At last Thursday’s Creative Mixer, the fourth in what has been an outstanding series of events for creatives, entrepreneurs and hackers, seven speakers shared about their work and its relevancy to the future. Themes that emerged include how we might be underestimating or overestimating the impact of current and changing technologies on our reality and that of others.
Nikki Shaw, a senior water engineer from Arup, shared with us how sanitation is one of the biggest issues we have to face in the future. A simple flush and all our shit disappears — that’s something we take for granted. The ubiquitous flushtoilet that most of us in the developed and developing world are so complacent about is an old technology and an inefficient one that results in water wastage and damage to the environment.
Not only that, there is an estimated 2.5 billion people in the world who do not have the ‘proper’ sanitation most of us in Singapore take for granted. This is an important issue because safe and sustainable sanitation is paramount to our well being and survival. Read more
Award-winning mixologist and co-founder of Maison Ikkoku, Ethan created “The Jewel Of Pangaea” which listed on The Asia’s Most Expensive Cocktails and selling on the menu for S$32k a glass in Pangaea Singapore
5 quick questions with Ethan.
1. What was your journey like to become a Mixologist?
It was tough initially, and is hard for people to accept a bar which only does hand-crafted cocktails. After spending 3 yrs of developing cocktails culture in Singapore, nowadays pub crawlers are more knowledgeable about cocktails. People are asking “can you make me a good Smoked Negroni?” or “Give me a Vesper level 4!”. Singapore has carved for itself a remarkable cocktail scene in Asia now, and is booming.
2. Why did you decide this was the craft you wanted to master?
To me, making delicious drinks is like cooking with heart-when you’re passionate about it, you will deliver the best. My motivation: for no one to leave their drinks unfinished when they leave Maison Ikkoku Bar. This constantly reminds me that I must keep improving and making tastier drinks.
3. What difficulties have you faced in pursuing the mastery of your craft?
Transforming the most disgusting awful ingredients to tasty!
4. How necessary was becoming a businessman to pursue your passion for mixology as a craft?
Well, first you need the passion for the craft and to master the skills, then you need good business to maintain your passion.
5. Share one thought on creativity in your craft that others often overlook.
My thought? Break the traditional classic and create new flavour, the classic of tomorrow.
Creative Mixer brings together creatives, hackers, entrepreneurs into a single space to redefine creativity.
The aim of the event is to encourage collaboration between entrepreneurs, developers and creatives in design, photography, film, architecture, animation/illustration and writing. The event will be attended by at least 100 opinion leaders and professionals in these industries aged 25-40.
Register here. Registration includes food & a bottle of beer.
Janice Wong, Chef-Owner of 2AM:DESSERTBAR sharing about her works @ Creative Mixer 2.0.
The next Creative Mixer will be happening on the 7th of June 2012. Learn more about the event here.
Janice Wong:
Chef Janice Wong’s refined and ever-evolving dessert creations began with her studies at Le Cordon Bleu Paris. Her creations at 2am:dessertbar are sweet treats to be savoured, and are masterpieces when matched with specialty wine-pairings.
Creative Mixer brings together creatives, hackers, entrepreneurs into a single space to redefine creativity.
Eight speakers enlighten us with bite-sized presentations on creativity across diverse fields. Who knows what will happen after, when creatives, entrepreneurs and hackers get together?
Why?
We believe in collaboration between entrepreneurs, developers and creatives in design, photography, film, architecture, animation/illustration and writing. Come to be inspired, inspire others, and find the strange common denominators!
Who?
100 opinion leaders and professionals in these industries. This thurd edition of Creative Mixer will feature sharings by:
Andreas Schlegel, Coordinator of Media Lab at Lasalle College of the Arts Andy Croll, CTO at ImpulseFlyer Lim Si Ping, Illustrator at Pixel-pastry.com and Artistic Director at Tribal DDB Mike Ng, Penhaligons Singapore Creativity in Luxury Tan Suehli, Type Designer, Kuala Lumpur Cherry Thian, Asian Civilisations Museum Augmented Reality Jasper Yu, Fine Art Photographer
Programme
6.00 / 6:30PM Patterns of Trade Exhibition Tour
7:00 – 7:15PM Welcome & Registration
7:15 – 8:15PM Dinner & Networking
8:15 – 9:00PM Sharing Sessions
9:00 – 10:00PM Mix the night awaay!
SPONSORS: Asian Civilisations Museum (Venue Partner), Spizza (Food Sponsor)
When: 7 June 2012 (Thu), 7pm-10pm Where: Asian Civilisations Museum Auditorium Who: 100 Hackers, Entrepreneurs and Creatives from Design, Photography, Film, Architecture, Animation, Illustration How: RSVP at http://creativemixer3.eventbrite.com Registration Fee: $25 + $2 (ticketing) including food, a glass of wine & complimentary museum tour Website: www.creativemixer.co
Creative Mixer brings together creatives, hackers, entrepreneurs into a single space to redefine creativity. Eight speakers enlighten us with bite-sized presentations on creativity across diverse fields. Who knows what will happen after, when creatives, entrepreneurs and hackers get together?
WHY?
To increase collaboration between entrepreneurs, developers and creatives. Come to be inspired, inspire others, and find the strange common denominators!
WHO?
50 Entrepreneurs, Developers & Creatives from Design, Photography, Film, Architecture, Animation/Illustration and Writing.
This second edition of Creative Mixer will feature sharings by:
Janice Wong, 2amLab, Chef-owner of 2am dessert bar Aen Tan, Singapore’s leading UI/UX Designer Francis Chu, inventor & co-founder of ISUDA (bike sharing scheme) Lara Kanga (UK), Publicist Travis Ho, Game Designer of Autumn Dynasty (Touch Dimensions) Oh York Bing, Architect Veerapan Swaminathan, Sustainable Living Lab Sean Lee, Photographer, Winner of the ICON de Martell Cordon Bleu 2011 … and a surprise presentation by a Visual Artist.
As someone with a creative background but interacting on a daily basis with local entrepreneurs and startups, I’ve found an interesting dialogue that often repeats itself: creatives looking to connect with entrepreneurs, and entrepreneurs who have a lack of creative talent within their businesses.
Why should these communities connect more?
Here’s 5 reasons:
1. At the bottom of it, both creative professionals and entrepreneurs value idea-creation and execution. Having this common denominator guarantees a meeting of minds.
2. Entrepreneurs often have the ideas but not necessarily the ability to execute them. Creatives do what they do because they have great execution skills. What better match could be made?
3. It’s not just about creating business opportunities. It’s also about collaboration, cross-pollination, prototyping and making better products together. What’s stopping the Singaporean startup scene from growing, is the creative thinking and processes that are tacit in the day-to-day practice of creatives,
4. At the end of the day, creatives and entrepreneurs are in the same business ecosystem. It is in the enlightened self-interest of both sides to ensure that the other succeeds. With great creative contributions to businesses, businesses can take their products and services to a higher level. And when businesses do that, they’ll call on the creatives to help realize more product offerings, and the cycle continues.
5. Because we can have more fun together. Who knows what will happen when creatives, hackers and entrepreneurs get together in a meaningful and engaged way?
At Relay Room, we’ve come up with a concept help increase interaction between the creative and entrepreneur scenes:Creative Mixer.
Creative Mixer brings together creatives, hackers, entrepreneurs into a single space to redefine creativity. The first event, held on 15 Dec 2011 at Smartspace, saw a whopping 88 people attending. At each event, we invite eight speakers to enlighten us with bite-sized presentations on creativity across their diverse fields.
Because we believe in collaboration between entrepreneurs, developers and creatives in design, photography, film, architecture, animation/illustration and writing, we would love to have you join us, to create a new, synergistic community of “creative entrepreneurs”.
About the author Sarah Cheng-De Winne is a media & performing arts professional. She is also the Business Development Manager of creative agency Relay Room.
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