BY global standards, the South-East Asian product design industry has been fledgling at best, if you don’t count the tiny clique of the likes of Singaporean Nathan Yong or Filipino Kenneth Cobonpue or the Singaporean-Malaysian duo Voon Wong and Benson Saw of VW+BS.But things are changing fast.Lately, cool design retail concepts, design studios and brands have been mushrooming up in the region. Not to mention the growing pool of talented, up-and-coming SEA designers.And global design-led shows like 100% Design Singapore (a spin-off from the 100% Design brand from London) and Maison&Objet Asia are gracing this part of the world. In Singapore, small and independent design studios and brands are popping up.“Singapore shoppers are sophisticated. They now look for a product or service that’s independent and has a good story to tell. The sentiment for branded good is ‘been there done that’,” says Yong,There are some warm throws in both the bedroom and in the living room, where Hubby and I watch TV wholesale manicure products
. a trailblazer in Singapore furniture design industry. (Yong was profiled in Star2 on Sept 2, 2013.)“I know of many companies promoting Singapore design and craft under the ‘handmade movement’, like Makers of Singapore, The U Factory by Hjgher and Handmade Movement by Noise Singapore,” he adds.Savvy governments in the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand have also clued in on the fact that design isn’t just about making things. Design can be and is adopted as part of a strategy for economic growth. Set up in 2003, the government-run DesignSingapore Council is ploughing S$55mil (RM143mil) into Singapore’s design industries between 2009 and 2015.or smart phone there are virtual mountains of information, stories mb star
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,“Government support provides many avenues for funding for designers and artisans,” Yong adds. Designers or enterprises can apply for grants to develop prototypes, attend training or design schools, and participate in trade fairs. In the Philippines,Norenberg said fire pp resin
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