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The \u201ca-ha\u201d moment that care was actually important to him came after he completed the curation of Design For Care at Marina Central, a key event of the Singapore Design Week 2025, organised in September by the DesignSingapore Council. Invited to pitch a concept for the precinct, it emerged as a natural choice in response to the \u201ctroubling times\u201d we live in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Anchoring it was the Care Pavilion, where close to 1,000 Unica stools were used to create an installation, the very same kind commonly found in coffee shops across Singapore that diners perch on to eat, drink, and chat. Across the precinct \u2013 from Millenia Walk to Suntec City and South Beach \u2013 were other works Chan selected to represent the theme.<\/span><\/p>\n He cited Care-Full Shelter, an installation at the link bridge between Marina Square and Millenia Walk by art collective Vertical Submarine, as a particularly memorable example. Inspired by the traditional bamboo feeding chair, it was presented in three sizes, and as it got larger, more people could occupy it and have conversations.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI felt it was very clever and fitted the theme,\u201d he explained. \u201cOne day, as we were watching people responding to it, we overheard a three-generation family stop and talk about it. The mother told her children that she used to sit in the chair as a child. The narrative of care is also about personal stories. It was a very heartfelt moment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nNOTHING WAS BY ACCIDENT<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n