About Singapore Design Festival 2007
Initiated in 2005 by the DesignSingapore Council, the Singapore
Design Festival is a biennial platform to promote design and the
design industry in Singapore, create opportunities for networking
and exchange of ideas, and enhance Singapore as a vibrant and
creative international design city. At the same time, the festival
provides a gateway to Asia's design community, and Asia to the
world.
This year's Festival will run from 28 November to 8 December 2007
and is made up of multi-faceted events and activities. Championing
a broad range of design disciplines, the Singapore Design Festival
is a key umbrella event for the industry. Contributions to the
Festival programme are made by a diverse range of Singaporean and
International partner organisations - they range from design
businesses, trade associations, galleries, retailers, museums,
government bodies, media organisations, to of course individual
designers.
The Singapore Design Festival brings partners and audiences with
the widest possible range of interests together to explore design
issues, do business, exchange ideas, and have fun. Events staged as
part of the Festival range from major international presentations
to Singaporean showcases to trade events, alongside award
ceremonies, talks, workshops, product launches, open houses and
designer parties.
The Festival aims to transform the design culture in Singapore and
from around the world into an interactive and "live" presentation
of the design process. All of this is made possible by the fact
that Singapore is an increasingly emerging creative design hub with
a dynamic pool of local and international design talents and
design-led companies. As the city where diverse cultures converge
and multi-national businesses gather to trade thoughts and
commerce, the Singapore Design Festival is fast becoming recognised
as a key event on the international design calendar.
Always a Better Way
The theme for the 2007 Festival: ''Always a Better Way''', is
inspired by the essence of design-thinking: through design, design
challenges itself to find a better solution or alternative. It is a
mindset that encourages people to think, experiment and innovate in
convergent and divergent ways, bringing about possibilities and
opportunities with the constant strive for the best.
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