Experiencing Craft and Design through Weaving: Workshop for Families

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Join the hands-on workshop to learn about ketupat weaving and experience the joy of craft through simple weaving activities.

National Design Centre

This workshop is recommended for families with children aged 4 to 9. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Traditional crafts are part of Singapore’s intangible cultural heritage (ICH), and local craft practitioners have long been using intricate techniques to create objects of rich functional, aesthetic, and socio-cultural significance. Led by ketupat weaver Anita Tompang and designer Andrew Loh, join the workshop to explore the cultural heritage and design possibilities behind the traditional craft of ketupat weaving. The workshop will also include an interactive and hands-on session for children to experience the joy of craft-making – with ketupat weaving demonstrations, as well as simple weaving activities using paper strips to make and assemble their own woven objects to take home. This workshop is part of the National Heritage Board’s inaugural Craft X Design programme, which seeks to explore the intersections between craft, culture, heritage, and design. <h3>A﻿bout the Trainers</h3>Anita Tompang Anita Tompang started learning ketupat weaving at the age of 9, and now has nearly 50 years of experience with it. She had been featured in Berita Harian and other local media for her commitment to this tradition, having woven ketupat by hand every Hari Raya for over 20 years; and she has been actively promoting and passing on this traditional craft in Singapore. Andrew Loh With more than 20 years of experience, Andrew Loh’s design sensibilities have been finely honed over his career spanning both User Experience and Product Design. He has worked locally and internationally to create a variety of design solutions across multiple industries and fields, including consumer electronics, household appliances, sports equipment, and design education.<h3>A﻿bout Craft x Design Showcase</h3>This talk and workshop is part of the <a href="https://designsingapore.org/events/craft-x-design/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Craft X Design showcase</a>, currently at the National Design Centre, Pop-up Gallery at Level 1, running till 2 April 2023.The National Heritage Board’s (NHB) Craft X Design scheme seeks to raise the profile of local intangible cultural heritage (ICH) practitioners and increase the access of these practitioners to new markets, networks, and ideas. The inaugural scheme pairs four traditional craft practitioners with four local designers and/or studios, to collaborate and explore how traditional crafts can be reimagined into innovative and modern products that embody Singapore’s rich and diverse cultural heritage. The scheme further supports the development and documentation of these products over a period of six months. This showcase represents the final stage of the Craft X Design scheme and presents the product prototypes co-produced by the four pairs which range from furniture to fashion to metalware. Through the showcase, NHB hopes to highlight the possibilities that can emerge from the intersections of craft and design, culture and creativity, tradition and modernity. Presented by National Heritage Board. Supported by the DesignSingapore Council and the National Design Centre.

Agenda

Introduction to Craft X Design and Ketupat Weaving 

Ketupat Weaving demonstration 

Introduction to Craft 

Craft-making session 

Conclusion

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