Design News: Pop Air by Balloon Museum in S'pore, Sharp's microwave ovens, Fossil's Superman watches
Pop Air by Balloon Museum lands in Singapore
Balloon Museum's Pop Air, an interactive exhibition featuring inflatable and air installations, lands in the Sands Expo & Convention Centre on June 7.
The Balloon Museum project was founded in Italy in 2021 and features four different exhibitions, including Pop Air.
Pop Air features works by international artists who reinterpret the colourful vibrancy of the Pop Art movement with architectural elements.
Visitors can look forward to 17 large-scale installations across more than 6,000 sq m of space. The surreal exhibits include the dark Spiritus Sonata by Australian art and technology studio Eness, which i s reminiscent of aliens or microbes.
Info: Pop Air runs daily until Aug 31 at Sands Expo & Convention Centre, 10 Bayfront Avenue. For details, go to str.sg/4HZCD
Fossil's Superman watch collection
Fossil's Superman collection includes (from left) the S-Shield Watch and Metropolis Watch.
PHOTOS: FOSSIL
With Father's Day coming up, Fossil's Superman collection has some fun gifting options for you to consider.
The American fashion and accessories brand released the collection in conjunction with American director James Gunn's upcoming film Superman, which revisits the superhero's story for a new era and opens in Singapore cinemas on July 10.
The two key timepieces are inspired by Fossil's previous Superman collections from the 1990s and 2000s.
The S-Shield Watch ($359) is a stainless-steel piece featuring Superman's logo against a cracked-effect dial.
Meanwhile, the Metropolis Watch ($329) features a gold and silver-toned piece with an image of Superman soaring above the skyline of his city, Metropolis, on the dial. This watch comes with a navy leather strap.
The collection also includes two-toned stainless-steel cuff links ($129) shaped like Superman's S-shield logo, along with leather wallets (from $129) and a beaded bracelet ($129).
Info: Go to str.sg/hEYM
Sharp's new microwave ovens
Sharp's 26L Air Fry Microwave Oven.
PHOTO: SHARP
Keeping one's kitchen countertops clutter-free while also ensuring appliances are accessible is a challenge for Singapore's space-constrained households.
Sharp's new 26L Air Fry Microwave Oven ($393) is unique in offering a microwave that combines convection and grill functions, as well as an air fryer mode.
The R-26CAF-B comes with a digital control panel, LED cavity lighting and two-stage cooking, so you can move seamlessly from microwaving to air frying to grilling.
The Japanese consumer electronics brand has also released a solo flatbed microwave oven, R-26SIF-BS ($212), which does away with the rotating turntable.
Info: Available at stores such as Best Denki, Courts, Harvey Norman, Audio House, Gain City and Mega Discount Store; and online at Sharp Cocoro Life eStore, Shopee and Lazada
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