Public toilets, bus stops and recycling bins, these three items topped a list of 10 items that Singaporeans would most like to see redesigned to improve everyday life.

The list was compiled from online nominations and votes by Singaporeans under 10TouchPoints, a nationwide project that seeks to improve Singaporeans' everyday living through better design.

The search is now on for better designs for these 10 items as the project moves into its next phase.

Phase 2 kicked off today with the launch of a Competition, along with an exhibition and a Designers' Marketplace.

Held at the National Library, the Designers' Marketplace saw competition participants, nominators and owners of the 10 top-voted items for redesign participating in a round-robin dialogue session.

Owners of some of the 10 top-voted items included the National Environment Agency, Land Transport Authority, Housing Development Board, and National Parks Board.

Representatives of these organisations presented the current scenario, challenges and expectations from the future items, services, or places that will be redesigned.

This was followed by a Question and Answer session which enabled participants to clarify the nature of the design challenge.


dexigner.com, Levent OZLER