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WORK
19/20 Movement
03/20 Vision
Image Making

In 1996, Theseus Chan founded WORK, a cross-disciplinary company that encompasses communications, graphic design, publishing (WERK magazine) and fashion retailing (COMME des GARCONS Guerrilla Store +65).

Well known for it’s provocative body of work in both advertising and graphic design, WORK has established itself as one of the most progressive design boutiques in Singapore. WORK has won prestigious awards with the Art Director’s Club of New York, British D&AD and the Singapore Creative Circle Awards. It has also been featured in publications like Communications Arts (Design), Cutting Edge Advertising and How Asia Advertises.

It is also well known for WERK, an influential publication that showcases new trends in fashion, photography and design.Every issue of WERK magazine starts from where the previous issue ends. Production studies leads to new possibilities, directions and ideas. There is no preconceived idea about its final outcome. Traditional thinking, printing and construction methods are often subverted to give them new interpretations and meanings. The notations of perfect imperfections are what WERK strives for to achieve its uniqueness. It also looks towards construction of clothes, heavy industrial work and science as sources of inspiration. The artistic contributors to its content are often results of introductions, encounters and incidents. Seeing it this way allows WERK total independence to be created solely based on emotions, feelings and fate.