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Singapore Design Week 2019 returns with the second edition of Brainstorm Design from 5-7 March 2019. Organised by FORTUNE and Wallpaper* and supported by DesignSingapore Council (Dsg) and the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), Brainstorm brings innovative insights and strategies to…

The state flag; Singa the courtesy campaign mascot; and the dragon playground – these are just some examples of iconic Singaporean designs. Since the government supported the development of a professional design industry in the 1960s as part of its…

Industrial design firm Lawton & Yeo began doing work for Swedish company Ericsson in 1994, making Singapore one of three countries that had an Ericsson design team outside Sweden. This award-winning flip-phone was compact and well-crafted for its time. It…

NATIONAL GALLERY SINGAPORE Jury Citation: The transformation of the former Supreme Court (above) and the adjacent City Hall to become the National Gallery Singapore demonstrates great sensitivity and respect for the historical architecture, while meeting the exacting requirements of a…

DITA, THE ANSWER EARPHONES Jury Citation: A product that is not just meticulously designed and uncompromising in its detailing, it is also a worthy addition to this home-grown brand’s growing reputation… a profound understanding of how technical and design details…

AIR+ SMART MASK AND MICRO VENTILATORS Jury Citation: Lateral thinking, a spirit of invention and a rigorous design process informed every aspect of the design. The result is an utterly convincing product… the commercial possibility of this product has the…

The National Design Centre (NDC) is an integrated design centre located in the heart of the city. Established in 2013, the NDC is an initiative of Singapore’s national design master plan to cultivate design innovation and support the growing creative culture through…

Pre-school children in Singapore are introduced to design through ManyWaysOfSeeing, a sensory-based workshop series funded by DesignSingapore Council, to help them cultivate haptic skills, stimulate sensorial development, and develop inquiry skills for discovering new things. The national Early Childhood Development Agency has adopted…