Selected works by featured designers: (top left, bottom right) River Ripples by Leong Minyi; (top right, bottom left) weave samples from the shaft loom by Tiffany Loy.

Discover the tactile quality of handmade textiles. Two talented Singaporean designers will give a talk and put the focus on the colour, pattern, structure of fiber, and fabrication that make each swathe of handcrafted textile one-of-a-kind.

Leong Minyi, founder of Mai Textile Studio, has a deep interest for indigo dyeing, traditional textile and craft. Tiffany Loy, an industrial designer, has experimented with prototyping in textile, timber, laminate and print.

Following their talk, you can visit a mini-showcase and view a demonstration to discover and appreciate the remarkable tactile quality of textile.

Hours:
4.30pm–5.15pm: Talk at Auditorium, Level 2, National Design Centre
5.15pm–6.00pm: Mini-showcase and demonstration at Roof Terrace, Level 5, National Design Centre

Venue: National Design Centre, 111 Middle Road, Singapore 188969

When: 14 May 2016,

By: National Design Centre (NDC)