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One-stop Shop to Buy from Local Designers in Singapore

One-stop Shop to Buy from Local Designers in Singapore
Timeout/JTC | Design Orchard

With over 20 malls on a 1.3-mile strip, Orchard Road is still a shopping destination unto itself, but for anyone keen to discover small, independent brands, the shop-local opportunities were scattered at best—until the unveiling of Design Orchard in January 2019, with its official opening just last month. 

The Cocoon Space Communal Space. Image: Harper's Bazaar
The Cocoon Space Communal Space. Image: Harper's Bazaar

According to AFAR, The three-in-one, concrete-and-glass complex on the corner of Orchard and Cairnhill Roads offers a self-proclaimed “integrated retail concept”: On the first floor is a showcase of more than 60 Singapore brands curated by local retailer Naiise (pronounced “nice”) spanning across fashion, accessories, beauty and lifestyle products. 

The second level coworking/fashion incubator the Cocoon Space has a fabric library, pattern-cutting tables, and overlock sewing machines. On the roof, a public-access garden offers a sweeping view of Orchard Road with an amphitheatre and various breakout spaces designed to host fashion shows, concerts, and pop-up markets. Active Fashion Week held core yoga and barre classes in the rooftop garden. 

Design Orchard's retail showcase saw more than 220,000 visitors last year. Image: ST File
Design Orchard's retail showcase saw more than 220,000 visitors last year. Image: ST File

 

Design Orchard is a joint development by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), JTC Corporation and Enterprise Singapore dedicated to showcasing homegrown labels and nurturing local talent.  It has recently unveiled co-working and networking spaces on its upper floors. 

As reported by Harper’s Bazaar Singapore, Design Orchard features co-working space, studio, and state-of-the-art facilities and specialised rooms for designers and companies to run workshops, conferences and events. 

 

Indah Gilang Pusparani

Indah is a researcher at Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Daerah Kota Cirebon (Regional Development Planning and Research Agency of Cirebon Municipality). She covers More international relations, tourism, and startups in Southeast Asia region and beyond. Indah graduated from MSc Development Administration and Planning from University College London, United Kingdom in 2015. She finished bachelor degree from International Relations from University of Indonesia in 2014, with two exchange programs in Political Science at National University of Singapore and New Media in Journalism at Ball State University, USA. She was awarded Diplomacy Award at Harvard World Model United Nations and named as Indonesian Gifted Researcher by Australian National University. She is Researcher at Regional Planning Board in Cirebon, West Java. She previously worked as Editor in Bening Communication, the Commonwealth Parliament Association UK, and diplomacy consulting firm Best Delegate LLC in USA. Less
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