Three generations gather under one roof to usher in Deepavali
Like in earlier years, three generations of Mrs Meyammai Periyanan's family gathered in her home in Sembawang on the eve of Deepavali on Sunday.
Looking for designers to help preserve craft with practitioners
Local designers who are keen to learn about traditional crafts in danger of disappearing now have the chance to work with local craftsmen and create commercially viable products that incorporate such designs.
Lighting up the Heart! Meet Vijaya Mohan who once held Guinness World Records (Instagrem by People’s Association Deepavali 21st Oct 2022)
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cj-KWa7BfCT/ Lighting up the HeART! 🪔 Meet Vijaya Mohan, who once held the Guinness Record for creating the world’s largest Rangoli, a traditional Indian art form. She volunteers her time teaching art therapy at CCs, bringing colour beyond the canvas to people’s lives, including stroke patients and children with autism. #DidYouKnow that Rangoli is drawn […]
Meet the Singaporean – Vijaya Mohan (Singapore Govt publ 21 Oct 2022)
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/looking-for-designers-to-help-preserve-craft-with-practitioners Local designers who are keen to learn about traditional crafts in danger of disappearing now have the chance to work with local craftsmen and create commercially viable products that incorporate such designs. Peranakan beadwork can potentially be put on shoes. Designs used in rangoli, the Indian art of making patterns, usually on the floor […]
Traditional crafts get cool, creative and sustainable reinventions
Traditional Chinese spheres, ketupat weaving, Peranakan beadwork and embroidery, and rangoli.
Traditional crafts get cool, creative and sustainable reinventions (Asia One July 4 2022)
https://www.asiaone.com/lifestyle/traditional-crafts-get-cool-creative-and-sustainable-reinventions Traditional Chinese spheres, ketupat weaving, Peranakan beadwork and embroidery, and rangoli. These may be age-old crafts, from our grandparents’ or even great-grandparents’ generation, but before you discount them as outdated relics, be wowed by these reimagined modern takes on them. Until July 31, 2022, you can get up close with these modern prototypes of age-old […]
Traditional craftsmen, modern designers tie up to create products with fresh look
The Harmony Spheres Lamp may look like a contemporary dining lamp, but it is a reinterpretation of a traditional Chinese lantern, from the materials it is made of to the significance behind its layered form.
Traditional craftsmen modern designers tie up to create products with fresh look (STRAIT TIMES 2 July 2022)
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/community/traditional-craftsmen-and-modern-designers-come-together-to-re-imagine-traditional-items SINGAPORE – The Harmony Spheres Lamp may look like a contemporary dining lamp, but it is a reinterpretation of a traditional Chinese lantern, from the materials it is made of to the significance behind its layered form. Designers Melvin Ong and Xu Xiao, from industrial design company NextOfKin Creatives, were drawn to the cultural […]