Published on : Thursday, April 10, 2014
SingaPlural 2014 has successfully concluded, following an extensive showcase of the best design elements from the creative spectrum in Singapore from March 12- 16, 2014. Organised by the Singapore Furniture Industries Council (SFIC) in partnership with eight other network partners from DesignS, this week-long series expanded to multiple locations around the city from Robinsons Orchard, Park Mall, Dhoby Ghaut Green, the new National Design Centre, LASALLE College of the Arts, The Joyden Hall @ Bugis+, to the Singapore EXPO; and is held in conjunction with the International Furniture Fair Singapore 2014 / 31st ASEAN Furniture Show (IFFS/AFS 2014), The Décor Show 2014 and Hospitality 360⁰, Asia’s most established design-centric trade show.
A notable highlight this year is the reputable Furniture Design Award (FDA), an annual competition that celebrates the best achievements in furniture design. Receiving a total of 325 submissions from 39 countries, the 21st edition of the Award saw two outstanding Singaporeans clinching the prestigious Grand Award for both the Designers and Students category. Clement Zheng, from the Designers category, won the jury over with his intricate concept of the Torus Lamp – a series of digitally fabricated pendant lights assembled from paper modules. Under the Students category, Jexter Lim from the National University of Singapore (NUS) sought to impress with his work Nishikigo – a polished, statement stool inspired by the symbolic meanings of a Koi fish.
Recipients of the Honourable Mention Award include Francesca Lanzavecchia (Italy) from the Designers Category, with her room divider Bilik; as well as Angel Chow Ka Yi (Hong Kong) from the Students Category, with the PoochFam set – that also won the Award for the Best Design Narrative. Xaveria Mo Xiaofei and Koh Min Xiang from Singapore, Klaudia Kuhn and Agnieszka Klimowicz from Poland, Ben Cheng from Canada, and Trygve Faste from USA were recipients of the Merit Award for FDA 2014.
The panel of judges for this year’s competition comprises a combination of local and international professionals from the furniture, architectural as well as interior and industrial design industries. Local design personalities form the panel include Hans Tan from Hans Tan Studio, Ash Yeo from NUS, Song Kee Hong from Design Exchange and Colin Seah from Ministry of Design, while the international jury members consist of Switzerland’s high-flying designer Claudio Colucci, Sweden’s design thought leader David Carlson as well as USA’s leading architect, Timothy Power.
Selected pieces from FDA 2014 will be displayed in Robinsons Orchard between April and June 2014 and made available for pre-order by Robinsons’ customers.
Tags: FDA 2014, LASALLE College of the Arts, National Design Centre, SingaPlural 2014, Singapore Furniture Industries Council (SFIC), The Joyden Hall @ Bugis+
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