Designers make their mark
Milan Design Week unveils exciting local talent
Clockwise from top left:
Olivia Lee
MULTIDISCIPLINE DESIGN. Matahari is a reimagined solar cooker that explores sustainable energy and makes a fashion statement
Eian Siew
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN. pNEWmatics explores the untapped potential of air as both structure and function, redefining how we assemble, support, and heal.
Kalinda Chen
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN. Celia reimagines air purification by harnessing the bioremediating power of fungi, transforming nature into technology. Using oyster mushroom mycelium, it actively absorbs pollutants, purifies air, and fosters a deeper connection between humans and the natural world.
Namjot Kaur
PRODUCT DESIGN. TERA transforms plant care through material intelligence and self-sustaining hydration, offering a seamless blend of function, sustainability, and elegance.
Randy Yeo
FOUNDER AND CREATIVE DESIGNER OF PRACTICE THEORY. Modular is an excavation of a Singaporean visual language that exists in fragments. By looking back at modernist-era logos found in housing estates and public institutions, it seeks to uncover a visual language unique to Singapore.
Sacha Leong
COFOUNDER OF NICE PROJECTS, ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FORMS. Oku Screen is a simple woven screen that can be used to divide a room and to display objects. Inspired by the Japanese concept of Oku, a spatial theory pertaining to the idea of "inwardness", the screen is both utilitarian and ornamental.
Nazurah Rohayat
FOUNDER OF TAPESTREE.AI meets heritage design. Tapestree reimagines heritage as a living, evolving entity, weaving the past and future into one fabric. By using AI-generated motifs, it brings together diverse cultural elements.
CJ Tan
SPECULATIVE DESIGN. Standard Singlish gives form to the unspoken rhythm of Singapore, transforming its fluid, dynamic vernacular into a structured visual language.
Claudia Poh
FOUNDER AND DESIGNER AT WERABLE. FASHION DESIGN.Adaptable Wishbone Bag seamlessly conforms to users' needs.
Wong Eng Geng
INDUSRIAL DESIGN WITH PHOTOGRAPHIC FORM. REFUSE redefines waste as an untapped design material, challenging Singapore’s throwaway culture by transforming discarded furniture into a new material language of sustainability.
Wei Xiang
FURNITURE DESIGN. Knots Stool is a simple yet impactful design that encourages upcycling and sustainability. It reimagines how we interact with old textiles, such as blankets or offcut curtains.
Ng Sze Kiat
FOUNDER OF BEWILDER. MYCOLOGICAL DESIGN. With a love of things in the world of fungi, the new line of Fungariums using stainless steel explores sustainable methods and materials.
Edwin Low, founder; Priscilla Tan, principal designer; John Tay, lead designer
SUPERMAMA. CREATIVE DESIGN.Kintsugi 2.0 explores how lost fragments can be reimagined through algorithmic growth patterns, structural reinforcements and digitally generated textures.