Special "benches" as tribute to former National Stadium
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(Left to right) Terence Tang, Rico Firmansyah, Sapp Cheng, Raymond Hon and Donovan Soon Chong Siong were the five winners were honoured on Thursday, Feb 28, 2013, in the design contest entitled "bench", to remember the former National Stadium. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
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'Bench' by Raymond Hon, a student of the Department of Industrial Design at the National University of Singapore. Five winners were honoured on Thursday, Feb 28, 2013, in the design contest entitled "bench", to remember the former National Stadium. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
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'Plack' by Rico Firmansyah, an interior and product designer. Five winners were honoured on Thursday, Feb 28, 2013, in the design contest entitled "bench", to remember the former National Stadium. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
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'Bond' by Sapp Cheng, a product designer from Immortal The Design Station. Five winners were honoured on Thursday, Feb 28, 2013, in the design contest entitled "bench", to remember the former National Stadium. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
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'Aesop/Unbreakable' by Donovan Soon Chong Siong, an architect at WOHA. Five winners were honoured on Thursday, Feb 28, 2013, in the design contest entitled "bench", to remember the former National Stadium. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
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'Full Circle ' by Terence Tang, a student from the National University Of Singapore. Five winners were honoured on Thursday, Feb 28, 2013, in the design contest entitled "bench", to remember the former National Stadium. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
(Left to right) Terence Tang, Rico Firmansyah, Sapp Cheng, Raymond Hon and Donovan Soon Chong Siong were the five winners were honoured on Thursday, Feb 28, 2013, in the design contest entitled "bench", to remember the former National Stadium. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
'Bench' by Raymond Hon, a student of the Department of Industrial Design at the National University of Singapore. Five winners were honoured on Thursday, Feb 28, 2013, in the design contest entitled "bench", to remember the former National Stadium. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
'Plack' by Rico Firmansyah, an interior and product designer. Five winners were honoured on Thursday, Feb 28, 2013, in the design contest entitled "bench", to remember the former National Stadium. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
'Bond' by Sapp Cheng, a product designer from Immortal The Design Station. Five winners were honoured on Thursday, Feb 28, 2013, in the design contest entitled "bench", to remember the former National Stadium. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
'Aesop/Unbreakable' by Donovan Soon Chong Siong, an architect at WOHA. Five winners were honoured on Thursday, Feb 28, 2013, in the design contest entitled "bench", to remember the former National Stadium. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
'Full Circle ' by Terence Tang, a student from the National University Of Singapore. Five winners were honoured on Thursday, Feb 28, 2013, in the design contest entitled "bench", to remember the former National Stadium. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
Five winners were honoured on Thursday in a design contest to remember the former National Stadium.
The competition "bench" invited members of the public to submit designs for benches using seating planks from the former National Stadium.
The winners, selected from a pool of 130 entries, are: Mr Raymond Hon Sui Ming, 25; Mr Rico Firmansyah, 25; Ms Sapp Cheng Si Hui, 24; Mr Donovan Soon Chong Siong, 36; and Mr Terence Tang Wei Ming, 24.
Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, Mr Lawrence Wong, presented the winners with a $2,000 cash prize at a ceremony and launch of the bench exhibition today.
