We are a multidisciplinary team dedicated to reimagining social care, crafting meaningful experiences, and designing environmentally conscious products.

  • Hack Kopitiam works with Social Care Agencies to create frameworks and activites to reduce isolation among seniors

    Social innovation.

    Hack Kopitiam works with Social Care Agencies to create frameworks and activities to reduce isolation among seniors.

  • Life Journey mapping

    A visual and playful conversation starter with interactive triggers, it engaged caregivers and students in reflection on past learnings, as well as future projections.

  • Person using VR headset interacting with a large transparent screen displaying colorful graphics, including the words "sleep" and "dining."

    Decoding SLEEP

    Narratives unfold through an immersive VR exploration of the biochemical signals from the brain as these individuals cope with disrupted circadian rhythms and their insomnia.

  • Herbs poster with tearable sections for planting, featuring names like rosemary, oregano, and sage.

    Behavioural nudges

    Wallflower is a subtle reminder for us to rekindle our relationship with nature. It transforms seeds into art, giving them a constant presence and visibility in our living environment.

  • Elderly man sitting on a metal chair next to a table, holding keys, with colorful abstract artwork on the wall in the background.

    Both Sides Now

    Death and dying are natural facets of life and discussing them should not be regarded as morbid or taboo.

Elderly person stacking stones in a public area with blurred background.

We hack spaces to bring social care to seniors where they are, not where we would like them to go.

Hack Kopitiam, supported by Lien Foundation, and in collaboration with different Social Service Agencies in Singapore, focuses on bringing social care outside of the active aging centers.

Outdoor event with a sign reading 'Both Sides, Now' and decorative lights.
Two people conversing beside artwork display with string lights at night.
Wall with motivational text in multiple languages, person adding or adjusting items, purple lighting
Community gathering in apartment building with mural and potted plants
Man standing in front of a wall display with various envelopes and postcards, wearing a striped shirt.
People walking and cycling under an archway in a residential area, with a large portrait photo displayed above them.

At the end of your life, what will make it easier to accept death?

Both Sides, Now: Living Well, Leaving Well is a program by ArtsWok Collaborative, an arts-based community development organization in Singapore. Both Sides, Now (BSN) develops spaces encouraging end-of-life conversations through arts practices and creative approaches. We work with and equip individuals, families, and communities to explore, express, and enact what living well and leaving well might mean to them.

Wallflower exhibition poster by Forest & Whale for Milan Design Week, April 18-23, Casello Daziario Ovest di Porta Venezia, organized by Design Singapore Council.
Hand holding a green color swatch near a potted plant

Wallflower is a subtle reminder for us to rekindle our relationship with nature. It transforms seeds into art, giving them a constant presence and visibility in our living environment

Venn diagram with four educational transitions listed below
Lego minifigure of a superhero holding a shield on a board with a toy vehicle and game pieces.
A colorful infographic with several text-filled rectangles and circles, each outlining various community engagement projects. Topics include JobLab, Family Goodlife Plan, Community Safety Pack, and HelperBros, among others. Each section highlights in

Finding ways to improve support of families with children with disabilities.

To Journey with Care illuminates the unmet needs and service opportunity areas for PWDs at various pivotal milestones in life that begin from their transition from school to community,  thus projecting future service pathways in the social care sector and beyond.  The research helps calibrate the focus on key areas within the strategic roadmap by proposing critical shifts in the envisioned services to enhance and extend impact. The project was done in collaboration with The Care Lab and with the support of the Lien Foundation.

Close-up of wood shavings and sawdust
Stacked citrus juicers in monochrome

Bamboo offcuts from furniture manufacturing are mixed with a natural binder and molded into a colorful range of kitchenware.

Ekobo, France

Our creative work for international clients has earned the accolades of industry excellence awards including the Red Dot Design Award, Japan’s Good Design Award and the President’s Design Award from Singapore.

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Modern chair with green seat and wooden backrest, minimalistic décor with books on concrete shelf and bare branch, indoor setting.

Miss Ahus, timeless in its visual language, manufactured with the best materials and processes.

Blå Station, Sweden

Inspired by Asian baristas in the 1960s, the KopiCup combines familiarity, function and good design to promote reusable habits.  

Red bottle cap with loop handle
Stainless steel tumbler with red lid and loop handle on white surface against textured pink background.
close-up of stainless steel bottle and red plastic cap
Woman in blue dress holding a stainless steel bottle with red cap, sitting indoors.

Inspired by nature, these wireless charging pebbles have a slightly convex bottom carcass and require conscious balancing of the phone when you put it down. A gentle reminder that is time to disconnect and re-charge.

FENIX, Italy

wireless charging station with smartphone
Disassembled wireless charging pad with components including circuit board, casing, cable, and screws on a wooden surface.

Some clients we’ve
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We designed the everyday box to resemble familiar typologies, making the transition to reusables easier.

ReuseLab, Singapore

White compostable food container with handle on green background.
Person placing food into a white plastic takeaway box using tongs, with various dishes displayed in metal trays.

 

Terracotta, printed, locally.

With a surface that undulates and ripples like plant roots, this limited edition vase collection elevates kitchen herbs to a new level.

FabPub, UK

Decorative ceramic vase with plant on table casting shadows
Potted sage plant casting shadow on floor
Potted sage plant in a textured terracotta vase on a sunlit surface.
Green plant in terracotta textured vase on a ledge, with two similar vases in the background.

 

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