Showing Up

With dreams of becoming an inventor from a young age, Olivia Lee the industrial designer has put Singapore industrial design on the map and is living out her childhood dreams in many ways. We chatted with her about her ethos and design journey. @olivialee_studio #ForeignPolicyDesign #ShowingUp #vodcast #podcast #Entrepreneurship #CreativeEntrepreneur #SingaporeDesign #SingaporeDesigner

“I had no fashion, no business, no design background yet really had that burning desire to serve the everyday women.“ Rachel Lim is an avid self-starter who founded Singaporean brand Love, Bonito as an online fashion business at just 19. Today Love, Bonito is a multi-million dollar International label where it is not just about fashion business but a business for women. Rachel uses her voice and her innate ability to engage, relate and connect with women, to amplify Love, Bonito female empowerment values. Rachel has been an inspiration to many and we were able to speak with her on her journey as an entrepreneur. @msrach @lovebonito #ForeignPolicyDesign #ShowingUp #vodcast #podcast #Entrepreneurship #MadeInSg #RetailBusiness #Fashion #LoveBonito #RachReflects #LBCommunity

“It’s not just about pushing the sandwiches but it’s really about plugging in the community and lifestyle” A long time good friend and collaborator of Foreign Policy, Andrei Soen is founder and Creative Director of Park Bench Deli. Park Bench Deli is synonymous with their first of its kind American-style sandwiches in Singapore and their edgy collabs with cool brands from global brands Vans, Carhartt to local cool kids Tell Your Children. For the full episode, watch it on our Youtube channel or listen on our podcast, just hit our profile link. @dreisoen @parkbenchdeli #ForeignPolicyDesign #ShowingUp #vodcast #podcast #Entrepreneurship #MadeInSg #Restaurant #RestaurantBusiness #ParkBenchDeli

“Design is not a thing you do, it’s a way of life.” Victor lives and breathes by this mantra of the late Alan Fletcher, founder of globally-famed design company Pentagram. Victor was a designer first and foremost before becoming a barista, ice-cream maker and a dad. The work drive in him sees him juggles his time between his family, design agency Trine and cafés; Creamier and Sunday Folks. We chatted with him about his work ethics and his creative entrepreneurship journey wearing all these different hats. For the full episode, watch it on our Youtube channel or listen on our podcast, just hit our profile link. @trineda @creamier_sg @wearesunday @designbytrine #ForeignPolicyDesign #ShowingUp #vodcast #podcast #Entrepreneurship #CreativeEntrepreneur #DesignStudio #MadeInSg #RetailBusiness #Creamier #WeAreSunday #SundayFolks #Icecream

“Everything happens for a reason, so live in the present and remember to breathe.” - the SCENE SHANG mantra Pamela Ting, a former banker, and Jessica Wong, a designer, founded one of the most interesting Singaporean lifestyle brand, SCENE SHANG. SCENE SHANG’s philosophy of living well has guided its brand identity; from Asian contemporary furniture, home ware, and art to a recently launched scents range as a gentle nudge for everyone to be kind to themselves. @sceneshang @shanglets @sceneshang sceneshang.com #ForeignPolicyDesign #ShowingUp #vodcast #podcast#Entrepreneurship #CreativeEntrepreneur #DesignStudio#MadeInSg #SceneShang #RetailBusiness #FurnitureDesign #HomewareDesign

Athena founded and leads Zumvet — a digital health platform that leverages technology to democratise accessible pet healthcare. She was previously CEO of Doctor Anywhere and has consulted on various healthcare projects in Singapore. Athena, paw-rent of 3 cats, experienced challenges to get medical advice for her pets and decided to solve the problem head on. In 2019, she and doctor Grace Su launched ZumVet. To date, Zumvet has raised US$3.7 million in Series A funding. www.instagram.com/athenaylee www.instagram.com/zumvet

SHOWING UP is back for a second season. The topic of interest this season is PUNCHING ABOVE YOUR WEIGHT. “Pain is temporary” says John Lim, the founder of The Humid House, one of the most creative and inspiring botanical studios in the region. We are really thrilled to be talking to John, a former architect who has worked with the renowned OMA before branching into his own botanical design practice. John questions our burning questions and shares with us the behind the story of all the beautiful botanical designs. #ForeignPolicyDesign #ThisHumidHouse #BotanicalDesign  #ShowingUp #vodcast #podcast #Entrepreneurship #CreativeEntrepreneur #DesignStudio #MadeInSg @thishumidhouse @gulch 

This last episode for this season, the founders of Singapore’s most relevant fashion and lifestyle brand BEYOND THE VINES, Rebecca and Daniel, are on set with us to tell us stories about their journey. They had been building the brand behind the scenes having left their careers in real estate to pursue a creative calling of making good design accessible to all. Find out how the brand and the team got to where they are today as they grew from an online store to a creative force with physical locations across the region and a new flagship design store in Singapore. - SHOWING UP is co-hosted by Yah-Leng Yu & Arthur Chin, founders and creative directors at Foreign Policy Design. They will share stories and journeys of founders and entrepreneurs in the fields of media, tech, design, and art, with the intent to help distill learnings, spark inspiration and celebrate the human endeavor and spirit.

Fang Low of Figment joins us today on SHOWING UP chatting with us how he got Figment to where it is today. Figment is a boutique co-living concept; they refashion the old-world shophouses into upscale co-living spaces in collaboration with Singapore-based architects and design studios. Since the launch with three shophouses, Figment has become the heritage experience that has been featured and raved about in The New York Times, Monocle, Travel & Leisure, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian and more. - SHOWING UP is co-hosted by Yah-Leng Yu & Arthur Chin, founders and creative directors at Foreign Policy Design. They will share stories and journeys of founders and entrepreneurs in the fields of media, tech, design, and art, with the intent to help distill learnings, spark inspiration and celebrate the human endeavor and spirit.

This third episode on HOW WE GOT HERE, our very own Yah-Leng and Arthur will be answering some questions from the crew. Yah-Leng & Arthur lead the team at Foreign Policy - a branding and design office that help brand makers to create, innovate & pivot their business through design. Foreign Policy has won awards from D&AD, Tokyo Type Directors Club, New York Art Directors Club etc and have been active in the community creating projects such as Gallery&Co, The Space Program, Design Pasar, Design Diplomacy and most recently the Foreign Policy Summer School. Yah-Leng is a member of AGI (Alliance Graphique Internationale). Its members have been collectively responsible for the identity design of most of the world’s top corporations and institutions as well as for countless examples of globally known packaging, publications, illustration and posters. - SHOWING UP is co-hosted by Yah-Leng Yu & Arthur Chin, founders and creative directors at Foreign Policy Design. They will share stories and journeys of founders and entrepreneurs in the fields of media, tech, design, and art, with the intent to help distill learnings, spark inspiration and celebrate the human endeavor and spirit.