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President*s Design Award Singapore's highest honour for designers and designs across all disciplines
SDW
Singapore Design Week One of Asia's premier design festivals that champions design thought leadership
National Design Centre
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Address 111 Middle Road Singapore 188969
Opening hours Everyday 9am to 9pm

What's new

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Good Design Research Open Call #2 starts 13 October

Get support, mentorship, and develop your own unique value proposition to develop solutions to address complex global challenges.

DESIGN FOR BUSINESS

Good design is
good business

More than just a form-giving function, design transforms business and organisations, humanises technology, and innovates system and customer experiences
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Grow your business in new markets

with design as strategic tool

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Stand out in the market

with innovative products and services

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Deliver people-centred experiences

for your customers and employees

Transform your business now
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DESIGN EDUCATION

Design a
meaningful
career

As design changes the world, we need a design-empowered workforce to apply design-led approaches to solve complex issues across sectors and meet future demands
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Hone your talent

and turn creativity into a successful career in design

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Nurture a design mindset

and skills to do meaningful work across industries

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Secure viable career options

in a competitive innovation-driven economy

Start your design journey

DESIGN IN THE COMMUNITY

Design is
for everyone

Whether it is the appreciation of well-designed objects, or the co-designing of spaces we live, work
and play in, design can elevate our daily life; making our city more liveable and loveable.

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Stories | Designer profile

VIDEO: The Designer Explains: with DP Architects

12 May 2019 · 6 min read

design 101 FAQs

Stories | Article

Design 101: FAQs on using design for your business (Part 1 of 2)

20 May 2020 · 5 min read

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Stories | Designer profile

Designer furniture for every budget (Part 2 of 6)

06 Jan 2020 · 13 min read

Singapore, a UNESCO Creative City of Design

Singapore, a UNESCO Creative City of Design

Singapore has been designated a UNESCO creative City of Design since 2015. This is a recognition of how intertwined design is in our fabric of life, influencing how we live, work and play.
Find out more

Initiatives to support you

Start your design journey with the help of our initiatives

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For businesses

Design for Business: User Journey Mapping

This introductory scheme gives SMEs an overview to the practice of improving customer experiences by understanding their customers better.

15 Jun 2020 · 10 min read
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For businesses

Design for Business: Frame and Scope

This scheme supports SMEs to develop sound business solutions, and identify new growth and innovation areas through a user-centred design process.

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For designers and design enterprises

Good Design Research

This initiative helps designers and design firms in Singapore hone unique value proposition in designing for impact through research and experimentation.

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For industry professionals

SkillsFuture Study Award for Design

The design sector is constantly evolving, and designers now play expanded roles in the economy as they are increasingly employed beyond design services.

See all initiatives

COVID-19: Support schemes for affected designers and design businesses

The Singapore Government has committed S$92.9 billion (Budget 2020 and Supplementary Budgets) to support individuals, businesses and industries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. DesignSingapore Council has compiled some COVID-19-specific relief measures relevant for designers and design businesses here, as well as existing schemes that may further support the design community.

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