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DesignSingapore Council returns to Milan Design Week 2024 with Future Impact 2, presenting newly commissioned works by Singapore’s most innovative and trailblazing designers that demonstrate how design can evolve to create a more sustainable future.
As technology continues to permeate our everyday lives, Future Impact 2 looks to a new era of design, where technology empowers designers to create a better tomorrow.
Curated by Tony Chambers and Maria Cristina Didero, participating designers will push the boundaries of their creative practices and create forward-thinking designs that address pressing global challenges, minimise environmental impact, and reimagine production methods.
The participating designers are: Christian+Jade, David Lee, Faezah Shaharuddin, Gabriel Tan, Genevieve Ang and Interactive Materials Lab, Tiffany Loy and Zavier Wong.
Clockwise from top left: Christian+Jade, David Lee, Faezah Shaharuddin, Gabriel Tan, Zavier Wong, Tiffany Loy, Genevieve Ang and Clement Zheng from Interactive Materials Lab. All images courtesy of respective designers.
The designers have either integrated novel technologies or pushed the boundaries of production to develop a series of works that minimise environmental impact, reconsider current production methods, and enhance functionality.
From unifying traditional craftsmanship with 3D printing, to streamlining production with technology, to furniture designs that remove carbon dioxide from living spaces and interactive ceramics that can transfer heat, Future Impact 2 reflects Singapore’s forward-thinking vision and approach to design.
Future Impact 2 Programmes
Complementing the showcase will be free hands-on workshops inspired by the key themes of Future Impact 2, where visitors can have a hand at creating their own personalised mementos. The workshops will be available on 17 to 19 April from 12pm to 4pm, with a special meet-the-designers session on 19 April from 2pm to 6pm.
In addition, the venue will be hosting a special day-to-night Singaporean party with iconic drinks from the city-state and a live DJ set on 19 April from 6pm to 10pm.
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DesignSingapore Council
DesignSingapore Council’s (Dsg) vision is for Singapore to be an innovation-driven economy and a loveable city through design by 2025. As the national agency that promotes design, our mission is to develop the design sector, help Singapore use design for innovation and growth, and make life better in this UNESCO Creative City of Design. Dsg is a subsidiary of the Singapore Economic Development Board.
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Name: Industry Development Office
Email: industry@designsingapore.org
