Argentum: Designs for Individual Abuse

by Michele, 30 Jul 2007 | 0

Argentum Ring

Argentum is a small jewelry line designed by the ridiculously talented Shing Lee. Her designs simultaneously evoke edgy chic and rebellion and are easy to wear casually or formally. Shing’s main medium is silver, but do not think it’s your usual shiny white metal. The patinas range from matte white to ash grey. Other materials include rubber, lace, leather, mesh and bone. Her creations are driven by a search for beauty in darkness like taking a walk in the cemetery for example. If you are beyond the stereotype about diamonds being a girl’s best friend, you will totally dig her work. MORE »

One Man Nation

by Ci'en, 30 Jul 2007 | 1

Rained And It Rained, Bullets It Rained

Experimental electronica artist, Marcos Destructos, started out originally in 2003 as part of an acoustic folk punk project, but soon progressed into the electronica realm under the moniker One Man Nation. “I got sick of playing with bands and having to rely on others to create music,” he says. “In 2005, I started dabbling around with computers and discovered aleatory music.”

Also known as “chance music”, aleatory music is an open form of composition where the order of movements or elements are left up to the performer.

2007 has been particularly fruitful for Marcos. He released two albums, a solo record Rained and It Rained, Bullets It Rained under One Man Nation and Voluntary Human Extinction as part of electro-punk outfit, Elekore, together with Belgian member C-drik and fellow Singaporean, Mindfuckingboy. We recently caught up with him after an extensive three month tour of Europe and just as well, as he will be leaving our shores again in August 2007. MORE »

The Wooden Bowl Studio

by Ci'en, 28 Jul 2007 | 1

iPod skins by the Wooden Bowl Studio

For those who tire of the look of their monochromatic iPods, these beautiful iPod skins from The Wooden Bowl Studio instantly transform an iPod from blah to brilliant. Designed by interactive designer, Henry Soon a.k.a mujiri, the skins offer an array of fanciful motifs to dress up your gadget. MORE »

Nav:Ras

by Michele, 26 Jul 2007 | 0

Nav:Ras

NUS Indian Dance is a performing arts group under the NUS Centre for the Arts. Established in 1977, the group has attained great heights under the guidance of its tutor cum resident choreographer, Mrs. Santha Bhaskar, pioneer in Singapore’s Indian dance scene and Cultural Medallion winner in 1990. The members of the group comprise NUS undergraduates and alumni, both experienced and trained dancers from India and Singapore. Kiran Kumar, Nav:Ras Art Director and one of the alumni choreographers, introduces us to Indian contemporary dance and talks about the new production.

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Seletar Airbase: Singapore’s Secret Garden

by Ci'en, 25 Jul 2007 | 1

Seletar Airbase: Singapore’s Secret Garden

When it was announced that Clifford Pier would cease operations in March 2006 with plans to develop the landmark into the inevitable mall complex, there was public outcry against Singapore’s rapidly disappearing heritage. In a constant struggle between tradition and progress, iconic buildings such as the National Library and National Theatre have been swiftly torn down to make way for modern conveniences.

In the past, news of a historical building’s impending demolishment have been met with protest, usually through a flurry of letters published in the Straits Times. Li Xiuqi took it a step further. On discovering that Seletar Airbase was to be demolished to make way for a new aerospace park, the 26-year old architecture graduate made a film, Seletar Airbase: Singapore’s Secret Garden, to capture the area’s serenity and historical charm that will soon be lost come 2008. The film will be screened as part of the Substation’s 2nd Indie Documentary Festival on 6th March and at Timbre on 13th March. MORE »

A Far Cry From Here

by Michele, 23 Jul 2007 | 0

The Observatory

The Observatory’s legacy is already secured, and a new release from this Singapore band is always a matter of keen anticipation. This experimental collective gained pockets full of brilliant reviews for their bang-up albums, Time of Rebirth (2004) and Blank Walls (2005). Their music is a mesmeric mix of electronic soundscapes, and an enchanting snapshot of another world that will make you want to go back for more. The band just finished recording their third album, A Far Cry From Here, with Norwegian producer, Jørgen Træen. They will be opening for Jaga Jazzist during the Mosaic Music Festival and will be playing their first ‘live’ concert of the year at the NUS Arts Festival on 25th March. In an email interview, the band tells us more about the new album, which will be unleashed this March. MORE »

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  • Plainsunset Album Launch
    Indie-pop-punk legends, Plainsunset will be celebrating their album launch on June 13th, 8pm at Zouk. Entry is only allowed for those 18 and above. Every CD purchased comes with a pair of tickets to the launch party (limited to first 500 on entry). Tickets will be sold at the door at S$15. - #
  • Fast & Fresh
    The Fast & Fresh festival is a youth-oriented version of Short & Sweet, Australia's premier ten minute play competition. It will be launched in Singapore by Word Forward Limited. Featuring plays written, directed, produced and enacted by teenagers (18 and under), Fast & Fresh is a competition that showcases and gives the best young talents the exposure and guidance necessary to stage quality productions, while connecting them to the theatre scene. 23 May, 7-9pm, Play Den @ The Arts House. - #
  • My Last Adornment
    Renowned jewelry designer Shing, of cult label argentum, creates her second installation My Last Adornment, using jewelry to reflect on themes of vanity and mortality. Viewers are invited to step into the installation and put on their last adornment inside a photo booth and contemplate the transience of life. This act becomes less about vanity and more a reminder of their mortality and how precious lives are. 1-15 Jun, 11am to 8pm daily at The Substation Gallery - #
  • Furniture Design Showcase
    Be inspired by selected pieces of furniture from the FDA 2008 Students and Young Designers Category finalists and discover how they interpreted the theme 'TENSION'. Also on display are the winning designs of the 4th FL!P Challenge held late last year, where student designers were given two types of wood to work with - American red oak and yellow poplar. 29 May-14 Jun, 10am to 9pm daily at The National Museum of Singapore - The Concourse, Level 1. Admission is free. - #
  • Rock The Sub
    Rock The Sub! presents a total of 12 fantastic Singapore bands and featuring 8 excellent bands who have appeared on the Rock Your World acoustic stage. This time around, all cables will be plugged in for an evening of full on rock music. Gibson Stage (The Substation Theatre): 6.15pm-7.00pm Armchair Critic 7.30pm-8.15pm Allura 8.45pm-9.30pm Fishtank 10.00pm-10.45pm Tiramisu 11.15pm-12.00am Zero Sequence 12.30am-1.15am Vertical Rush Timbre Stage: 7.00pm-7.45pm You and Whose Army? 8.15pm-9.00pm Heritage 9.30pm-10.15pm Kevin Mathews & The Groovy People 10.45pm-11.30pm Lunarin 12.00am-12.45am Giants Must Fall 1.15am-2.00am West Grand Boulevard. 7 June, 6.00pm-2.00am. Tickets: $15 (inclusive of one drink). - #
  • Furniture Design Forum 2008
    The 6th Furniture Design Forum (FDF) will see a panel of distinguished international design gurus as well as local design personalities gathered to share their design experiences and latest trends. Eminent speaker at the forum is renowned Japanese Designer, Naoto Fukasawa who will take you on a journey through the "Core of Awareness". 13 Jun, 2pm-6pm at Gallery Theatre, Basement National Museum of Singapore. Click here for more information and registration. - #
  • Kaylene Tan
    Writer-Performer Kaylene Tan presents a reading of her current work-in-progress - an intimate audio triptych inspired by the Singapore River, Peninsula Plaza and the Armenian Church. Traversing history and memory, myth and biography, the domestic and the poetic, this text emerges from nine months of archival research, listening, walking and lingering. The reading will be followed by a question and answer session. 9 May, 7pm at the Playden (Arts House). - #
  • Body Art
    A performance beyond the walls of the museum, bringing body art into the city. Renowned celebrity Japanese artist Ai Yamaguchi, local artists ZERO and Joanne Lim present their latest creations using bodies as canvases. Be spotted with the body art models by the Polaroid crew, get your pictures taken and stand to win 3 attractive N Series Nokia mobile phones. Take home with you limited edition Fiction@Love collectible! 11 May, 12.00pm – 2.00pm (Outside Caltex House) • 3.00pm – 5.00pm (Outside Plaza Singapura/Atrium); 13 May, 1.00pm – 3.00pm (Outside Ngee Ann City) • 4.00pm – 6.00pm (Outside Shaw House). Limited free Polaroid instant pictures. Announcement of winners and selected entries will be displayed at SAM from 20 May. - #
  • Choking The Chicken
    Aging Youth Productions' first installment of Choking The Chicken will feature musical acts that bravely tread the fine line that divides different genres. Expect a clash of electronic, post rock and ambient in an evening that will entice the audience to redefine their genre pigeon holes. D+A+K+A+I, Bani Haykal, Indus Gendi and Breakbeat Theory. 17 May, 8pm at Earshot - #
  • Singapore 1:1 Island
    URA's exhibition, “Singapore 1:1 Island” highlights the city's architectural and urban design uniqueness through a selection of architectural projects completed island-wide, outside of the city centre, over the past four decades. Untill 11 Apr at the URA Centre. - #

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    • Speaker Head by Gregor Timlin, is a film and installation which addresses the isolation that people experience in large cities. The viewer is invited to insert their head into the tapered structure and watch the film. In doing so they visually complete the piece for others in the space by becoming a caricature of isolation. - #


    •  ‘Art Eggcident’ is Dutch artist Henk Hofstra's new environmental art project on display in the streets of Leeuwarden, The Netherlands - #


    • Designer Nutre Arayavanish creates Postable Jewelry. It is a flat-pack ring, which can be assembled by slotting the components together. - #


    • Swedish designer Hanna Hedman's  jewelry is inspired by grief. - #


    • Job-getting guru, RitaSue Siegel, has just published the revised version of 'Get A Design Job'. The manual offers insights into everything from Resume tips to Research and  includes information on a variety of topics that influence not only the job-seeker, but the Design Industry as a whole. A copy is available for download. - #


    • Graphic artist Stéphane Bucco at String Republic pimps espadrilles. - #


    • Wearable art by Italian Designer Gualti. - #


    • Luc Grateau uses old Metro tickets as a canvas to create miniature portraits of fellow passengers riding the Parisian subway. - #


    • Brilliant photography by Quentin Shih. - #


    • Chrissie White is a 14-year old aspiring photographer. - #