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Society of Interior Designers Singapore s 20 Under 45: Young talent raise the bar
(Clockwise, from top left) A children s mobile library in a bus in Afghanistan, Violet Oon at Jewel, a Wee Studio-designed home, a Herman Miller store.PHOTOS: JIA STUDIOS LLP, LAANK PTE LTD, PRODUCE WORKSHOP, WEE STUDIO
Jackie Lai (left) and Cherin Tan.PHOTOS: JIA STUDIOS LLP, LAANK PTE LTD
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SINGAPORE - The coronavirus pandemic has forced designers, architects and business owners to go back to the drawing board and rethink the future of the workplace.
Last year, new normal was a term bandied about to address social distancing at the office, contactless technology and high-tech anti-microbial materials.
But this year, with the more virulent strains of Covid-19 sweeping across Asia, those initial solutions are not enough, say architects and designers.
Property owners across industries from banking to the services sector are coming up with more cost-effective and creative ways to redesign workplaces, factoring in uncertainties such as the community spread of virus mutations which could take longer to control.