What does it really mean to be a relevant business today? With an already over saturation of products and services in our market and new forms of consumer consciousness emerging, what might the key components of success be for small businesses?
The crew from K.I.N/SIFR seem to be heading in the right direction. Their approach to [...]
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In the heart of the Arab quarter, tucked just off Victoria Street is a retail shop introducing a bevy of forward-thinking local and regional fashion designers and artists.
We’re talking about Blackmarket, a deliciously stylish boutique pushing hand-picked brands from the likes of Elohim, Tangle and Viktor Jeans, as well as SBTG custom skateboards, one-off bags [...]
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It’s easy to start a fashion blog, but keeping the style-hungry fans happy is a different thing altogether.
Fascinated by his popularity and the blog as a medium for surveying global taste, we speak to style-spotter and jetsetter Yvan Rodic, a.k.a. Facehunter, during his visit to Singapore in late 2008, on searching for style and personality [...]
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Commonpeople grab a few minutes with German artist Dirk Fleischmann on opening night for his exhibition at Front Row on Ann Siang Hill. The show is the culmination of his project, myfashionindustries, in which a limited edition shirt is conceptualized and realized by modifying typical production processes.
Dirk tells us about manufacturing the shirt in a [...]
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