From independence to innovation – Singapore celebrates 60 years of design with Future Impact 3: DESIGN NATION

DesignSingapore Council returns to Milan Design Week with Future Impact 3: DESIGN NATION at Chiesa di San Bernardino alle Monache, located in the historical Cinque Vie district from 8 – 13 April 2025. As 2025 marks 60 years of Singapore’s independence, the third instalment of the series – launched in 2023 – will explore the country’s evolution through the lens of design. With a unique … Continue reading From independence to innovation – Singapore celebrates 60 years of design with Future Impact 3: DESIGN NATION

Milan Design Week 2024 shows off Singapore designers in Future Impact 2

DesignSingapore Council returns to Milan Design Week 2024 with Future Impact 2, presenting newly commissioned works by Singapore’s most innovative and trailblazing designers that demonstrate how design can evolve to create a more sustainable future. As technology continues to permeate our everyday lives, Future Impact 2 looks to a new era of design, where technology empowers designers to create a better tomorrow. Curated by Tony … Continue reading Milan Design Week 2024 shows off Singapore designers in Future Impact 2

Singapore Design Week 2023: An Interview with former Editor-in-Chief of Wallpaper* magazine, Tony Chambers

What is a determiner of good design? If it’s one person who should know that, it’s former Editor-in-Chief and Creative Director of Wallpaper* magazine, Tony Chambers. In town recently as part of Singapore Design Week (SDW) 2023, with his keen eye for detail, Tony co-curated DesignSingapore Council (Dsg)’s Future Impact: Homecoming Showcase alongside Maria Cristina Didero, which shines a spotlight on six of Singapore’s most … Continue reading Singapore Design Week 2023: An Interview with former Editor-in-Chief of Wallpaper* magazine, Tony Chambers

Singapore Design Week 2023 makes life ‘Better by Design’ with a line-up of exhibitions, workshops and pop-ups

Following its successful return last year, mark your calendar for Singapore Design Week 2023 (SDW 2023) which will take place across the city from 21 September to 1 October. Organised by the DesignSingapore Council (Dsg), the 11-day festival will present an extraordinary showcase of Singapore’s distinctive brand of creativity while celebrating Dsg’s 20th anniversary. To commemorate this milestone, SDW 2023 will adopt Dsg’s motto ‘Better … Continue reading Singapore Design Week 2023 makes life ‘Better by Design’ with a line-up of exhibitions, workshops and pop-ups

Preview: The Balvenie House of Craft by The General Company and The Balvenie

This September, The General Company joins forces with The Balvenie, the world’s most handcrafted whisky, in launching The Balvenie House of Craft, a pop-up, Open House assembly of the best-in-class and aspiring craftsmen, artisans and creators from Singapore and Asia. Taking place over four weekends, The Balvenie House of Craft  is the first ever public showcase of crafts by talented local makers, and will be taking over an old … Continue reading Preview: The Balvenie House of Craft by The General Company and The Balvenie

Urban Design Festival 2018: Changing the World One Design At A Time

The inaugural Singapore Design Festival concluded this week with a plethora of activities over the five day programme. Ogranised by LOPELAB as part of Singapore Design Week 2018, the festival was dedicated to promoting urban design and the new global movement of placemaking, transforming the Tanjong Pagar district into a hub for urban design thinking. Highlights of the festival included the Urban Design Summit at the … Continue reading Urban Design Festival 2018: Changing the World One Design At A Time

Singapore Design Week 2018: The City Ramble Design Trails by Shophouse & Co

This weekend, Singapore Design Week returns to our sunny island, and with it comes Shophouse & Co’s Design Trails for the fifth year in a row! Renamed The City Ramble Design Trails, the participants will be introduced to trails that will lead them far outside the city centre, with a total of six stops that will show them how design is very much a part of … Continue reading Singapore Design Week 2018: The City Ramble Design Trails by Shophouse & Co