The Pursuit Of Art

Dato’ Marie Tiffanee Lim takes us beyond fashion and opens up about leaving her mark in education.

- Poon Li-Wei

Dato’ Marie Tiffanee Lim may be known as a fashion maven – but one only has to spend an hour or two in her company to realise that education is where her heart truly lies. And we don’t mean the sort of education that sees students burying their noses in books as they clock in hours at school. No, what she’s advocating for is a thirst for knowledge and curiosity in exploring all the arts and culture the world has to offer. “You need to see things to learn them. We talk about creative technology and new media these days, but if you come to my home or know of the places I spend time in, creativity is the first thing you’d notice. Whether it’s architects that have built the oldest buildings and structures, or grandparents who pass down stories to their grandchildren by carving them ornately into stone – these are all incredible things,” she explains. The beauty of it all lies in the potential of what will bloom when such imagination is combined with technology.

IN HER BLOOD