Kelley Cheng is a modern-day polymath who has immersed herself in the roles of editor, writer, curator, spatial designer, graphic designer, video director, interactive designer, and educator. Trained as an architect at the National University of Singapore, she is the founder and creative director of interdisciplinary design studio The Press Room, with an interest in process and content-driven design, and a versatility in the applied mediums, their design outcomes are varied, including books, brands, exhibition and gallery curation/design, interiors, theatre and film sets. From F&B businesses to an art gallery, her creative businesses are diverse and unpredictable. An active educator, she has served as adjunct lecturer in Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Glasgow School of Art Singapore and is a Visiting Professor at Hangzhou Academy of Art, China. Currently she serves as the External Examiner for the Master of Architecture course at the National University of Singapore and is a senior lecturer for the Interior Design degree course at LaSalle College of the Arts. Kelley is also a frequent name in international design judging panels including Red Dot Awards, Nagoya-Do!, Design for Asia Award, Creative Circle Award, James Dyson Award, etc. She was celebrated as one of 2009 Great Women of Our Time and one of the 50 Most Inspirational Women 2010 in Singapore. In 2019, the National Design Centre presented her 20-year retrospective exhibition “Proportion & Emotion: 20 years in Design with Kelley Cheng”, and in 2021 she was conferred the SkillsFuture Fellowship 2021 for her achievements in the industry, and the President*s Design Award “Designer of the Year 2020”, both presented by the President of Singapore.