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“Being an artist, you don’t really wait for people to tell you to do something, you just do it, and do or die, you just find means to get it done.”
— Dawn Ng. Watch the talk.
“Sometimes a beautiful design is not enough to solve a problem.”
— Ken Yuktasevi. Watch the talk.
In Singapore, Felix Ng gives some controversial advice on how to be successful. He shares his experience as a self-taught designer and how to “Fake It til you Make It.
Felix is the Creative Director of SILNT and a recipient of the prestigious Young Guns 9 Award from the Art Directors Club New York. ”
Happy Birthday,
CreativeMornings/Singapore!
Our very first Asian chapter turns one this month. To commemorate, the crew put together an infographic on all that they have accomplished, illustrated beautifully by Kitt Santos.
Congrats, guys!
“Don’t be afraid to try it. Start something small, and the rest will follow. You have to take the first step.”
Elim Chew, Founder and President, 77th Street (S) Pte Ltd
speaking at CreativeMornings/Singapore(*watch the talk)
“You can teach a man to fish, but he can’t eat fish his whole life. Eating fish gets boring. You must teach him to also sell or trade, so that he can make a living.”
Elim Chew, Founder and President, 77th Street (S) Pte Ltd
speaking at CreativeMornings/Singapore(*watch the talk)
The speaker at this Friday’s CreativeMornings/Singapore is Andrew Wolf, Founder and CEO of 9 Fountains. With a degree in Product Design from Stanford University, Andrew started his career practicing design in New York City, working in a range of disciplines from graphic to jewelry design.
In addition to working for a number of luxury goods clients, Andrew started A.D. Wolf Design in 2003, his own sculptural jewellry line, and later would work as a Marketing and Design Consultant for Hennessy (of LVMH) in Paris. Andrew’s background in both design and entrepreneurship–he also holds an MBA from London Business School–eventually led him to Singapore where he started 9 Fountains in late 2010.
Andrew will be sharing his journey as an entrepreneur and designer and the intersection of everything in between. Find out more about the event here.
“For everything you do, you can design all you want, but if you don’t have a market, no one will buy it.”
Elim Chew, Founder and President, 77th Street (S) Pte Ltd
speaking at CreativeMornings/Singapore(*watch the talk)
The speaker at this Friday’s CreativeMornings/Singapore is Shiao Yin is an entrepreneur who built a series of ventures on all things good in sunny Singapore.
Together with two partners, she runs School of Thought, a civic education and umbrella venture to a group of social enterprises called The Thought Collective, and Food for Thought, a socially ethical restaurant. With just the right mix of idealism, creativity and business skills, Yin proves that today’s entrepreneurs are indeed making the world a better place.
Find out more about the event here.
Have you seen our album of
CreativeMornings Instagrams on Facebook? If not, you should definitely jump over
here and check it out!
From Singapore to Atlanta, CreativeMornings attendees from around the world are sharing their favorite photos from the events Tag your Instagrams with #creativemornings to have them automatically uploaded to the album!
“We’re not trying to sell you something. We’re just trying to improve your life or awareness by telling you something.”
Steve Lawler, Creative Director of Kult
speaking at CreativeMornings/Singapore (*watch the talk)
“Being an entrepreneur is like being a juvenile delinquent. The more you tell us that we can’t do it, the more we want to prove you wrong.”
