Hello there! My name is Aishah Mokhtar, an Architectural Designer based in Kuala Lumpur. I’m also a mother of a 3 years old cheeky boy, a wife to an Architect and a full time gardener at our little home.

I am an Educator/Designer where I am lecturing in Architecture Schools around Kuala Lumpur, working on personal design projects and commissioned artworks. I also have my little plant shop called Greenlab.my where I curate plants for my customers' home/space. 

We have a very small space between our living area and outdoor garden and I thought it would be perfect for a green sun room. The space started to grow alongside our garden and that’s when I decided to start Greenlab and share the joy of gardening with others. 

Some tips for someone that's starting on their plant-mum life, what/where can they start with? 

It’s always a good choice to start being a plant parent! My advice would be start with the easy to care plants and do a little bit of finding out about plant care. Get a few plant types that are suitable for your home especially that are kids/pets friendly for indoor plants and start growing your plants collection from there. If some of the plants didn’t make it in your care, don’t be discouraged as it’s all the process of learning!

Architecture definitely inspired me in everything I do, having to grow up in a family of Architects, married to one (I know!), also now teaching Architecture. It has taught me to look into different perspectives and that inspiration comes in many forms.

My latest Installation Design titled Botanical Haven was my personal ode to our green oasis, where it was inspired by our little garden space in hope to unveil the beauty of everyday space. 

Finding a hobby or activities to do other than Architecture was very important for me. My father is an Architect too but at the same time he also paints (and very good at it as well). I just love to see the calmness when he paints so effortlessly and I wanted to have the same feeling. So gardening became my way of having peace of mind. 

We are just fortunate enough to have a career and type of job that allows us to work from home. MCO means that my family and I can spend more time at home together as compared to our usual hectic everyday routine. Having an indoor garden have its charms where working from home can be comforting when you have a tropical lush green surrounding you.

Being an educator gives me such joy having to see my students grow to be a confident designer. Having to share the joy of gardening with others is a delight and most of all motherhood as the most rewarding act where you learn to appreciate the little moments/present as to worries about what comes next.

I believe if I can get at least 1 checklist done in my day to do list, I will consider it as a winning situation. Some days can be overwhelming, but if I at least did my morning run or make the bed in the morning, I’m already content. Focus on the small wins helps me to stay motivated everyday.

I’ve been admiring Whimsigirl design since it was a tiny shop in Publika where it used to sell only children’s attire and when the first women capsule collection launched, I was hooked!

When I was lost in the land of motherhood right after the birth of my son, most of the days felt dark and hopeless but I remember that one day, Whimisgirl launched a capsule collection back in 2018 and the campaign made me wanted to look and feel beautiful again, so I decided to purchase a few of the pieces and it just marks the beginning of my motherhood attire. Chic and comfortable, that’s all I need for my everyday wear now.