Design Visionaries Shaping Southeast Asia's Fashion Landscape: Shed Light on These 5 Emerging Artists
The Singapore Design Week, taking place from September 11 to 21, 2025, is set to showcase an array of innovative and sustainable design works from emerging creatives across Southeast Asia. This year's theme, "Nation by Design", emphasises the role of design in shaping cities worldwide and fostering a balance between cultural heritage and contemporary aesthetics while advancing environmental responsibility.
One of the standout exhibits is Karyn Lim's SoPlast!c Vessels, a tableware series crafted from discarded e-commerce polymailers. Transformed into translucent, net-like vessels, Lim's work bridges craft, technology, and sustainability, making a powerful statement about waste reduction and recycling.
Another notable display is The Pastille Collection, created by Emeline Ong, a graduate of the National University of Singapore. Made from shredded paper pulp, the collection includes dreamy monolithic tables in candy hues, offering a fresh take on traditional design.
Thai design duo Ploypan Theerachai and Decha Archjananun, founders of THINKK Studio, based in Bangkok, are also featured. Operating at the crossroads of research and craft, THINKK Studio's SeaMix Collection reimagines fishing and seafood waste into terrazzo-like materials, while their SeaMix Collection transforms refuse into refined materials, reinforcing sustainability as integral to contemporary design.
Alvin Tjitrowirjo, founder of alvinT, continues to refine a design language rooted in cultural preservation and contemporary sensibility. His Jiwa tribute shelf reinterprets rattan as a spiritual altar-like form, demonstrating the power of traditional materials in modern design.
Hana Surya's studio, Threadapeutic, employs six artisans who transform fabric offcuts into one-of-a-kind tapestries and architectural panels. Committed to sustainability, 100% of profits from Threadapeutic go toward fair wages and training programs for local craftspeople. Their works, made using faux chenille, a fabric manipulation technique that creates layered textures, are a testament to the beauty that can be found in reusing materials.
These young talented designers, showcased during Singapore Design Week 2025, are not just making waves in the design world; they are setting a new standard for sustainable design that balances cultural heritage with contemporary aesthetics while advancing environmental responsibility.
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