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Our Talents

STAR STUDENTS

Tan Phebe Christine Sutantio
and Ko Na Yeon

Diploma in Design (Furniture and Spatial)

NAFA students Tan Phebe Christine Sutantio and Ko Na Yeon, and
Porndee Chua from Singapore University of Technology and Design
made it to the grand finals of IKEA Singapore’s Young Designer
Awards 2017 with their design, Taboat. A solution for people in
flood-prone countries, Taboat doubles as a floatation device in
emergencies. While flash floods occur only once or twice yearly,
neighbourhoods can stay flooded for a long time, greatly disrupting
the routines of the inhabitants. By reducing direct contact with dirty
floodwater, residents are not only able to enjoy improved hygiene
and health, but also continue with their daily lives more easily.

Abdul Hakeem James Hausley

Diploma in Design (Landscape and Architecture)

Abdul Hakeem James Hausley won the Silver Award in the
Diploma’s Outstanding Graphics Presentation category
at the Singapore Institute of Landscape Architects
(SILA) Student Design Awards 2017. Titled Park Nirvana,
Hausley’s work aimed to draw out the quiet and immaculate
environment of the phase of resurrection, delineating the
way of Buddhism’s definitive objective. The judges were
impressed by the design inspiration and overall intent, which
were conveyed with efficacious clarity. The SILA Awards
is the only tertiary-level student design competition for
landscape architecture students in Singapore, which attracts
submissions from around the region.

Bryan Stiven Rodriguez Montoya
Diploma in Dance

At the annual NAFA Scholarships and Awards Tea Session,
Bryan Stiven Rodriguez Montoya presented his Pasión con Amor
performed by students of the Dance programme. Rodriguez
Montoya’s composition reflected on how ‘we constantly run into
situations where we struggle to overcome our obstacles. In such
situations, we confide in and seek help from the people and things
we love, to give us the courage to keep pushing on.’
Rodriguez Montoya is a recipient of the Tan Chay Bing Entry
Scholarship (Diploma).

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