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    A Thing of Beauty

    May 04, 2020 4 minutes
    By Hashirin Nurin Hashimi
    Photography by Darren Leow

    Step inside Kennie Ting’s office at the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) and at first glance, it looks just like any other workspace with rows of books on the shelves and stacks of documents on his desk. But what got our attention is the rack of clothes by the door, where the ACM director’s personal collection of batik shirts by Indonesian big names Danar Hadi and Iwan Tirta, and traditional Chinese tangzhuang tops (including a modern interpretation by veteran Singapore designer Laichan), hang alongside three-piece Western suits.

    Clearly, his eye for beautiful things steeped in Asian heritage would explain why Ting is the best person

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