The Co-founder and Creative Director of design and advertising agency Kinetic Singapore believes that creativity, like good storytelling, balances intelligence and emotion – and is key for everyone, regardless of whether or not they are a designer.
What does a design council for Singapore need to be? That question was foremost in the mind of our founding Executive Director, the late Dr Milton Tan, when he took the reins of the newly formed DesignSingapore Council in 2003.
Few designers are able to navigate the complex matrix of identity and culture as deftly as Jackson Tan. From branding products to branding a nation, he has created visual identities so crystallising that they become part of culture.
Heartfelt empathy, deeply considered research, and progressive design go hand in hand for Lekker Architects. The studio’s leadership in the emergent field of inclusive design has shifted the goal posts for the potential social outcomes of design in Singapore.