CNA938 Rewind - “Nation by Design” - Singapore Design Week 2025

CNA938 Rewind

In ‘Culture Club’, Melanie Oliveiro finds out what’s new at this year’s Singapore Design Week 2025, a weeklong celebration of Singapore’s design spirit and creativity - with its main theme “Nation by Design”. Singapore Design Week 2025’s Festival Director,Jody Teo, will highlight the festival’s usual three defining pillars: Design Futures, Design Marketplace, and Design Impact, which includes over 300 international brands and country pavilions at the FIND – Design Fair Asia. She will also talk about the over 60 Design Community programmes that will be held island-wide, from exhibitions and talks to pop-ups and workshops. Pann Lim, co-founder and creative director of creative agency Kinetic Singapore, will talk about the Unnatural History Museum of Singapore - a tongue-in-cheek take on Singapore’s improbable rise to success.

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CNA938 Rewind - #TalkBack: Goodbye to the independents - the vanishing hotels of Singapore

In light of Hotel Miramar Singapore’s impending closure at the end of October, joining several others like Lion City Hotel and Cockpit Hotel that faced similar fates, Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin discuss if this is the end of small chain and stand-alone hotels in Singapore with Benjamin Cassim, Senior Lecturer for Hospitality and Tourism Management, School of Business, Temasek Polytechnic.

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CNA938 Rewind - Should you wait? An expert on the future of COE prices

COE premiums closed at another record high in the latest bidding exercise. Why are observers saying they will likely drop only towards the end of the decade? Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin discuss more with Associate Professor Walter Theseira from the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) School of Business.

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CNA938 Rewind - Brunei Comes to Singapore

In ‘Destination Anywhere’, Melanie Oliveiro finds out where foodies can go to sample some of the best F&B products Brunei has to offer – be it baked goods, sauces, snacks, meat products and ready-made drinks. Syazwana Wan Ali from the Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) will talk about the treats in store for visitors, including food sampling sessions and how to purchase these Brunei-made products. Syazwana will also reveal how BEDB is working with Singapore distributors and retailers to make these unique products more accessible to Singaporeans.

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CNA938 Rewind - Shining the Culture Club Spotlight on Fernando Zóbel & Other Regional Artists @ NGS

In ‘Culture Club’, Melanie Oliveiro finds out where history buffs and art lovers can check out two ongoing art exhibitions: “Fernando Zóbel: Order is Essential” and “Dalam Collection: Where Ink Tides Meet”. National Gallery curator Clarissa Chikiamco will discuss the Fernando Zóbel exhibition which features over 200 pieces by the Spanish-Filipino cosmopolitan artist and scholar which include paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, and archival materials. Fellow National Gallery curator Jennifer K.Y. Lam talks about the Dalam Collection featuring over 50 ink works from the National Collection – by revered artists such as Chen Wen Hsi, Latiff Mohidin and Liu Ka

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