Tiong Bahru

Story Behind The Print

This design captures the genius loci, the spirit of the Tiong Bahru heritage district in Singapore. With its modernist architecture, Tiong Bahru represented a new era of living in Singapore in the 60s, with new-found wealth and a hopeful future. Nowadays Rapidly transforming into a fashionable commercial district, Tiong Bahru is in danger of losing its true spirit and identity as its original inhabitants along with their generation-old coffee shops move out. The scarf design captures authentic details of Tiong Bahru, its architecture and cultural icons.