If one were to pick out the most dog-eared book on a designer’s shelf, it wouldn’t be the latest IdN or the limited edition hardcover on the principles of design (droll). Nuh-uh. The books that would be tattered, torn, and “post-it”ed to their very last fibres would be paper sample books. Initial sketches by Ann [...]

Unnatural Beauty is a visual installation exhibition that presents intricate chandeliers and art pieces constructed from biodegradable cutlery ware made from cornstarch. Through design, these neglected everyday objects are transformed into stunning pieces of art. A single chandelier is made of 3,000 pieces of forks and spoons – the estimated disposed waste generated in one [...]

He collaborated with us on the Antalis “Marley the Magpie” swatch book, and we caught up with the blithe but soft-spoken artist at Casual Poet one rainy Sunday afternoon. There is sense of deliberate chaos that Flows through most of your art, what inspired this? I saw Singapore as a very typecast city, very modern, [...]

Created using intricate laser-cutting on paper, the Lotus Tealight Candle Holder is the result of an experiment to explore form, material and construction techniques. It takes around 1 hour for the laser cut to be complete, after which, each lotus tealight holder is individually put together by hand. Inspired by the beauty and resilience of [...]