Over 50 Southeast Asian designers to showcase works at Singapore Design Week Sep 21-23
The showcase, titled ‘EMERGE @ FIND’, will feature talents from six countries – Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam.
More than 50 Southeast Asian designers’ works will be featured at this year’s run of design talent showcase EMERGE @ FIND for Singapore Design Week from Sep 21 to 23.
Curated by global design thought leader Suzy Annetta, the designers hail from six different countries – Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam.
The event is centred around the theme of ‘CRAFT + INDUSTRY: MAN + MACHINE’ and presented by the DesignSingapore Council (DSG). Various handmade, crafted, pure industrial and mass produced items from new and returning designers will be on display.
New designers at the showcase include Singapore’s Tan Wei Xiang, Indonesia’s Hana Surya from Threadapeutic, the Philippines’ Chini Lichango from Chini Studio, Malaysia’s Khoo V-Ho and Giselle Khoo from Dad’s Wood, Thailand’s Charnon Nakornsang from Narkornsang Studio and Vietnam’s Thanh Tam Nguyen Tran from Tam’s Studio.
Visitors can also expect to see works of returning designers. Indonesia’s Eva Natasa will use natural indigo dye on her L02 stools, Singapore’s Tiffany Loy will showcase smaller textile design pieces and Thailand’s Teerapoj Teeropas will create a new collection in collaboration with artisans.
The showcase will be held in Hall A of the Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre.
All admissions to EMERGE @ FIND are free when visitors register via Visit Cloud by Sep 20. An entry fee of $39 will be charged for onsite registrations.
More information about the designers can be found on Design Fair Asia’s website.
