTH, LONG LIFE AND PROSPERITY
NOTE THE CUPBOARD...
WHICH OPENS TO REVEAL CHINESE TEA SETS
LOVE THE PAIR OF COCKATOOS
TOO FLASHY
JUST NICE
VERY VERSAILLES
TOO PRETTY FOR WORDS
EVEN THE DOORS COMPLEMENT AND COMPLIMENT EACH OTHER AND OVERALL DECOR
BACK TO THE FAT LADY
A WESTERN CHERUB HOLDS A CHINESE FISHERLADY
THE SPEAKERS ARE CRAFTILY FUSED WITH THE FIGURINES
TIBETAN CUPBOARD
GILDED DOOR
OPENS INTO THE LOO
EVEN THE BASIN IS WONDERFULLY MATCHED
WINNIE SIN'S OFFICE
GRAND CHANDELIER HANGS ABOVE TABLE TO GENERATE POWERFUL FENG SHUI
NOTE THE '8' LAMP
ALL 7 JADE BANGLES SOLD
THIS IS WINNIE SIN, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND GLAMOROUS JEWELLER IN MALAYSIA AND POSSIBLY THE WORLD. MOST FEMALE JEWELLERS ARE FAT AND SHORT WITH VERY PLAIN JANE FACES. OR THEY LOOK OLD! KERWEI LAIPING
HAVE YOU SEEN A MORE LOVELIER JEWELLER? I HAVEN'T
WINNIE SIN IN HER SALON HAVING AFTERNOON TEA. NOTE MY NEW 3-TIER GUCCI BAG WHICH COSTS RM 13,000 AND HAS NOT ARRIVED IN KUALA LUMPUR YET
CUTEST
RICH
3 WINNIE SINS
9 RED VASES
WINNIE SIN'S VANITY TABLE FILLED WITH EXPENSIVE PERFUMES
THIS WALL BOUQUET IS SO PRETTY! I LIKE
Wow...where can I go and visit her showroom? or evn meet with her and keep up to date with all her activities?
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