ODD Presents: A Keynote by DAIKEI MILLS

Join us for the closing special of Open Design Dialogue (ODD) with a keynote by Keisuke Nakamura, founder of the Tokyo-based design practice DAIKEI MILLS—marking his first presentation in Singapore.

Through his practice, Nakamura engages in diverse projects ranging from commercial spaces to public facilities, always exploring the relationship between people and space. His design approach earnestly confronts the existing conditions of a site while imagining its future potential, creating spaces that can only emerge from their specific location and context.

In 2020, DAIKEI MILLS launched SKWAT, a movement that temporarily occupies “VOIDs” (idle facilities and social gaps) in the city and reopens them to the public. This experimental initiative rethinks how vacant urban spaces can be reactivated, fostering new forms of community engagement and shared experience.

This keynote offers a rare opportunity to hear first-hand from one of Tokyo’s most thought-provoking designers about his practice, philosophy, and projects shaping contemporary design and urban culture.

The keynote will take place at *SCAPE Trampoline, Level 5.
Tickets available at the door. (General - $15; Student - $10)