Southeast Asia Building – May-June 2018

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34 SEAB MAY-JUNE 2018

Singapore – East Gathering is a multi-
cities and cross-cultural event featuring
top interior designers from Singapore,
Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. The
inaugural East Gathering kicked off in Hong
Kong in December 2010. Since then, it
has been taking place in many countries
annually to present a series of design
events, including forums, workshops and
exhibitions.
For the first time, Singapore hosted the
East Gathering on March 10th 2018 at the
Pan Pacific Hotel. It was well attended by
more than 100 participants.
Singapore collaborated with four Asian
cities from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and
Korea to create an interior design forum.
Celebrated designers from 5 of Asia’s
top trendsetting design hubs, presented
their response to the challenges and
opportunities of designing in today’s multi-
faceted, fast paced environment.
This event was jointly presented by
Society of Interior Designers, Singapore
(SIDS), Hong Kong Interior Design
Association (HKIDA), Japan Commercial
Environmental Design Association (JCD),
Korean Society of Interior Architects
Designers (KOSID) and Chinese Society of
Interior Designers (CSID).

The key speakers representing each of the
countries were:

• Mr Theodore Chan, Architect/Director,
  CIAP ARCHITECTS PTE LTD


• Mr William Lim, Managing Director, CL3
  Architects Limited, HongKong


• Mr Ryu Kosaka, Executive Creative
  Director, Nomura Co., Ltd./ A.N.D, Japan


• Mr In Hark Park, Chairman of GA-IN
  DESIGN GROUP, Korea


• Mr Johnny Chiu, founder of JC Architecture,
  Taiwan

They shared some of their unique ideas and
insights on changing trends, environmental
issues and how the industry can seize new
opportunities to transform and grow.

Excerpts of the speakers’
presentations
Mr Theodore Chan focused on the
importance of environmental impact of
building design and how architects and

Top interior designers convene at ‘East Gathering’ event to

exchange, learn and share ideas

Group photo of the East Gathering attendees. Photo: © SIDS

designers can play a bigger role in creating

sustainable cities. He highlighted that good

designs should be “socially-responsible,

contribute to the wellness of the built

environment, simple to build and add

meaning and value to life.”

He also outlined some new design

paradigms for Singapore to boost

productivity, sustainability, safety as well

as overall aesthetics. These include the

use of more manufactured and modular

Ar. Theodore Chan, Keynote Speaker,

Singapore. Photo: © SIDS

Mr In Hark Park, Keynote Speaker, Korea.

Photo: © SIDS

Mr Johnny Chiu, Keynote Speaker, Taiwan.

Photo: © SIDS

Mr Ryu Kosaka, Keynote Speaker, Japan.

Photo: © SIDS

Mr William Lim, Keynote Speaker, Hong Kong.

Photo: © SIDS