🇸🇬 Design, identity, and the future — Singapore at Milan Design Week 2025

Inside a 13th-century Milanese church, the exhibition Future Impact 3: DESIGN NATION told a powerful story of how design helped shape modern Singapore.

From nostalgic icons like hawker plates and the Singapore Airlines kebaya, to futuristic objects like AI-powered textiles and fungi air purifiers, the showcase traced 60 years of national creativity.

Curated with care and clarity, the exhibition moved beyond trends — spotlighting sustainability, cultural memory, and inclusive innovation.

It’s proof that a nation’s identity can be designed — and its future, imagined with empathy and intention.

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Know the Name: Rei Kawakubo ✨

Rei Kawakubo, the genius behind Comme des Garçons, changed the way the world sees fashion.

In the 1980s, while others followed trends, she introduced black, asymmetry, and raw edges — shocking the Western industry. Her work challenges beauty standards, redefining garments as sculptures, not just clothing.

From the “Lumps and Bumps” collection to the Met Gala exhibition in her honor, Kawakubo’s philosophy is clear: “The future of fashion lies in what hasn’t been seen before.”

Have you ever looked at her work?

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Architecture Meets Fashion: Brutalism on the Runway 🏛️👗

What connects massive concrete buildings and the world’s biggest fashion houses?

The answer is Brutalism — a raw, unapologetic architectural movement born in the 1950s. It’s known for its rough concrete textures, geometric shapes, and heavy volumes. But Brutalism didn’t stay in architecture — it quietly made its way onto the runway.

Designers like Rick Owens and Balenciaga transform Brutalist ideas into fashion. Oversized shoulders, sculptural silhouettes, thick fabrics, and monochrome palettes turn the human body into a walking structure. These looks are often described as "wearable architecture."

This crossover challenges the idea that fashion must always be light or flattering. Sometimes, it’s bold, heavy, and architectural — like the concrete giants you see in Berlin, London, or Belgrade.

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Design Trend Explained: Anti-Design 🔄🎨

Sometimes bad design… is actually good design. Meet Anti-Design, the movement that breaks every rule on purpose.

Born in the 60s as a protest against “perfect” design, Anti-Design celebrates chaos — clashing colors, stretched text, weird layouts, low-res images. You’ve probably seen it on posters, websites, even album covers.

Why does it work?

Because it grabs your attention, challenges your expectations, and feels alive. In a world where everything looks polished and minimal, Anti-Design stands out by being deliberately wrong.
Of course, it’s easy to go too far. Bad design stays bad if it’s not intentional.

The secret? Breaking rules… but knowing them first.

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