Posts Tagged “singapore culture”
How People and Time Can Save Bad Design
by j u s t i n . z on April 11, 2013
Try calling the old National Library a “monstrous monument” and “a picture of total failure” today, and one can only imagine the uproar it will cause amongst nostalgic Singaporeans. But that’s exactly what architect William Lim and others of his (…)
Singapore Design: We Are What We Eat
by j u s t i n . z on January 18, 2013
Where else should Singapore designers look for inspiration but in the nation’s favourite past time of eating? This is the theme of “Makan Time! Tuck into Good Design”, the latest exhibition put up by the Little Thoughts Group, a collective that (…)
SG Design: Consumption or Culture Cultivation?
by j u s t i n . z on September 5, 2012
When I first began writing about design, an editor of an Asian design magazine categorised my essays as only interesting to designers. Instead, I needed to re-tune my writing for “design consumers” if I was to write for their magazine. (…)
Where are Singapore’s Goods of Desire?
by j u s t i n . z on July 22, 2012
Hong Kong retail store Goods of Desire opened in Singapore two weeks back and I finally checked it out last night. The label, founded in 1996, sells an eclectic collection of goods ranging from clothing to homeware that are designed (…)
The Heartlands: Blk 230G, Hougang, Playgrounds
by j u s t i n . z on June 19, 2012
I’ve recently got myself involved in a series of work that revolved around the heartlands of Singapore. AT OUR DOORSTEPS is a community project photographer Sam Kang Li started to get to know his neighbours better. He knocked on the (…)
