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January 04, 2021
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Above: DesignSingapore exhibiting designers 1 Yingxuan Teo/ 2 Ji Jian Wu/ 3 Kevin Chiam / 4 Sheryl Tang/ 5 Ng Luowei and Mervyn Chen
DesignSingapore is holding an exhibition at the National Design Centre of Singapore from December 10 2020 to January 07 2021, plus an online version, featuring seven designs by eight emerging Singapore designers. The Visions of the Future show features pieces that approach current social, political and environmental issues and provide design-based solutions.
Participating designers were selected through an open call held in 2019 and were then mentored by Wendy Chua and Gustavo Maggio, founders of the Singaporean multi-disciplinary design practice Forest & Whale.
Yingxuan Teo
Visions of the Future is a showcase of optimistic projects by Singapore designers, including a soap-making machine, an inflatable textile and a paint for repairing broken sneakers.
Presented by DesignSingapore Council, the exhibition features seven designs that suggest new lifestyle trends and rituals that could emerge in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sheryl Teng has created a pneumatic textile
Some of the objects explore new ways of maintaining personal hygiene. Others serve as tools for improving mental health and wellbeing at a time of increased isolation.
They are all on show at the National Design Centre and in a virtual exhibition on the Visions of the Future website.