Miss Åhus
A chair designed for Blå Station (Sweden), built around a single material gesture and a deeply considered manufacturing approach. Co-designed with Sebastián Alberdi.
Based in Singapore for the last 15 years, I am an industrial designer whose work bridges Asian innovation, European markets, and Latin American roots. My career has been defined by co-founding design ventures across three continents, supported by a specialized manufacturing network in both Europe and southern China.
My current practice focuses on social innovation and the emerging longevity economy. Parallel to my strategic work for clients, I build independent ventures designed for a more intentional life: UNBIAS for cognitive clarity in an age of AI; KopiCup as a catalyst for sustainable cultural shifts; and Wallflower for rituals that support a farm-to-table mindset. I am also developing Vault, a physical and digital ecosystem that pairs premium hardware with digital tracking to support the daily practice of longevity.
Studios
Forest & Whale
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A Singapore industrial design studio working across product, exhibition, and service design — with international clients and a sustained interest in social innovation and material craft.
Outofstock
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A design collective co-founded with Wendy Chua, Gabriel Tan, and Sebastián Alberdi across Singapore, Barcelona, and Buenos Aires. President's Design Award (2010), Maison&Objet Rising Asian Talents (2015), and clients including Ligne Roset, Bolia, Industry+, and the Sori Yanagi Foundation.
Ventures
Vault
A premium platform serving the longevity-oriented consumer.
KopiCup
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A premium reusable cup that revives Singapore's 1950s hawker tradition of taking coffee from upcycled milk tins. Double-walled stainless steel, no paint to chip, a replaceable cord handle — built to age with its owner over decades and to root the reusable movement in local culture, not imported convention.
Wallflower
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A living artwork for the post-screen home — paper chips embedded with seeds, planted over time into a kitchen herb garden. Wallflower transforms decor into ritual, and disappears without waste.
Academic
2024
Guest Lecturer
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore
2023
Guest Lecturer
Harvard Graduate School of Design, USA
Course on Circular Economy
2019 — 2020
Curriculum Design — Fundamentals of Design
Red Dot Design Museum Academy, Xiamen, China
2010 — 2017
Adjunct Design Lecturer
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore
2016
Invited Lecturer
CEDIM — School of Design, Monterrey, Mexico
Awards
2023
European Product Design Award
Wallflower
2023
STARTS Arts Residency
European Commission
2020
Good Design Research Grant Recipient
Reuse Lab
2015
President's Design Award, Singapore
Prologue series for Scanteak
2015
Good Design Award, Japan
Prologue furniture series for Scanteak
2015
Maison&Objet — Asia's Rising Talents
Outofstock design collective
2015
Red Dot Award — Communication Design
Exhibition design for B.O.O.K.
2010
Asia Talents Award
Luna, a lighting sculpture commissioned by Industry+
2010
President's Design Award, Singapore
Black Forest table for Ligne Roset
2009
Furniture Design Grand Award
Naked chair, commissioned by Bolia, Denmark
2009
Elle Decoration Award — Young Designer of the Year
Outofstock, Spain
Selected Work
Hack Kopitiam
A service design framework that brings social care to seniors where they already gather — neighbourhood kopitiams — rather than where institutions wish they would. Supported by the Lien Foundation.
Wireless Charging Pebbles
A small object for FENIX (Italy). The convex base requires conscious balancing — a quiet reminder that it's time to put the phone down.
Black Forest Table
A flat-shippable dining table for Ligne Roset, inspired by tree branches. Mirror tabletop reflects placed objects beneath. Awarded the President's Design Award (Singapore).