From 21 to 23 September, FIND – Design Fair Asia – after its 2022 debut – returns to the Marina Bay Sands complex, a visionary architecture designed by Moshe Safdie. It is one of the key events of Singapore Design Week: a combination of trade show and design fair, it will bring together some 300 brands across 12,500 sqm and will cater to an expected 12,000 regional attendees – comprising leading interior designers, architects, developers, retail and hospitality professionals.
On show will be next-generation furniture, lighting, flooring, workspace systems. But also collectible designs and a selection of around fifty emerging designers South-East Asia, brought together in the EMERGE section.
The fair will also feature five national pavilions: Italy, Thailand, Sarawak (Malaysia), Singapore and Indonesia. The Italian pavilion, designed by Stefano Boeri Interiors, will be an Italian Design Futures Capsule: 700 sqm for a special showcase that celebrates creativity, craftsmanship and design thinking from Italy. Conceived this year in a grid-like layout with a piazza in the middle, it will have two large orthogonal “boulevards” converging onto this beating heart surrounded by over 30 Italian exhibitors.
The pavilion will also feature the unique installation Italia Geniale, a collection created by ADI – Associazione per il Disegno Industriale (Association for Industrial Design), showcasing the most significant materials, objects and artefacts of Italian design icons that speak of imagination, work, well-being and relationships between people. The project is a collaboration between the Italian Embassy in Singapore, with the support of the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The circular economy takes the spotlight at the Thailand Pavilion, curated by the country’s Department of International Trade Promotion’s (DITP). Some 15 companies will be found there, offering contemporary, sustainable design products combined with craftsmanship. The fully sold-out Singapore pavilion has expanded to almost 60 exhibitors and builds on global brands with head offices in Singapore and leading local manufacturers supported by Singapore Furniture Industries Council (SFIC). United by the theme of “Design for Tomorrow”, Sarawak Design Centre (SARADEC) returns with exhibitors that feature contemporary designs targeted at the European, Middle East and Singapore markets: young furniture design talents from the state, who create works that bind culture and nature with indigenous motifs from its multi-ethnic makeup.
“FIND – Design Fair Asia has gone through an evolution. Now in its second year, it offers more opportunities to connect brands with Asian markets. We invested in deeper strategic partnerships and improved business offerings to create a more valuable platform for the industry. Singapore already has a reputation as a design hub, so we hope that FIND – Design Fair Asia will become a staple in the annual calendar for international brands that want to establish a strong presence in the region. Given the positive take-up in exhibitor booth sales we already need to look ahead to meet demand in 2024.” said Carl Press, Director of FIND – Design Fair Asia, dmg events.
Pre-registration is free until 20 September. On-site, same day entry is available from 21 September at S$39 per person to the B2B event, while the last day also will also be open to B2C visitors.
