VISIT
Singapore’s highest honour for designers and designs across all disciplines
One of Asia’s premier design festivals that champions design thought leadership
National Design Centre

Address
111 Middle Road
Singapore 188969

Opening hours
Everyday 9am to 9pm

Q&A

Interview: Chua Jia Xiang, DesignSingapore scholar

2 min read

DesignSingapore scholar Mr Chua Jia Xiang, 28, will pursue a Master of Arts in Service Design at the Royal College of Art, London, United Kingdom.

What was the project you were proudest to share with the selection panel of the DesignSingapore Scholarship?

My project The Vertical Kampong (see below) was a proposal to improve the relationship between Singaporeans and foreign-born residents. Through evoking the kampong spirit, I hope to introduce the foreign-born residents to the Singaporean identity, ease up any prejudices and enable both groups to bond and live together harmoniously.

When your contemporaries at the Royal College of Art ask you, what would you say is an idiosyncratic Singaporean attitude?

Reserving seats at the hawker centre with a packet of tissue paper.

How do you intend to contribute to Singaporean design?

I hope to set up a design studio and be active in using design to improve Singaporean society.

The Vertical Kampong, The Profile page

EABoost application

Health Promotion Board Milk Campaign, Every Parent Worst Nightmares poster

Next: 15 Aug, interview with Sheryl Yap

More about the DesignSingapore Scholarship.

Initiatives

PDA-2023-KV_horizontal
6 min read
Designing for impact
4 min read
Dsg Scholarship
8 min read
220818_FA DSG LBD_Landing Page Web Banner_72
3 min read

Latest Events

Discover-the-social-factors-influencing-health-as-we-reimagine-healthcare-at-our-interactive-exhibition!-image-courtesy-of-Centre-for-Healthcare-Innovation
Event | Exhibitions
21 Sep - 16 Oct 2023
9am – 9pm
BO4A8930
Event | Exhibitions
21 Sep - 31 Oct 2023
9am – 9pm
School-of-Tomorrow-exhibition-by-Kinetic-Singapore_4x3
Event | Exhibitions
21 Sep - 01 Oct 2023
12pm – 8pm
revised-field-key-image_iso_72dpi
Event | Exhibitions
21 Sep - 01 Oct 2023
9am – 9pm
VISIT
Singapore’s highest honour for designers and designs across all disciplines
One of Asia’s premier design festivals that champions design thought leadership
National Design Centre