Capability Building and Independent Living

i'mable Collective x Design Orchard Capsule Collection

In a move to champion disability inclusion in the design sector, i'mable Collective partnered with Singapore Fashion Council to launch an inclusive and sustainable capsule collection. The collection was co-created by persons with disabilities who were trained and hired by five Singapore designers, and exclusively retailed at DORS at Design Orchard.

Ceramication x THK PDC

Trainees from Thye Hua Kwan Pan-Disability Centre underwent training by Rayn, the founder of Ceramication, and went on to create a collection of ceramic items that were then launched during i'mable Gift Market 2024.

Staxx x i'mable Gift Market 2024

Trainees from MINDS were trained by the Staxx team, to build the booths for i'mable Gift Market in 2024.

Kayloo Design

In February 2023, our enterprise partner, Kayloo Design conducted two capability building workshops with members from Muscular Dystrophy Association Singapore (MDAS). Through this workshop, six members from MDAS had the opportunity to learn how to create digital illustrations and patterns through an iPad. 

Motif Majulah

MPs Advocate for Inclusion with NDP Outfits Co-created by i'mable Collective and Local Designers.

Mediacorp Campus on 10

On the 10th floor of the Mediacorp Campus, you will notice bold and colourful wall stickers adorning the office walls and glass panels, that feature artworks co-created by six artists with disabilities from Metta Welfare Association, MINDS and Rainbow Centre together with twelve Mediacorp staff.

Makena Capital Management Conference Gifts

i’mable Collective introduced Makena Capital to Arkademie to produce beautifully hand-stitched leather book sleeves customised with Makena’s logo specially laser-etched onto the leather, as their conference gift for participants who attended their investor conference in May 2023. 

Collective Pins for NLB's Punggol Regional Library Opening

The National Library Board partnered i’mable Collective and four artists with disabilities from various Social Service Agencies to create specially-designed collectible pins in commemoration of the library’s official opening on 5 April 2023. 

The Brightest Spring

To welcome the 2023 Chinese zodiac animal, B.P. de Silva Holdings collaborated with i’mable Collective to produce a silver rabbit ornament.

From Metta School, 11-year-old Kai Rui’s Chinese painting style stood out among other artworks submitted and was selected by B.P. de Silva, forming the design foundation for this project.

Reimagining Peranakan Collection

For National Day 2022, we partnered Photo Phactory to create lifestyle products which had prints inspired by the past NDP artworks designed by our artists with disabilities.

EV Mooncakes

Our 2022 Enabling Village Mooncake gift sets consists the beautifully designed 3-Tier Tiffin Carriers and their matching neoprene bags. The designs are adapted from 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘬 under Supermama Store’s M for Museum collection for Milan Design Week 2022, based on original art pieces are from our makers with disabilities. The limited edition gift set contains a set of 𝘠𝘪𝘹𝘪𝘯𝘨 clay teapot and 2 𝘠𝘪𝘹𝘪𝘯𝘨 glazed porcelain cups painted by artists from Arts@Metta with food-safe ink. Every painting is unique so no two sets are the same. The mooncakes are baked by bakers with disabilities from Metta Cafe and MINDS.

Breathing Batik Collection

Singapore museum store Supermama presents the M for Museum showcase with an eclectic cast of local designers and artists at Milano Design Week 2022. From digital artists reshaping physical goods to artists with disabilities pushing the boundaries of Southeast Asian craft, this exhibit points to the ingenuity of Singapore talents as agents of social good in an ever-changing world.

This lacquerware collection is our foray into batik-inspired prints—an art form that pays homage to our Southeast Asian heritage. All the designs were crafted by Singaporean artists with disabilities. With this patchwork of vibrant objects, we shine a light on inclusive design, presenting the creations of these under-represented talents to a global audience.

Istana Commissioned State Gifts

The Istana commissioned Collective to produce a collection of 4 state gifts for gifting to foreign dignitaries and head of states. Master craftsmen from SPD Bookbindery and SPD Artisan Collab designed, hand-bound and hand-stitched the half-leather bound journal and leather valet tray respectively. Original art pieces created by artists with disabilities were adapted to create an exquisite porcelain plate and a fashionable scarf by Supermama and Binary Style respectively.

Hearts Bouquet Collection

The Hearts Bouquet Collection features dresses and scrunchies which carry a beautiful motif design adapted from an original artwork co-created by talented artists Katy Lee and Neena d/o Unni Krishna Mara from Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped.

This original artwork, titled “Singapore’s Beauty”, first appeared in NDP 2022’s collection of artworks and is supported by the Enabling Lives Initiative. Read more about it here.

The Singapura Collection

In celebration of the nation's 57th birthday, local social enterprise Heirloom Threads partnered us to adapt NDP artworks, design and launch their "The Singapura Collection" comprising of 57 handmade envelope and box clutch bags.

Restaurant Born Lacquer Boxes

Restaurant Born commissioned the production of this elegant lacquer box that was drawn by artist with disability, Michelle Low and Singapore museum store, Supermama. The lacquer box features Michelle’s digital artwork of Jinrikisha station that the restaurant is housed at the bustling junction of Neil Road and Tanjong Pagar Road.

Kindled Dreams Collection

The limited edition Kindled Dreams Collection by Artisan of Sense was produced in collaboration with makers from Metta Welfare Association. Each maker specialised in the different parts of the sculptural candle vessel-making process. This includes clay kneading, rolling, cutting, shaping, colouring and firing it in the kiln.

Artisan of Sense’s signature blend of eco-friendly soy wax infused with pure essential oils was then poured into each vessel to complete this product of love.

Corporate Gifts for Singapore Turf Clun's 180th Anniversary

To commemorate Singapore Turf Club’s 180th year of racing, sports and recreation, the Club partnered SG Enable to create a collection of corporate gifts showcasing the remarkable talents and abilities of artists under the SG Enable’s initiative, i’mable Collective. 

NUS x Arts@Metta

Collective worked with undergraduates from the NUS School of Design & Environment on a 14-week design sprint, to reimagine and propose product ideas that leverage the strengths and talents of artists from Arts@Metta.

The winning proposal creatively uses the silkscreen technique to repurpose and reduce wasted batik pieces created during the artists’ training process. This silkscreen technique was taught to Metta artists through our capability-building workshop, which helped our artists see their designs in a different light. Compared to conventional batik artwork, the silkscreen patterns overlaid on batik paintings created a fresh perspective, opening up new possibilities to how this technique could be applied on more of Metta’s product offerings.

ION Orchard x Bynd Artisan x SPD

For Christmas 2021, ION Orchard decided to dress their frontline team with specially commissioned Christmas-themed brooches to be created by persons with disabilities.

Collective connected experienced artisans from Bynd Artisan to conceptualise the brooch design, and guided apprentices from SPD on how to assemble each brooch.

Individual handcrafted leather pieces were handstitched into mistletoes, and attached onto a magnetic clasp to transform them into fashionable holiday brooches.

This project contributed to the running of the SPD Artisan Collab programme, which provides vocational training and employment opportunities for persons with disabilities.

Utama Collection

Collective collaborated with the master enamellist from Royal Insignia to hand craft a limited release of this brooch in silver and 2 new tie clips in turquoise and grey using design elements from artworks by artists Katy and Adeline (both are visually impaired). Also, Collective partnered Binary Style to adapt designs from persons with disabilities to produce 5 chiffon scarves and 2 silk satin twillies for sale.

Remix 55 Collection

The Remix 55 Collection, consists of three enamel pins jointly created by artists with disabilities and supportive enterprise partners. Design inspirations were taken from NDP 2020 artworks produced by artists with disabilities from Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore and Superhero Me, and fashioned into enamel pins by master enamellists at Royal Insignia.