Nestled in a charming corner of George Town, Penang, Sputnik Forest’s lush studio is a space which invites dreaming and inspires plant envy
The mastermind behind the photogenic grounds of Petaling Jaya’s most talked-about bakery, Dou Dou Bake, Sputnik Forest Labs is a multidisciplinary design studio based in Penang, Malaysia.
Founded by Tan Wei Ming, the studio doesn’t just create unforgettable gardens, it also creates interior and exterior spaces into expressions of atmospheric visual arts. Their studio in Penang is as unique as the projects they realise.
Located on the fringes of the old city of George Town, giant Angsana trees grace both sides of this main road as it transitions into the suburbs of Pulau Tikus. The studio is also a mere five-minute walk from the seaside along Northam Road, which overlooks the Penang straits separating the island from the peninsular.
Set in a two-storey house built in the '80s, the studio was initially meant to be a coffee bar with an open space gallery. It was gradually taken over by the studio’s plants and vintage furniture, one piece at a time.
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