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Ms Nan Phyu Phyu Thin (Lucas) is a DesignSingapore Scholar 2020, and a first year student at the ArtCenter College of Design, studying for her Bachelor of Science in Interaction Design. Being different is her unique strength as it allows her to see the…

Jessica Wong, co-founder of furniture label SCENE SHANG, shares how the DesignSingapore Council’s Business of Design (BOD) programme, in particular the mentorship provided by BOD in-market consultant Nathan Yong, helped them to craft a new collection for the global market. SCENE SHANG is…

Something that’s functional and looks good? Why is good design so important anyway? In this video, Mark Wee, DesignSingapore Council’s Executive Director, argues that the application of digital technologies is only one aspect of innovation success, sharing examples of brands…

Sometimes, you don’t have to pay to own a designer product. Hans Tan, recipient of the President*s Design Award (P*DA) 2018 Designer of the Year, shares how his design is for everyone. In this very candid video, Hans watches as some…

Tiffany Loy is a Singaporean textile weaver, first trained in industrial design at National University of Singapore, then textile-weaving at Kawashima Textile School. She is currently on a DesignSingapore Scholarship to pursue an MA in Textiles at the Royal College…

Did you know that the Panton Chair was rejected by 20 manufacturers before Vitra took a (successful) gamble with it? And that the Smoke Chair might as well be nicknamed the Phoenix considering how it’s made? Read on for more…

Original designer furniture tends to be pricey for good reason, from the quality of materials used to the number of weeks, months and even years taken to research, design, develop and produce the pieces. For the fifth story in our…

Original designer furniture tends to be pricey for good reason, from the quality of materials used to the number of weeks, months and even years taken to research, design, develop and produce the pieces. For the fourth story in our…