Unlike typical furniture showrooms where visitors move swiftly—glancing at displays, testing a couple of seats, and exiting—CANCAN’s main showroom at Tan Boon Liat flips the script from the moment you enter.
The entrance narrows into a dark, quiet tunnel-like atmosphere before the furniture comes fully into view. The pace slows down even before you begin exploring.
This is intentional. CANCAN Furnishings’ flagship now occupies a 3,000-square-foot studio on Level 11 and a newly opened 4,000-square-foot studio on Level 13 at the Tan Boon Liat Building.
For co-founder Daniel Mok, this is the core idea. “We live in a world where almost everything is experienced quickly. Furniture shouldn’t be,” he stated.
A Journey of Exploration
Inside, the studio is not arranged in rows of products but as complete residential settings: living, dining, and lounging areas that feel move-in ready.
Curated by CANCAN co-founder Will Zhang alongside Right Angle Studio, each setting harmoniously combines furniture, rugs, lighting, artwork, and materials while allowing space for personal expression.
The name CANCAN reflects its philosophy. Loosely translated as “everything is possible,” it embodies the belief that a home should never be limited by standardized furniture or fixed collections.
Beyond its core collection, the brand collaborates with homeowners, interior designers, and hospitality clients to customize existing designs or create entirely bespoke pieces.
The flagship showcases these options: stones, timbers, fabrics, leathers, and finishes, illustrating how a single design can adopt different styles before a commitment is made.
The deliberate pacing is the work of Right Angle Studio, founded and led by principal designer Alex Liu with art director Jay Liu.
They designed the Level 11 flagship, where the tunnelled entrance sets the tone. Unlike most stores that display products in the window, they aimed for the arrival to feel like the beginning of a search rather than its end.
“Entering through a tunnel characterises a voyage of discovery, mirroring the path homeowners embark upon when sourcing pieces for their residences or commercial spaces.” Alex Liu, Founder, Right Angle Studio
Thoughtful Contrasts
Instead of enclosing the settings with walls, the Right Angle Studio team used subtle visual boundaries to suggest lounge and dining areas without boxing them in.
As Alex puts it, “the layout encourages guests to wander organically, letting their intuition guide the exploration.” Structural columns have been turned into slots of light.
The settings also draw on what Daniel calls “carefully balanced contrasts between rough and refined textures, light and dark tones,” with soft curves set against clean architectural lines.
The settings are varied in scale on purpose, so the collection reads for very different homes. Many of CANCAN’s pieces are inherently modular, but the design team wanted each one shown in what Jay calls “its most compelling configuration”, rather than pared back simply to fit a smaller footprint.
On Level 13, the studio offers a second, larger space to explore. Although the two studios express different moods, they share the same underlying design philosophy, using varied stones, finishes, upholstery, and lighting to demonstrate the versatility of CANCAN’s collection.
“Designing a home is rarely completed in one visit, and we’ve intentionally created spaces that reward people each time they come back.” Daniel Mok, Co-Founder, CANCAN Furnishings
To explore the full collection, visit CANCAN’s flagship at 315 Outram Road, Tan Boon Liat Building, #11-05 and #13-08, Singapore 169074.