With a lighthearted approach, I uncover hidden potential in unexpected places, transforming everyday experiences into emotionally resonant ideas. Before stepping into design, I studied animation—a background that continues to shape my work with an animated quality and a sense of joy. 🙂
Experience
2024—: Faculty Lecturer, University of the Arts Singapore
2022—: Senior Product Experience Designer, NextOfKin Creatives
2018—2021: Industrial Designer, Bravo, Afternaut
2017: Internship, Lanzavecchia + Wai
2016: Internship, Torafu Architects
2015: Internship, Outofstock Design
2013—2017: BA (Honours) Industrial Design with Distinction, National University of Singapore
2024—: Faculty Lecturer, University of the Arts Singapore
2022—: Senior Product Experience Designer, NextOfKin Creatives
2018—2021: Industrial Designer, Bravo, Afternaut
2017: Internship, Lanzavecchia + Wai
2016: Internship, Torafu Architects
2015: Internship, Outofstock Design
2013—2017: BA (Honours) Industrial Design with Distinction, National University of Singapore
Exhibitions
2024:
Heal: Repair+, Singapore Design Week, 42 Waterloo Street , SG
Make: Me(n)tal, Singapore Design Week, NAFA Fashion Gallery, SG
2023:
Tomorrow’s Testament, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, SG
2022:
100 Marble Tiles, Design Superposition, National Design Centre, SG
Good Design Research, National Design Centre, SG
2021:
Topic N°4, HAND MADE, National Vending Gallery, National Design Centre, SG
2018:
Exchanged Forms, 3331 Arts Chiyoda, Tokyo, JP
Exchanged Forms, Ventura Future, Milan, IT
Wallpaper* Handmade on Tour, Gillman Barracks, SG
Wallpaper* Handmade, Milan Design Week, Mediateca Santa Teresa, Milan, IT
Wallpaper* Handmade Retreat, Singapore Design Week, Gillman Barracks, SG
2017:
Design Future/Now, National Design Centre, SG
2015:
CHI 2015, COEX Convention and Exhibition Centre, Seoul, KR
2024:
Heal: Repair+, Singapore Design Week, 42 Waterloo Street , SG
Make: Me(n)tal, Singapore Design Week, NAFA Fashion Gallery, SG
2023:
Tomorrow’s Testament, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, SG
2022:
100 Marble Tiles, Design Superposition, National Design Centre, SG
Good Design Research, National Design Centre, SG
2021:
Topic N°4, HAND MADE, National Vending Gallery, National Design Centre, SG
2018:
Exchanged Forms, 3331 Arts Chiyoda, Tokyo, JP
Exchanged Forms, Ventura Future, Milan, IT
Wallpaper* Handmade on Tour, Gillman Barracks, SG
Wallpaper* Handmade, Milan Design Week, Mediateca Santa Teresa, Milan, IT
Wallpaper* Handmade Retreat, Singapore Design Week, Gillman Barracks, SG
2017:
Design Future/Now, National Design Centre, SG
2015:
CHI 2015, COEX Convention and Exhibition Centre, Seoul, KR
Press
2024:
Heal: Repair+ exhibition turns broken items into design objects, Dezeen
Repair+: Mending emotional memories through restorative design in a curation of transformed broken objects
Breaking stigmas: Singapore’s first lion dance troupe for seniors moves to the beat, The Straits Times
Singapore’s lion dance with a twist, South China Morning Post
2022:
On The Red Dot: Hire Me Please! - Say Tian Hng Buddha Shop, Channel NewsAsia
Design Superposition设计展 叩问设计, Lianhe Zaobao
5 Highlights From the Design Superposition Art Exhibition, Tatler Asia
4 noteworthy installations at the Design Superposition exhibition, IndesignLive
Offcut Factory 教工业无废材, Lianhe Zaobao
2021:
Conscious Consumption: Part 3, Curatedition
It’s a material world: Two heavyweight ideas for the environment, DesignSingapore Council
2020:
Seven local firms get up to $35,000 each to work on futuristic designs, Straits Times
Reframing our perception and treatment of material waste by design, DesignSingapore Council
2018:
Handmade 2018: Wellness + Wonder, the projects, Wallpaper*
The local artist, Esquire Singapore
好设计就在身边, PIN Prestige
A well made and wondrous journey: Singapore designers at Handmade 2018, DesignSingapore Council
The Little Red Dot In Milan, The Business Times
Students from Singapore and Kyoto design objects inspired by each other's cities, Dezeen
Wallpaper* Handmade, The Straits Times
2024:
Heal: Repair+ exhibition turns broken items into design objects, Dezeen
Repair+: Mending emotional memories through restorative design in a curation of transformed broken objects
Breaking stigmas: Singapore’s first lion dance troupe for seniors moves to the beat, The Straits Times
Singapore’s lion dance with a twist, South China Morning Post
2022:
On The Red Dot: Hire Me Please! - Say Tian Hng Buddha Shop, Channel NewsAsia
Design Superposition设计展 叩问设计, Lianhe Zaobao
5 Highlights From the Design Superposition Art Exhibition, Tatler Asia
4 noteworthy installations at the Design Superposition exhibition, IndesignLive
Offcut Factory 教工业无废材, Lianhe Zaobao
2021:
Conscious Consumption: Part 3, Curatedition
It’s a material world: Two heavyweight ideas for the environment, DesignSingapore Council
2020:
Seven local firms get up to $35,000 each to work on futuristic designs, Straits Times
Reframing our perception and treatment of material waste by design, DesignSingapore Council
2018:
Handmade 2018: Wellness + Wonder, the projects, Wallpaper*
The local artist, Esquire Singapore
好设计就在身边, PIN Prestige
A well made and wondrous journey: Singapore designers at Handmade 2018, DesignSingapore Council
The Little Red Dot In Milan, The Business Times
Students from Singapore and Kyoto design objects inspired by each other's cities, Dezeen
Wallpaper* Handmade, The Straits Times
Talks
2024: Re:Repair, Singapore Design Week, 42 Waterloo Street 2024: Playful Ageing: Reimagining the Futures of Ageing from Case Studies to Co-Creation Workshop, World Futures Day, Teach The Future
2022: Play by Design, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
2020: Design Runway, TechInnovation
2018: Panelist, Wallpaper* Handmade, National Design Centre
2024: Re:Repair, Singapore Design Week, 42 Waterloo Street 2024: Playful Ageing: Reimagining the Futures of Ageing from Case Studies to Co-Creation Workshop, World Futures Day, Teach The Future
2022: Play by Design, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
2020: Design Runway, TechInnovation
2018: Panelist, Wallpaper* Handmade, National Design Centre