Pixie Tan Peixin

Academics

Pixie Tan Peixin

Lecturer, Diploma in Creative Direction for Fashion, BA (Hons) Fashion Media and Industries
Pixie Tan
  • MA (Distinction) Arts Pedagogy and Practice, Goldsmiths University of London
  • BA (First Class Honours) in Design for Art Direction, London College of Communication, University of the Arts London
  • Diploma in Apparel Design and Merchandising, Temasek Polytechnic

Pixie is an art director and educator from Singapore who champions the power of collaboration and community.

She has worked with organisations like the Asian Civilisation Museum, Both Sides Now, and the National Youth Council to design experiences that capture and share collective wisdom. Committed to uplifting and demystifying the local design industry, she co-founded the ground-up initiative Don’t Mind If and published its inaugural industry report to bridge gaps within the community. In 2023, the publication won an SG Mark in the Visual Design Category and received a prestigious Special Mention in the top award category.

As an educator, Pixie’s teaching philosophy emphasises fluidity and adaptability, creating supportive environments where students feel valued. A firm believer in the possibilities of liberation through education, she advocates for experiential learning and reflective assessment, guiding students to critically engage with the world and shape their futures.

RESEARCH AND PRACTICE

Exhibition and installations

  • Story Crafters: A Quest of Our Own,  Asian Festival of Children’s Content, Singapore (2024)
  • Do You See What I See?, Crossing Cultures 2024, Asian Civilisation Museum, Singapore (2024)
  • Annual Review, Singapore Art Week 2024, Another Department, Singapore (2024)
  • (un)learning matters, Floating Projects, Plantship, Shared Campus, Hong Kong (2023)
  • Meet Me in the Middle, Dear Tampines Festival, Our Tampines Hub, Singapore (2023)
  • dingdongbeep!, multiple locations, Singapore Art Week (2023)
  • Wisdom x Artwave, Youth Park, Somerfest, Singapore (2023)
  • Stranger’s Touch 2.0, Red Bus, Somerfest, Singapore (2023)
  • Stranger(’s) Touch, Crane, Singapore (2022)
  • Later the Ants will Come, Street of Hope, National Arts Council, Singapore (2021)   
  • The Precariat Self Help Assembly, London Design Week x London College of Communications: Emergence, London (2019)
  • Let the Good Times Roll, Street of Clans, Singapore Design Week (2019)
  • Fabrications, Deviations Group Show, London (2019)

    • Talks (selected)

    • Digital Fashion Multilogue: Virtual Walks (2023)
    • Library@Orchard, Behind-the-Scenes: Don’t Mind If (2022)
    • NAFA for BA Design Practices by Don’t Mind If (2022–2023)                 
    • Alter-Natives by Don’t Mind If x DesignSingapore (2022)

    Publications

    • Stories from Our Wardrobe: Unearthing Southeast Asian stories with zines, in Fashion Studies Journal: Southeast Asia (2024)
    • Don't Mind if I Ask in The Inaugural Industry Report (2022)
       
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    Research interests
    • Creative pedagogies
    • Collaborative publishing
    • Storytelling and zines
    • Experiential design

    See also

    List of Academics