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Joseph CheeVisual designer & creative technologistSingapore

Heirloom

Role
Experience Designer & Artist
Time
2023, 4 months
Client
Personal Project

Overview

An experimental interactive experience kit that focuses on preserving and sharing traditional skillsets and crafts that are fading away in modern-day Singapore. Through hands-on interaction and storytelling, this project aims to connect generations and preserve cultural heritage in a meaningful way.

Challenge

To preserve and share traditional skills and crafts that are disappearing in modern Singapore, making them accessible and engaging for younger generations.

Solution

Created an interactive experience kit that combines traditional crafts with modern technology, making learning these skills more engaging and accessible.

Takeaways

The project successfully bridged generational gaps and sparked interest in traditional crafts among younger participants.

Development Process

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Heirloom Traditional Sewing Machine kit box beside a black-and-gold sewing machine stand holding a phone, with thread spools in front.
Heirloom Traditional Sewing Machine kit box beside a black-and-gold sewing machine stand holding a phone, with thread spools in front.
Heirloom Project Overview
Hand holding an early electronics prototype, battery packs, a breadboard and coloured wires in a white 3D-printed tray.
Hand holding an early electronics prototype, battery packs, a breadboard and coloured wires in a white 3D-printed tray.
Heirloom app screenshot of a virtual sewing machine stitching a red letter onto fabric, beside colour wheel and paint controls.
Heirloom app screenshot of a virtual sewing machine stitching a red letter onto fabric, beside colour wheel and paint controls.
Kit contents, a Traditional Sewing Machine tin, pink instruction booklet and a plywood sewing machine stand holding a phone.
Kit contents, a Traditional Sewing Machine tin, pink instruction booklet and a plywood sewing machine stand holding a phone.
Elderly woman and two young people looking through fabric pieces and sewing patterns around a table at home.
Elderly woman and two young people looking through fabric pieces and sewing patterns around a table at home.