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Meet Jackie – founder and owner of The Fingersmith Letterpress, a letterpress studio which has been operating out of a backyard since its beginnings in 2013. I stumbled upon their work a few years ago while purchasing a gift for a friend – I wanted something with a local twist. Uninspired, I tried my luck […]

Since late last year, we’ve heard plenty about Daniel Tay, the freegan who cut his food expenses to $0 by asking for leftovers and scouring bins. We have seen him in The Straits Times, Channel News Asia and Mothership, sharing about his dumpster finds: tossed produce, discarded appliances and even luxury bags. As we leap […]

The Singapore International Festival of Arts or SIFA began in the year 1977 as a national showcase of the vibrant art forms found within Singapore’s diverse communities. In the last four decades, SIFA has played an instrumental role in developing Singapore’s arts landscape and shaped the city into one of Asia’s leading cultural capitals. In its […]

It usually takes a fresh pair of eyes to bring a new perspective to a well-worn situation – that is what Ms Tamae Iwasaki and Mr Eitaro Ogawa set out to do when they started documenting Housing Development Board (HDB) flats across Singapore in 2013 with Tomohisa Miyauchi. I visit them in their Bukit Panjang […]

How might you respond if your partner became (a) unemployed or bankrupt, (b) chronically or terminally ill, (c) physically or mentally disabled, (d) struck with mental health issues? This was the first card that had been flipped over at the pillow tôk play test event that I attended in end March. The question struck me, as it did my […]

Wabi Sabi & Me is a far from a mere jewellery company – they offer a unique experience. You can get custom-made earrings, malas, rings, necklaces and bracelets made by expert artisans here. In fact, you can even learn to make them yourself! I got in touch with Rebecca Lai – the founder of Wabi […]

We often admire those with the grit and dedication to make a business out of their interests while holding a full-time job. That’s already a challenge itself, but two particularly gritty sisters managed it on top of a painful battle with cancer. Mastura and Masnisah Ja’afar (Mas and Nisah) are the enduring duo who started […]

As millennials, it is common for us to be labelled as lazy, self-centered, or spoiled. However, millennials all across the globe are also simultaneously being applauded for our collective innovation, our endeavours to see social progression, and our desire to pursue our passions. When it comes to looking for work, more and more millennials are […]

Christabel Koh, 30, is the proud mother of a feisty, vivacious 5-year-old daughter, Chrislyn Rae Koh. As Chrislyn watches an episode of Peppa Pig, eyes fixated on the television screen just like any young kid, no one would have noticed that her left hand is missing. She was born with Amniotic Band Syndrome (ABS), a […]

Bill Tan, better known as DJ Billy T, is making waves in the local DJ Scene. The homegrown DJ, who’s only 23 years old, has commanded quite a presence in both the local and regional DJ scene. We catch up with DJ Billy and learn more about his passion for electronic beats, his awesome crowd […]