DesignSingapore Council

We’ve got an exciting line-up of programming for 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 3: 𝘋𝘌𝘚𝘐𝘎𝘕 𝘕𝘈𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕! From daily tours with our curators and an exclusive one-day radio pop-up with Monocle, to coffee chats and designer-led workshops into the wonders of mycelium mushrooms and the modern Singapore vernacular, 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 3: 𝘋𝘌𝘚𝘐𝘎𝘕 𝘕𝘈𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕 promises to be an exciting week full of variety, energy and discovery. 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙩 3: 𝘿𝙀𝙎𝙄𝙂𝙉 𝙉𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 8 Apr - 13 Apr 2025 | Chiesa di San Bernardino alle Monache Exhibition Hours: 10am - 7pm (CEST) Live with Monocle: 9 Apr 2025, 3pm - 8.30pm (CEST) Singapore Friday Late Party: 11 Apr 2025, 5pm - 10pm (CEST) + Designer-led workshops throughout the week Visit bit.ly/dsgfutureimpact3 to learn more. – 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 3: 𝘋𝘌𝘚𝘐𝘎𝘕 𝘕𝘈𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕 is a showcase presented by the DesignSingapore Council and curated by Tony Chambers, Maria Cristina Didero, and Hunn Wai. Open from 8 - 13 April 2025 during Milan Design Week, the showcase will unfold through a three-part showcase examining where people live, what they need and how they use it. #DesignSingaporeCouncil #MDW2025 #MilanDesignWeek #FutureImpact3DesignNation Tony Chambers TC & Friends Maria Cristina Didero Hunn Wai

You are never too young to take on real-world challenges and make a difference.    This year, Challenge Y is inviting all youths to envision how they can build positive relationships with the people around them. From navigating family dynamics to fostering healthy friendships, stronger bonds at every level contribute to a stronger community. And this is your opportunity to design a way to bring this to life in your circle!    Through hands-on workshops and guidance from industry experts, learn how to apply design thinking to create solutions that have the potential to make a real impact. Finalists also have a chance to showcase their ideas at the Design Education Summit 2025.  Teaming up with friends from different schools? Students can register as a school team or as an inter-school team accompanied by any parent or teacher. Sign up now: https://lnkd.in/gPeUr37V - Learning by Design The Learning by Design initiative by the DesignSingapore Council has the mighty mission of nurturing youths into future changemakers who can ride the waves of change. As a supportive ecosystem of industry stakeholders and educators, the initiative actively immerses students, educators and parents in design practice, through signature programmes such as the “Design Education Summit”, “Design Thinking in Schools” and “Real World Co-design Platform”.  #DesignSingaporeCouncil #LearningByDesign #ChallengeY

Final call! If you have a passion for design and the desire to shape a better world, don’t miss out on applying for the DesignSingapore Scholarship. Applications close 4 April 2025 (11.59pm SGT). The DesignSingapore Scholarship empowers you to pursue undergraduate or postgraduate studies in any design discipline locally or abroad. It covers   ✅ Tuition fees  ✅ Pre-studies allowance  ✅ Annual living allowance  ✅ Travel allowance    and gives you access to mentoring and networking opportunities through its local and global network of alumni.     Seize this opportunity to advance your career in design with in-demand skills – especially in emerging fields in sustainability, digital technologies, or care.    Apply now: bit.ly/dsg-scholarship – The DesignSingapore Scholarship is the only scholarship in Singapore for the study of any design discipline. It cultivates the next generation of talents, who may serve their bond in any Singapore-registered company of their choice, and opens doors to more rewarding careers and opportunities to advance the nation’s design industry. #DesignSingaporeCouncil #DsgScholarship #DesignEducation

Meet the 14 designers representing Singapore at 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 3: 𝘋𝘌𝘚𝘐𝘎𝘕 𝘕𝘈𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕 during Milan Design Week! Taking centre stage will be designers Claudia Poh (Werable), Sze Kiat Ng (Bewilder (Private Limited)), Olivia Lee, Randy Yeo (Practice Theory), sacha leong (Nice Projects), Tan Wei Xiang, design studio Supermama Store and a collective formed by FARM, VOUSE and Changi General Hospital. For the first time, the showcase will also feature emerging designers Cun Jia Tan, E Ian Siew, Kalinda Chen, Namjot Kaur, Nazurah Rohayat, and Wong Eng Geng. From established names to rising talents, these designers will present works that are pushing the boundaries of design to enhance the world we live in and how we live in it. 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙩 3: 𝘿𝙀𝙎𝙄𝙂𝙉 𝙉𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 8 Apr - 13 Apr 2025 | Chiesa di San Bernardino alle Monache Exhibition Hours: 10am - 7pm (CEST) Live with Monocle: 9 Apr 2025, 3pm - 8.30pm (CEST) Singapore Friday Late Party: 11 Apr 2025, 5pm - 10pm (CEST) + Designer-led workshops throughout the week Visit bit.ly/dsgfutureimpact3 to learn more. – 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 3: 𝘋𝘌𝘚𝘐𝘎𝘕 𝘕𝘈𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕 is a showcase presented by the DesignSingapore Council and curated by Tony Chambers, Maria Cristina Didero, and Hunn Wai. Open from 8 - 13 April 2025 during Milan Design Week, the showcase will unfold through a three-part showcase examining where people live, what they need and how they use it. #DesignSingaporeCouncil #MDW2025 #MilanDesignWeek #FutureImpact3DesignNation Tony Chambers TC & Friends Maria Cristina Didero Hunn Wai

📣 The open call for Singapore Design Week 2025 Design Community programmes ends soon! Don’t miss this chance to be part of one of Asia’s premier design festivals, a celebration of the best of design from Singapore and beyond. We welcome programme proposals that align with our festival pillars of Design Futures, Design Marketplace and Design Impact. Visit bit.ly/SDW2025opencall to find out more and apply by 26 Mar 2025. – Singapore Design Week (SDW) returns from 11 to 21 September 2025 with the theme ‘Nation by Design’ – celebrating our nation’s transformation into a liveable and lovable city by design. #SingaporeDesignWeek #SDWSG25 #DesignSingaporeCouncil

What makes Singapore a Design Nation? 💭 As 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 3: 𝘋𝘌𝘚𝘐𝘎𝘕 𝘕𝘈𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕 celebrates the country’s distinctive vision for innovation and creativity at Milan Design Week 2025, curators Tony Chambers, Maria Cristina Didero and co-curator Hunn Wai share their thoughts and insights on what makes Singapore a unique place when it comes to design excellence. 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙩 3: 𝘿𝙀𝙎𝙄𝙂𝙉 𝙉𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 8 Apr - 13 Apr 2025 | Chiesa di San Bernardino alle Monache Exhibition Hours: 10am - 7pm (CEST) Live with Monocle: 9 Apr 2025, 3pm - 8.30pm (CEST) Singapore Friday Late Party: 11 Apr 2025, 5pm - 10pm (CEST) + Designer-led workshops throughout the week Visit bit.ly/dsgfutureimpact3 to learn more. #DesignSingaporeCouncil #MDW2025 #MilanDesignWeek #FutureImpact3DesignNation TC & Friends

Now is the time for youths to shape the future they want!    Challenge Y provides an opportunity for young minds to tackle real-world challenges through design and is open to youths aged 7 to 18 years old.    In this edition, participants will work on a challenge theme from the Ministry of Social and Family Development, Singapore (MSF), focusing on building healthy relationships. Through design thinking workshops, they will unlock powerful insights and practical skills to develop innovative solutions. Selected participants may even have the opportunity to showcase their ideas at the prestigious Design Education Summit 2025!    Limited spots are available. Form a team and register through a teacher or parent by 11 April 2025, 11.59pm (SGT) at https://lnkd.in/gPeUr37V    – 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻  The Learning by Design initiative by the DesignSingapore Council has the mighty mission of nurturing youths into future changemakers who can ride the waves of change. As a supportive ecosystem of industry stakeholders and educators, the initiative actively immerses students, educators and parents in design practice, through signature programmes such as the “Design Education Summit”, “Design Thinking in Schools” and “Real World Co-design Platform”.     #DesignSingaporeCouncil #LearningByDesign #ChallengeY

“Don’t be afraid to take a detour here and there. There’s no one set path in your creative journey,” says Rachel Poonsiriwong, recipient of the DesignSingapore Scholarship in 2017, sharing from experience. During a gap year, Rachel explored careers in art curation and theatre production before finding her calling in design. She also had a firsthand experience in using design to make a meaningful impact on the world when she took part in a hackathon that challenged participants to design for persons with disabilities. These experiences opened her eyes to design’s potential to solve complex societal issues and led her to choosing design as a professional career. The DesignSingapore Scholarship empowered Rachel to pursue Interaction Design at the California College of the Arts. She is now a product manager and designer at Terrascope, a climate tech startup helping companies reduce their carbon footprint. Have the passion to make a difference too? Discover how the DesignSingapore Scholarship can help you join the ranks of scholars like Rachel in championing a better tomorrow through design. Applications open till 4 April 2025! Find out more or apply at bit.ly/dsg-scholarship. This video was first published in the BrightSparks e-Magazine in October 2024. Reproduced with permission from Kariera Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd. -- The DesignSingapore Scholarship is the only scholarship in Singapore for the study of any design discipline. It cultivates the next generation of talents, who may serve their bond in any Singapore-registered company of their choice, and opens doors to more rewarding careers and opportunities to advance the nation’s design industry.#DesignSingaporeCouncil #DsgScholarship #DesignEducation

Missed the Design Futures Forum 2024 at Singapore Design Week last year? You can now revisit the insights and conversations on demand! Watch the first two segments on Design for the Future of Emerging Technology and Sustainability now at bit.ly/dsgdff2024, and look out for the third segment on Design for the Future of Care – coming soon. – Organised by the DesignSingapore Council, the Design Futures Forum 2024 investigated the critical role of design and designers in the areas of emerging technology, sustainability, and care through the theme “Designing Our Collective Future”. Featuring thought leaders and practitioners from Singapore and around the world, the forum explored how people – from an individual scale to a larger, societal one – and design intersect to make a positive impact and create a better future for all beings. #DesignSingaporeCouncil #PeopleofDesign #SingaporeDesignWeek

Three-part Showcase, One Design Nation. 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 is back for Milan Design Week 2025! Curated by Tony Chambers, Maria Cristina Didero and for the first time a Singaporean curator, Hunn Wai, the third instalment of the series celebrates 60 years of Singapore design, investigating how ways of living have transformed over time. Taking place from 8 - 13 April 2025 at the renaissance-era Chiesa Di San Bernardino alle Monache, 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 3: 𝘋𝘌𝘚𝘐𝘎𝘕 𝘕𝘈𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕 will unfold through a three-part showcase examining where people live, what they need and how they use it. 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙩 3: 𝘿𝙀𝙎𝙄𝙂𝙉 𝙉𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 8 Apr - 13 Apr 2025 Exhibition Hours: 10am - 7pm (CEST) Live with Monocle: 9 Apr 2025, 3pm - 8.30pm (CEST) Singapore Friday Late Party: 11 Apr 2025, 5pm - 10pm (CEST) + Designer-led workshops throughout the week Visit bit.ly/dsgfutureimpact3 to learn more. #DesignSingaporeCouncil #MDW2025 #MilanDesignWeek #FutureImpact3DesignNation TC & Friends