Kate Spade Saturday
The buzz: Kate Spade New York’s new and lower-priced diffusion label, first launched in Japan in March this year, opens its first standalone store at ION Orchard. The vibe: As chic as the main line, butyounger and quirkier. Sunshine yellow, contrasting with modish black-and-white graphic prints, is slathered all over the clean-lined boxy boutique—on the […]
Lunch @ LP+Tetsu
The deal: The new $28 bento box at this swish French-Japanese restaurant includes some perfectly fried pork katsu, sashimi (with soy espuma for dipping), rice and miso soup. Alternatively, opt for the Encounters menu, which offers two courses ($35) or three courses ($45) of plates like duck breast with red fruit miso. Why it’s worth […]
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Interview: DJ Miles Perlich of United Groove
Uber-talented US musician helms United Groove, a music collective of Afro-Latin, jazz, soul and funk sounds. He will be in Singapore from January 3-15 to promote his music and interact with local musicians.
Pearl Lam Galleries (Gillman Barracks)
Founded by and named after the flamboyant Chinese heiress and art icon, Hong Kong and Shanghai-based Pearl Lam Galleries’ hotly anticipated Singapore outpost is the latest addition to Gillman Barracks. Find eclectic works by some of the most exciting emerging artists from around the region.
House of Dandy
The buzz: The latest watering hole on trending Tras Street is all set to be the next It bar in the city. The décor: They channel old fashioned gentlemen’s clubs with vintage Chesterfield-style leather couches and Pop Art in gilt frames on the walls. It’s all very dark and sexy—Gatsby, or indeed Wilde, would have […]
Cicheti
Unlike many others of its kind, you won’t find a grizzled restaurateur or celebrated fourth-generation chef in charge at this Italian eatery, nor a self-indulgent backstory about how nonna’s treasured family recipes came into the hands of the chef as a young boy. Cicheti confidently sidesteps the clichés of the genre, and it’s nothing short […]
Top Art Exhibitions at Singapore Art Week 2014
So many exhibitions, so little time. Next year’s Singapore Art Week (Jan 13-19) will be chock full of not-to-be-missed marquee art events, including the annual Art Stage Singapore. But guess what, we’ve had a sneak peek at the full line-up (look out for your complimentary copy of the Singapore Art Week Guide in the Jan 10, 2014 issue of I-S). It’s tough to narrow down the list, but here are seven are our favorites. Be there or be square.
Five ongoing visual art shows not to be missed
Catch these art events before they disappear.
Collect Call: Visual Arts Scene in Singapore
Half a dozen new art galleries, a slew of cool exhibitions happening right now, and even more to look forward to in January’s Art Week—the local visual arts scene is heating up, says Terry Ong