Playful Living
Playful Living reveals the power of play in nurturing a more imaginative, empathetic and deeply human way of living.
Design Pillar Type: Design Impact
Planting the grovve: Talk Series
Learn how design thinking and collective impact shaped grovve, through holistic youth mental wellness considerations.
Made in Singapore: The Design Stories
Small nation, big ideas. These 15 designers show how Singapore is reshaping the world through design.
Saturday Spotlight @ Orchard
Saturday Spotlight @ Orchard –
an anchor event of Open Design Dialogue (ODD) – rounds off the week with
a series of youth-led activations across Orchard and Somerset Belt.
Friday Late @ Bras Basah.Bugis
For one night only, experience Singapore Design Week 2025 in a different light at the Bras Basah.Bugis Design District!
Designing Impactful Experiences for the Future
DIEF showcases Design as a powerful force that can shape our nation, people and economy through impactful experiences.
Cultivating Serenity: Designing Sustainable Spaces for Emotional Health
Explore how sustainable interior design impacts wellness through expert-led workshops and JLL’s innovative space.
Nation by Design: Reimagining Singaporean Identity
Nation by Design explores how design reinvents Singapore’s identity through an exhibition, panel & workshop.
Cradle to Memories
See how hospital equipment takes on new life as timeless keepsakes, capturing unexpected stories and enduring legacies.
SDW Tours
Explore design’s future in food, community & creativity with curated walking & bus tours at Singapore Design Week.
Friday Late @ Marina Central
SDW’s second Friday Late at Marina Central on 19 September features an evening
of good music, design and crafts.
Jaedals Presents: The DIY Jammies Workshop
Step into Jaedals’ first DIY Sandal Bar, design, customise, and celebrate creativity at Jaedal’s flagship store.
Design Beyond Vision
Design Beyond Vision explores Empathy Lab and Design Future: from inclusive public spaces to student-led sustainable innovation.
SG60 RE.PUBLIC – Design for Change of mindsets and hearts in nation-building
How might we design for change of mindsets and hearts in nation-building? Discover how design can bring about positive social change.
Design Leaps: From Creative Confidence to Design Futures @ Punggol Digital District
A showcase on Sustainability, Workplace Well-being and Health Innovations; and a Design-Your-Futures Student Exhibition
Crafting Narratives for Future Worlds
Exploring design’s role in shaping cities, narratives, and speculative futures through immersive experiences and adaptive craft.
Challenge X | The Patient-led National Design Challenge 2025
Challenge X: the Patient-Led National Design Challenge, brings patients together with care providers to co-design for impact.
Design in the Age of AI: Live Design Leaders Workshop by Miro
Join a live hands-on workshop for design leaders to explore the state of design in the age of AI, hosted by Miro.
Another World Is Possible
Another World Is Possible explores the practice of worldbuilding across cinema, architecture, design and fiction.
Find Your Folks @ Jalan Besar
An urban intervention where the streets of Jalan Besar hum in half-time. Nestle in the company of niche finds, great food and a city made friendlier.
Design for a Sustainable Future
A sustainable design showcase by School of Design & workshops in partnership with Plastify, Bungkus and Semula.
IMAGINE: Embracing Chaos and Possibility in a Planetary Emergency
How might collective imagination become a practice of planetary repair? An exploration of creativity in times of crisis.
Designing Possibilities: Innovating with Tech, Trust, and Purpose
It’s 2050. Singapore stands at a breaking point. Join our interactive game-workshop, prototype solutions for the future.
Nothing Wasted: Designed To Move, Built For Shared Experiences
Discover Benel’s vision for sustainable workplaces through modular furniture, spatial design & circular thinking.
Studio Dojo’s Transdisciplinary Approach for A Complex World
Listen to 3 Studio Dojo project stories that navigate different complexities, and experience the Warm Data Lab process.
NudgeQuest: A gamified challenge
Spot subtle design nudges across Singapore in a playful challenge that reveals how your city shapes your actions.
Dreams to Reality: The Creative Journey Behind the Singapore Pavilion
Go behind
the scenes to discover how KR+D brought the Singapore Pavilion at Expo 2025
Osaka to life.
Colours of Comfort – The Artful Design of Sleep
The art of sleep is reimagined in an interactive installation, ending with a cozy acoustic concert and slumber party.
Venturing for Impact – Design for a Kinder Future
This session unpacks how real-world problems turn into scalable, investable businesses — through design-led innovation.
Emerging Voices: Reflections on Milan Design Week
A conversation with young designers on insights from Milan Design Week and the directions shaping design today.
Navigating Intellectual Property (IP) in the Creative Economy
Explore how IP empowers designers to protect, commercialise, and scale creative ideas sustainably.
Mapping Singapore’s Design Landscape through Words : SPD DotGrid Vol 3
Singapore Product Design’s magazine DotGrid reveals design’s impact on five key industries shaping the nation’s future.
Design Conversations with Nathan Yong and Alvin Tjitrowirjo
Join us at ACM for a two-part talk series on contemporary furniture design and making cultures in Southeast Asia.
Re:Frame – Retrofitting as Infrastructure for Future Living
RE-Frame explores the power of furnishing elements in redefining housing design within dense urban environments.
The Artisan’s Zero-Waste Journey: From Fabric to Form
Explore sustainable fashion at Womb’s zero-waste open studio and design showcase.
Studio Tour & Exhibition Preview: Anak Presents HOT BODIES
Peek inside Anak’s creative studio to preview HOT BODIES—an upcoming exhibition investigating apparel for hotter futures
Community by Design
Community by Design presents a series of vibrant programme celebrating community design organised by communityze.
Nathan Home Open House
Discover quiet luxury at Nathan Home.
Impact by Design
A meeting of minds and missions — where designers and non-profits shape the future of mental wellbeing in Singapore.
Design WAH! Showcase
Design WAH! Showcase spotlights original IPs by SG’s emerging designers through an interactive,future-forward exhibition
Lines of Influence
Lines of Influence is an exhibition showcasing over 30 local designers, celebrating legacy, dialogue, and community.
Reflections and Knowledge Sharing on Responsible Urban AI
Explore the future of AI in cities through an experience that invites dialogue on technology’s evolving role in society.
Digital Design for Planet & People: A Practical Workshop on Sustainable UX
Designing for People and Planet: A hands-on workshop on sustainable, user-friendly digital design
Reimagining Public Infrastructure for a Changing Climate
Stephen Pimbley reimagines Singapore’s public infrastructure for a changing climate through SPARK’s “Bush Stop.”
Designing with: building a more equitable future through hyperlocal design
Stories from the field: how hyperlocal, community-driven design and technology can create a more equitable future
Championing Inclusivity in Southeast Asian Design
Explore SEA’s cultural diversity and design with the Inclusive Design Mindset Workbook for inclusive solutions.
Modern Silver Banking – From Care to Contribution
Curious
about inclusive design for seniors? Join an afternoon of talks with DBS thought
leaders and a
workshop with DBS.
Designing Together: Building Inclusive Spaces for People and Planet
Co-design Singapore’s first off-grid, accessible and inclusive beach space at this hands-on workshop
Post-City in Nature Singapore
Reimagining urban design to integrate nature,
foster coexistence, and move beyond sustainability to regeneration.
Silver Beats: Gamifying Lion Dance Drumming for Seniors
A gamified lion dance drumming experience that blends tradition, tech, and wellness for senior empowerment.
The Modern Farmer (From Seed to System: A Living Design Experience)
From Seed to System: A sensorial journey through art and nature – walk the path of a tree from seed to forest.
Marina Central Presents Design For Care
Curated by Randy Chan
of Zarch Collaboratives, Design for Care
at Marina Central district showcases
Care as an inclusive design practice.
REINVENTION presented by Singapore Science Park
Singapore Science
Park makes its debut as a design district this Singapore Design Week,
celebrating REINVENTION through the symbiotic lens of science, design
and technology.
Unnatural History Museum of Singapore
Poor in natural resources but rich with
creativity — explore some of Singapore’s unnatural solutions designed to help us
survive and thrive.
Shaping a Sustainable and Caring Future
Students investigate
themes of care and sustainability through diverse creative approaches.
Future Impact 3: DESIGN NATION Homecoming Showcase
14 designers. 60
years. One design story. From Milan to Singapore, bold ideas shaping
Singapore’s past, present, and future.
Open Design Dialogue (ODD)
Open Design Dialogue
(ODD) is a series of programmes – exhibitions, installations, workshops, and brand
collaborations – that invites open-ended conversations, new perspectives, and
creative exchange.
Designing for a Delightfully Different Bank
Four fun talks on how a digital bank with a small team adds heart, play and magic to money – one delight at a time.
Singapore River Festival 2025 (Design Edition)
Celebrate SG’s 60th birthday at Singapore River Festival 2025 (Design Edition) — where design, heritage and community meet!
A Playshop to Design Your Futures for Humanity
A
curated experience of Singapore Polytechnic’s HCD+ to support self-discovery,
personal and professional goals.
DBCS Celebrates 40 Years of Flourishing by Design
A one-day forum and awards ceremony celebrating design’s impact, with an exhibition from 10–21 Sep 2025.