“The Nature of Things” presents a dialogue with the living through design, brought to focus by a curated selection of students’ projects, borne from the NUS Division of Industrial Design, ranging from practical solutions to discursive visions.

This exhibition was conceptualised as an exploration of the relationship between nature and human habitats. The scenography of the home setting calls forth a juxtaposition between two sides of a window—within human-designed spaces and without, across nature. This distinction invites us to re-examine our perceptions and pre-perceptions of cohabitation with nature and its phenomena. What does it mean to live in a City in Nature? How can we share meaningful space with nature, regardless of the side of the window we find ourselves on?

Housed within the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum alongside its various zoological specimens, this exhibition also offers an opportunity for visitors to survey the relationship between the disciplines of Design and Natural Science.

“The Nature of Things” exhibition, an augmented version of La Nature des Choses, was showcased during Paris Design Week 2022, in collaboration with La Maison Deyrolle, and, most recently, Bangkok Design Week 2024, in collaboration with Greydient Lab.

27 September 2024 to 5 January 2025 

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About the Partners

NUS Division of Industrial Design, Design Incubation Centre

The Design Incubation Centre (DIC) is part of the Division of Industrial Design (DID) at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Its mission aims to incubate ideas, projects, and talents from the Division of Industrial Design. DIC is also a Design Research Centre developing collaborations with industry partners and participating at the local level in identifying emerging Design territories, whether industrial, cultural or social.

Greydient Lab Design Consultancy

Established in 2020, Greydient Lab is a design consultancy headquartered in Singapore, with a creative studio in Bangkok. Set up by 2 Singaporean designers, Keynes and Raj, the company focuses on helping companies convert potential users into customers for business by providing a range of results-driven creative services.

By partnering with team members from the Philippines and South Korea, they embrace a rich diversity of expertise and cultures. Greydient Lab is dedicated to creating brand and digital products that rival the best globally. Their services include branding, creatives, research and digital product design. They have worked with organisations of different sizes and geographical locations to optimise their brand and products through design.

This is a community event of Singapore Design Week 2024, sponsored by DesignSingapore Council.