This year’s Archifest (Singapore) theme is ‘Design for Life’. It addresses various concerns, such as livability, sustainability, wellbeing, maintenance and life satisfaction. The festival’s main theme contains three sub-themes – Design For People, Design For Time, and Design For Environment.

Festival Director Yann Follain of WY-TO Architects believes that improving social and environmental conditions, and preserving financial health for communities, are constituents of a sustainable mode of practice today. There is a need for design to give back to the community and enrich human life for the 99 per cent, not just the one per cent.

Addressing the sub-theme ‘Design for Time’, Industry+ will be presenting ‘Time Capsule’, a showcase in their showroom on Tyrwhitt Road.

‘Time Capsule’ probes into how design can be sustainable through time in aspects of aesthetic, concept and build. It explores how a design might capture a particular cultural environment while being aesthetically and structurally sustainable through time. Can a design be relevant today and in the future?

This showcase features the Ulu Outdoor collection (WOHAbeing) and pieces from the Industry+ collection. Devoid of excess decoration and influence of trends, these pieces have strong and controlled curves, great attention to detail, sensitivity to material choice, and are designed to last.

The Ulu Outdoor collection draws inspiration from an environment. Silhouettes of the Ulu Outdoor collection are inspired by the cultural history of Nias Island and Bali in Indonesia. Combined with modernist aesthetics, the cultural silhouettes are preserved in a timeless fashion, suitable for use in various environments.

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Archifest, 4 – 10 October 2018
Industry+ Showroom, 1A Tyrwhitt Road, Singapore 207522

Reception: 4 October, 7pm, RSVP to info@industryplus.com.sg

Follow our event page for more information.

Shallows vase designed by Critiba for Industry+ will be on view at Espace Commines from 8-10 September as part of Paris Design Week.

1000 Vases is a project by Roberto Baciocchi, produced by meet my project, media partner say hi to_ .

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1000 Vases is an exhibition redefining space and the presentation of the art object. The scenography by Italian architect Roberto Baciocchi states that the value of a work can be enriched by its proximity to another piece.

The proliferation of vases represents a concentration of artistic creativity. The swarm of objects brings forth an emotional tingling sensation; the exhibition itself is a collector of emotions, reflecting humanity in all its diversity and richness.

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Espace Commines, 17 Rue Commines, 75003 Paris

Opening hours: 8-10 September 11am-7pm

For more information, visit www.1000vases.com

P.C. Ee, co-founder of Industry+, will be sharing about rattan and its use in furniture at NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore. Join us for a panel discussion ‘Traditional Rattan in Contemporary Design’ with Paola Bellani (deputy editor and founder, Disegno), and Lim Masulin (founder, BYO Living), moderated by Laura Miotto (associate professor and co-director MA Museum Studies and Curatorial Practices, NTU ADM).

Dedicated to spatial and furniture design, this panel brings together designers and manufacturers who use traditional weaving techniques guided by an environmental consciousness. These specialists are also at the forefront of innovating the traditional uses of rattan on an international scale.

For a more hands-on approach to understanding rattan weaving, join us at the workshop ‘Weaving Patterns with Rattan’ where P.C. Ee and Lim Masulin will share their perspectives as producer and manufacturer.

Panel discussion: 25 August (Sat), 5-6pm, The Single Screen, Block 43 Malan Road

Workshop: 26 August (Sun), 2-6pm, The Seminar Room, Block 43 Malan Road

Details: ntu.ccasingapore.org

Image: Tokyo Tribal Collection designed by Nendo

A beautiful balance of lines and volume, Shallows vase designed by Kazunaga Sakashita was featured in ikebana artist Keiko Yoshino’s arrangements for the Plus Showroom in Tokyo. Ikebana is a Japanese art of flower arrangement where nature and humanity are brought together. This showcase will be on from 3-30 July, 10am-5pm.

For more information, visit here. (Photos: Keiko Yoshino)

Take A Seat

Industry+ presents Take A Seat, seating designed by Studio Juju, Jun Yasumoto, Keiji Takeuchi and Nendo during Singapore Design Week.

Take A Seat employs ordinary materials and traditional production techniques such as bamboo weaving, metal and wood bending. Made by skilled craftsmen in Asia, these collections differentiate themselves through their contemporary outlines that range from simple to whimsical.

Industry+ Showroom
1A Tyrwhitt Road, Singapore 207522
5-18 March (closed on Sundays), 11am-7pm

Industry+ at say hi to_ House

Selected pieces from the Industry+ collection will be showcased alongside the works of other Singaporean designers and fine artists at ‘say hi to_ House’. This showcase is curated by say hi to_ for District Design Dialogue Holland Village (DDDHV) as part of the Singapore Design Week.

say hi to_ House
72 Jln Kelabu Asap, Singapore 278265
10-18 March, 10am-8pm