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Product Design & Innovation Students adopted the design thinking methodology and co-created a range of leather products alongside industry partner Semicolon works and Single Parents from HCSA with upcycled leather. Alongside with staffs at etc.lab, students iterated their designs for commercialisation purposes. Selected designs are currently on sale.

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The Kampung Naga Kindergarten is designed by Sustainable Urban Design & Engineering (Architecture) students under the Design Studio 2 service-learning module. The construction of the school began during the Youth Expedition Project to Ta​sikmalaya in March 2018. The school consists of two classrooms for the kindergarten children, a library and study area for the other members of the community to use and enjoy. There are also giant steps that can serve as gallery seating during performances as well as an additional reading area.

At the intersection of the functional rooms and corridor spaces, there are niches for resting and reading. Children and adults can easily engage with one another. By providing children with resources and spaces to read and act out tales they hear and read about would drive the spirit of story-telling in the kampung, and inculcate a deeper connection and understanding of their roots.

The first-year students from Product Design & Innovation (PDI) students also designed a range of furniture for the kindergarten. These students had the opportunity to visit Tasikmalaya to understand the locals' needs through interviews and brainstorming sessions together. Along with guidance from industry experts such as Cellini and Djalin, these students co-created their concepts with the Tasikmalaya locals.

etc.lab works with Estate Development to look into rejuvenating utilitarian and forgotten spaces in the NP Campus by injecting fun and youthful energy and introducing programmes and functions that will enliven and activate the space.

Curating the event branding for the main event posters, presentation slides, merchandise as well as interactive pop-ups​​.

EZ XS is an accessory for rigid bottles that makes for easier dispensing of viscous liquids.

It replaces the original cap and makes single-handed use possible.

The product also enhances the independence of the elderly as well as users with ailments that adversely affect the effective use of their hands.

etc.lab worked together with a group of less privileged mothers from Beyond Social Services to co-design a baking studio which they could use to earn secondary income through festive bake sales and corporate social responsibility projects. Before having this baking studio they will have to move from kitchen to kitchen, subject to the availability of the spaces. Finally, with the completion of the baking studio, they now have a space of their own.

Several rounds of community design workshops were conducted with the mothers to understand their needs and aspirations of the baking studio. We also observed the way they work and how they make use of spaces, equipment and tools. We engaged them in activities that allowed them to propose the layout as well as the look and feel of the baking studio. These findings are translated into the design of a baking studio that meet their functional and social needs. In all, there are 10 mothers that will benefit from training and baking in this shared space under the Baker’s Beyond programme​.​