Dsg-NDP’08 Studio

The DesignSingapore-NDP’08 Studio is a Design Development project to raise the capabilities of Singapore designers through designing the touchpoints of the Parade. Through a design competition, workshop, mentorship and produce development platforms, the Studio expanded and raised the design capabilities of 28 young designers and design students.

1. The Funpack:

Perspectives Funpack by Terence Woon from A*STAR SIMTech as well as 11 students from Very Special Arts and the School of the Arts

The NDP’08 Funpack, titled Perspectives, articulates the concept that everyone has a part to play and we are all connected.  The design is also built on the three themes of “green”, creativity and inclusiveness.  Additionally, for the first time, the Funpack is made from Tetra Pak, the packaging material for beverage cartons.  These cartons are made primarily of paperboard which comes from wood, a natural and renewable resource.

The unique artwork featured on the Funpack, represents the Spirit of Singapore and was created by students from Very Special Arts and the School of the Arts.

2. The Interactive Items:

24 students from five tertiary institutions taking part in a design workshop facilitated by designers from BMW Designworks ASIA, Design Exchange, Philips Design and PSB Corporation. 

13 students were then chosen for a mentorship under Philips Design where they developed their designs into prototypes and vied for the opportunity to be a part of NDP’08.   The following designs will add to the excitement at the parade to be held at the Marina Bay Floating Platform:

The AIR Glove by Sean Tan Peh Liang from Temasek Polytechnic, Cai Zhixiang and Fui HuiFen from Nanyang Polytechnic, David Mak and Cheong Yian Ling from the National University of Singapore

The light-emitting inflatable noisemaker in the shape of a hand is designed to evoke the spontaneous and playful side of the audience at the NDP’08.  The AIR Glove will also light up when hit, adding to the atmosphere at the parade.

SPARK! by Tan Sixiu from the National University of Singapore

SPARK! is designed to be a part of an interactive mass display involving 30,000 spectators at the seating gallery.  Made up of a reflective material of different colours, SPARK! is a large oversized sparkler representing a burst of light.

With SPARK!, spectators will be able to participate in a mass display, where the seating gallery becomes a field of sparklers. This will spell the celebratory words “Shine Singapore” which is symbolic of how Singapore is able to shine only with the contribution of every Singaporean.


Click here to read more on the project at the NDP'08 Website

Click here for more information on the NDP'08 Photography Competition