ALUMNI NEWS
Making a splash at the Milan Design Week
Two of Emeline Ong's projects (Industrial Design, Class of 2023), The Pastille Collection and The Buttercup Collection, were exhibited at SaloneSatellite, Salone Del Mobile (Milan Design Week), an exhibition dedicated to young designers, from 16 to 21 April 2024.
The Pastille Collection was Emeline's final year project done in 2023. It features a series of monolithic tables adorned with minimal graphic lines, each piece celebrating its distinctive casting process in its finished outcome. Exploring the interplay between custom moulds and a composite paper pulp mixture, the series reveals distinct seams made during the demoulding process, where the moulds meet due to excess material. Meticulously layered and compressed, this process creates visible layers in the tables, reflecting the painstaking process of handcrafting each piece. The collection serves as an expression of intricate craftsmanship, bearing the traces of the maker and the beauty of the construction process in the final product.
The Buttercup Collection is an extension of The Pastille Collection in the same technique, made into wall hooks.
Alums listed on Forbes 30 Under 30 list
Four individuals from the CDE community have been named among the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list. The list, published annually by Forbes, features 300 “entrepreneurs, leaders and trailblazers” under 30 in 10 categories across the Asia-Pacific.
According to Forbes, the list spotlights individuals “who are leading the transformation of industries and finding innovative ways to navigate new business realities in the region.”
The four include CDE alumnus Kenneth Palmer (Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2020), co-founder of NEU Battery Materials, who was named together with his co-founder, Mr Bryan Oh (Business, Class of 2019).
Kenneth, listed under the Industry, Manufacturing, and Energy category, co-founded NEU Battery Materials in 2021. The start-up specialises in recycling lithium from waste batteries using patented technology. The company's method is eco-friendly, relying solely on electricity and water.
Read more about these alums at: https://sustainability.nus.edu.sg/2023/04/13/leading-the-charge-in-zero-waste-efforts/