Karan Kapur
PRINCIPAL
Is a furniture industry expert having brought his company URBAN WOODCRAFT through groundbreaking partnerships with high velocity growth and scaling. His dynamic expansion strategies, from alliances with major retailers to local partnerships, reflects an astute strategic thinking. He is an avid eco pioneer and will bring these same concerns and solutions to FORM.
“In an era where luxury is often synonymous with excess, we have taken a different route. Our luxury comes from knowing the every creation respects our planet and enhances the lives of our patrons. Our brand’s popularity in the USA and Canada stems from our dedication to combining opulence with eco-responsibility. Since 2013 we have been re-shaping the furniture industry with sustainable luxury. We are driving a paradigm shift and embodying a greener, more sophisticated future.”
James Edward Wilkins
DESIGNER
James Edward Wilkins is an award winning multi-disciplinary designer and studio, working in the fields of architecture, design and photography for more than 35 years, after studies at the Pratt Institute of Art and Design in New York City. Wilkins arrived in Singapore in 2012 for an art exhibition and immediately initiated design work on an art resort in Bali - wherein all of the elements are created by artists. For a decade he has designed residential, commercial, civic, and hospitality projects in Bali, The Maldives, China, India and Dubai, working alongside local architects of record and structural engineers from each region.
Wilkins has designed more than one hundred and fifty original furniture pieces often creating bespoke designs for individual architecture projects, as well as creating commissioned photographic artworks for interior designers.
His innovative design approach is focused on elemental programs, and site responsiveness - magnifying the experience and magnificence of the natural world as an integral element of his architecture and quality of life. The buildings have been likened to monumental scale sculptures in the landscape, timeless, significant and pure, creating a dialogue with nature and culture, weaving together light and structure, air and form.
Recent architectural projects include a nightclub featuring an expansive glass pool and cafe in Seminyak Bali, an Institute of Cinema and Performing Arts in Goa, master planning for Vistas Colonnade, a mixed use development in Goa and the creation of a metaverse for an expanding media conglomerate. As well as the villa complex PARK PLACE in Umalas. SOL Rooftop Pererenan, VILLA TAMAN, Tumbak Bayuh as well as CASA LUGRA all in Bali.
His art has been exhibited across Asia including The National Gallery of Indonesia, The Fullerton Gallery in Singapore and many private galleries.
Will (Wei) Wang
COO PRODUCTION
Will has been immersed in multiple precise production industries focused on exclusive materialism. His knowledge base comes from a vast array of practical industry experience. First as a trader of fine musical instruments he developed expertise in both premium brass and woodwind instruments.
Later is the luxury sanitary wares sector Wang developed partners and methodologies in all aspects of metal including plating and casting. Global sales included highly demanding markets such as Dubai and Germany among many others.
For ten years Wang and Wilkins have worked together for a Singapore Group, a Chinese high end wood doors and panels manufacturer and others across all of Asia.
Zi Muhamad Jar Nhuzi
IMAGING AND MEDIA
Zi started his photography career in 2016 serving multiple different segments of the field including fashion and portraiture. The over arching principles of his work has always been a keen eye for unique and polished aesthetics. He has been an avid tech head for 10 years as well, working with various groups to combine his aesthetic vision with their visual output needs and requirements. He has been working together with FORM. designer Wilkins for nearly five years advising and offering a supporting role in all technical aspects.
Anak Agung Mayun Nanda.
ARCHITECT
A practicing architect for more than 15 years in Bali, Nanda has served as the architect of record for countless projects in South East Asia. He has worked with designers from Singapore the United States among many others. He has created design drawings and construction documents for ultra high end private residences in Menteng and around Jakarta as well as many villas throughout Bali. He and our Design Director James Wilkins have worked together on local projects for ten years. Nanda brings a special sensitivity to the work of FORM. and supports and clarifies the mission of honouring and respecting design traditions, customs and excellence in technical draftsmanship.