Singapore Design Week (SDW) 2025 returns from 11 to 21 September 2025, transforming the city into a stage for Singapore design, creativity, and innovation. Organised by the DesignSingapore Council (DSG), this edition commemorates 60 years of independence with the festival theme “Nation by Design.” Over 11 days, SDW 2025 will spotlight the nation’s design journey, celebrate its recognition as a UNESCO Creative City of Design, and highlight how Singapore design continues to shape the past, present, and future.

Discover Singapore Design Week 2024

Festival Commissions: Nation by Design

At the heart of Singapore’s creative precinct, the Bras Basah.Bugis (BBB) Design District will present two festival commissions that illustrate how Singapore design converts challenges into opportunities.

• Unnatural History Museum of Singapore – At the National Design Centre, Pann Lim, Co-founder and Creative Director of Kinetic Singapore, reimagines 60 years of development. This unconventional exhibition reframes Singapore’s growth as a deliberate design experiment, featuring a six-metre Merlion “fossil,” hybrid flora, robotic fauna, and “cyborg cockroaches” created with NTU, HTX, and Klass Engineering & Solutions.
• The Sausage of the Future: Singapore Edition – At NAFA’s Fashion Gallery, Zurich-based Dutch designer Carolien Niebling collaborates with Singapore partners to reinvent one of mankind’s earliest designed foods. Inspired by local food culture and sustainability needs, the exhibition introduces four new sausage concepts through anatomical models, ingredient visuals, and a tasting event.

Mortadella with vegetables. Photo by Emile Barret

Singapore Science Park Joins as a new Design District

SDW 2025 expands to four Design Districts: Bras Basah.Bugis, Marina, Orchard, and newcomer Singapore Science Park. Each district interprets Nation by Design through immersive experiences.

• Singapore Science Park Design District – Curated by OuterEdit with CapitaLand Development, the district debuts with the theme REINVENTION. Global leaders like DENSO, KONE, and Merck collaborate with design studios such as Green House and Tusitala. Together, they transform the Geneo precinct into a living lab of installations exploring urban planning, healthcare, material science, and sustainability.

OuterEdit Team. Photo courtesy of OuterEdit

• Marina Design District – Curated by Randy Chan of Zarch Collaboratives, the district focuses on Design for Care. Highlights include an inclusive indoor playground for neurodivergent children at Marina Square, a pavilion at Millenia Walk built from iconic Unica Plastic Stools, and installations across Marina Square, Millenia Walk, South Beach, and Suntec City.

• Orchard Design District – The Somerset Belt and *SCAPE rally youth voices under the concept Open Design Dialogue (ODD). A central pavilion, developed with Nous Nous, This Humid House, and Insert Coin, hosts discussions and installations. Visitors can also explore curated trails and brand collaborations with Beyond The Vines, In Good Company, MUJI, and Moleskine.

Singapore Design Week 2025: Signature Programmes

SDW’s core pillars – Design Futures, Design Marketplace, and Design Impact—return with signature programmes that drive bold thinking and showcase Singapore design leadership.

• Design Futures Forum (17 September, Victoria Theatre) – Co-curated by Aric Chen (Zaha Hadid Foundation) and Ong Ker-Shing (Lekker Architects), the forum explores Braving Complexities, discussing design’s role in addressing sustainability, emerging technologies, and care. A refreshed format integrates F&B activations curated by OuterEdit.
• FIND – Design Fair Asia (11-13 September, Marina Bay Sands) – Now in its fourth edition, FIND unites over 300 international brands and country pavilions. Returning showcases include Singapore, Italy, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Czech Republic, while Hong Kong and France debut this year. The FIND Global Summit gathers over 60 thought leaders from architecture, design, and hospitality.

Celebrating a Nation Built by Design

Singapore Design Week 2025 invites locals and visitors to experience how Singapore design has shaped the nation over 60 years. Through exhibitions, forums, and district-wide activations, the festival affirms design’s enduring role in nation-building and its power to reimagine the future.

Why visit

• Celebrate 60 Years of Singapore – Experience how design shaped the nation’s journey under the festival theme Nation by Design.
• Bold New Commissions – Discover thought-provoking exhibitions like the Unnatural History Museum of Singapore and The Sausage of the Future: Singapore Edition.
• Four Vibrant Design Districts – Explore immersive experiences across Bras Basah.Bugis, Marina, Orchard, and the new Singapore Science Park Design District.
• Global and Local Collaborations – See cutting-edge projects from international leaders (DENSO, KONE, Merck) alongside Singapore design studios and creative partners.
• Design for Everyone – From inclusive playgrounds for neurodivergent children to youth-driven Open Design Dialogue, the festival embraces people of all ages and communities.
• Signature Events – Engage with leading voices at the Design Futures Forum and discover over 300 brands at FIND – Design Fair Asia.
• Immersive City-Wide Celebration – Across 11 days, the city transforms into a living showcase of creativity, innovation, and the future of Singapore design.

Singapore Design Week, Singapore, September 11-21, 2025

For professionals and general public
Size: 4 Districts, over 50 events
Districts: Bras Basah.Bugis, Marina, Orchard, and Singapore Science Park
Free admission upon registration (most events)
Visit sdw.singaporedesign.org for info