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- Alan Chan, a master designer with 52 years of experience and countless accolades under his belt, shares the mechanics of his design process.
- A toymaker pursuing the middle point between art and design, Genevieve Ang aka gellyvieve creates sculptures with personality and presence. gellyvieve in her studio in Singapore. When and how did your love affair with clay begin? It all started when I was 10. I was fortunate enough to have clay as an after-school activity. Even then, I remember always looking forward to Friday which was the day I was working with clay. Fast-forward to graduating from architecture school, I felt the need to work with something more
- A business spanning four generations, Gato Mikio Shouten is on a journey to keep tradition alive while adapting to continually evolving consumer needs.
- Ernest Goh, the artist and photographer behind Ayer Ayer, an ecologically-engaged initiative, is both at war and in awe of plastic.