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The Stories of Gift at SingaPlural 2017

As part of a seven-week collaboration between NAFA and surface design company
ADMIRA, 26 Year 2 students from Diploma in Design (Object and Jewellery) explored their
own ideas and stories surrounding the concept of a ‘gift.’ The students were guided by
local interdisciplinary design outfit Creativeans to design prototypes of their exploration of
gifts using laminates from ADMIRA. 15 selected works were then exhibited at SingaPlural
as part of Singapore Design Week 2017. The exhibition was very well received by
both industry professionals and general visitors alike.

Nefful X NAFA
Fashion Discovery 2017

This is an exclusive collaboration between Japan-based Nefful and NAFA’s Fashion
Studies programme. Students were introduced to NEORON (Nefful’s patented
fabric) and were asked to work on original designs for life-sized apparel production,
to be displayed at Nefful’s Singapore office. A total of 53 designs were put
forward, with six shortlisted as winners. The apparels were first showcased, on
11 March 2017, at Nefful’s industry event which had over 3,000 attendees and
was held at The Star Performing Arts Centre.

15th Arts of Fashion Competition

2016 Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Fashion graduate Hagaina Dwi Septya Rainy was selected as
a finalist in the 15th Arts of Fashion Competition hosted by the Arts of Fashion Foundation (based
in San Francisco). The Foundation supports creativity and design in fashion by hosting educational
events that are focused on fostering international exchanges between artists, designers, scholars and
students. Taking place at the Bently Reserve, San Francisco, on 24 and 25 October 2016,
the competition promotes and rewards creativity and inventiveness with the aim of discovering
emerging talents and nurturing those relationships across different cultures and disciplines.

London, UK and
Paris, France Study Trip

From 11 September to 3 October 2016,
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Fashion and Bachelor
of Arts (Hons) Fashion and Marketing students
attended a three-week residential study visit to
the University of East London, UK. In addition to
experiencing campus life, they also visited the globally
renowned fashion cities of London and Paris. The trip
was a perfect opportunity to see the inner workings of
the international fashion industry and to view the exciting
collections of many international designers.

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