Kuala Lumpur–born, Perth–raised powerhouse Ken Leung was the creative lead for 3.1 Phillip Lim, DKNY and UNIQLO, and now heads up his own studio in Australia.

Perth

"The Art Gallery of Western Australia has just been relaunched. They’ve hired an Aboriginal curator to be able to lead Indigenous stories. That would be my first starting point for exploring Aboriginal culture here."

Art Gallery of Western Australia

"The State Buildings have a collection of amazing restaurants, bookstores and florists. The idea is to curate the best of Western Australia into one building."

The State Buildings

"There’s an amazing retailer called MAN-TLE. Owners Larz Harry and Aida Kim are formerly from Dover Street Market in Tokyo, then they decided to move back to Perth and are now making clothes from Japanese fabrics. That's one of my favorite spots."

MAN-TLE

"Another favorite is Low End Therapy [offshoot of popular Perth stop-in Highs and Lows]. It's from a mate of mine called Matt Thomas and it's curated by Matt and a musician called Justin Elwin. They have an amazing curation of records, books, wellness products and luxury streetwear."

Highs and Lows

"There’s a great store called Wise Child Wine Store in North Fremantle. It was started by a couple who are just really passionate about wine, they showcase the best in Australia’s and Western Australia’s natural wines."

Wise Child Wine Store

"For coffee I go to Il Lido pretty much every day. I have a lot of my meetings there and the coffee is good. You just have that amazing view, you can head there in flip-flops off the beach, enjoy a long lunch and the staff treat you so well. That’s my spot."

Il Lido