Interior designer Suraya Yeop Jr on creating meaningful and purposeful spaces

Interior designer Suraya Yeop Jr.'s design philosophy is to create meaningful and purposeful spaces that tell a story. — Photos: SYJ Interior & Design

Suraya Yeop Jr has always had a keen interest in interiors.

As a child, the founder of SYJ Interior & Design would rearrange her parents’ furniture and redecorate her home, continuing to explore and nurture her interest in design as she moved from one rented apartment to another as a college student and when she started working.