Category — Singapore

Once again, The Big Picture selects another round of amazing photos, this time for the latest Formula 1 Grand Prix that happened on Sunday in Singapore. It was the 800th race and also the first Formula One race to be held at night.

Organisers built, then lined a 5 kilometer track with over 1,600 lamps, said to be four times brighter than those used at football stadiums. Twenty drivers drove 61 laps for a total of 309 kilometers at speeds sometimes approaching 300 kilometers per hour - in a country that once banned the sport, in part for promoting reckless driving.

See the photos on the Big Picture

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The Flesh Imp brand in Singapore is giving Singaporean youth an expressive outlet through style, and in many ways driving a fashion revolution.

While the brand is still young (they just celebrated their 7th anniversary this past December with a collaboration with Adidas), they are making moves, their most recent project being limited edition Coke Zero gear.

Founder Vincent Q has some poignant things to say about the burgeoning Singaporean street culture and hopes to expand Flesh Imp’s influence from the unique mix that is his city.

Via JoshSpear

Technorati Tags: fashion, Flesh Imp, Vincent Q, Singapore, street fashion

Hunn Wai is an up and coming designer from the island of Singapore. He tries to combine and fuse materials and forms in his designs.

The large size of a table tennis table is a huge deterrent for those looking to acquire one, so Hunn combined work and play functions to create a table versatile enough to be used as a ping pong table (albeit, slightly smaller than official size) and a workstation.

Slight decorative touches result from Hunn sourcing his materials from a flea market. The Paul Smith bit in the name is explained by the fact that the inspiration behind the table actually lies behind designer’s prized pair of Paul Smith Bunny sneakers.

Via BornRich

Technorati Tags: furniture, Hunn Wai, Paul Smith, ping pong, Singapore, sport, table tennis

A Hindu temple with storm clouds in Singapore by Ben Templesmith, an artist and writer whose most notable works includes the comic book 30 Days of Night (soon to be a major motion picture).

From Ben’s Flickr page

Technorati Tags: 30 Days of Night, Ben Templesmith, Hindu Temple, Singapore

The new ad for the 2007 Peugeot GTI features a sexy couple clearly needing (head) protection due to the speed the car brings. Read into that what you like. But the ad made me smile.

By Singaporean Advertising Agency, The Alchemy Partnership.

Via NotCot

Technorati Tags: 2007 Peugeot GTI, photography, The Alchemy Partnership, Singapore

Singapore’s unofficial national dish — the Chilli Crab — is feted this weekend with its very own (FREE) festival. See how many crabs you can scoff — without scorching your tongue or stretching your tum — and sample other Singaporean goodies such as chicken satay, rice-noodle dishes, Hainanese chicken rice and desserts such as the sweet, ice-based kachang and the tapioca-like bur bur cha cha.

There are also traditional dragon and lion dancing, music workshops, martial-art demonstrations, an art exhibition and magic shows.

For more info, check out the Chilli Crab Festival website…

Sat 1 & Sun 2 Sep (12-6pm) at Brick Lane, London.
Nearest Tube: Liverpool Street

Via Flavorpill

Technorati Tags: cuisine, Brick Lane, Singapore, Tiger Beer Singapore Chilli Crab Festival

This fish look familiar? Considered a status symbol, you might find it in aquariums in various upmarket East-Asian restaurants, though kept purely as pets, and not for consumption!

I knew they were expensive (hence the status bit), but this 15″ platinum Arowana  is considered to be the most expensive aquarium fish in the world although its owner, Singapore-based Dragon Fish breeder Aro Dynasty, claims to have rejected an offer as high as $80,000 dollars!

From BornRich.org

Technorati Tags: culture, Dragon Fish, pets, Singapore

The new online quarter issue of Born Magazine is now live with an animated piece by previously posted Jonathan Yuen (Singapore), who teams up with writer Victoria Chang (Los Angeles, California) to create the “Two Trains” collaborative work.

Born Magazine is an experimental venue marrying literary arts and interactive media. Original projects are brought to life every three months through creative collaboration between writers and artists.

View “Two Trains”

Shameless plug - and only because its my birthday today (!) - I created some work for Born Magazine a while back - more below.

Technorati Tags: American born Chinese, Born Magazine, design, Jonathan Yuen, Singapore, Tom Wu, Two Trains, Victoria Chang

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