design award (selected)
Red Dot Award 2022: Communication Design
Red Dot Winner | Publication | Singapore's Fading Traditional Trades and Crafts
AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers 2022
Winner | Singapore's Fading Traditional Trades and Crafts
A’ Design International Awards 2022
Gold Award | Graphic and Communication Design | Singapore's Fading Traditional Trades and Crafts
Golden Pin Design Award 2022
Design Mark Winner | Communication Design | Singapore's Fading Traditional Trades and Crafts
Novum Design Award 2020
Golden Award
Creative Communication Award 2020
Winner in Art & Culture Books
Paris Design Awards 2020
Winner in Graphic Design/Communication design
President*s Design Award 2020
Designer of the Year | Finalist
A’ Fashion and Travel Accessories Design Award 2020-2021
Iron Award | Bean Dolls
Indigo Design Award 2019
Silver Award | Book Design | Vanishing Crafts
Creative Quarterly Competition (52) 2018
Winner | Graphic Design Professional | Bambook
The Museum’s prestigious GOOD DESIGN™ Award 2018
Award Winner | Graphic entry | Visual/Senses (version 2)
Indigo Design Award 2018
Silver Award | Book Design | Architectural Decoration:
Negotiating symbols across time and place
German Design Award 2018
Nominee | Excellent Communications Design | Vanishing Materials
A’ Design International Awards 2016-2017
Silver Award | Writing, Literature and Content Design | Vanishing Crafts
Creative Quarterly Competition (50) 2017
Winner | Graphic Design Professional | Vanishing Crafts Series
K-Design Award International 2017
Silver Award | Communication Design | Vanishing Crafts
Red Dot Award 2016: Communication Design
Red Dot Winner | Publication | Vanishing Materials
iF Design Award 2016
Award Winner | Publishing | Vanishing Crafts
German Design Award 2016
Winner | Books and Calendars | Visual/Senses
German Design Award 2016
Distinction Special | Books and Calendars
Negotiating Symbols Across Time and Place
A’ Design Awards 2015-2016
Silver Award | Graphic and Communication Design | Visual/Senses
Good Design Awards 2015
Winner | Graphics | Architectural Decoration
Good Design Awards 2015
Winner | Graphics | Vanishing Crafts
Red Dot Award 2015: Communication Design
Red Dot Winner | Publication | Visual/Senses
iF Design Award 2015
Award Winner | Publishing | Visual/Senses
A’ Design Awards 2014-2015
Silver Award | Graphic and Communication Design
Architectural Decoration
The Spark 9th Annual International Awards
Bronze Award | Graphic Design | Vanishing Crafts
Tokyo TDC Annual Awards 2015
Editorial | Book Design
Negotiating symbols across time and place
Red Dot Award 2014: Communication Design 2014
Red Dot Winner | Publication
Negotiating symbols across time and place
GOOD DESIGN Award 2014
Winner | Graphics/Packaging | 50s news-gift paper
The Eighth Annual Spark Design & Architecture Awards
Spark! Award | Graphic | Visual/Senses
iF Communication Design Awards 2014
Award Winner | Advertising Media | 50s news-gift paper
2014 HOW International Design Award
Winner | Editorial | Negotiating symbols across time and place
Print Celebrates Design – 2014 Design Competition
Winner | Visual/Senses
7th Annual International Design Awards 2014
Bronze Award | Other Graphic designs | Bean dolls of the old trades
Spark Award 2013
Gold Award | Communication Design | 50s news-gift paper
Red Dot Award 2013: Communication Design 2013
Red Dot Winner | Poster Design | 50s news-gift paper
A' Design Award 2013
Bronze Award | Graphics and Visual Communication Design
50s news-gift paper
Coupe International Design and Image Competition 2013
Award Winner | Choi! Touchwood! (second edition)
PRINT CELEBRATES DESIGN Awards 2013
2D Award Winner | 50s news-gift paper
Applied Arts 2013 Design Awards
Award Winner | Packaging Design
The Singapore Chinatown Tea Experience
Design for Asia Award 2012
Silver Award | Poster – Communication Design | 50s news-gift paper
How International Design Awards 2012
Award Winner | Book Jacket | Choi! Touchwood!
Hiiibrand Awards 2012 | icograda IDA
Merit Award | Package – Professional Group | Botanicascent Brand
Design for Asia Award 2011
Silver Award | Publication – Communication Design | Choi! Touchwood!
research award (selected)
2020 Heritage Participation Grant (HPG)
2020 SCCC Publication Grant
2017 Heritage Research Grant (HRG)
2016 Academic Research Fund (AcRF) Tier 1
2014 The Singapore Memory Project | SG50 | irememberSG Fund
2014 NTU Research Award
2014 Heritage Participation Grant
2013 Academic Research Fund
2013 Centre for Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Funding
2012 Heritage Industry Incentive Programme
2012 Academic Research Fund
2011 Research Grant (RG1)
2010 Singapore Tourism Board
2009 Institute for Media Innovation Grants in Art and Technology
2009 Heritage Industry Incentive Programme
2008 Academic Research Fund
