Tag: Singapore Design

Neighbourgoods

When a young man once asked him for career advice, ampulets co-founder James Teo thought of the Chinese phrase ‘做甚麼都好，用心做就好’, which literally translates as ‘It doesn’t matter what you do, as long as you put your heart into it’.

That year, the Singaporean graphic designer embroidered this advice on handkerchiefs as his studio’s annual gift for friends and clients. Due to popular demand, this “Good Sweat” handkerchief – named after a literal translation of ‘好汗’, which sounds like ‘Hero’ in Chinese – is making a return as the latest collection for ampulets’ recently-launched product label Neighbourgoods.

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Democratic Society

Like how MUJI is associated with Japanese design and Goods of Desire sells products from Hong Kong, Edwin Low hopes his new label will one day be synonymous with Singaporean design. Democratic Society, named after a phrase in Singapore’s national pledge, was launched in March this year as the 34-year-old designer and owner of design shop S U P E R M A M A could not find a design brand that represents his city. “In recent years, we’ve seen more and more artists/designers creating items that are contextually related to our culture, I thought it’ll be nice to start having our own label as a collective,” says Low, whose two-year-old design shop in Singapore is known for selling highly crafted Japanese products.

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A Design Film Festival Grows Up

Having skipped organizing A Design Film Festival in Singapore last year, Anonymous is returning this June to prove its naysayers wrong.

While the festival travelled to Portland, USA, last year, many said it could never happen again in Singapore after their venue sponsor Old School, where the first two editions were held, closed down. But encouraged by festival-goers who asked for its return to Singapore, Anonymous is bringing home this “fun project” it started in 2010, which uses film to showcase design to the public.

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