At the forefront of design innovation, Singapore is looking at ways in which to future-proof product design.

With the Singaporean government investing in a number of iconic and striking building projects, we choose ten of the city's architectural highlights.

In an attempt to establish itself as a cultural destination, Singapore has recently become fixated with fresh innovation in the arts. With a bundle of new art spaces recently opening, we look at some of the most interesting art incubators in the ‘Lion City’.

Singapore is widely considered a paragon of a modern, multi-cultural society but this façade obscures a society riven with cultural animosity, as a recent spat about local food reveals.

Singaporean filmmaker Eric Khoo has developed an international audience for his beguiling art house films, many of which focus on the seedier side of Singaporean life.

Founded in 1989 by Suherwan Abu, TAKSU represents contemporary art with a distinctly urban edge. The TAKSU group of companies comprise of TAKSU Kuala Lumpur, TAKSU Singapore, TAKSU Bali, and TAKSU Design.

Yavuz is situated in Singapore’s Museums District, in a heritage building from the 1930s, with a unique character that reflects the singularity of our standpoint. Since its inauguration in 2010, it has established itself as one of Southeast Asia’s leading contemporary art galleries.

This unique space dedicated to Modern, Contemporary Art and Design in the heart of Singapore's cultural district was founded in 2011. Solo and group exhibitions, installations, public art projects, and more are held in the gallery’s four storey Art Deco heritage building.

Since its founding in 2001, Art Seasons has been dedicated to presenting talented Asian artists. With galleries in Singapore, Jakarta, and Beijing, Art Seasons is one of the leading representatives of contemporary Chinese and Asian artists.

The Singapore Art Museum contains the national art collection of Singapore. It has a collection of 7,750 pieces of Singaporean and Southeast Asian modern and contemporary art, and has an expanding collection of new Asian and international contemporary art.

The Peranakan Museum specialises in Peranakan culture. A sister museum to the Asian Civilizations Museum, it is the first museum in the world to explore Peranakan cultures in Singapore and other former Straits Settlements in Malacca and Penang.

Founded in 1997, this museum specialises in pan-Asian cultures and civilisations and is a reflection of the cultural heritage of native Singaporeans. Collection highlights include Chinese Dehua porcelain, Chola bronzes from Asia, Javanese temple sculpture and more.

Established in 1849, the National Museum is the oldest museum in Singapore. Originally known for its zoological and ethnographic collections of Southeast Asia, after independence in 1965, the museum’s focus shifted to archiving and displaying the history of Singapore.

Not only located in the heart of downtown within walking distance of numerous top cultural institutions, St. Regis also houses one of the finest private art collections in Asia. Works of Fernando Botero, Joan Miró and national treasure Chen Wen Hsi. Book it.

Designed by world-renowned design firm Foster+Partners, this hotel blends old-world colonial charm with understated contemporary chic. This blend of the old and the new, the natural and the designed, infuses every acre of Capella Singapore. Book it.

Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Kevin Roche, this hotel also boasts a 4,200 piece modern art collection which includes works by Frank Stella and Andy Warhol. The hotel’s restaurant, set in a Suzhou rock garden, serves stellar traditional Cantonese cuisine. Book it.

Singaporeans from all walks of life gather to celebrate the birthday of Singapore. The day includes performances and a ceremony.

Phou-oibi, The Rice Goddess, an opera based on the traditional harvest mythology of the Meitei people, who live in the north eastern Indian state of Manipur.

Acclaimed Korean dancer Park Kyung Rang and the Deuneum Ensemble transport the audience to classical Korea with a performance of traditional Korean dances and music.

The festival is a curated collection of films dedicated to architecture, fashion, photography, street art, motion graphics and technology, running from 15 — 16 June 2013.

The annual Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) is one of Asia’s premier multi-lingual literary events. SWF will return in November 2013.

Featuring the island’s most promising artists under the age of 35, the exhibition runs from 25 January to 15 September.

This solo exhibition features the latest works of Indian artist duo Jiten Thukral and Sumir Tagra. The exhibition will run from 22 March to 25 May 2013.

Art Stage Singapore is Asia’s premier international art fair. It embraces Singapore’s unique position as a bridge between the East and the West.

The Singapore International Film Festival is the largest film festival in Singapore. It has a focus on Asian cinema and is committed to the development of local film culture.

This annual arts festival has become an international showcase with a Asian flavour, known for its innovative collaborations at the cutting-edge of contemporary arts.

Mosaic Music Festival is an annual 10-day long music festival in Singapore that features both local and overseas acts.