Paper People was established in 2005 by two liked minded individuals. The dearth of Singaporean designed products, especially in the stationery scene, prompted the lone designer in the team to act. By incorporating pop-culture/ haute couture inspired designs into his works; Paper People has found a niche in the industry. Within a span of 2 years, Paper People has in grown in popularity and now has its products housed in Topshop Wisma Atria and Vivocity branch and Esplanade.         


                          Suffian Sumamaili was born in Singapore. Shortly after graduating form a local art school, he worked in a graphic design house. The hours were arduous, the pay was not equitable to the workload & worse the design demands were unchallenging and stagnant. Plus the commitement he gave them gained him little recognition or work satisfaction. Clients demands for ugly designs as well bosses direction did little to motivate him. To continue to work in the design house would just kill any creativity he had. He decided to quit & pursue his dreams to be able to evolve as an artist.

                          The designs on Paper People notebooks & stationery is bold. It has a love-it or hate-it attitude. Suffian infuses his individuality and expresses himself in each design. He tries to break away from the norm the norm by infusing graffiti art into his designs. In some other designs he draws inspiration from couture fashion while others are raw art.His designs reflects versatility. His works are best described as reflection & extension of his personality.