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Soundscape 2030 design thinking competition with Creative

21 Nov 2024

In the Soundscape 2030 project, Year 2 students from the BA (Hons) Product Design programme were challenged by audio solutions company Creative to envision a future where audio technology seamlessly …

BA (Hons) Product Design students during a visit to the Creative office.
Industry as classroom

Industry as classroom: Diploma in Interior Design’s Zhenghua wayfinding project

10 Oct 2024

When residents moved into the new BTO estates in the Zhenghua ward of Holland-Bukit Timah constituency, they noticed that they were experiencing difficulties navigating the HDB estates around the neighbourhood.  …

Member of Parliament Edward Chia (centre) with Diploma in Interior Design students (from left) Lin Guanyu, Pyae Phyo Thu, Joseph Kiran Hanson and Chen Siyi
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LASALLE wins Silver Ribbon Mental Health Award 2024

2 Oct 2024

LASALLE is honoured to receive the Silver Ribbon Mental Health Award in recognition of our efforts in raising awareness about mental health and empowering our students with information, resources and …

Image courtesy of Silver Ribbon (Singapore)
Industry as classroom

OPPO x LASALLE photography competition

13 Sep 2024

The OPPO Singapore photography competition was organised in collaboration with LASALLE’s School of Fashion. Themed ‘Rediscover Fading Traditions’, the competition sought to uncover Singapore’s rich heritage through the perspective of …

OPPO x LASALLE photography competition
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In conversation with: McNally Award for Excellence in the Arts 2024 recipient, Elliott Tan

3 Sep 2024

BA (Hons) Music’s Elliott Tan is the first electronic music specialist to receive the McNally Award for Excellence in the Arts, following in the footsteps of fellow School of Contemporary …

McNally Award for Excellence in the Arts winner Elliott Tan from the BA (Hons) Music programme, photographed by Christal Gallyot and Renny Nadira from BA (Hons) Film.
Industry as classroom

Design challenge: ‘What’s Your Power’, an eyewear collaboration with Lenskart

29 Aug 2024

To support budding designers, eyewear company Lenskart invited LASALLE students to create designs for their latest nature-inspired collection which is all about discovering local art in eyewear. Students from the …

Winners of the Lenskart design competition from the School of Design Communication.
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In conversation with: Sammo Hung on the non-stop pursuit of hope in filmmaking

17 Jul 2024

By BA (Hons) Animation Art students Grace Tan, Khoo Justen, Chen Jinyi and Kim Jinsol. Video filmed and edited by BA (Hons) Film students Arel Koh and Zachary Seak Zhen …

Sammo Hung (back row, second from left) with Chris Shaw, Head, Puttnam School of Film & Animation (standing, second from right), Dr Gan Sheou Hui, Lecturer, Animation, BA (Hons) Animation Art and BA (Hons) Film students.
What to expect in LASALLE

What to expect in LASALLE: BA (Hons) Product Design

24 Jan 2024

Third time’s the charm for BA (Hons) Product Design Year 3 student Joel Yong, who, thanks to the pandemic, had to experience three tumultuous first years of design school across …

LASALLE and SUTD representatives at the Singapore Design Week showcase of Tithonus. (From left to right) LASALLE student Joel Yong, lecturer Nicholas Ooi, students Namjot Kaur and Choong Yu Haun, Programme Leader Nathan Yong, Professor Lim Seh Chun, Advisor, Special Projects, SUTD, and Liew Zhen Hui, Senior Specialist, Fabrication Laboratory, SUTD.
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In conversation with: MA Arts Pedagogy and Practice student Adib Kosnan on the teaching artist’s role in the ‘rehearsal for life’

9 Jan 2024

Whether it’s curating socially-engaged work on what it means to live and die well for the Malay-Muslim community, or directing a children’s play that guides its young audiences towards seeing things from …
What to expect in LASALLE

What to expect in LASALLE: MA Fine Arts

18 Dec 2023

LASALLE MA Fine Arts alumna Isa Pengskul would describe herself as a dabbler always on the lookout for something new to learn and try. Since graduating from university, she had …

Isa Pengskul in her work Becoming stick (2022).
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What to expect in LASALLE: BA (Hons) Animation Art

18 Dec 2023

As a child, BA (Hons) Animation Art student Hillary Soe Naung was only allowed to watch cartoons. And for the fairytale lover, that was perfectly fine. “I always had a …

Hillary’s Diploma in Animation final year project, Dew.
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In conversation with: MA Art Therapy alumna Nicole Yeo on why the programme has been a humbling experience

14 Dec 2023

Even prior to pursuing her studies in art therapy, Nicole Yeo was passionate about working with vulnerable communities. As an undergraduate pursuing a BA in English, she hoped to provide …
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Trip report: BA (Hons) Arts Management students in Busan for the ASEAN-ROK Youth Metaverse Idea Contest

14 Dec 2023

Earlier in November, Year 2 and 3 BA (Hons) Arts Management students from LASALLE boarded a plane to Busan. But rather than fleeing a zombie apocalypse, Lim Yan Bing, Carla …
What to expect in LASALLE

What to expect in LASALLE: MA Art Therapy

26 Nov 2023

Like many applicants to LASALLE’s MA Art Therapy programme, Javeus Toh’s interest in the therapeutic power of the arts arose from personal circumstances. He had graduated with a BA (Hons) …