S’pore should be global design heavyweight like New York and London: DesignSingapore’s Dawn Lim

Ms Dawn Lim assumed her new role as DesignSingapore Council's executive director in June 2022. She was previously at EDB. PHOTO: PENORAMIC PUBLISHING
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SINGAPORE – When Ms Dawn Lim landed a new job as executive director of DesignSingapore Council (DSG), some of the reactions she received were, not to put too fine a point on it, uncomplimentary.

“Eh, are you a designer?” said one incredulous acquaintance. “Why join DSG?”

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