This is not a paid or sponsored posting. Let’s start off with a book on architecture and design. It is very difficult to find a classic and useful book which stands true through the test of time. If you are an architecture student or already a profession in design you would have learned a lot…
Category: Art
Selling of Lin’s Artworks
Bring Art Home She is running out of storage space and moving out of her island. Hence, a posting about selling part of her artworks. About the artist Yuhui Lin (NY Lin) Lin is the founder of NaoRococo and The Waterhouse. Before her active involvement in art and design journalism, she had dedicated all of…
Positioning your object on canvas
If you are a photographer or have taken some pictures using your first digital/ film SLR, you will have realized the position of an object has the ability to tell a story. Steve McCurry has his nine-guidelines of introducing objects in his pictures (published by COOPH). As for painting or drawing on canvas, the concept…
Interior deco apps and furniture design
It is very, very rare to find individuals who know-their-knows in tech, and by means of knowing what you really know is to be able to break down every single programming code and re-programme for your very own use. The irony about listing what fluency is in your CV (concerning a software programme) is a…
Stack it up! Containers like your childhood building blocks
The use of old shipping containers has gained its popularity in Asia. First of all, it is relatively less costly than the usual building bricks and glass. For less than 2,000 dollars you get a ready-made room, an entrance, a small window, lights and an in-built ventilator or small air-condition. If the containers were to…
Infograph and The Social Experiment
The Publishing Game, You Game? Most marketers and public relations managers have no time to consider the options of where to release the news and on how many days the campaign has to run prior to the start of the event or for the launch of a product. Digital publishing, similar to print but not…
Project Design: A Bridal Studio
Small Space for a Makeover About the Client Zann is a renowned makeup artist in Singapore. She has a portfolio of international and local celebrities, works with the media, C-suites executives and members of the parliament. The purpose of the partial studio conversion is to provide a nice workplace for bridal makeup and design of…
First Generation Bank Notes
This posting is a bit off from our usual boundary of concern. Recently, an art collector has filed for a request to sell one of his art treasures. The collector is selling the first generation of China’s RMB bank notes. It is a complete set and there are 210 sets of such collection in the…
Sudah Makan, Celebrating good food and SG51
In celebration of Singapore’s 51st independence day, The Fullerton heritage, The Good Bank Singapore and Arts to You have brought to you eight aspiring Singaporeans artists. The exhibition was launched by Ambassador-at-Large, Ministryof Foreign Affairs , Ms Chan Heng Chee. Exhibition ends on 29th August 2016, held at The Fullerton Hotel. For artworks that are…
1933 Ancient Slaughterhouse in Shanghai
1933 Shanghai ArtDeco Offices and Shops (上海1933老场坊) Address: 10 Shajing Rd, Hongkou District, Shanghai, China Built in the pre-communism era, the last slaughterhouse in Shanghai is a prominent art deco premise to visit. It is open to the public, and for the entrepreneurs who won’t care less about the spookiness there are still empty offices for rent. Source: NaoRococo
Shanghai ¬ Bad Art is a Journey
“In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since. ‘Whenever you feel like criticising anyone,’ he told me, ‘just remember that all people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.’ ” – The Great Gatsby, F.Scott Fitzgerald. There…
What is Art?
Depends on who you speak to. Art is in itself an interdisciplinary work. It is a form of communication. If linguistics is not a discipline of Arts, one is then be safe to assume that art paintings discovered on the rocks and in the caves are the earliest form of communication. Music came into existence when monks and nuns were…
