Yann Ting & Naz on Collecting Art for Their First Home

Naz & Yann Ting at home, with Keiko Moriuchi's Dragons In Eternal Circle II, the artwork they acquired via Art Again

At Art Again, we're all about filling more lives with art. Our marketplace helps people buy art from private collections, works that might otherwise stay hidden, and give them a new home.

In AA Adopts, we feature pieces bought through our platform, meet the collectors behind them, and explore how they've made these artworks part of their lives and spaces.

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For this instalment of AA Adopts, we speak with Yann Ting and Naz, a young couple bound by a shared background in architecture. They now run their own interior design practice alongside their careers, Yann Ting as a design manager in hospitality, and Naz, having left architecture, training to become a pilot.

The couple recently designed their own HDB flat, building their home as a kind of canvas meant to gather art, objects and memories over time. Their collection is still small but growing, and at our January 2026 exhibition, Motif, they added to it with a work by Keiko Moriuchi, a small, gold-leafed piece they first encountered in person and bought after meeting the artist herself.

In this interview, they share how an architectural eye shapes the way they collect, why seeing a work in person matters to them, and the memory now attached to the piece hanging in the quiet corner of their home.

Yann Ting playing with their cats, against Dragons In Eternal Circle II.

Can you tell us a bit about yourself, and your interest in art? How do the two inform each other.

We are a young couple in our 30s who have each grown up with an interest in art, music, travel, culture. We met in university where we both studied architecture. Since then, we started our own interior design practice, alongside our full time jobs (Yann Ting as a design manager at a hospitality company; Naz since leaving architecture to pursue a lifelong dream of becoming a pilot)

Having had an education in architecture, it definitely exposed us to many master artists/architects and trained our eyes to appreciate beauty in its many forms. It also gave us an deeper appreciation for the process of creation - be it a building or a piece of art - and that it still something we look for and are curious about when approaching a piece of art.

What are your top considerations when buying art?

First - the gut reaction to it; if it immediately speaks to one of us, or better still, both of us.

Second - if we can already envision a space for in our home.

Keiko Moriuchi, Dragons In Eternal Circle II, 2025,
Photographed in their home.

Can you tell us about your home? Do you curate your artworks?

We live in a HDB flat that we designed ourselves. When we were designing our house, we designed it as a ‘canvas’ to allow for it to accumulate objects, furniture and artwork over time. We wanted the home to feel authentic and personal to us, and for it to grow and change overtime.

We have a small but growing collection of pieces, a mix of paintings, photographs and mixed media pieces - art we’ve bought from fairs and exhibitions, but also some art we’ve made ourselves :) There isn’t a single theme in the curation - we just display what we like.

What drew you to the artwork you acquired from us?

I love the small size of it - almost like a precious gift or treasure. Of course, as well, the liberal use of gold was such a striking material that I had never seen in other artworks before.

Naz & Yann Ting posedly lounging at home,
with Keiko Moriuchi's Dragons In Eternal Circle II.

What is it like having them at home? What stood out to you most about the experience of buying/browsing art through Art Again? 

There have been several Lin Hsin Hsin pieces that I’ve been really tempted by!

I definitely think the best way to buy art is to see it in person first. Being at the exhibition, and having the opportunity to meet and talk to Keiko-sensei herself was also a big part of the reason we decided to buy the piece. Meeting her, understanding her process and thinking behind her art, and chatting with her about this piece in particular - it attaches a memory to the piece that makes it feel inherently unique and personal.

I think what makes art again special is that all the art of pre-owned - someone has already loved it before and it has inherited a whole additional layer of backstory because of this.

Do you agree on what art to get, and how do your tastes differ?

We don’t always agree and definitely have different tastes. The tie-breaker is usually if we can convince the other on the perfect place to put it at home.

Why is art important to you?

Art is personal - the expression of a singular artist at a single moment in their life set amidst a specific moment in time/place in the world. Each work is a unique combination of all these different factors. When you find a piece of art that resonates with you - it’s like finding a friend you can instantly connect with. A unique piece of someone else life, becomes part of yours.

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If you're a first-time art buyer, we've curated a handful of works from our marketplace to suit your space. All sorts of names, sizes and scenes, perfect for your blank wall. See the collection here: Perfect for First Time Buyers.

Alternatively you may write to us at sales@artagain.co — art should feel personal and accessible, we’re here to make that happen.