Design Business Chamber Singapore

DBCS is the voice of multidisciplinary design practitioners. We inspire design-led innovations through thought leadership and connect business communities in Singapore through shared value platforms, meaningful exchanges and cross-industry partnerships locally and regionally.

Vision

Towards a business community that embraces design-led innovation as a key driver for sustainable growth.

Mission

To forge partnership opportunities between design and business communities. We exist to facilitate business transformation through design innovation.

Initiatives

SINGAPORE DESIGN AWARDS

SINGAPORE DESIGN CLASS

SINGAPORE GOOD DESIGN

SINGAPORE DESIGN KITCHEN

DBCS Events

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IRÉN Skin

With a name inspired by Irène Joliot-Curie, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry and women’s rights advocate, this brand positions itself as skincare that is fun to use, with real results backed by science. Through a soft, vibrant colour palette, a fun and trendy tone of voice, and easy-to-use packaging with a distinctive opening mechanism, it appeals to the savvy female consumer.

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Immersive Experience

Can’t attend a physical business event due to Covid-19? The Indonesia Startup Insight Asia virtual event demonstrates that an immersive 3D experience is still possible through the use of technology such as photographic rendering, and realistic design incorporating physical elements into the virtual space. Following its success, markets as far flung as Belgium and Israel have been inspired by it.

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Design Crawl: Making Design more Inclusive

Inviting back our Singapore Good Design 2021 winners, let us delve deeper into understanding how they have used problem solving through design thinking to meet the needs of users. Lonesome Hotel, our Platinum winner, shows that design is more about empathy than mere aesthetics. Gold award recipient, Kohler Struktura Hygiene Urinal, satisfied an underserved need by directly engaging with users on their unique concerns.

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Join as a member

DBCS membership is open to all professional designers working in Singapore, design students of all disciplines, and businesses who would like to learn more about what design can do for them.

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