Don't miss seeing these exciting design, shopping and artistic collaborations!
By Home & Decor Team -
In 2014, British autistic artist Stephen Wiltshire was commissioned by Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) to draw a 4m-by-1m canvas of the Singapore skyline to mark its 30th anniversary and as a gift to Singapore for the nation's 50th birthday last year. Now fans of Mr Wiltshire will now be able to view and purchase drawings that he has done of other landmarks in Singapore, in an exhibition curated by design firm Kinetic Singapore at their K+ gallery. Pictured is a drawing of the National Gallery.
For his new Singapore landmark series, Mr Wiltshire drew Reflections at Keppel Bay condominium, National Gallery Singapore, Raffles Hotel, Victoria Theatre, Chijmes (pictured) and Fullerton Hotel. These pieces are all for sale for from S$12,800.
In 2014, British autistic artist Stephen Wiltshire went on a helicopter ride over the Singapore CBD, and then reproduced what he saw based on his photographic memory.
For his new Singapore landmark series, Mr Wiltshire drew Reflections at Keppel Bay condominium (pictured), National Gallery Singapore, Raffles Hotel, Victoria Theatre, Chijmes (pictured) and Fullerton Hotel. These pieces are all for sale for from S$12,800.
Stephen Wiltshire, The Prodigious Savant is at K+ Curatorial Space at Scotts Square, #03-11
Exhibition on till Oct 2, opening hours: Mon to Thurs, 11.30am to 8.30pm, Fri to Sun, 11am to 8.30pm
Photos: K+
Swiss expatriate Isabella Eckart, the founder of Eck&Art Design Studio, started with typographic canvases that customers could personalise with their choice of words. Besides the personalised canvases, she also produces three types of posters: Vintage-style travel posters, minimalist architectural styles and other Singapore-themed prints. These prints retail from S$69. Pictured is a vintage-style print of a overhead bridge at Tan Kah Kee Station in Bukit Timah.
For her architectural series, she's designed posters that show Singapore's iconic buildings, such as black-and-white houses and shophouses. "I've always been interested in design, mostly fashion design and photography," says Ms Eckart, although her background is in management consulting, marketing and branding.
Her vintage-style travel posters have been most popular, in particular, the East Coast and Bukit Timah prints. "I want to provide something that communicates an emotion," says Ms Eckart.
Get the prints at Eck&Art Design Studio, www.eckandart.com
Photos: Eck&Art Design Studio
From now till Oct 2, across all six floors of Metro Centrepoint, there is an unending display of Japanese products ranging from food and toys to cosmetics, kimonos and even furniture. Metro Meets Japan is a collaboration between the store and IPPIN to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Japan and Singapore. IPPIN is a group that supports Japanese SMEs which are keen to export their products to South-east Asia.
"Our products are from SMEs which are rarely seen or talked about in Singapore," says Ayumi Fujishiro, marketing manager of IPPIN. They include a one-of-a-kind Uchikake kimono, which is a formal kimono worn by a bride or for a stage performance. The heavy brocade Uchikake is worn like a coat. The kimono is on sale for S$23,250.
Besides IPPIN, lifestyle products from atomi will be on sale at Metro, such as vintage stationery and calligraphy-inspired artworks to old-fashioned whisky glasses. Over on Level 5, Actus furniture makes a comeback in Singapore through atomi. Over the next three weekends, shoppers will also get to indulge in sake tastings, tea and origami workshops held in the store.
Metro Meets Japan is at Metro The Centerpoint, till Oct 2.
Photo: Yen Meng Jiin
Lifestyle store Supermama is organising the first Supermama Porcelain Festival, inspired by the annual Arita Ceramic Festival. Arita has a 400-year history of producing porcelain. The festival will give Singaporeans a chance to see the works of renowned porcelain-makers from Arita, and Singaporean and Asian ceramic artists. A special exhibition is Vessels, curated by design firm &Larry. Vessels is a collaboration between five Singaporean designers and Kihara. Besides &Larry, the other participating designers are Holycrap, Koh Hong Teng, Phunk Studio and Theseus Chan (pictured).
The highlight of the Supermama Porcelain Festival is Vessels, a collection born out of a melding of contemporary design and traditional craftsmanship featuring artists such as Theseus Chan and Phunk Studio (above).
Pann Lim and his family created Men’s Debt (above), featuring a decaying and forlorn Earth, turning the idea of a porcelain vessel into an urn.
The Supermama Porcelain Festival is at Supermama Gillman Barracks, 47 Malan Road, and the Supermama flagship store at 265 Beach Road, from Sept 16 to Oct 31.
Photos: Supermama
Marou & Co chocolates are a collaboration between three companies across two countries: Gallery & Co in Singapore; Rice Creative, a multi-disciplinary creative agency based in Saigon; and Marou Faiseurs de Chocolat, a Vietnam-based French chocolate company that uses handpicked beans grown by small Vietnamese farms. These exclusive chocolate bars come with packing inspired by the architectural elements of the National Gallery. Each bar is packaged in wrappers that are meticulously crafted using the traditional Vietnamese woodblock-printing technique of Dong Ho printing.
Marou & Co Chocolates, S$29.90 (for a pack of three bars), is available at Gallery & Co, 1 St Andrew's Rd, National Gallery
Photo: Marou & Co
Adapted from an article written by Tay Suan Chang for The Business Times