Against the backdrop of a challenging fashion retail climate for independent designers, Lianhe Zaobao speaks to three fashion graduands from local institutions on their future and their career plans.

LASALLE graduand Yong De Han, a menswear designer whose BA(Hons) Fashion Design & Textiles graduation collection Tropical Escapism sports eye-catching, diverse Southeast Asian-inspired elements, has set his sights further afield with hopes to attract buyers from thriving markets such as Malaysia and Thailand.

The Design Communication student team of Tannia Sari Surijadjaja and Ahmad Fauzan did Singapore proud when they won a Silver Pencil award in the prestigious annual One Club Young Ones Competition (USA).

Three BA(Hons) Design Communication students, Amos Chew, Larries Ng and Tiffany Tan, from LASALLE came in tops at this year's Crowbar Challenge, beating 18 other teams to come up with the best marketing campaign for news and lifestyle website AsiaOne.

Creative director from Publicis Singapore, Adrian Yeap who is amongst the panel of judges told AsiaOne that "it was very clear" when it came to choosing the winner. He added that the winning work "demonstrated a strong understanding of human behaviour which is at the core of all the strongest ideas."

Excellence in their respective fields of the creative arts – music, design communication, interior design or fashion media and industries – paved the way to success for five Malay youths who recently received their first class honours degrees from LASALLE College of the Arts. Opportunities in the creative field remain bright for them, with some receiving job offers even before graduating. 

ARTWALK LITTLE INDIA is a multidisciplinary art festival set in Singapore’s cultural precinct of Little India. This festival is co-organised by LASALLE and Singapore Tourism Board (STB) with support from the Little India Shopkeepers and Heritage Association (LISHA).

After two successful editions, ARTWALK Little India returns with a new theme, Your Path To Remember. This year, the festival leads visitors into a space in time where memories and stories of the precinct come to life through animated telling of traditional folktales and mythologies, captivating art installations and immersive performances. Organised by LASALLE College of the Arts and Singapore Tourism Board, with the support of the Little India Shopkeepers’ and Heritage Association, the festival runs from Thu 12 to Tue 17 Jan 2017.

ARTWALK Little India returned for its third edition, presenting over 18 outdoor art installations, along with live music and dance acts, over a span of one week in early January this year. Through a video tour, The New Paper featured four stunning murals including the colourful whimsical cattle in Cattleland 2 and the famous actor Rajinikanth in Working Class Hero.

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ARTWALK Little India 2017 took place for a week in early January this year. Presented by LASALLE College of the Arts and Singapore Tourism Board, with the support of the Little India Shopkeepers’ and Heritage Association, the Little India precinct was livened up with over 23 artworks, installations, performances and fringe activities that can be enjoyed all around the district.

Berita Harian spoke to BA(Hons) Arts Management alumni Firdaus Arman, Management Consultant at Ernst & Young, and Umar Mukhtar Abdul Razak, Underwriter at QBE Insurance Singapore Pte Ltd, on their career paths, the challenges they faced and how their arts education at LASALLE prepared them for the professional world.

Through an email interview, Firdaus shared, “LASALLE prepared me to be open minded, not just in the Singapore context but globally and be able to discuss and articulate ideas that might be new or different.”

Nur Shireen Marican, from the BA(Hons) Arts Management Programme, received the LASALLE Award for Academic Excellence at the College’s 31st Convocation ceremony on Monday, 18 September 2017. Given only to the best student of each school, Shireen’s win is well-deserved.

As her lecturer, Sunitha Janamohanan, commented: “Throughout (Shireen’s) studies at LASALLE, she has consistently delivered work that was of an exceptional and professional standard.”