50 Years of Singapore Design: From Sunkist bottles to world's smallest thumb drive

The refreshed Fifty Years of Singapore Design exhibition at the National Design Centre National Design Centre (NDC) charts Singapore's growth from a young nation in 1965 to becoming a UNESCO Creative City of Design 2015. PHOTO: DESMOND FOO
The design exhibition showcasing 50 years of Singapore design was launched on July 13, 2019, at the National Design Centre. PHOTO: DESIGNSINGAPORE / FACEBOOK
Michelle Ng
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Jul 12, 2019, 04:53 PM
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Jul 12, 2019, 12:00 PM
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SINGAPORE - You can smell it before you see it - it clears your sinuses and makes your eyes water.

Tiger Balm's strong aroma of menthol and camphor is every bit as recognisable as its orange and blue label emblazoned with a prancing tiger, an iconic design which debuted worldwide in 1992.

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