Singapore Designers Day 2009

Date: 23 October 2009
Session: 10am to 12pm, 1pm to 3pm, 3pm to 5pm
Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 October 2009

For the first time ever, we are having Singapore Designers Day. It's a day to celebrate the role of designers and to share what we do with the wider public. Design companies will open their doors on that day to share their experiences as designers and say why this industry excites them.

You can sign up for as many sessions as you like. You must choose a different company for each session. See below for profiles about each studio.

Hosts' profiles

  1. Consulus Cato Partners
  2. The Bonsey Design Partnership
  3. EQUUS
  4. Chemistry
  5. NiCE LTD
  6. Yolk
  7. DIA
  8. Ravindran Associates
  9. XentiQ

Consulus Cato PartnersBack to Top

Many people think that branding is all about creating impressions. This false kind of branding won’t last. Companies today need sustainable positioning and a spirit of authenticity to consistently deliver their brand promises.

To build brands that have the capacity to make a lasting mark in the world, we at Consulus Cato Partners go beyond marketing and design and delve into companies’ internal processes and customer relationships. By putting people at the core of any business strategy, we are able to build brands that can connect with consumers and influence the way they live.

23 Hindoo Road
Singapore 209115
T: 6293 9495

The Bonsey Design PartnershipBack to Top

When people ask what sort of design do we do, it’s always a tough question to answer. We create brands in so many different ways and in so many different places. Simply put, we aim to help companies communicate more effectively. Through intelligent design we help them present themselves in ways that make sense to the people they seek to influence.

We create product, retail and service brands that people understand and want to embrace as part of their lives. We make companies more sought after as organisations to buy from, work for and invest in. With our help they become leading-brand organisations. They become more relevant and valuable in their markets and they grow in stature and value.

179 River Valley Road,
River Valley Building
Level Five, Unit One
Singapore 179033
T: 6339 0428

EQUUSBack to Top

Great design doesn't just look good, it communicates and connects. From strategy to design, from off-line, from coal face to boardroom, we understand brands and know how to give them the right voice, in any context.

Established in 1994, Equus is a strategy and intelligence-driven design consultancy with a reputation for award-winning work. Innovative and sometimes unconventional, our emphasis is very much on creativity and most importantly, on making business sense.

#01-06,10 Raeburn Park
Singapore 088702
T: 6323 2996

ChemistryBack to Top

At Chemistry, we understand how ideas are the stepping stones along the journey that leads to unique and sustainable brands, and how they can deliver original solutions that respond to human centered needs.

Established in 2000, today the company has grown into a highly successful partnership of multi-disciplinary creative individuals from Asia and Europe who band together a wealth of experiences in design, innovation and branding.

17A Jalan Pinang
Singapore 199149
T: 6440 3004

NiCE LTDBack to Top

NiCE LTD is a leading international design agency specializing in consumer product development, strategy and package design for global brands. We are dreamers who seek to unleash the power of desire by linking ideas, objects, and images in harmony. And we have established a reputation for crafting award winning results. Our clients have included Pantene, SK-II, Mont Blanc, Dolce & Gabbana, Cover Girl, Estée Lauder, Calvin Klein, Tiffany, Victoria's Secret, Gillette and Bath & Body Works.

127 Emerald hill Road
Singapore 229410
T: 6876 7800

YolkBack to Top

Yolk is Singapore’s fastest growing Interactive Digital Media network with branches in Sydney (Australia), Bangkok (Thailand), and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). The Yolk digital network offers a vast range of creative digital strategies and services for a roster of wide-ranging clients across Asia, specializing in Digital Acquisition, Engagement and Retention strategies.

At more than 7 years of age, we are globally recognized in the digital media scene with numerous awards under our belt, especially the most sought after in the industry, ‘The Webby Awards’. Our agency is very effective at the strength of 35 (and counting). The majority of us are young professionals with the drive and energy to push the digital creative boundaries.

Yolk believes in creating digital experiences through interaction and convergence of the Web, Mobile and Interactive Surfaces. With an outstanding track record since 2001, Yolk’s vision is to lead the industry as Digital Lifestyle enablers and promises to be highly creative, absolutely fun and digitally daring.

326 River Valley Rd
Singapore 238358
T: 6221 2748

DIABack to Top

DIA is a leading independent strategic branding consultancy dedicated to creating business advantage for our clients. We have been around for over 25 years and in that time we have worked for a number of iconic Singapore brands: Changi Airport Group & CAAS, NTUC, Olam, Chng Kees, Tiger Beer, One North and Singapore Airlines, to name a few. Our experienced team brings deep insights and creative ingenuity to each project. We are known for our thought leadership, deep bench strength and enlightening perspectives. We believe in engaging with our clients, understanding their business and delivering intelligent and compelling creative solutions.

700 Beach Road, #08-01
Singapore 199598
T: 6735 3696

Ravindran AssociatesBack to Top

Our practice encompasses a broad spectrum of matters, ranging from prosecuting registrations for trade marks, patents and designs, negotiating and drafting licences and franchise agreements, to providing advice on trade marks, patents, domain names, copyright, design, confidential information, unfair competition and computer law, as well as advertising regulations, consumer protection, product liability and labelling requirements.

In addition, as advocates of the Supreme Court of Singapore, we enforce and defend our clients' intellectual property rights in the courts in both civil suits and criminal prosecutions.

61 Stamford Road
#02-09 Stamford Court
Singapore 17889
T: 6336 6990

XentiQBack to Top

XentiQ Pte Ltd is a one-stop product design & development centre that has been in the design business since 1987. We have literally done hundreds of product design and development projects with MNCs, SMEs and individual entrepreneurs. We provide a full suite of services such as Feasibility Study, Industrial, Mechanical, Electronic, Firmware design, Prototyping, mass production engineering support and small build. The design team has won the President’s Design Award in 2007 and the prestigious international Red Dot design award in 2006 and twice in 2004.

3 Science Park Drive
#03-01 The Franklin
Singapore 118223
T: 9760 9363