Future Impact 3: DESIGN NATION
Event details
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Date and Time
8 – 13 April 2025
Open daily from 10am – 7pm (CEST)
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Location
Chiesa di San Bernardino alle Monache (Cinque Vie District)
Via Lanzone, 13
20123 Milano (MI), Italy -
Event Fee
Free
Details
DesignSingapore Council returns to Milan Design Week from 8 April to 13 April 2025 with Future Impact 3: DESIGN NATION !
Curated by Tony Chambers, Maria Cristina Didero and for the first time a Singaporean curator, Hunn Wai, the third instalment of the series celebrates 60 years of Singapore Design, investigating how ways of living have transformed over time.
From established names to rising talents, 14 designers will present works that are pushing the boundaries of design to enhance the world we live in and how we live in it.
Middle row (left to right): Wei Xiang, Supermama, representatives from collective FARM, VOUSE and Changi General Hospital
Bottom row (left to right): CJ Tan, Eian Siew, Kalinda Chen, Namjot Kaur, Nazurah Rohayat, Wong Eng Geng. Photos courtesy of respective designers.
Taking centre stage will be designers Claudia Poh (Werable), Ng Sze Kiat (Bewilder), Olivia Lee, Randy Yeo (Practice Theory), Sacha Leong (Nice Projects), Wei Xiang, design studio Supermama and a collective formed by FARM, VOUSE and Changi General Hospital. For this special edition, the showcase will also feature emerging designers CJ Tan, Eian Siew, Kalinda Chen, Namjot Kaur, Nazurah Rohayat, and Wong Eng Geng.
Examining where people live, what they need and how they use it, visitors will be taken on a design journey through Singapore across the three-part showcase:
- Little Island of Brave Ideas traces design’s crucial role in nation-building through the milestones that define Singapore. This includes the country’s unique public housing and robust public transport system, to beers brewed from Singapore’s reclaimed water and colour-coded plates in hawker centres.
- Future Impact 3 will spotlight eight of Singapore’s most relevant and forward-looking designers today. They will present works that harness the power of design and technology to elevate everyday lives and address urgent societal issues, ranging from inclusive fashion and urban care to alternative materials and sustainable living.
- Virtuoso Visionaires takes a leap into the future with six emerging Singaporean designers interrogating topics such as leveraging artificial intelligence to redefine Singapore’s multicultural identity, an exploration of Singlish (Singaporean Colloquial English), examining post-consumer waste and circular design practices, as well as sustainable designs for living spaces.
Don’t miss these programmes at Future Impact 3: DESIGN NATION
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Live with Monocle |
One-day exclusive Monocle magazine radio pop-up featuring hourly interviews with curators and designers, followed by evening cocktails |
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Singapore Friday Late Party |
Experience a taste of Singapore with local delicacies and signature drinks |
Designer-led workshops throughout the week
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Morning Coffee Inventor’s Chat |
Have a cup of Morning coffee with the design brains behind the machine |
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Learn Singlish in 15 Minutes! |
Decode the playful nuances of Singlish |
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Kiat’s Fungarium Fun |
Get hands-on in fascinating fungarium workshops |
Other Singaporean Designers at Milan Design Week 2025
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Twinkle by Emeline Ong |
SaloneSatellite |
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Bubblegum Pink Table from The Pastille Collection by Emeline Ong |
ENHANCE by DesignWanted |
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Mamun No.2 – Steel + Green Glass by Faezah Shaharuddin/Studio Kallang |
Isola Design Festival |
Organiser
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.
Contact
Email Address: [email protected]
Top image by TC & Friends
