It was an amazing opportunity to work with CYC tailor to design 2 prints for fabric for national day. The inspiration for the prints started from the idea of the word "home". I wanted to say that Singapore was home for all of us who stay here. So I explored different ways of writing "home" in the four different national languages.

One print was just the "home" written in the 4 national languages. 

The second print took the idea further to develop 4 tiles with patterns to represent the various ethnic groups. For the Chinese tile, delicate motifs reminiscent of traditional ceramics were incorporated. The Indian tile showcases geometric shapes inspired by rangoli art, while the Malay tile features flowing patterns mirroring traditional songket textiles. 

The English tile’s inspiration was different. Because English is the common language for all, I tried to think of a pattern that points to what we have in common across all people living in Singapore. Since the theme was “home”, it made me think of housing in Singapore and family. I drew inspiration from the idea of HDB flats and high-rise living, making the pattern from abstract angular lines to suggest buildings.

Check out the link here for more details on what it was like working with CYC.