Forum featuring tech futurist Cathy Hackl will address how design is at the forefront of transforming the latest technologies, health and care systems, and sustainability
Asia’s premier design festival returns with island-wide programming
curated around the theme of “People of Design”
Singapore, 13 June 2024: Design Education Advisory Committee (DEAC), Singapore’s first national-level design education committee, today put forth a blueprint to reimagine the future of learning in Singapore. The committee, launched by the DesignSingapore Council (Dsg) and appointed by the…
From furniture that absorbs carbon dioxide to heat-transferring ceramics,
seven trailblazing designers experiment with technology, materiality and production
at the Future Impact 2 showcase
"This is so Japanese, yet this is so not Japanese," ... are the words often exclaimed by visitors stepping into Supermama, a Singapore design store that stands as a catalyst of cultural confluence.
One of Asia’s premier design festivals and the flagship event in Singapore’s design calendar, SDW celebrates Singapore’s distinctive brand of creativity, exploring design through three defining festival pillars: Design Futures, Design Marketplace and Design Impact. Organised by the DesignSingapore Council (Dsg), SDW is a celebration of creativity and innovation, championing thought leadership and showcasing the best of design from Singapore and beyond in our UNESCO Creative City of Design.
As the CEO of DP Architects, one of Singapore’s largest architecture practices, Seah Chee Huang navigates professional and corporate leadership with a strong impetus to deliver purposeful outcomes for people and planet. Beyond the studio and the boardroom, he is bringing that same drive to Singapore’s classrooms, having led the inaugural National Design Project for students in 2023.
When structural engineer Dr Hossein Rezai received the ‘Designer of the Year’ accolade for the President*s Design Award in 2016, the Jury made note of his “holistic vision” and his “aspiration for engineering to achieve a higher purpose”. Now, in a global design role at Ramboll, he is using that same visionary spirit to chart a course for his colleagues in the climate crisis era. For Rezai, all roads lead to regenerative design.
