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RCHE CELEBRAT ES
TEA CHERS ’ DA Y 2012
Raffles College of
Higher Education
(RCHE) celebrated
Teachers’ Day on
7th September 2012
in the RCHE
Campus. Lecturers
and staff were treated to a buffet spread while they
celebrated another successful year of competition
wins and public recognition. RCHE would like to
thank our lecturers for a job well done and we look
forward to another fruitful year for the school and
their students.
RCHE A T TEND S TR IUMP H ’S
40 T H B I R T HDAY BASH
Triumph, a long-term
industry partner of
RCHE, has invited
the school to attend
their 40th Birthday
Bash held at Alkaff
Mansion on 15th
August 2012. Vice
President of South East Asia Operations (East) Ong
Kai How, and Principal and Programme Director
Professor Joe Spinelli represented the school and
attended the event. Guests were treated to the 40th
Anniversary Fashion Show inspired by the theme
“Queens of the World”, which showed off Triumph’s
Autumn/Winter 2012 collection.
RMI ORGAN ISES CHARIT Y
FASHION SHOW LA SOIREE
B LAN CHE Students from Raffles Merchandising Institute (RMI)
organised a charity fashion show La Soiree Blanche,
which means “an evening in white” in French, on 9th
September 2012 at nightlife venue Zirca.
Attendees – all dressed in white - were treated to a
fashion show by owner of local label
SPUNKPUNKFUNK Jen Su, a lucky draw, and
entertaining performances by celebrities such as
Abigail Chay and Yit Hann. Funds raised were
donated to a children’s charity organisation.
RAFFLES DO MINAT E IN
AUDIO TECHNICA
B LUEP R INT CO MPET I T ION
Raffles Designers
took up five out of
ten finalist slots
as Angela
Amanda
Suwanda went on
to win the Audio-
Technica (AT)
Blueprint
Competition. The other finalists are Cynthia Salim,
Evadne Setia Oetama, Sutowar Lai and Ngo Dang
Phuong Anh. Contestants were required to design
AT’s ATH-SJ33 white headphone to express “What
Music Means to Me”. Finalists had their prototypes
displayed at COMEX 2012, where over a million
visitors got to vote for their favourite headphones.
(Clockwise from Top):
The designs of Sutowar
Lai, Cynthia Salim, Ngo
Dang Phuong Anh, winner
Angela Amanda Suwanda
and Evadne Setia
Oetama.
REEBONZ ‘P IMP YO UR
VAN ’ COMPET I T ION
Raffles Designer Sansiani Martin (whose design is
shown on top) has won the inaugural Reebonz
“Pimp Your Van” competition while fellow classmate
Kevin Aderland (bottom) came in second. Their
performance is remarkable as they jointly received
more than half of the total number of public votes.
Contestants created stylish designs to decorate
Reebonz’s delivery van. Sansiani won after her
classy envelope design received more than 2,000
votes, out of a total of 6,000. Raffles Designers
Joyee Koo
and Clarissa
Sulaeman
were also
among the
finalists.
‘KO PI T IA M CHAIR ’
EMERGES A S F INA L IS T Pan Weigen’s ‘Kopitiam
Chair’ (left) has emerged as
a finalist in the inaugural
The Space Nurtures
competition. Participants
were required to apply
modem design elements
onto the iconic Vitra Panton
chair and submit a conceptual sketch. Finalists
would then be required to create a prototype. The
prototype was exhibited in the Space Asia Hub from
30th August 2012 to 9
th September 2012.
RAFFLES MA KES WA VES IN
PROJECT RUNWA YS
RCHE is proud to have
the production team of
Project Runway Korea
Season 4 filming episode
12 in the Raffles
Singapore campus.
Filming took place in our
college from 10th to 12
th
January 2012, where five
remaining contestants in
the competition created
their fashion pieces from
scratch in an attempt to impress judges and avoid
elimination. The episode was aired in South Korea
on 14th April 2012.
RCHE is also proud to have Raffles Fashion
Graduate Paul Nathaphol emerging Top 6 in Project
Runway Thailand 2012, and also winning a
challenge. He is the only foreign graduate who
qualified for the show, which received more than a
thousand applications. He currently has his
collection retailing in Raffles Privato.
WO RKSHOP E LEMEN TS
LA UN CHED ON 17 AUG
Raffles Design
Alumni Mr Alfie
Leong had
officially
launched a
brand new retail
store W.E.
(Workshop
Elements) with a
private party on 17th August 2012. The store features
an all local cast of 19 brands and 16 fashion
designers – a first of its kind in Singapore. Included
among the ensemble are labels from other Raffles
graduates: Afton Chen (Reckless Ericka), Eve Tan
(Eve) (bottom) and Vicky (Burgundy). The temporary
store – it will only stay open for eight months - is
open daily from 11am to 10pm at Wisma Atria, #03-
16 to #03-49, 435 Orchard Road.
NAT ION PR IDE 2012
Raffles Design Graduate Lee Yun Ting, founder of
fashion label ‘Episene’, was part of the team which
launched a special collection in ‘Nation Pride 2012 –
Everyday Belonging’ to mark Singapore’s 47th
birthday. Her work was showcased at the “Nation
Pride 2012 – Everyday Belonging” exhibition from 4th
August 2012 to 12th August 2012 in PARCO Marina
Bay. Proceeds were donated to special needs artists
under The Everyday Revolution (TER).
JOE CHIA IN 20 BY TWO
Raffles Alumni Joe
Chia was one of
the designers who
debuted their latest
collection in 20 By
Two – Fashion
Beyond Borders, a
pop-up store
bazaar which
assembled 20 talented designers from Singapore
and Malaysia. The event, organized by online
fashion platforms FashionSpace and Tongue in Chic,
was held in The Red Dot Museum from 6th to 8
th
September 2012. The Malaysian leg of 20 By Two
was held in Kuala Lumpur from 14th to 16
th
September 2012. Joe would also continue to be
involved in the webstore http://20bytwo.com which
remains open till 31st October 2012.
EXPER IEN CE SHARED W I TH
JEWELLERY DES IGN ERS
Meera Gautam
Uttamchandani, a
founder of Mahika
Diamond Jewellery
which recently
expanded into
Singapore, visited
the school to share
her entrepreneurship experience in the jewellery
industry. Besides sharing her business experience in
India, Meera also gave tips on setting up a business
in Singapore. She also brought along some of her
collections for students’ viewing.
FEA T URE : M ICHELLE DO HO 20-year-old Michelle Doho, who won second runner
up in the prestigious Singapore Jewellery Design
Award 2012, recently gave us an interview,
revealing her joy of studying in Raffles. “Studying
jewellery in RDI allows students to be more focused
and competent in designing
and making jewellery,” she
said. “The lecturers are very
helpful in supporting our
ideas, in deciding concepts, in
making products, as well as in
time management. Our school
and lecturers also help to
prepare us to join the
jewellery design industry in
the future.”
RDI : AN A T T RA CT ION AT
STGCC 2012 RDI was part of the
Singapore Toy, Game
& Comic Convention
(STGCC) held on 1st
and 2nd
September
2012. This year’s
edition of the annual
event, which drew
close to 35,000 fans,
was organised in
Sands Expo &
Convention Centre,
Marina Bay Sands.
Visitors to the RDI
booth were treated to hands on demonstrations of
character sculpting, games and interactive
multimedia on the first day, and of caricature
drawings and 3D modelling on the second day. They
also had an opportunity to interact with Raffles
Designers and have a hands-on experience in these
fun filled activities.
SP EAK GO OD ENG L ISH
MOV EMENT 2012
RDI is proud to be a partner in the Speak Good
English Movement’s 2012 campaign. To reinforce
the tagline of this year’s campaign – Make Good
English Stick – Raffles have skilfully used bright
multi-coloured Post-it Notes to produce garments
and wall murals.
Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, the Minister for Information
Communication and the Arts, was present at the
launch of the Speak Good English Movement 2012,
held at the Botanic Gardens on 27th September
2012. Our students’ creations were showcased at
the launch of the campaign where models strutted
down the runway showcasing the colourful pieces.
The dresses would be consecutively exhibited in five
shopping malls - namely Nex Shopping Centre,
Millenia Walk, Wisma Atria, Bugis+ and Bugis
Junction – from 28th September 2012 to 11
th
November 2012.
RAFFLES REDEF IN ES DENIM
WIT H GAP S INGA PO RE Raffles Designers were
invited by GAP
Singapore to collaborate
in the ‘Denim Redefined’
project, where students
used their design skill
sets and creativity to
create new sets of denim
jeans to woo and
impress audiences.
Selected students were
in Vivocity’s GAP store
to present their
customised jeans during the launch of GAP’s
Fall/Winter 2012 Collection. Their creations would
also be showcased in Wisma Atria and Centrepoint.
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RACE S T UDEN TS FEA TU RED
IN THE SUNDAY T IM ES
Two students from Raffles Academy of Continuing
Education (RACE) were featured in a special feature
in The Sunday Times on 19th August 2012. Ms
Rashoo Naseem, from Professional Diploma in
Fashion Marketing and Management, and Ms Julia
Lie, from Professional Diploma in Fashion Design,
expressed their satisfaction after enrolling into the
course.
Besides spending three days in school, Ms Rashoo
is currently undergoing apprenticeship at Les
Affaires for two and a half days. She said the
timetable provides a suitable mix of classroom and
real work experience for students. “I am confident
this programme will allow me to restart my career as
a professional in the fashion industry,” she said.
Julia is also optimistic about the programme and her
job prospects, “I’m really enjoying the course so far. I
get to apply my understanding and knowledge
immediately and effectively in the real fashion
industry, and see the results first hand instead of just
learning in a classroom.”
The second batch of students in RACE will start their
lessons in October 2012. The next intake will be
offered in January 2013.
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