Temasek Cup & Saucer

The everyday coffeeshop cup and saucer becomes a surface for Resist Blast, a technique developed by Hans Tan. Patterns emerge from fragments of Singapore —durian husks, Merlion scales, orchid petals, flip-flops, kaya toast, and the Flower Dome. Named after Temasek, an older name for Singapore, the work holds a quiet tension between layered history and daily ritual, suggesting that authenticity lies not in origins, but in the repetition of daily use and shared experiences.

Commissioned by Studio juju for Temasek Shophouse.