Nathan Yong
- Address: NathanYong Design
- 15 Little Road #08-02.
- Singapore 536988
- Websites:
- Nathanyongdesign.com
- Grafunkt.com
- Folksfurniture.sg
- Email:
- nathan@nathanyongdesign.com
- ny@grafunkt.com
Positions & Roles:1999 - 2009 Founder and Director of Air Division2009 - present Founder & Director of Grafunkt,2011, 2012 Jury for President’s Design Award2011 Adjunct Lecturer of Temasek Polytechnic2013 Jury for Australian Good Design Award2017 - present Lecturer at Lasalle College of the Arts2017 - 2019 Director of Design Cluster, Singapore Furniture Industry Council2017 - present Professor of China Academy of Art2021 – present Programme Leader of BA (Hons) Product Design, LASALLE College of the Arts, University of the Arts Singapore
Awards: 2005 Furniture Design Award Gold2006 Furniture Design Award Silver2006 Core 77 Award2006 Mines International Design Intelligence, Silver2006 Red Dot Concept Award winner2007 Red Dot Concept Award winner2008 Singapore President*s Design Award, Designer of the Year Bangkok Asia Talents, Media Choice, Winner2009 Design Report Award 2010 Singapore Furniture Design Award, Honorable Mention
Clients:Design Within Reach (USA)Herman Miller (USA)Disney (USA)MoMA (USA)Ligne Roset (France)Living Divani (Italy)Opinion Ciatti (Italy)Sphaus (Italy),Domicil (Germany)Ethnicraft (Belgium)Elmwood (Hong Kong)Mige (China)Royal Selangor (Malaysia)Jewel Changi Airport (Singapore)Grafunkt (Singapore)Macallan (Singapore)Guocoland (Singapore)& others. Exhibitions:2005 - 2007 IMM Cologne, Cologne2005 - 2010 Salone del Mobile, Milan2006 20/20 Movement: Singapore Design Tour, London Design Festival2007 New Wave - Singapore’s Contemporary Design Culture, Shizuoka, Japan2007 Singapore Design Festival, Singapore2009 - 2010 Salone Satelite, Milian2010 Dwell, Asia Now, Los Angeles2010 Rest and Relax, Changi Airport, Singapore2012 Art Stage, Singapore2013 Ligne Roset Solo Exhibition, London2016 Construction by Yong, Singapore2018 International Furniture Fair, Singapore2018 Penang George Town Festival, Penang2019 No Taste for Bad Taste invited by French VIA, Singapore2019 In the Scheme of Things Retrospective Show, Singapore2023 Future Impact, Milan2023 Temenggong-SG-Creatives, Expressing Heritage: The Presence of Memory2023 SEA Lifecycle Exhibition, American Hardwood Export Council2023 EMERGE 2023
Publications: 2014 Being: The Thoughts and Work of Nathan Yong, 2006-20142019 In the Scheme of Things, 1999-2019
Talks:2018 - 2019 China Academy of Art, Hangzhou2019 Archifest Singapore2019 In the Scheme of Things2019 Tyvek Design Salon2019 No Taste for Bad Taste by French VIA2023 Designyatra23
Mentorship:Discovered Wallpaper Magazine, American Hardwood Export Council2020 – present 5 Designers Under Business of Design, Design Singapore:2019 - present Wohabeing Sceneshang Studio Juju
Under Naiise:2018 Eden + Elie Becheras Holdings
Media Coverage:Wallpaper* , Monocle , On Office , Habitus , Interni , House Australia , Elle Décor UK , Elle Décor France , Dwell , Design Boom , Design Milk , DisegnoDaily , Surface , The Straits Times - Singapore , The Artling , Home and Decor - Singapore , Look Box Living , The Press Room - Singapore , Houzz - Singapore , Archiproducts.com , Asia Tatler , Dominie , Edgeprop , Underscore Magazine , Indesign Live - Singapore , Nook Mag , Design And Architecture , Living ASEAN
Awards: 2005 Furniture Design Award Gold2006 Furniture Design Award Silver2006 Core 77 Award2006 Mines International Design Intelligence, Silver2006 Red Dot Concept Award winner2007 Red Dot Concept Award winner2008 Singapore President*s Design Award, Designer of the Year Bangkok Asia Talents, Media Choice, Winner2009 Design Report Award 2010 Singapore Furniture Design Award, Honorable Mention
Clients:Design Within Reach (USA)Herman Miller (USA)Disney (USA)MoMA (USA)Ligne Roset (France)Living Divani (Italy)Opinion Ciatti (Italy)Sphaus (Italy),Domicil (Germany)Ethnicraft (Belgium)Elmwood (Hong Kong)Mige (China)Royal Selangor (Malaysia)Jewel Changi Airport (Singapore)Grafunkt (Singapore)Macallan (Singapore)Guocoland (Singapore)& others. Exhibitions:2005 - 2007 IMM Cologne, Cologne2005 - 2010 Salone del Mobile, Milan2006 20/20 Movement: Singapore Design Tour, London Design Festival2007 New Wave - Singapore’s Contemporary Design Culture, Shizuoka, Japan2007 Singapore Design Festival, Singapore2009 - 2010 Salone Satelite, Milian2010 Dwell, Asia Now, Los Angeles2010 Rest and Relax, Changi Airport, Singapore2012 Art Stage, Singapore2013 Ligne Roset Solo Exhibition, London2016 Construction by Yong, Singapore2018 International Furniture Fair, Singapore2018 Penang George Town Festival, Penang2019 No Taste for Bad Taste invited by French VIA, Singapore2019 In the Scheme of Things Retrospective Show, Singapore2023 Future Impact, Milan2023 Temenggong-SG-Creatives, Expressing Heritage: The Presence of Memory2023 SEA Lifecycle Exhibition, American Hardwood Export Council2023 EMERGE 2023
Publications: 2014 Being: The Thoughts and Work of Nathan Yong, 2006-20142019 In the Scheme of Things, 1999-2019
Talks:2018 - 2019 China Academy of Art, Hangzhou2019 Archifest Singapore2019 In the Scheme of Things2019 Tyvek Design Salon2019 No Taste for Bad Taste by French VIA2023 Designyatra23
Mentorship:Discovered Wallpaper Magazine, American Hardwood Export Council2020 – present 5 Designers Under Business of Design, Design Singapore:2019 - present Wohabeing Sceneshang Studio Juju
Under Naiise:2018 Eden + Elie Becheras Holdings
Media Coverage:Wallpaper* , Monocle , On Office , Habitus , Interni , House Australia , Elle Décor UK , Elle Décor France , Dwell , Design Boom , Design Milk , DisegnoDaily , Surface , The Straits Times - Singapore , The Artling , Home and Decor - Singapore , Look Box Living , The Press Room - Singapore , Houzz - Singapore , Archiproducts.com , Asia Tatler , Dominie , Edgeprop , Underscore Magazine , Indesign Live - Singapore , Nook Mag , Design And Architecture , Living ASEAN