In this batch of NUS Industrial Design graduates, there were a few of them who have made the extra mile to come study in NUS Industrial Design. The high reputation of NUS Industrial design program, has certainly attracted graduates like Winter Lai from Vietnam, and Nanyng Polytechnic industrial design graduate Brian Law, to choose doing industrial design here in NUS. Here are some short excerpts on why they did Industrial Design at NUS.
After his polytechnic graduation, he was offered a job to work with Honda Motors design team back then. But he chose to resign a few months later, to opt for studying in NUS industrial design, wanting to learn more about design thinking and conceptualisation. Having no regrets choosing to further study here, he has certainly done well, winning 2nd prize with his Organic Cook Design in the Electrolux Design Lab competition 2006 and the Kinetic Light Trekking Pole in the Red Dot Award Concept in 2007.
Winter Lai
Winter, on the other hand, studied graphic design in Vietnam. Wanting to learn further, she wanted to do other fields of design in Asia. And when she heard from others about NUS industrial design team’s capability in Asia, she decided then, to leave Saigon, and come to Singapore to pursue her dreams. Doing pretty well too, her good sense of spatial design has won her accolades in the L’oreal Brandstorm 2007 and Design Excellence Award in Hansgrohe Bathroom Design Competition.
Having a passion for design, I think it is important to continue learning. And through-out my 3 years in NUS, design thinking is strongly emphasized. This provide me with a skill to further come up with design innovation that hope to solve daily problems. What I had gone through is a case study of a local design student hoping to do good design.
In any case, there are many learning opportunities out there where we can learn from one another, and hope that we can create a strong design community in this little island- Singapore. Have fun!