MINISTRY OF DESIGN, FIRM PROFILE, 2015 CONTENTS DIRECTOR OF DESIGN CHRONOLGY PROFILE SERVICES CONTACT AWARDS & ACCOLADES TALKS & EXHIBITIONS MEDIA SINGAPORE HQ: +65 6222 5780 | www.modonline.com | 20 Cross Street #03-01 Singapore 048422 MALAYSIA BRANCH: +603 2201 5222 | A-33A-5 Menara UOA Bangsar, No. 5 Jalan Bangsar Utama 1, 59000 Kuala Lumpur BEIJING BRANCH: +8610 59472180| 7F,Taihe Building, No.8 Luomashi Street, West District, Beijing, China, 100052 P 01 FOUNDER-DIRECTOR COLIN SEAH “I have always believed in the power of space to transform - the banal into the poetic, the everyday into the sublime. My work seeks to create such spaces by redefining and distilling the elements of Place, Ritual & Perception to its core – I term this approach Essentialism.” Architecturally trained in the US and licensed in Singapore, Colin Seah honed his sensibilities working for the likes of Rem Koolhaas and Daniel Libeskind. He also spent 4 years at the National University of Singapore’s Department of Architecture researching design pedagogy and serving as design critic. As MOD’s Founder and Director of Design, Colin has been named Designer of the Year by International Design Awards USA 2010, and is a two-time recipient of Singapore’s highest design accolade, the President’s Design Award. He is also a two-time Grand Prize Winner of the Gold Key Award, the highest international hospitality accolade, named Hong Kong Perspective’s ’40 under 40 architects’ and Marcus Corporation Foundation Prize 2007 ‘emerging architect with potential for greatness’. Recognized as ”Rising Star in Architecture” by Monocle, Colin Seah has been invited by the Singapore Tourism Board to redefine Singapore as a destination for 2020 and beyond. RESUME COLIN SEAH 1994 Photographer | Fashion & Architecture 1998 Architectural Intern | OMA, Rotterdam Architectural Intern | Studio Libeskind, Berlin 1999 B.Arch Cum Laude, Graduating Senior Award | University of Arizona, USA 2000 Architect | R L Binder Architects & Planners, L.A. Senior Tutor, Department of Architecture| National University of Singapore 2004 Founder & Director of Design | Ministry of Design Pte Ltd 2006 Winner, Best Design – New Majestic Hotel | President’s Design Award, Singapore Winner, Gold Award for Design Excellence | Interior Design Confederation of Singapore 2007 Winner, Interior Design of the Year | International Design Awards 2007 Grand Prize Winner | Gold Key Awards for Excellence in Hospitality Design 2007 Finalist | Frame The-Great-Indoors Award 2007 Finalist | Design for Asia Award 2007 Nominee | The Marcus Corporation Foundation Prize 2007, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Black Collar Man of the Year 2007 | Arena + Louis Vuitton 2008 Winner, Best Design – BBH Office in a Warehouse | President’s Design Award, Singapore Winner, Gold Award for Design Excellence | Interior Design Confederation of Singapore Architect with Excellence | Perspective, Hong Kong, 40 under 40 awards Finalist | Contractworld Award 2009 Finalist | Gold Key Awards for Excellence in Hospitality Design 2008 SINGAPORE HQ: +65 6222 5780 | www.modonline.com | 20 Cross Street #03-01 Singapore 048422 MALAYSIA BRANCH: +603 2201 5222 | A-33A-5 Menara UOA Bangsar, No. 5 Jalan Bangsar Utama 1, 59000 Kuala Lumpur BEIJING BRANCH: +8610 59472180| 7F,Taihe Building, No.8 Luomashi Street, West District, Beijing, China, 100052 P 02 2009 Rising Star in Architecture | Monocle Magazine, UK Grand Prize Winner | Saporiti Italia Luxury Tower Design Competition 2009 Member | Singapore Tourism Board Lifestyle Tourism Taskforce 2020 Member | Singapore Architects Journal Publications Committee 2009 Judge | Perspective Design Awards 2009 2010 Gold Prize, Multi-Disciplinary Design, Face to Face | Singapore Design Awards 2010 Speaker | Singapore Designers’ Series 2010 Speaker | Guzhou Design Week, China, 2010 Winner of 2 Gold Awards: Face to Face, The Club | Asia Pacific Interior Design Awards 2010 2011 Designer of the Year | International Design Awards USA, 2010 Speaker | National Heritage Board Conference, The Business of Heritage Conference 2011 Speaker | DesignEx 2011, Melbourne Design Superheroes | Film Feature in Channel News Asia Documentary Member of Steering Committee | Audi Fashion Festival 2011 2012 Outstanding Chinese Designer | IAI Design Awards, Shanghai Judge | World Architecture Festival 2012, London & Singapore Speaker | Asia Office Space Congress 2012, Singapore W Insider | W Hotel Singapore – Sentosa Cove Art installation designer | Space x Cubes Earth Day Installation 2013 Wave of the Future Award Winner | Hospitality Design (NYC) Next Gen Awards Chicago, 2013 Outstanding Chinese Designer Award | IAI Design Awards, Shanghai, 2012 Judge & Speaker | World Architecture Festival 2013, Singapore Judge & Speaker | Taipei international Design Conference, Taipei, 2013 Speaker | Asia Design Forum Roulette 2013, Kuala Lumpur Speaker | Archifest 2013, Singapore 2014 Red Dot Design Award | Durasafe Retail Gallery, Red Dot Design 2014, Germany Speaker | Maison & Objet Asia 2014, Singapore Speaker | Industry+ Forum 2014, Singapore Speaker | Datum KL 2014, organized by Malaysian Institute of Architects, Kuala Lumpur Speaker | Knowledge of Design Week 2014, organized by HK Design Centre, Hong Kong Speaker | Design Inn, Hospitality Conference 2014, Sydney Speaker | The Still Point, 2014, Hongkong Judge | Singapore Furniture and Industrial Design 2014 Judge & Speaker | World Architecture Festival 2014, Singapore 2015 SG50 Permanent Exhibition, New Majestic Hotel | National Design Center Creative Council Member | Diageo Lifestyle Speaker | Work Place Work Life Conference, Sydney Judge | Furniture Design Award, Singapore Furniture Industries Council Judge | World Architecture Festival 2014, Singapore SINGAPORE HQ: +65 6222 5780 | www.modonline.com | 20 Cross Street #03-01 Singapore 048422 MALAYSIA BRANCH: +603 2201 5222 | A-33A-5 Menara UOA Bangsar, No. 5 Jalan Bangsar Utama 1, 59000 Kuala Lumpur BEIJING BRANCH: +8610 59472180| 7F,Taihe Building, No.8 Luomashi Street, West District, Beijing, China, 100052 P 03 PROFILE Questioning Convention Ministry of Design was created by Colin Seah to question convention and redefine the spaces, forms and experiences that surround us and give meaning to our world. MOD’s explorations are created amidst a democratic studio-like’ atmosphere and progress seamlessly between form, site, object and space. At MOD, we provide our clients services that transcend mere design skill sets or technical prowess. We prefer to start far upstream and instead of merely designing solutions, we design holistic experiences. The resultant design thinking then translates into a wide variety of possible downstream design applications and media: be it architecture, product design, interior architecture, branding, graphics, landscape or even the weaving of diverse disciplines into a single project. We love to question where the inherent potential in contemporary design lies, and then to disturb the ways they are created or perceived – redefining the world around us in relevant and innovative ways, project by project. This, we declare, is real change, not change for the sake of novelty. Fortified with these aspirations, we begin each distinct project anew by seeking to do 2 things – to draw deeply from the context surrounding each project, but also to dream freely so that we might transcend mere reality and convention. Each MOD project endeavours to be delightfully surprising but yet relevant, distinctly local but still globally appealing. Headquartered in Singapore and with offices in Beijing and Kuala Lumpur, MOD was declared a "Rising Star of Architecture" by the Monocle Singapore Survey 2010 and "Designer of the Year" by the International Design Awards, USA 2010. Our recent portfolio includes Vanke Qingdao Plaza, Ascendas Guangzhou Knowledge City, award-winning Vanke Triple V Gallery & UOL Edge Gallery (World Architecture Festival 2012), Tangs Flagship Store and Macalister Mansion hotel (Best Luxury Hotel at Gold Key NYC 2013). Earlier works include the Barcode Office (Best Office in WAF Barcelona 2011), BBH Office (President’s Design Award 2008), Zig Zag House, Sho-U Restaurant (Gold Key Award Grand Prize 2007), Leo Burnett Office (Interior Design of the Year 2010, USA), SOHO China Sanlitun condominium, The Mark Business Park, New Majestic Hotel (President’s Design Award 2006) & The Saporiti Italia Luxury Tower (Grand Prize & exhibited at Salone de Mobile Milan 2010). SERVICES: Strategy | Masterplan | Architecture | Landscape | Interior | Product | Graphic CONTACT: www.modonline.com| [email protected] SINGAPORE OFFICE +65 6222 5780 20 Cross Street #03-01 Singapore 048422 BEIJING OFFICE +8610 59472180 7F,Taihe Building, No.8 Luomashi Street, West District, Beijing, China, 100052 北京市西城区骡马市大街8号泰和国际大厦7层 100052 KUALA LUMPUR OFFICE +603 2201 5222 Unit A-33A-5 Block A, Menara UOA Bangsar No. 5 Jalan Bangsar Utama 1, 59000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia SINGAPORE HQ: +65 6222 5780 | www.modonline.com | 20 Cross Street #03-01 Singapore 048422 MALAYSIA BRANCH: +603 2201 5222 | A-33A-5 Menara UOA Bangsar, No. 5 Jalan Bangsar Utama 1, 59000 Kuala Lumpur BEIJING BRANCH: +8610 59472180| 7F,Taihe Building, No.8 Luomashi Street, West District, Beijing, China, 100052 P 04 AWARDS AND ACCOLADES By Award Golden Pin Design Award 2014 Travel & Leisure 2013 Best New Hotels “It List” Taiwan Design Centre Hottest 63 hotels Macalister Mansion Macalister Mansion Destination 2013 Luxe List Design for Asia 2014 Macalister Mansion Hong Kong Design Centre, Hong Kong