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‘Future Impact 3: Design Nation’

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18 April 2025

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‘Future Impact 3: Design Nation’ is an exhibition produced by Design Singapore Council, which enjoyed its first outing at the most recent edition of Milan Design Week. Curated by Tony Chambers, Maria Cristina Didero and Hunn Wai, it featured both established Singaporean names and rising stars. The event – and Monocle – also brought a host of international talent through the door to discuss the future of design.

18 April 2025

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Maria Cristina Didero and Hunn Wai

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Didero and Wai are two of the curators behind ‘Future Impact 3: Design Nation’. We talk about how Singapore is best positioned to respond to urgent societal issues through design.

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Nifemi Marcus-Bello and Wong Eng Geng

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Eng Geng is a Singaporean designer, researcher and author of ‘Refuse’, a handbook that unveils the complex issue of furniture waste in Singapore. Marcus-Bello is a Nigeria-based industrial designer known for his community-led, culturally conscious design approach.

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Federica Biasi and Olivia Lee

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Singapore-based Olivia Lee’s namesake multidisciplinary studio has its roots in industrial design. She is joined by Biasi, a Milanese designer and art director whose clients include Lema, Gervasoni and Nespresso.

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Yves Béhar and Randy Yeo

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Yeo is the founder of Practice Theory, an award-winning brand and design agency with offices in Singapore and Ho Chi Minh City. He is joined by Béhar, the founder and chief designer of Fuseproject, a firm that has worked on projects for companies such as Google and Herman Miller.

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