From ceramics that conduct electricity to visions of the inclusive urban environments fo tomorrow… in this episode, we preview Singapore Design Week (SDW) which runs from the 21st of September until the 1st of October.

Dawn Lim, executive director of SingaporeDesign Council, tells about this festival of creativity and shares the highlights which focus on the future of sustainability, tech and care for our society – topics we are constantly exploring at WGSN. We also discuss how Singapore is a futuristic city-state built on seamless design systems.

We also catch up with the duo behind Lekker Architects, Ong Ker-Shing and Dr Joshua Comaroff, who are curating a project for SDW called FI&LD, which is inspired by a sports field and promotes the concept of inclusivity through play. Shing and Josh of Lekker are pioneers in the field of inclusive design, and won Singapore’s annual President’s Design Award this year for their IKEA-inspired book Hack Care: Tips and Tricks for a Dementia-friendly home.