Reinvention at Singapore Science Park
“Reinvention” at Singapore Science Park As part of the Singapore Design Week, we set up a display at the Singapore Science Park with some materials from our studio. It was interesting to respond to the theme of “Reinvention”, because on the surface, we felt it was somewhat contrary, since often our practice with nature looks […]
Rice as Binders
Rice as Binders: Community Art Exhibition “Rice as Binder” explored our continuous formation of practices, cultural identities, and personal stories connected to the varieties of rice in our supermarkets. This installation stemmed from the artists’ curiosities about the varied characteristics of different types of rice – such as colour, texture, form, and flavour – and […]
Batik Nyonyas
Batik Nyonyas: Three Generations of Art and Entrepreneurship We worked with the programming team to design and develop an interactive section in this exhibition which showcased natural dyes from with three dye plants that we grow in our studio. Placed side by side, the swatches of naturally and synthetically dyed fabrics sensitize viewers to the […]
WONKY Good Design Research
The Upcycled Tree Palette We were awarded the Good Design Research grant by DesignSingapore Council (DSG) in 2021 to deepen our research into the potential of upcycling plant prunings into paints and artmaking kits that could advance interest in the craft of working with nature creatively. Our research aims to address the following questions: 1. […]
The Waste Refinery
The Waste Refinery: Ink-surrection We were pleased to be one of the twenty organizations whose work was featured as part of The Waste Refinery exhibition, held at the National Design Centre. It featured twenty organizations and artists dedicated to the transformation of waste into purposeful products. Our display highlighted the “Ink-surrection” series, a collection of […]
School of Tomorrow
School of Tomorrow School of Tomorrow is an exhibition curated by Kinetic Singapore as part of Singapore Design Week 2023. The different classrooms touch on various aspects of sustainability through designing spaces and products, and also how they can be practically applied in the classrooms of the future.
When the Dust Settles
When the Dust Settles: Exhibition and Workshop “When the Dust settles” is an invitation to see artworks beyond the aesthetics of commercialized colours, and into the materiality of found and made pigments. This showcase features a collection of artworks by Shirin Rafie, an artist, paintmaker, and co-founder of Wild Dot. Through exploring the inherent qualities […]
Garden Gifts
“Garden Gifts” by Shirin Rafie. Material from paper to paints are all handmade from plants in studio garden.
OLD school of tomorrow
School of Tomorrow School of Tomorrow is an exhibition curated by Kinetic Singapore as part of Singapore Design Week 2023. The different classrooms touch on various aspects of sustainability through designing spaces and products, and also how they can be practically applied in the classrooms of the future.
Rimbun Dahan Residency
Rimbun Dahan Artist Residency Situated on a private garden planted with giant forest trees and an indigenous kitchen garden, our time at Rimbun Dahan was spent exploring binders, resins, adhesives, and of course natural colour pigments. As our first overseas residency, we were trying out an approach to site-specific material experiments and eventually, the development […]